NESA Center alum Lt Col Thokozani Chazema has co-authored four research publications in 2023 on security in Malawi. View the publications below.

1. Chazema, Thokozani; Tembo, Mavuto; Mphande, Chrispin Solomon; Kerr, Robert; Nundwe, Vincent; Kumwenda, David. "Aetiology of the Equilibrium of Civil-Military Relations in Malawi," Open Journal of Social Sciences, January 2023.
   • This paper seeks to address the question of how the level of civil-military relations has impacted the extent of democratization in Malawi.
2. Chazema, Thokozani; Tembo, Mavuto; Mphande, Chrispin Solomon; Benard, Shaibu; Nalivata, Courtney; Nundwe, Vincent; Kumwenda, David; Ngilazi, Milcha Kalinga Hope. "Digital Community-Policing Application at Muloza Border of Malawi and Mozambique in Mulanje," International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, August 2023.
   • This paper assesses Information Communication Technology applications in community policing in Malawi.
3. Chazema, Thokozani; Tembo, Mavuto; Mphande, Chrispin Solomon; Ngilazi, Hope; Nundwe, Vincent; Kumwenda, David. "Upholding Constitutionalism in Precarious Times: Case study of Malawi Defence Force," International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, October 2023.
   • This paper seeks to understand the role of the military in a democratic state. It focuses on how the military performs under the civilian leadership put in place through a duly elected process in Malawi.
4. Chazema, Thokozani; Tembo, Mavuto; Mphande, Chrispin Solomon; Kerr, Robert; Nalivata, Courtney; Nundwe, Vincent; Kumwenda, David. "Drivers Keeping Civil-Military Relations in Equilibrium in Malawi: A Quantitative Approach," International Journal of Membrane Science and Technology, October 2023.
   • This study examines the factors that keep civil-military relations in equilibrium in Malawi.

About the Alum:

Lt Col Thokozani Chazema is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Malawi Defence Force. He holds a BA in Security Studies, an MA in Defence and Strategic Studies, and an MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from Mzuzu University in Malawi. Chazema is currently a doctoral candidate focusing on the role of civil-military relations in a democratic Malawi from 1994-2024. He is a 2023 alum of the NESA Center.

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