Tšoeu Petlane
Research Associate
Areas of Research Expertise:
- The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
- Governance and elections
- Africa's International Relations
- Corruption
- Research methodology
Background:
Tseou Petlane is a political scientist by training, with an MA from Carleton University, in Ottawa. He joined SAIIA in August 2008 as a researcher, and was promoted to Deputy Programme Head in March 2010. Mr Petlane was previously a Research Fellow and Head of Research at the Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho (NUL). He taught Political Science and Development Studies at NUL, specialising in International Political Economy, Africa’s International Relations and Research Methods. He served as the Research Coordinator for the Lesotho APRM Country Self-Assessment under the APRM.
Language:
- English
- Sesotho
- SiSwati (conversational)
- French (beginner's)
Recent publications:
- Petlane T, Strengthening Africa's Governance Architecture: Lessons from Lesotho's First APRM Processs, Centre for Policy Studies, Briefing No 68, March 2010
- Petlane T, Integrating Governance Education into University Education in Africa: Perspectives, Challenges and Lessons, SAIIA Research Report. Johannesburg: SAIIA, forthcoming, September 2009.
- Petlane T, 'AZAPO, MF, PAC and UCDP: Searching for a Role or Fighting for Survival?', in Southall R & J Daniel (eds), Zunami! The 2009 Elections in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana Media and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, pp. 163-194.
