Dr Kuziwakwashe Zigomo
Key information
- Building
- SOAS University of London, Main Building
- Office
- MB C234
- Email address
- kz4@soas.ac.uk
Biography
Dr Kuziwakwashe Zigomo is a lecturer in The Politics and International Relations of Africa and Migration at SOAS. Prior to joining SOAS she was a lecturer in The International Relations of the Global South based in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent.
Kuziwakwashe obtained her PhD from the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL). She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Communication Studies from Monash University South Africa, and a Master of International Studies Postgraduate degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University of Queensland, Australia. Prior to this, she worked as a Research Intern then Research Assistant at an independent political think tank in Zimbabwe. In this role she participated in, and organised, conferences and workshops with the main political parties in Zimbabwe targeted at consensus-building and inter-party political dialogue.
Her research interests include: southern African politics (particularly Zimbabwe, South Africa and the overarching SADC region); peace-building and security; religion; migration, citizenship and belonging; gender; and development.
Kuziwakwashe is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.