Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- manu.lekunze@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272768
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Dr Manu Lekunze is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. Manu studies the security of states in the continually changing domestic, regional, and international environments. His research has covered questions in maritime strategy, insurgency, counterinsurgency, intelligence, African security, and complexity science.
Dr Manu Lekunze convenes ‘Conversations on African Security’, an ongoing seminar series which brings together leading African security experts and practitioners to discuss topical issues in African security. In addition to seminars in the UK, Conversations on African Security held seminars in Abuja, Nigeria, Accra, Ghana, and Bamako, Mali.
Manu often acts as an International Security Analyst, and has extensive experience providing security analysis to local, national, and international print and broadcast media, including the BBC, Al-Jazeera English, TRT World and CGTN.
Latest Publications
Cameroon’s rebels may not achieve their goal of creating the Ambazonian state – but they’re still a threat to stability
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsInsurgency and national security: a perspective from Cameroon’s separatist conflict
Third World Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1155-1173Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSecurity in Cameroon: a growing risk of persistent insurgency
Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 219-236Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2022.2120507
Maritime strategy in Africa: strategic flaws exposing Africa to vulnerabilities from food insecurity to external domination
Third World Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 2852-2868Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Sociological Implications of Africa’s Political Economy
The Oxford Handbook of Sociology of Africa. Sooryamoorthy, R., Khalema, N. E. (eds.). Oxford University Press, pp. 267-284, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197608494.013.20
- Research
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Research Overview
Research Interests:
- International Security
- Small War Theory
- Africa and the Great Powers (US, China, Russia)
- UK-Africa Relations
- Insecurity in the Sahel
Dr Manu Lekunze is interested in supervising PhD projects with questions related to IR theory, international security, intelligence, irregular warfare, maritime strategy, and insecurity in the Sahel.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Politics and International Relations.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
Nelson Mandela once said, ‘education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ Manu’s current research combines his experience as an educator and his interest in security to seek ways to use education to contribute to peace, security, and prosperity. The project will produce teaching materials to contribute to Citizenship Education that fosters peaceful co-existence and political order in security-challenged societies in the Global South.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Maritime Security
African Security
Introduction to International Relations
- Publications
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The Political Economy of Africa and Its Security Implications
Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 119-142, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_6
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What Is Security? An African Security Perspective
Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 39-65, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_3
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African Security Studies in International Relations
Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 21-37, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_2
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Security as an Emergent Property of a Complex Adaptive System
Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 6Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.700
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13137/1/Lekunze_Security_VOR.pdf
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Complex Adaptive Systems, Resilience and Security in Cameroon
Routledge. 136 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429273445
The character and value of vernacular security: the case of South West Cameroon
Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 37, no. 2-3, pp. 208-224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02589001.2019.1665629