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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor: International Business & Strategy, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand