GEORGE KATETE (PHD, BREMEN, M.A BREMEN, B.A, K.U).

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1 GEORGE KATETE (PHD, BREMEN, M.A BREMEN, B.A, K.U). A. PERSONAL BIO-DATA 1. Full Name: KATETE, George Onyango 2. Current Position: Lecturer, University of Nairobi, Political Science/ Conflict Analysis 3. Place/Date of Birth: Migori, Migori County/ 21 st August Nationality: Kenyan 5. Marital Status: Married, 2 children 6. Postal Address: Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box Nairobi gkatete@gmail.com/ gkatete@uonbi.ac.ke Telephone: B. SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/EXPERTISE - Over 10 years experience in research at the University Level - Excellent research and analytical skills; - Outstanding writing skills and improving publication record; - 10 years experience of working with NGOs in Kenya; - Fluency in both oral and written English, Kiswahili and Good Command in German; - Ability to balance deadlines with attention to details - Ability to work under pressure and meeting strict deadlines; - Hard working and result-oriented; - An outstanding team player; - Good knowledge of ICT; and - A passion for a United Africa C. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Awarded a PhD degree in Political Science with a focus on Conflict Studies by the University of Bremen, Germany. Topic of PhD dissertation: Regional Dimensions of, and Institutional Solutions to, the Sudan s Civil War. Supervised by: Prof. Dr. Peter Mayer 1

2 University of Bremen, Germany PD. Dr. Elke Grawert. Bonn Center of Conversion : PhD studies in Political Science at the University of Bremen, Institute of Intercultural and International Studies, Germany. In various selected dates conducted field work on role of state and non-state actors in the East and Horn of Africa nations (Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda) in peace processes in Sudan after the end of second civil war. Sponsored by Volkswagen Foundation - Germany. September 2006: M.A. in International Relations ( Global Governance and Social Theory) awarded by Jacobs University Bremen and University of Bremen, Bremen-Germany. M.A. Thesis Topic: International Movement of Service Workers and the Conflicting arguments in the GATS negotiations Supervised by: Prof. Dr. Welf Werner (w.werner@jacobs-university.de). Prof. Dr. Margrit Schrier (m.schreier@jacobs-university.de). September 2004-May 2006 M.A. International Relations studies at Jacobs University Bremen and University of Bremen in Bremen, Germany. October 2002 Awarded a B.A. degree at Kenyatta University Studied at Kenyatta, University, Kenya D. SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS: a. DAAD Scholarship for PhD research (April October 2012), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. b. Volkswagen Foundation Award for Field Research, Joint Cooporative Research for Universities of Bremen, Nairobi, Addis-Ababa and Juba. c. Travel Grants/Full Sponsorship, UNDP s Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Fifty Years of Democratization and Peace-building in Africa, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, 1-3 October, d. Travel Grants/Full Sponsorship, Methodology Workshop on Fifty Years of Democratization and peace-building in Africa, Conference Centre, United Nations Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September, e. Travel Grants/Full Sponsorship, African Union at 50 Continental Civil Society Conference on The APRM+10: Reviewing a Decade of Peer Learning and Projecting a Future of Governance in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,17-18 May E. EMPLOYMENT RECORD a. Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi, Kenya; January 2014 Date. 2

3 Specializations: International Relations (Courses taught): Conflict Management in Africa, Conflict, Peace Keeping and Peace building; Regional Cooperation and Conflict; Military in Politics in a Selected Region; States, War and Peace In International Politics; Patterns of Cooperation and Conflict; Foreign Policy Analysis, International Organizations; among others. b. Advisor/Consultant at TECAFILI on conflict transformation, secondment contract sponsored by the Bread for the World-Germany; January 2013 December c. Consultant, UNDP project on Democratization and Peace-building in the context of Eastern Africa Sub-region; June-December d. Research and Teaching Assistantship at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen, Germany; July-December F. GRADUATE SUPERVISION RECORD: Ongoing M.A. supervision at University of Nairobi, National Intelligence Academy and at United States International University (USIU) - Africa. G. MAJOR ACADEMIC-RELATED ACTIVITIES/CONSULTANCIES TO THE NATION/INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM - Consultant, the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP), Ethiopia as a Democracy and Peace Specialist Eastern Africa, as part of a larger project commemorating the 50 th Anniversary of the OAU/African Union. - Consultant, conflict transformation in South Coast of Kenya, secondment contract by the Bread for the World. - Monitoring and Evaluation expert; TECAFILI project on Capacity Building Project of BMU s in North Coast, Kenya. Project funded by German Embassy, Nairobi. H. PART TIME LECTURER AT THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AFRICA IN NAIROBI: Teaching courses on Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation, Foreign Policy Analysis and International Organizations. I. RECENT TRAINING Advanced Methods in Research Design, Offered by the Partnership for Social and Governance Research ( PASGR); KCB leadership Center Karen. 29/03/16 09/04/ J. PUBLICATIONS Katete, George (2013): The Limitations of External Interventions in Sudan: until Separation of South Sudan in Saarbrucken: Lap Lambert Publishers. Pgs Diss Bremen. n. Katete, George (2013): Report on Fifty Years of Democratization and Peace-building in Eastern Africa. Addis Ababa: Report commissioned by AU and UNDP in Addis Ababa in celebration of OAU/AU fifty year s existence Katete, George (2012): The Place of Spoilers in Peace Processes in Sudan. In: African journal of Political Science and International Relations, 6 (8),

4 2010 Katete, George (2010): The Regional Outcome of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement five years down the road: Are External Actors Playing a Progressive Role? In: International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, 5 (1), ive_years_down_the_road_are_external_forces_playing_a_progressive_role Papers written currently/ in Progress Understanding the prospects of EAC growth: analyses of drivers and constraints towards cooperation. Social Action and resource contestation among Pastoralists and farmers in Kenya-Uganda border. K. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND PAPERS PRESENTED International conference sponsored by the 4th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa held April 2015, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Discussions centred on ways of addressing Security threats in Africa. International conference sponsored by Humboldt Stiftung/Foundation held 6 8 March 2014 in Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Paper presented entitled The Politics of Regional (Dis) integration: Political, Security and Economic Intrigues in East and Horn of Africa over integration into EAC and IGAD. International Conference at the University of Bonn, Germany held from July Paper entitled we want to do business with our neighbours: Oil in South Sudan and regional political dynamics over resource ownership was presented in the conference. International Conference at the University of Khartoum. September, Paper presented: Spoiling for regional peace or pushing for justice? Implications of the ICC rulings to the Sudan peace process and debate over its legal interventions across Sudan. International Conference at the University of Bayreuth, Germany February Joint presentation on: Governance of Investment and Economic Cooperation in South Sudan. By George Katete and Berhanu Denu Genjo. International conference at the University of Juba, South Sudan. Paper Presented: The Sub-regional Impact of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan: the Ceasefire accord between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army. July 24, University of Juba South Sudan and sponsored by Volkswagen Foundation, Germany. ( International Conference in Bamako, Mali.. Knowledge for Tomorrow Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa First Grantees Meeting November Presentation on the research design for my PhD project Regional Dimension of, and Institutional Solutions to Sudan s civil war See Pgs ( 07.pdf. L. POST DOC RESEARCH PROPOSAL East African Entanglements: Neighboring Countries Involvement in War and Peace in South Sudan 4

5 Dated, 12 April