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)
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