About José Mvuezolo Bazonzi PhD (Editor-in-Chief )
About José Mvuezolo Bazonzi PhD (Editor-in-Chief )
Prof. José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ecopolitics,
Peace, and Sustainable Development (JEPSD)
Prof. José Mvuezolo Bazonzi holds a
doctorate in Sociology and serves as Professor at the University of Kinshasa,
Faculty of Social, Administrative and Political Sciences (since 2016). Since
2020, he has also been Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at President
Joseph Kasa-Vubu University of Boma (UKV).
He is an active researcher at the Center
for Political Studies (CEP), Co-founder of ResCongo—the Network of
Congolese Researchers on Peace and Security—and, since 2019, Coordinator of the
Group for Research and Strategic Studies on the Congo (GREC) at the University
of Kinshasa (https://www.grec-unikin.ac).
Prof. Bazonzi is a recipient of the 2008 Guy
Mhone Prize (awarded by CODESRIA)
and held a research traineeship at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (MRAC),
Tervuren, in 2010. In October 2023, he completed a professional certification
in Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation from the Institute
of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
His scholarly interests span Migration and Development, Democratic Governance, Conflict Studies, and Urban Culture. He has authored several publications and is a long-standing member of leading academic networks, including CODESRIA (since 2004), APAD (since 2005), and AISLF (since 2022).
Selected Publications
Book
Migration on the Cheap: Deciphering the Atypical Migratory Patterns of the Ndjilois
Generis Publishing
Date: 2024 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Book Chapters
Identity Crisis and Leadership Struggle in the Great Lakes Region
Society, State and Identity in African History
Date: 2008 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Conduct of Pluralist Elections in the DRC (2006–2007)
Democratic Elections in the DRC: Dynamics and Perspectives
Date: 2010 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Diaspora and Development
Central Africa and the Challenges of Migration
Date: 2014 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Journal Articles
The African Diaspora and Bicultural Identity: Issues and Challenges for the Reinvention of Africa
Africa and Development, Vol. XLI, No. 2
Date: 2016 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Land Conflicts and Denial of Justice in Muanda (DRC)
SSRC/ResCongo Papers
Date: 2020 DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi
Protracted Displacement in the DRC: Context, Resilience of Affected Communities, and Lessons for the Future
PDE Working Paper, University of Sussex
Date: 2025 (Forthcoming) DOI: Not available Authors: José Mvuezolo Bazonzi