Siphokazi Magadla

BA (Rhodes University), MA (Ohio University, USA)

Email: S.Magadla@ru.ac.za 

Siphokazi is a Lecturer and PhD student in the department. She teaches International Relations, and African security and development.

Current research:

Her research interests are the security-development nexus in Africa within the postconflict reconstruction/peacebuilding context, security sector governance and reform, gender and the security sector, the postcolonial African Diaspora and South African foreign policy. She previously worked as a research consultant for the Security Sector Governance programme of the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria focusing on the role of women in peace and security in Africa where she did field work in Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda.

Publications:

“Workshop report gender, peace and security in southern Africa”. Compiled by Cheryl Hendricks and Siphokazi Magadla 22-23 November 2010, Irene County Lodge, Pretoria, South Africa.  Published by Institute for Security Studies: Pretoria.

"Baseline study on women's participation in peace building and conflict resolution in southern Africa". Compiled by Cheryl Hendricks, Sandra Oder, Siphokazi Magadla and Nanzelelo Mhlanga for the "SADC Gender Protocol 2010 Barometer". Edited by Colleen Lowe Morna and Loveness Jambaya Nyakujarah. Published by Gender Links: Johannesburg. Chapter 8:
http://www.genderlinks.org.za/article/sadc-gender-protocol-2010-barometer-2010-08-10

(documentary) "If extraordinary had a face: women in the security sector in South Africa". Produced by Cheryl Hendricks and Siphokazi Magadla. Orange Orbit Productions: Johannesburg.

"Workshop report on climate change and human security in Africa". Compiled by Cheryl Hendricks and Siphokazi Magadla. 27-28 February 2008, Institute for Security Studies Seminar Room, Pretoria, South Africa. Published by Institute for Security Studies: Pretoria.