CURRICULUM VITAE Joshua M. Kivuva, Ph.D. 4810 Amsterdam Street Pittsburgh, PA, 15206 Tel. 412 417 4767 (C) 412 665 8246 (H) E-mail joshuakivuva@hotmail.com joshua.kivuva@uonbi.ac.ke skype: Joshua.kivuva1 KEY QUALIFICATIONS I am a FULBRIGHT scholar, a political scientist and a tenured professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nairobi (UoN), one of Africa s leading universities. I hold the position of Senior Lecturer and I ve a joint appointment as Research Fellow with the Institute for Development Studies (IDS). I am also a policy expert and consulted for several government Ministries and Departments, Kenya s Development Partners and civil society organizations (CSOs). The University of Nairobi, where I have worked for over 15 years, was ranked position 8 in Africa and 775 in the world in the just released edition of Webometrics Ranking, January 2017. Similarly, the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi (established in 1965), is one of the oldest of 20 such institutes in the world and has been home to several Nobel Laureates and world-renowned scholars: including James Tobin, winner of Nobel Prize in Economics (1981): Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of Nobel Prize in Economics (2000); Michael Todaro, the development economist who authored the Todaro Migration Model, James Coleman, a world-renowned socialist and Prof. Charles Okidi, the first African recipient of the Elizabeth Haub Prize in Environmental law (1984), the highest Global award in environmental law. Many other international scholars started and built their academic careers at the IDS. I am currently (September-June 2018) a Visiting Scholar at the African Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh, where I am teaching courses on African Politics and the Model African Union. I am also faculty/visiting Scholar at the Kenya School of Government s MPPA program for Public Servants; Kenya s National Intelligence Academy s MPPA program for security, military and intelligence officers; and, Kenyatta University s MPPA and MPA programs. I am an External Examiner for Karatina University s School of Education and Social Sciences. I have been instrumental in establishing key partnerships and sourcing for grants. I was instrumental in the establishment of partnership with the Kenya School of Government (KSG) and the State University of New York (SUNY) to build capacity for Kenya s devolved system; and, recently with the Partnership for African Social Governance and Research to start a research oriented methodology MA program at the Department of Political Science, UoN. I have written several research proposals that have been funded. I am one of the four Principal Researchers that conduct Afrobarometer studies in Kenya and the Eastern Africa region. I am a member of the UoN s UNESCO UNTWIN Chair and currently are raising funds for Round Two activities. 1
I have held several responsibilities both in the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Political Science. Currently, I am a Faculty Board Member for Examinations and Curriculum committees. I also chair the Department of Political Science Training Committee. I have been Chair of the Department s Post-graduate Studies Committee (2008-12), Curriculum Committee (2014-2016) and, Examinations Committee (2010-11). As Chair of the Postgraduate Studies Committee, I oversaw the recruitment, admission and management of students to the following five programs: MA Political Science, MA Public Administration and MA International Relations (University of Nairobi); MPPA at the KSG; and, MA in Security Studies (Kenya National Intelligence Academy). I also sat in student disciplinary committees and reviewed several university policies. In IDS, I have been manager for several research projects, including Afrobarometer surveys, where I have supervised field-workers, including their payments as well as managing research grants. I have held non-tenure positions at the University of Pittsburgh and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I have for years taught at the St. Lawrence University, Nairobi Campus, where twice a year American undergraduate students spend a whole semester abroad. I have taught exchange students at the University of Nairobi (from Japan, USA and Europe). At the KSG, I teach students from all over Africa, including officials of the Somali and Southern Sudanese government. I have worked with students and refugees both in Kenya and the US. From 2000-2007, I was a Refugee Advocate working with the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council and the Pittsburgh School District to ensure that the large refugee groups resettled in the Pittsburgh area acculturated well and were provided with culturally appropriate education. Working with policy makers, community groups, area churches and area hospitals and schools, I acted as a cultural ambassador to both refugees and host communities. TEACHING/COURSES My teaching areas include African Politics (Continental, regional and Country specific), Public Administration, Political Economy, and, Comparative Politics. The Table below presents some specific Courses/Units that I have taught. COURSES/UNITS TAUGHT University/ School Courses Taught The University of Nairobi Political Science/International Relations Courses CPS 643: Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Social Movements CPS 661: Administrative Theory and Behavior CPS 660: Advanced International Relations CIR 634: Inter-Africa Relations CPS 625/CIR 601: Theory of International Relations CPS 614: Comparative Politics of Developing Areas CIR/CPA 612 Advanced African Politics CIR 604: International Law IDIS 504 Continental African Politics 2
University/ School Courses Taught The Kenya School of Government National Intelligence Academy Kenyatta University International Leadership University St. Lawrence University (Campus Abroad-Nairobi) Under CPS 451: Politics of Multinational Corporations in Africa CPS 441: International Law CPS 434: Super Power Relations CPS 433: Regional Cooperation and Conflict CPS 432: International Organizations CPS 431: Kenya s Foreign Policy CPS 412: Public Opinion and Voter Behavior CPS 305 African Politics CPS 221: Introduction to Comparative Politics CPS 201: Introduction to International Relations CPS 104: Politics and Government in Africa CPS 101: Introduction to Politics Public Administration and Public Policy CPS 661 Administrative Theory and Behavior CPA 612: Governance of Devolved Units CPA 609: Organizational Behavior CPA 608: Public Sector Reforms in Africa Governance and Security Studies NSSP 606: Seminar in Governance, Human Rights and Security Public Administration and Public Policy APP 804: Law and Governance AD 509 Global Communication, Media and International Affairs MPA 504: Law, Public Administration and Governance Leadership, Governance and Public Administration LSC801: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility LSC802: Corporate Governance Undergraduate Course Kenya s Social and Political Development (2009-2013) BOOKS/EDITED VOLUMES PUBLICATIONS 1. Kivuva J., Awortwi, N., and Kanyinga, K. (Eds.) Social Protection in Africa: Inclusiveness and Livelihood Threats. James Curry. New York: (Forthcoming). 3
2. Kivuva, J., Bahemuka. M., and Michuki G. (Eds.) Construction of Knowledge Societies for Wealth Creation in Kenya: A Five Case Experience. Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press (Forthcoming) 3. Kivuva, J., Obura M., and Kaesa, K. 2016. Construction of Knowledge Societies: Empowering Communities for Wealth Creation-Nairobi City County Report, FORD Foundation/UNESCO/UNITWIN, Nairobi. July 2016. 4. Kivuva J. 2015. Devolved Governance Through a Human Rights Lens: A Comparative Analysis on Emerging Trends, Issues and Good Practices in the Implementation of Devolution in Kenya, Nairobi: KHRC 5. Kivuva, J., Odhiambo M. and Mbeya, J. (2011). Electors and the Politics of Parliamentary Representation in Kenya (Nairobi: CLARION International) 6. Kivuva, J. and Odhiambo, M. (2010). Integrity in Kenya s Public Sector: Illustrations from Goldenberg and Anglo-Leasing, Nairobi: CLARION JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Kivuva, J. 2017. Negotiated Democracy and its Place in Kenya s Devolved System of Government: An Examination of the 2013 General Elections, in KHRC, ed. The Impact of Politicization of Ethnicity on Rights in Kenya, Nairobi: KHRC 2. Kivuva, J. [2017], The role of civil society in the consolidation and institutionalization of participatory democracy in East Africa, Chapter 12, in Adar K., Giovanni F., and Meyer, A. (Eds.). Building Regionalism from Below: The Role of Parliaments and Civil Society in Regional Integration in Africa. Ashgate Publishers. 3. Kivuva, J. Mitullah, W., and Kamau, P., Political Economy of Agriculture and Unemployment in Kenya. Chapter 4, in Abdul Raufu Mustapha (ed.) Agriculture, Inclusive Growth & Political Settlements: Cases from Africa (Forthcoming) 4. Kivuva, J. Mitullah, W., and Kamau, P. Kenya: Agriculture & Political Settlements - Cut-Flower & Sugar Chapter 7. Abdul Raufu Mustapha (ed.) Agriculture, Inclusive Growth & Political Settlements: Cases from Africa (Forthcoming) 5. Kivuva, J., Mmoji, G and Opiyo, S. Addressing Youth Unemployment through Enterprise Development Funds: Kenya s YEDF and Youth Transformation (Forthcoming Journal Article) 6. Kivuva, J., Mitulah W., and Kamau P. [July 2016]. Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing Sector in Kenya in the Context of Inclusive Growth: A Political Economy and Settlement Analysis, Nairobi: PASGR. Also as IDS Working Paper. 7. Kivuva, J. [2015]. Kenya's benefit-less democratization. GREAT Insights Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 3. April/May 2015. @ http://www.ecdpm.org/great_4_3 8. Kivuva, J. East Africa s Dangerous Dance with the Past: Important Lessons the new East African Community has not learned from the Defunct, European Scientific Journal Vol. 10. No. 34, 2014. Pp. 358-375. @ http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/issue/view/159 9. Kivuva, J. [2015] Democratization in Kenya: People s dissatisfaction with the benefit-less transition, (Afrobarometer Policy Brief, No. 152) 4
10. Kivuva, J. Liberal Democracy and the Challenges of Multiparty Democracy in Kenya and Uganda, International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 4. No. 9, September 2014. Pp. 64-77 @ http://theijhss.com DEPARTMENTAL AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES DATES POSITION/RESPONSIBILITY 2017 CHAIR: Department of Political Science Training and Staff Development Committee 2010-2017 BOARD MEMBER: Faculty of Arts Examination Committee. BOARD MEMBER: Faculty of Curriculum Development Committee 2014-2016 CHAIR: Department of Political Science Curriculum Committee 2008-12 CHAIR: Department of Political Science Postgraduate Studies Committee 2010-11 CHAIR: Department of Political Science Examinations Committee OTHER RESPONSIBILITIS 2015- Current 2014- Current 2010- Current EXTERNAL EXAMINER: Karatina University School of Education and Social Sciences COORDINATOR: The Salvation Army Church Professionals MEMBER: Development Committee, Misuuni Salvation Army Corps DATES 2012 to Current 2012 to Current 1997 to 2012 2005 2008 June 2006-August 2007 Summer/Fall, 2000 Fall, 2000 EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION / POSITION SENIOR LECTURER: Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi RESEARCH FELLOW: Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi LECTURER: Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT- REFUGEE SPECIALIST: Pittsburgh Board of Education COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT: Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC) ADJUNCT: Indiana University of Pennsylvania ADJUNCT: University of Pittsburgh 5
EDUCATION Institution University of Pittsburgh University of Nairobi University of Nairobi Degree, Diploma, Certificate obtained: Ph.D. (Public Administration, Public Policy and Development) MA (Political Science and International Relations) BA (Political Science) LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Language Reading Speaking Writing English Native Native Native Kiswahili Native Native Native Prof. Louis A. Picard GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA Office: 412-648-7659, Cell Phone: 412-648-7659; 412-260-9709 E-mail: picard@pitt.edu REFEREES Prof. Karuti Kanyinga South Consulting P.O Box 25626-00603 Lavington Nairobi Karuti@south.co.ke Tel. 0722570496 Prof. Macrina Lelei Director, Africana Studies 4138 Wesley P Hall 230 S. Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA, 16260 Office. 412 648 1802 Cell. 412 648 2058 E-mail: macrina@pitt.edu 6