Formal

Supervisor

Research focus areas

Prof E Phaswana

Phaswed@unisa.ac.za                                                          

Afrikan development, Public Policy, Governance, Leadership,
Higher education transformation, Equity and Development, Afrikan Feminism,
Decolonial epistemic thought.

Prof DM Mello

emellodm@unisa.ac.za

Government Affairs, Public sector digitalization, Public Human Resource Management,
performance management, monitoring  and  evaluation,  urban and regional affairs.

Prof S Ndlovu

Ndlovus@unisa.ac.za 

African History (pre-colonial, colonial, and contemporary), women in history, youth and
students in history, labour history, geopolitics in southern Africa, liberation history,
cultural history, historiography and history of ideas.

Prof C Buitendag

dtoitcb@unisa.ac.za

Simulations and Futuristic Studies, Systems Economics; Integrated Economic Analysis;
Macroeconomics; Applied Macroeconomic Modelling; Econometrics;
Economic Forecasting; Scenario and Policy Analysis; Impact Simulation and Analysis;
Monetary Economics and Finance; Development and Labour Economics;
Urban and Regional Development; Public Policy Economics and Analysis; International
Economics and Finance, Development Economics

Prof J Lebakeng

Lebakj@unisa.ac.za

Security and Intelligence, Peace and Conflict, citizenship,
multilateralism with special reference to the United Nations,
demography and youth, governance, statecraft and nation-building.

Prof V Msila (PhD Coordinator)

Msilav@unisa.ac.za

Public Leadership, educational leadership, thought leadership, decoloniality

Prof D Miller

Millerdr@unisa.ac.za

Citizenship studies, gender, women, and food security

Prof M Mkhize (Master's Coordinator)

Mkhizmc@unisa.ac.za

Foreign policy, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, governance,
geopolitics, multilateralism,  diplomacy,  democracy, International Affairs.

Prof A Van Nieuwkerk

vnieka@unisa.ac.za

International Relations, African peace and security, SADC peace and security,
South African foreign policy, national security policy and strategy, crisis decision-making.

Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk

International and Diplomacy Studies Politics

Prof M Ngoepe-Ntsoane

Sustainable Livelihoods & Resources Management

Public Affairs

Prof T Falola

African History African Politics

Prof M Ndulo

Law, Leadership and International Affairs

Prof D Sebudubudu (External)

Public Affairs, Ethics, Pan-Africanism, Political Science and
International Affairs

Prof S Zondi (External)

African Affairs

Local government and development Foreign policy

Prof C Hendricks (External)

Peace building and security, international affairs, democracy and governance,
women, youth, transitional justice, African Union, and regional organisations

Dr V Shllingi (External)

Public Affairs

Peace and conflict, leadership, strategies

Prof S Kinemo (External)

Public Affairs, Leadership, Governance

Prof M Mangai (External)

Public Affairs, Public Sector Economics, Public policy

Prof S Blackmore (External)

Simulations, Futuristic Studies, Economics

Prof G le Pere (External)

International affairs, SA foreign policy, international political economy,
growth and development, SADC, international trade.

Prof A Velthuizen

Security and Intelligence, Peace and conflict studies.

Dr Dee Khosa (External)

Security and Intelligence, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Policing.

Prof T Mandrup

African Security Governance, with a specific focus on conflict and
conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding in Africa.

Prof A Makulilo

Democracy, Constitutionalism, Elections, Gender, Peace and conflict,
development, Political institutions and behaviour, and Comparative politics.

Dr Enio Chingotuane

Defence and Security, International Strategic Studies, Maritime Security,
and Maritime Strategy

Prof D Kasaija

African continental integration (all aspects), regional integration (all aspects),
conflict and  peacebuilding especially  in  Africa, public international law and
multilateralism generally (especially peacekeeping).

Prof Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba

International Political Economy, Public Affairs, Pan-Africanism, Political Science and International Affairs