I joined the African Studies Centre in 2017-18. My post is a joint appointment with the Department of Politics and International Relations. Before moving to African Studies, I held a Departmental Lectureship in African Politics in the Oxford Department of International Development (QEH) from 2011 to 2017. Prior to joining the Oxford Department of International Development (QEH), I worked as a risk consultant for Control Risks (London). Thematically, I am interested in:

• Intellectuals, Society and the State.
• Civil-Military Relations.
• The Existence and Uses of ‘Evil’ in Politics.
• Intelligence Studies.
• Security Sector Reform.
• Biographical Research. 
• Southern African Politics (especially Botswana, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Swaziland, Lesotho).