NICO MINDE BIO-DATA
Nicodemus Minde, PhD, is an international relations scholar and policy analyst with expertise in African international relations, democratization, and regional security governance. He earned a BA, MA, and PhD in International Relations from United States International University–Africa (USIU-Africa) in Nairobi, where his doctoral research focused on one-party dominance and the challenges of democratizing the Tanganyika–Zanzibar Union.
Dr. Minde previously worked as a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Nairobi, where he was involved with the East Africa Peace and Security Governance project. There, he conducted policy-focused research and collaborated with governments, diplomats, regional organizations, and civil society actors. He has also served as a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Diplomacy at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and has taught at Pioneer International University. His professional background includes advisory and consultancy roles with the International Law and Policy Institute, the China Index initiative on global influence, USAID-related democracy programs, and political risk analysis projects for international organizations and embassies.
He is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United States International University – Africa. He has a PhD in International Relations. He has done research in areas around African International Relations, foreign policy, peace and conflict in the Horn of Africa region, China-Africa relations (Tanzania) and political parties and democratization in Africa.
Career Profile
A social science academic researcher and analyst with experience in conducting research and analysis in the field of International Relations, Political Parties, Democracy and Development Consultancy.
Research Focus
- Research Interest (s): Political Party Systems and democratization; Foreign Policy (African states); Popular culture; Culture and Politics; Memory Studies.
- Program Area(s): Foreign Policy and Diplomacy.
- Regional Specialization(s): Africa; China; East Africa; Great Lakes Region.
- Country(s) Specialization: Tanzania, China, Zanzibar, Kenya, South Sudan.
- Subfield Specialties: Comparative Political Systems; Party Politics.
Dr Minde has received several academic grants. Among them are the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) Fieldwork/Grant (2022); American Political Science Association (APSA) Research Development Group (RDG); Visiting Fellowship, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; African Studies Association (ASA) Carnegie Corporation of New York Scholarship (CCNY); and three Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellowships awards. He was a joint recipient of the Africa Peacebuilding Network (APN) Research Grant with Professor Kenneth Omeje in 2013.