Fellows 2026/27
Dr. Lukiko Vedastus Lukiko
stay: 30.11.2026 – 04.12.2026
Dr. Lukiko Vedastus Lukiko is a Tanzanian legal scholar and academic in the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Mzumbe University. He holds a Doctor of Laws (LL.D) in Criminal Justice and a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Transnational Criminal Justice, both from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, and a Bachelor of Laws from Mzumbe University, Tanzania. ...more
Dr. Michelle Louise Clarke
Dr Michelle Louise Clarke is a researcher working at the intersections of African literature, postcolonial studies, cultural theory and creative methodologies. Her research focuses on African speculative genres (including science fiction, magical realism, African Futurism and other forms of speculation), and explores literary genres as ways of producing knowledge, questioning dominant realities and imagining alternative futures. ...more
Dr. Siaka Traoré
stay: 20.12.2026 – 24.12.2026
Dr. Siaka Traoré is a military historian and senior lecturer (CAMES), active since 2022. Holder of the very first doctoral thesis in military history defended at the Department of History of Alassane Ouattara University (Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire), entitled "Security Forces in Côte d'Ivoire 1886-1961". He works on defense and security issues as well as military history in West Africa, from the colonial period to the present day. ...more
Dr. Ihuoma Okorie
stay: 16.11.2026 – 22.11.2026
Dr. Ihuoma Okorie is a Nigerian scholar, researcher, playwright, and Lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Performing Arts, Bayero University, Kano. She holds a Ph.D. (2023), M.A. (2015), and B.A. (2010) in Theatre and Performing Arts from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. ...more
Kseniya Oksamytna
stay: 14.09.2026 – 18.09.2026 & 19.10.2026 - 23.10.2026
Ksenyia Oksamytna is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Department of International Politics at City St George’s, University of London. Her research interests are international organizations, diplomacy, international hierarchies, and international security. ...more
Prof. Dr. Okorie Elijah Albert
Okorie Elijah Albert is a Full Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), where he has taught and conducted research since 2009. He holds a First-Class Honours BSc and an MSc and PhD, both with Distinction, from UNN. He was promoted to the rank of Professor in October 2023. ...more