Petrus de Kock
Position: Senior Researcher
Programme/Project: Governance of Africa's Resources Programme
petrus.dekock@saiia.org.za
Areas of Research Expertise:
- Socio-political impact of conflict and resource extraction in Africa
- Geopolitical and strategic issues related to African energy and mineral resources
- Regional focus: African political dynamics and the Middle East
Background:
Petrus’ academic experiences include lecturing in Political Philosophy, Social Theory and International Relations locally in South Africa, as well as in the USA. He has worked as a consultant to companies active in Africa’s extractive sectors and conducted risk analysis studies for select clients before joining SAIIA in 2010.
He is a regular contributor to media debates on contemporary trends in African- and Middle Eastern politics, while he also maintains an active interest in the geopolitics of change in the contemporary world political-economic system.
Petrus holds a Phd in Philosophy, with a focus on political philosophy and revolutionary change, from the University of Limpopo. He also holds a Masters degree in Political Science (Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria.
Language:
English, Afrikaans
Recent Media Articles:
De Kock, Petrus, A night out on the town of Juba, The Thinker, volume 20, 2010, pp.32-35
De Kock, Petrus, AMISOM, Museveni and the lure of Somali oil, The New Age, 24 January 2011
De Kock, Petrus, The gravity of relations between Juba and Khartoum, The Thinker, volume 24, 2011, p.12-15
De Kock, Petrus, Yemen likely to become eye of another geopolitical storm in Middle East, Cape Times, 14 February 2011, p.9
De Kock, Petrus, Analysis: Arab democracy suffers as royals protect jewels, The New Age, 18 March 2011
De Kock, Petrus, Anton Hammerl – a casualty of Libya’s un-civil war, Business Day, 24 May 2011, http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=143668
De Kock, Petrus, Buckshot and police batons in Kampala, www.the-african.org, June/July 2011, pp. 14-16
