Staff Profile

Qualifications

• PhD (Rhodes University, South Africa)
• Master of Arts in Development Studies (Midlands State University)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in History and Development Studies (Midlands State University)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education ( Midlands State University)

Research Interests

• Climate justice and peace
• Climate Change and Adaptation
• Conflict Transformation
• Rural Livelihoods
• Peace, conflict and development
• Policy making, peace and development
• Sustainable development 

Publications 

• Munemo D. and Nciizah E. (2014), The Church in Zimbabwe’s Peace and Reconciliation Process under the Government of National Unity (2009-2013), IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 19, Issue 10
• Chigora P. and Nciizah E., Elections and vote rigging/electoral fraud in Zimbabwe: A critical analysis of the 2000-2008 parliamentary and presidential elections. Journal of Social Science Research Network. Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1083382 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1083382
• Munhande C. and Nciizah E., Perpetuating colonial legacies: Reflection on Post Colonial African States’ development trajectories; Observations from Zimbabwe, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention: Available at www.ijhssi.org Volume 2 Issue 11 November. 2013
• Nciizah E. (2016), Responses to Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s semi-arid areas: The Case of Chivi District, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, IJHSS,
• Davira T, Mazorodze W, Nciizah E, Gudyani S, 2025, An Analysis on the effectiveness of rehabilitation and re-integration progrmas in Zimbabwe prison services: A case of Midlands Correctional Centres, African Social Science and Humanities Journal 6 (1), 85-101
• K.Boikhutso, S Ehiane, E Nciizah, 2023, Exploring the Impacts of Natural Resources on Somalia’s National Security, Journal of Somali Studies: Research on Somalia and the Greater Horn of African Countries, Adonis and Abbey Publishers
• Nciizah E.  Zimbabwe Indigenization Policy (2015): Correcting Colonial Injustices or Campaigning Strategy, International Journal of Contemporary Research, Repositioning The Humanities
• Sillah R and Nciizah E (2015), Placing the new constitution of Zimbabwe under a gender lens, International Journal of Contemporary Research, Repositioning the Humanities
• Nciizah E. Book Review for W. Ascher and N Mirovitskaya, eds. 2013. The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa: Politics, Economics and Inclusive Development. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 276pp.

 Community Engagement

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