Dr Sikhanyiso Masuku

 Dr. Sikanyiso Masuku is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the IDCPPA. He graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal. He has strong research interests in how the intersection of social protection, notions on citizenship, and social networks, influence the integration aspects of migration.

Most of Dr. Masuku’s recent work has focused on the intersection of immigration law and child protection, international refugee law and most recently, as an international collaborator with the University of Neuchatel’s NCCR – he has been part of a team examining intergroup relations in the context of democratic backsliding.

Beyond his primary research interests in human mobility and migration, Dr. Sikanyiso Masuku’s teaching has also inspired him to delve into related topics such as social development, welfare, inequality/poverty, social theory, and development economics.

He has strong research interests in the pattern and causes of coerced migration (forced migration drivers) protection gaps and statelessness. Most of his recent work has focused on Congolese refugees and their access to commodity bundles as well as the interplay between social closure, refugee policy implementation gaps, and forced migrant groups heightened vulnerability index. 

Dr Masuku also teaches both undergraduate and post-graduate classes with a general interest in areas such as social development and welfare, poverty/inequality, social theory and development economics.

A published author in international, peer reviewed journals and monographs, Dr. Masuku has particular research interests in social protection, the politics of belonging/citizenship, human mobility and migration.