Siphamandla Zondi is a distinguished scholar and educator, specialising in politics, international relations and African studies. He co-teaches the Introduction to Politics course at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and leads research methodology and politics of research at the postgraduate level. Zondi coordinates UJ’s BRICS Research Network and serves as founding editor of the Journal of BRICS Studies and editor-in-chief of both the African Journal of Political Science and the International Journal of African Renaissance Studies. As Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation and the UJ-UWI Institute for Global African Affairs, he is dedicated to advancing critical discourse on Africa’s role in global governance. His recent publications include African Voices in Search of a Decolonial Turn (2022), The Political Economy of Intra-BRICS Cooperation (2022) and Responsible and Responsive Local Government (2023). His latest work, NGOs, Africa and Global Power (2024), continues his exploration of Africa’s position in global power dynamics. Zondi’s current research focuses on global governance, digital local governance and the alignment of development planning across local, national and global levels.

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Siphamandla Zondi is a distinguished scholar and educator, specialising in politics, international relations and African studies. He co-teaches the Introduction to Politics course at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and leads research methodology and politics of research at the postgraduate level. Zondi coordinates UJ’s BRICS Research Network and serves as founding editor of the Journal of BRICS Studies and editor-in-chief of both the African Journal of Political Science and the International Journal of African Renaissance Studies. As Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation and the UJ-UWI Institute for Global African Affairs, he is dedicated to advancing critical discourse on Africa’s role in global governance. His recent publications include African Voices in Search of a Decolonial Turn (2022), The Political Economy of Intra-BRICS Cooperation (2022) and Responsible and Responsive Local Government (2023). His latest work, NGOs, Africa and Global Power (2024), continues his exploration of Africa’s position in global power dynamics. Zondi’s current research focuses on global governance, digital local governance and the alignment of development planning across local, national and global levels.

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Siphamandla Zondi is a distinguished scholar and educator, specialising in politics, international relations and African studies. He co-teaches the Introduction to Politics course at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and leads research methodology and politics of research at the postgraduate level. Zondi coordinates UJ’s BRICS Research Network and serves as founding editor of the Journal of BRICS Studies and editor-in-chief of both the African Journal of Political Science and the International Journal of African Renaissance Studies. As Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation and the UJ-UWI Institute for Global African Affairs, he is dedicated to advancing critical discourse on Africa’s role in global governance. His recent publications include African Voices in Search of a Decolonial Turn (2022), The Political Economy of Intra-BRICS Cooperation (2022) and Responsible and Responsive Local Government (2023). His latest work, NGOs, Africa and Global Power (2024), continues his exploration of Africa’s position in global power dynamics. Zondi’s current research focuses on global governance, digital local governance and the alignment of development planning across local, national and global levels.

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