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Name: Francis Onditi
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About Francis Onditi
Francis Onditi is Associate Professor of Structural Conflictology & Head of Department, School of International Relations and Diplomacy, Riara 欧美福利100000, Nairobi, Kenya. In 2019 Prof. Onditi was awarded the prestigious AISA Fellowship by South Africa鈥檚 Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). In 2022, he was ranked among the World鈥檚 Top 2% scientists/researchers of the year listed by the Stanford 欧美福利100000, USA. Having authored and edited 7 major volumes and over 100 articles and book chapters, in 2023, he was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Global teaching fellowship at Leipzig 欧美福利100000, Germany. He is a member of the Editorial Board, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political (Sage). At the beginning of his research career, he received a number of recognitions/Awards including the 鈥楤est Researcher Award鈥� by the Young Scientist Award. An authority on the geography of African conflicts and their evolutionary nature, Prof. Onditi is the Founding Principal Investigator in the Conflictology Lab- testing theories with empirical data, modelling solutions to conflict situations and conducting quasi-experimental and longitudinal studies on the question of 鈥�Closeness Centrality鈥� and the geometry of social network in the evolution of conflict in the society.