Dr. Sylvester Bongani Maphosa – is Chief Research Specialist in Governance and Security at Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) and serves in the Research and Publications Committee (RPC). He holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies (2009); an MA in Peace and Governance (2005); a B.Ed. in Environmental Sciences (2002); a Diploma in Education (1992); with extensive field experience in research, government, higher education, non-government, and community-based programming. His research interests include conflict prevention and conflict transformation, community-based peacebuilding, human security and development, capacity building for peace, and, evaluation of peacebuilding models in violently divided societies – in which he has published extensively.
