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

a) Book

• Migration on the Cheap: Deciphering the Atypical Migratory Patterns of the Ndjilois, Generis Publishing, May 2024.

b) Book Chapters

• "Identity Crisis and Leadership Struggle in the Great Lakes Region" in Bahru Zewde (ed.), Society, State and Identity in African History, Addis Ababa: Forum for Social Studies, 2008.
• "Conduct of Pluralist Elections in the DRC (2006–2007)" in Elikya M'Bokolo (ed.), Democratic Elections in the DRC: Dynamics and Perspectives, AGB-UNDP, 2010.
• "Diaspora and Development" in Babacar Ndione (ed.), Central Africa and the Challenges of Migration, ACP Migration, Brussels, 2014.

c) Journal Articles

• "The African Diaspora and Bicultural Identity: Issues and Challenges for the Reinvention of Africa," Africa and Development, Vol. XLI, No. 2, 2016.
• "Land Conflicts and Denial of Justice in Muanda (DRC)," SSRC/ResCongo Papers, 2020.
• Forthcoming (2025): Protracted Displacement in the DRC: Context, Resilience of Affected Communities, and Lessons for the Future, PDE Working Paper, University of Sussex.