Section: Research Student Profiles

Peter Chonka

Name
Peter Chonka
Organisation
African Studies, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
Edinburgh UK
E-Mail
Research Interests
Somalia,Political Islam,Popular Religion and Institutional Religion,nationalism and the post-colonial state in Africa,State-making,Horn of Africa,Political identities and citizenship,Territorial Politics
URL
http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/research_student_profiles/african_studies/peter_chonka
Peter Chonka

PhD Title

Transnational religious discourse, political identity and state formation in the Somali Horn of Africa.

My Background

My previous degrees were both completed at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (BA Chinese and Politics, MSc. State Society and Development). Before coming to Edinburgh I was based for two years in Hargeisa, Somaliland/Northern Somalia. I was working for the University of Hargeisa in establishing a new English language teaching program as well as developing my own (Somali) language skills in preparation for my current research. My topic focuses on the relationship between religious discourse/identity and political and social change in the Somali Horn of Africa. 

Photo-journal/blog: http://petechonka.wordpress.com

 

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