CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS NAME FRANK KHACHINA MATANGA DATE OF BIRTH: 8th April 1964 NATIONALITY: Kenyan MARITAL STATUS: Married with three children OFFICIAL ADDRESS: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (SDMHA) Department of Peace and Conflict Studies P.O Box 190-50100 KAKAMEGA KENYA PERSONAL ADDRESS: P.O Box 839 Maragoli, Kenya Office Tel. No:056-30873 Cell No: 0714786409 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] EDUCATION Rhodes University (South Africa). Ph.D in Politics ( 2001). ThesisTitle: “Non-governmental Organizations, the State, and the Politics of Rural Development in Kenya with Specific Reference to Western Province” University of Nairobi (Kenya). M.A. in Government (Political Science). 1990. ThesisTitle: “The Role of Youth Polytechnics in Rural Development: The case of Bungoma District” University of Nairobi. B.A. with Honors in Government (Political Science) and History . 1988. Thika High School (Kenya). Advanced Level Certificate. 1983. 1 Kakamega High School (Kenya). Ordinary Level Certificate. 1981 Commonwealth Primary School: Certificate of Primary Fducation , 1977 ACADEMIC POSITIONS\RANKS HELD AND LECTURING EXPERIENCE Visiting Professor, University of Rwanda, Centre for Conflict Management, Gikondo Campus, January to March, 2020{Vising Professorship was granted as part of sabbatical leave at MMUST} Professor of Political Science, Peace & Conflict Studies Department, MMUST- 16th October, 2012. Associate Professor of political science, Peace & Conflict Studies, MMUST, 12th May, 2008 to 16th October, 2012. Senior Lecturer of political science, History and Political Science Department, & School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, 1998 to May, 2008. Lecturer of political science, History and Political Science Department, Maseno University, 1993 to 1998. Assistant Lecturer of political science, History and Political Science Department, Maseno University, April 1993 to December 1993. Tutorial Fellow, Department of History and Political Science, Maseno University, September 1991 to April 1993. Graduate Assistant, Department of History and Government, Kikuyu Campus (University of Nairobi), 1990 to September 1991. Besides the formal academic positions held, between 1988 and 1990 while studying for M.A. at the University of Nairobi, I took undergraduate students for tutorials. Between December 1999 and late 2000, while undertaking Ph.D. at Rhodes University, I taught and examined both undergraduate and Postgraduate students in the Politics Department. 2 COURSES LECTURED AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL - Conflict and the Refugee Challenge - Theories of International Relations - Studies of Conflict in Selected Developing Countries - Politics of Peace-building - The Foreign Policy Process - Theory and methods of political inquiry - Politics and government in Africa - Introduction to political theory - Introduction to international relations - Political systems and processes of Developing Countries - Developing Countries in international relations - Kenya and the contemporary world order - Politics and government in Kenya - Development issues in Kenya - Administrative theory and behavior - Politics of agriculture and industrialization in Africa - South African government and politics - International law - Rural Development strategies in Kenya - Politics and government in East Africa - Contemporary political ideologies - Development politics - Issues in development - Fundamentals of international relations - International Organization - Principles of Management - Analysis of International Relations - Globalization, Trade and Sustainable Development - Diplomacy - Law of International Relations - The Foreign Policy Process - Politics of peace-building - Case studies of Conflict in selected developing states 3 - Fundamentals of International Relations - Contemporary Issues in International Relations - Conflict and Refugee Challenge - Theories of international relations COURSES LECTURED AT MASTER LEVEL - The Study of International Relations - Advanced international relations - Theory and methods of political research - Politics in Kenya - Political Philosophy - Research proposal writing - Regional cooperation and social development - Social science research methods - Foreign policy analysis - Crisis and emergency management - Peace-building and post-conflict rehabilitation - The Study of International Relations - Issues in international law - Theories and models of peace-building - Peace, Conflict, and Development COURSES LECTURED AT DOCTORAL LEVEL - Advanced research methodology - Regime types and conflict - Global politics, diplomacy and foreign policy - Advanced research methods in peace and conflict studies - Theories and theorists in international relations - The Cold War and the post-Cold War world orders - Refugees, Conflict and Security 4 - Democracy, Human Rights and Development SUPERVISION OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ THESES’ RESEARCH - Agesa, Ruth “Influence of Political Mobilization Music on National Cohesion in Kenya With Specific Reference to Nairobi County”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2019 – - - Baraza, Tiberius “Influence of Non-state Actors in Inclusive Public Policy Process in Kenya”, PhD Thesis, Maseno University, 2019. - Onyango, Clarice, “Foreign Aid and its Influence on Kenya’s Political Economy”, MA Thesis, Maseno University, 2019 - Baraza, Leah. “International Refugee Protection Framework Influence on Human Security in Kenya with specific Reference to Nairobi County” PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2018 - Njeru, Judy, “Influence of Regional Integration on Politico-Economic Development with specific reference to the East African Community(EAC) and Associatoion of South East Asian States(ASEAN)”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2018. - Okama, Tabitha, “Influence of Life Skills Education on Conflict Management Among Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega County, Kenya”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2018. - Ligawa, W.O. “The Influence of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Peace-building in Somalia”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2018. - Musya,J. K. “Influence of Ethnicity in Perpetuating Political Violence in Kenya With a Focus on Kibra and Mathare Informal Settlements”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2017. - Mbae, P. K. “Opinion Polling Influence on Election Violence in Selected Counties inKenya Since 2002”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2017. - Muthondeki, D. K. ‘Security Sector Reforms Influencing Transformation of National Security Service, Nairobi and Kiambu Counties, Kenya”, PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2017. 5 - Kizito Muchanga.” The Role of the Catholic Church in Peace-Building in Kakamega County” PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2016. - Ongoma, C. “External Actor Influence on SomaliaPeace- Building Processes” PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2016. - Mele “The Illemi Triangle Conflict ” Ph.D Thesis, MMUST, 2016 - Onditi F. Odari “Civil-Military Relations Influencing Viability for Multi-Dimensional Peace Support Capacity Within the Eastern and West African Standby Forces” Ph.D Thesis, MMUST, 2015. - Wangamati, M. “Regime Types Influencing Integration Within the Framework of the East African Community” PhD Thesis, MMUST, 2015. - Abdullahi, M. Hersi “Politics ofPower Sharing Models Affecting Management ofIntractable Clan Conflicts in Somalia With Specific Reference to Mogadishu” Ph.D Thesis, MMUST, 2015 - Tuikong, S. J. “Humanitarian Organizations’ Peace-Building Strategies and Sustainable Peace in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya”. Ph.D Thesis, MMUST, 2014. - Handa, S. O. “Inter-Ethnic Conflict and Socio-Economic Security in Turkana County, Kenya”. Ph.D Thesis, MMUST, 2014. - Oundo, Joakim. “Community Correction Paradigms and Conflict Management in Mumias District, Kenya”. MSc Thesis. Successfully completed at MMUST, 2015. - Juma, Kennedy “International Non Governmental Organizations (INGOs) and Development Along the Kenya-South Sudan Border ” MSc Thesis. Successfully completed at MMUST, 2015. - Komen, Francis “” - Manyolo “Kenya’s Mediation of the Somalia Peace Process” (M.A Thesis.). Successfully completed at Maseno University, 2014. - Were, Edmond. “Hydro-Hegemony and Transboundary Resource Use Between Kenya and Uganda on Portions of Lake Victoria.” Ph.D Thesis. Successfully completed at MMUST, 2013. - Maito, Thomas. “The Politico-Economic Challenges and Intra-Ethnic Conflict Among the Maasai of Transmara Region, Narok County, Kenya”. (Msc Thesis). Successfully completed at MMUST, 2013. - Shabbir, Shakeel. “Tool for Development: A Critical Analysis of the CDF as a Decetralization Tool in Kenya.” (MAThesis). Successfully completed at Maseno, 2013. 6 - Kimokoti, Sussy. “Integrated Post-Conflict Strategies and Sustainable Peace in Transnzoia County, Kenya”. (Msc. Thesis). Successfully completed at MMUST, 2013. - Otieno, Kenneth, “Leadership Behaviour and Occupational Tedium among Primary School Teachers in Nyanza Province, Kenya”, (Ph.D Thesis). Successfully completed at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, 2012. - Buchere, Philip, “Training of Provincial Administrators and their role in conflict management within Rift Valley Province, Kenya”, (Ph.D Thesis). Successfully completed at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in 2011. - Kamoet, Alfred “The Land Question and Intra-ethnic Conflict in Squatter Enclaves of Mount Elgon Region, Western Kenya, (Ph.D Thesis). Successfully Completed at MMUST in 2011. - Owuoche, Solomon “Faith-based organizations in the institutionalization of democracy in Kenya: the case of the NCCK” , (Ph.D Thesis). Successfully completed at Maseno