Dr Tinashe Sithole is a post-doctoral research fellow at the SARChI Chair: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His thesis focused on the influence of political settlements on the governance of natural resources in post-liberation Zimbabwe and South Africa. He holds a Master of Arts (Politics) degree from the University of Johannesburg focusing on the African Union’s role in managing election-related conflict. His research interests focus on democracy, governance and international political economy, especially challenges of development for African states in the global world, elections, human security and peace and conflict.
