George Michuki, PhD Curriculum Vitae, 2010

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1 George Michuki, PhD Curriculum Vitae, Contact Details Postal Address: P.O. Box , Nairobi - Kenya Cell-phone: / mikinduri2002@yahoo.co.uk 2 Personal Details Date of Birth: 21 November 1976 Nationality: Kenyan Gender: Male Marital Status: Married 3 Current Position Junior Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi 4 Education Background 2008: Ph.D., Social Sciences, (Development Studies), Institute for African Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany. Title of dissertation: Trapped in Subsistence? A Study of Poor Rural Livelihoods in Rural Kenya with a Focus on Nonagricultural Activities. 2004: M.A., Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Title of Dissertation: Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Kenya: A Case Study of Meru North District 2004: Diploma, Management of Non-Governmental Organizations, Kenya Institute of Management. 2000: B.A., University of Nairobi, Kenya. Title of Dissertation: HIV/AIDS and Pre-marital Sex: a Socio-economic and Religio-Cultural Perspective with Reference to the University of Nairobi Students. 1994: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Burieruri Boys Secondary School, Meru Kenya. 1990: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Nduluma Secondary School, Meru - 1 -

2 Kenya. 5 Summary of Teaching and Research Experience 5.1. Teaching Currently teaching Issues in International Development at Institute for development Studies, University of Nairobi, graduate students undertaking M.A. (Development Studies). October 2008 February 2008: Co-taught Research Foundations at Institute for Development Studies, graduate students undertaking M.A. (Development Studies). I have also Co-taught Development Management Practice at the same Institute over a period of one semester Research : Research Fellow at the German Institute for Area and Global Studies (GIGA), based in Hamburg, Germany To present: Involved in various research projects either as a Lead Researcher, Project Assistant or Research Assistant. 6 Publications 6.1. Journal Article 2008: Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Nonagricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya in World Development Vol. 36, No. 12, pp, Academic and Other Research Reports 2010: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Baseline Survey Among Employees of NACADA Authority, prepared for NACADA. 2010: Research on Tea Workers in Kenya prepared for a UK charity, War on Want. 2009: With, Lone Riisgaard, Peter Gibbon et al. The performance of Voluntary Standard Schemes from the Perspective of Small Producers in East Africa, Danish Institute of International Studies

3 2009 The Kenyan Legislature, Democracy and Political Participation in Kenya. Johannesburg: Open Society Institute. 2008: Capacity Building for Better Governance Research: Insights from the Kenya Tracer Study. DFID. 2007: Boda-boda s Rule: Non-agricultural Activities and their Poverty and Inequality Implications in Western Kenya; GIGA Working Paper No. 48, April : Water Resources and Rural Livelihoods: Insights from Two Semi-arid Districts of Kenya; (Study Report: OSSREA, Addis Ababa, 2005). 2003: The Role of Water Resources in the Poverty Reduction Process: The Case of Meru North District, Kenya; (Study Report: Joint Research and Exchange Program, JREX, Tokyo Foundation, Japan, 2003) Dissertations 2008: Trapped in Subsistence? A Study of Poor Rural Livelihoods in Rural Kenya with a Focus on Non-agricultural Activities. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Faculty of Art, History and Oriental Studies, University of Leipzig, Germany. 2004: Utilization of Maternal health Care Services in Kenya: A Case Study of Meru North District; Unpublished M.A. Dissertation, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. 2000: HIV/AIDS and Pre-marital Sex: a Socio-economic and Religio-cultural Perspective with Reference to the University of Nairobi Students Unpublished B.A. Dissertation, Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi. 7. Research Experience 7.1. Lead Researcher 2010: Analyzing data and report writing for a baseline survey on alcohol and drug abuse among KEMSA employees 2010: Conducting a baseline survey for employees of NACADA, on alcohol and drug use. 2009: Baseline Survey on Alcohol Consumption Among the Youth in Selected Districts in Kenya; Kenya Girl Guides Association of Kenya. 2009: Data analysis and report writing assignment for the School Health and Nutrition Survey for the Save the Children USA program in Southern Sudan. 2009: Harvard Kennedy School Index of African Governance (i.e. data collection for the Kenyan component) 2008: A Social and Environmental Assessment of the Participants of the Tea Tree Project in the Mt. Kenya Region, TBTC, South Africa

4 2008: Capacity Building for Better Governance Research: Insights from the Kenya Tracer Study. Department for International Development (DFID - UK). 2008: Mo-Ibrahim African Governance Index, Harvard University, USA (i.e. data collection for the Kenyan component) : Poverty Reduction in the Semi-Arid Parts of Kenya. Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern Africa (OSSREA), Ethiopia : Water Resources and Poverty Reduction in Kenya. Tokyo Foundation, Japan Project Assistant / Coordinator 2009 To Present: Decentralization, Land Rights and the Construction of Women s Citizenship in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania (i.e. coordinating the Kenyan component). 2008: African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), Institute for Development Studies University of Nairobi & Open Society Institute. Besides co-coordinating duties, I was involved in researching and compiling a chapter under the thematic area Kenya s Legislature. The overriding research question for this particular chapter was to find out if legislators are serious participants in government, and whether their debates have a genuine impact on policy Research Assistance 2010: Assistant consultant for baseline survey on alcohol and drug use in Central Province, Kenya, and contracted by NACADA. 2010: Field Coordinator for the Maoni Project and contracted by the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Monitoring Team, Nairobi Kenya. 2009: Traidcraft Study, A Comparison of Voluntary Standards Impact on Poverty: Case Studies of Tea and Coffee in East Africa (A Study conducted through the Danish Institute of International Studies, participated in the Kenyan Component) 2009: Research Associate for the African Legislatures Project and contracted by the Centre for Social Science Research of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. 2009: Field Coordinator for the Maoni Project and contracted by the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Monitoring Team, Nairobi Kenya. 2009: Rapporteur, Master Facility Registry Stakeholders Consensus Workshop, Co-organized by Ministry of Health (Kenya) and Phones for Health. 2008: Gender and Governance Programme in Kenya, UNIFEM, Nairobi. 2008: Impact Assessment of Democracy and Governance Initiatives funded by the International Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS) 2007: Data Management, Save the Children USA

5 2007: Development of Voter Education Materials, UNDP & ECK. 2007: Marie Stopes Kenya & Professional Training Consultants, on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Survey on Reproductive Health. 2004: Population Council- Kenya, on Behavior Change and Communication Study for Teachers in Kenya. 2004: Kenya HIV/AIDS Private Sector Business Council. 2004: Appraisal of Universal Access to Rural Communications, IDS University of Nairobi; CCK & KNBS. 2004: Situation of Child Labor in Kenya, International Labour Organization. 2002: Evaluation of the Voucher Training Programme in Kenya, GOK; PWC & The World Bank. 2001: Comparative Non-Profit Sector in Kenya, IDS University of Nairobi & John Hopkins University, USA Other Assignments Aug 2000 May 2002: Volunteer Mukuru Promotion Centre / Sisters of Mercy, on a Street Children Rehabilitation and Support Program / 1998: Teacher, Muthara High School, Meru Kenya. 1999: Teacher, St. Mary s Mitunguune Secondary School, Meru, Kenya. 8. Selected Scientific Workshops and Conferences 2010: Participated in a proposal phrasing workshop on: Smallholders, institutions and standards: a comparative study of global changes and coffee and tea chains in Kenya, At the International Institute for Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands and submitted to the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. November 19 th 20 th, 2009: Participated at the Analytical Workshop on Decentralization, Women Land Rights and Citizenship, held at Metropole Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. During this workshop, I presented a paper titled: Culture and Localized Space for Women s Land Rights in Kenya. 2008: Decentralization, Land Rights and the Construction of Women s Citizenship in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. 2007: AERC Cornell Conference on Bottom Up interventions and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nairobi Kenya. I presented a paper entitled: Boda-Boda s rule: Non-agricultural Activities and their Poverty and Inequality Implications in Western Kenya. 2007: BIOTA-E Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya - 5 -

6 2006: BIOTA-E14 Workshop on Sustainable Development, Coping Strategies of Farmers and Small Scale Enterprises of Farm Households Around Kakamega Forest Kenya held at the Institute for Latin American Studies, in Hamburg, Germany. I presented a paper titled: Household Survey: Design and Implementation. 2005: BIOTA-E Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya 2004: Women and Law in East Africa (WLEA) Regional Workshop on Methodology on HIV/AIDS Researching, Machakos, Kenya. 2003: Participant, at A Workshop for Winners of the Seventeenth Social Science Research Grant Competition, sponsored by the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). I made a presentation of a paper entitled: The Role of Water Resources in the Poverty Reduction Process: Lessons from Two Semi-arid Districts in Kenya. At the same conference, I also acted as a Rapportuer for a paper titled: Challenges of Public-private Partnerships for Urban Management: a Case Study of the Nairobi Central Business District Association (NCBDA), Kenya. 2002: SASAKAWA Young Leaders Fellowship (SYLFF), Fellows Workshop held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. I presented a paper titled: Socio-economic Determinants of the Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Kenya: a case of Meru North District. 2002: Participant, Workshop on Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Effective Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction, Nairobi. Organized by the Municipal Development Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa, based in Harare Zimbabwe. 9. Special Capabilities Working knowledge of: SPSS and STATA Good interpersonal and communication skills; good analytical and report writing skills Team building, networking and leadership skills Proven diligence, absolute commitment to duty and commendable self drive. 10. Membership to Professional Associations Organization for Social Science Research in East and Southern Africa; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Organization for Social Science Research in East and Southern Africa; Kenya Chapter

7 11. Referees Dr. Karuti Kanyinga Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197, Nairobi - Kenya Tel: karuti@south.co.ke Prof. Dorothy McCormick Research Associate; Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197, Nairobi - Kenya Tel: Prof. Dr. Robert Kappel President, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, Hamburg, Germany Phone / ; Fax / kappel@giga-hamburg.de - 7 -