Leadership and Steering Committee
The IPIA network is coordinated by a lead team and supported by a steering committee.
IPIA Leadership
Dr Mwita Chacha
Co-Director
Dr Mwita Chacha is Associate Professor in International Relations at the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham. His research focuses on regionalism and regional integration and its intersection with domestic political and security outcomes.
Contact:
m.chacha@bham.ac.uk
Social media: @chacha_republic
Eniye C. Dubakeme
Co-Director
Eniye C. Dubakeme is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at Baze University. Her research focuses on foreign affairs and governance for security in Africa.
Contact:
eniye.dubakeme@bazeuniversity.edu.ng
Social media: @eniye_chris
Dr Florian G. Kern
Co-Director
Dr Florian G. Kern is Associate Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex. His research focuses on governance in Africa. His work related to IPIA focuses particularly on how foreign policy reflects constituent views.
Contact:
fkern@essex.ac.uk
Social media: @floriangkern.bsky.social
Dr Consolata Raphael Sulley
Co-Director
Dr Consolata Raphael Sulley is Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Leipzig University, Germany. She has researched, consulted, and published on democracy and democratisation in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania in particular), elections, party politics, gender and women’s political empowerment, public policy, local governance, project evaluation, human rights, and humanitarianism.
Contact:
consraph@yahoo.com
Social media: @ConsolataSulley
Alice Uwizera
Research Assistant
Alice Uwizera is a second-year International Relations student at the University of Essex. She is particularly interested in African politics, focusing on governance, development, and the impact of international institutions on the continent.
Contact: au22852@essex.ac.uk