CAS graduates awarded top prize for doctoral theses
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Dr Simeon Koroma and Dr Patrick Wahome Mutahi have been recognised by the African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK) for their outstanding PhD dissertations.
The PhD alumni of the School of Social and Political Science’s Centre of African Studies (CAS) have been named winner and runner-up of the prestigious Audrey Richards Prize. ASAUK gives the prize biennially to honour the best doctoral thesis over the previous two years.
Dr Simeon Koroma, currently a CAS Research Fellow, was named winner for his thesis, Law Beyond the State: The Makings of Justice in Urban Sierra Leone. He was supervised by Dr Gerhard Anders, Dr George Karekwaivanane, and Dr José-María Muñoz.
Dr Patrick Wahome Mutahi, a CAS PhD alum, was awarded the runner-up prize for his thesis, Statehood, Sovereignty and Identities: Exploring Policing in Kenya’s Informal Settlements of Mathare and Kaptembwo. He was supervised by Dr Thomas Molony and Dr Sarah-Jane Cooper-Knock.
Congratulations to Simeon and Patrick!