As an independent research organisation, CPS employs highly skilled researchers to execute demanding research projects.
| Robin Richards Research Programme Manager |
robin@cps.org.za | Ebrahim Fakir Senior Researcher |
Interested in social and political theory, democracy and governance, political parties and democratic institutions, public participation, social movements and social activism, post-colonial democratic transitions and democratic consolidation, ideology, the public space, media, culture and politics. | ebrahim@cps.org.za | Francis
Kornegay Senior Researcher |
Political analyst whose interest ranges widely from South African foreign policy and Africa's international relations to global geopolitics. Having served as congressional staffer with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, he is also well versed as an observer of American politics and foreign policy. A frequent contributor of articles of interest to South African newspapers, he also provides occasional commentary on radio and television. Widely published, his most recent monograph is 'Pax-Afroasiatic? Revisiting Bandung in a Changing World Order'. His key areas of focus in developing CPS' foreign affairs policy research agenda include: consolidating the African agenda, promoting multilateralism and global governance, strengthening South-South collaboration and promoting North-South bridge-building in advancing South Afirca's national interests. | francis@cps.org.za |
Dr.Fiona White Associate Researcher |
Fiona White is a Research Associate at the Centre for Policy Studies. She has recently completed her PhD at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Her work looked at the relationship between civil society, democracy and socio-economic inequality in South Africa. She has over nine years of research experience in many areas of Southern African policy and politics, having conducted studies on service delivery, labour relations, poverty reduction, skills development and health systems among others. She has produced numerous publications including book chapters, journal articles and research reports. Fiona White has worked previously for the Centre for Policy Studies as researcher before leaving to further her studies in the UK. She has recently returned and rejoined CPS as Associate Researcher. One of the projects she has worked on previous at CPS was a study of the Community Policing Forums in Johannesburg, their roles, functions, effectiveness and relations with local communities. This project was part of a study on co-production funded by the Rockefeller Foundation in the United States of America. | fiona@cps.org.za |
Aubrey M. Matshiqi |
Specialising in national politics in South Africa, political parties, especially the rulling ANC, political succession. | |
Naefa Kahn |
Formerly a lecturer in the International Relations department at the University of the Witwatersrand where she lectured on International Human Rights Law, Naefa Khan is currently a researcher at the University of Cape Town, working on Islamic Law in Africa. Her areas of interest areas are law and politics in Africa, with a special focus on North Africa, the African Union and the interplay between Islamic law and International Human Rights law in Africa. Her most recent works have included research and writing on African Constitutionalism and the legal and political ramifications of land reform in South Africa. From 2007 Ms Khan has become a co-editor for the Annual Review of Islam in Southern Africa. She holds a BALLB and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Cape Town. She also completed a short course on Justice, Human Rights and Peace at the University for Peace in Addis Ababa. | |
Dr Philip Wenzel |
Currently a part-time Senior lecturer at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management at Wits University, Dr Wenzel teaches a range of development policy, service delivery and research methodology-related courses at post-graduate level. These include courses such as Governance & Development, Monitoring & Evaluation and Managing Service Delivery (Operations Management). He has developed a new Certificate course on Implementation Research and Programming, which goes hand-in-hand with a policy analysis handbook that he is currently finalising. | |
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Lungile Zakwe |
She has interests in African politics and international relations, socio-political development issues, democracy and governance. She has also conducted research on these areas. | |
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Thabiso Sebei |
He has recently joined the Centre as a Junior Researcher – he has an honours degree in public administration and has an interest in the areas of public participation in policy making and local government in South Africa. Previously he has worked for the department of Correctional Services as an intern as well as the Centre for Public Service Administration (CPSI) which falls under the department of Public Service and Administration, in Centurion, before joining the Centre | |
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