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Afa’anwi Ma’abo Che

Assistant Professor, International Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Afaanwi Che started his academic career in Swansea University, UK, where he obtained his PhD in international relations in 2015. His teaching and research interests have led him to universities in different countries, including the US, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda, where he served as deputy director of postgraduate studies in Kampala International University prior to joining XJTLU in March 2021. His current research interests focus on China-Africa relations and pedagogic strategies for promoting intercultural peace. He is a 2019 recipient of the China-Africa Research Initiative fellowship at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He regularly contributes to coding data for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Index, the world’s largest democracy measurement project. Che's work has featured in various outlets, including Peace and Conflict Review, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Journal on World Peace, Journal of Asian and African Studies, and Journal of Political Science Education. He welcomes PhD supervision and research collaboration in the following fields: China-Africa relations, African Politics, IR Theory, and Peace and Conflict Studies Research interests China-Africa Relations Peace and Conflict Studies International Relations Theory African Politics Area interest: Africa Political Science and Peace Education Experience Assistant Professor, International Studies, XJTLU, 2021-present Acting Programme Director, BA International Relations, XJTLU, Feb-Aug 2022 Global Engagement Officer, Department of International Studies, XJTLU, Aug 2021-July 2022 Acting research officer, Department of International Studies, XJTLU, Nov 2021-May 2022 Senior Lecturer (IR), Kampala International University, Uganda, 2017-2020 Lecurer (IR), Kampala International University, Uganda, 2016-2017, Deputy Director, Postgraduate Studies, Kampala International University, Uganda, 2016-2020 Lecturer (IR), Kwararafa University, Nigeria, 2015-2016 Postgraduate Tutor, Department of Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University, UK, 2011-2015 Teaching International Politics of Development in Africa International Political Economy Managing the World: the Role of International Institutions Economic Competition and Conflict Globalization and Regional Integration Africa in Contemporary International Security International Law Awards and honours Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS-CARI research grant & fellowship (2019) Teaching Assistantship, PCS, Swansea University (2011–2015) Postgraduate Scholarship, Swansea University (MA 2007, Ph.D 2010-2014)