Meet the Speaker: Dr. Elias Omondi Opongo ’04 M.A.
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Dr. Elias Omondi Opongo, S.J., ’04 M.A., a Jesuit priest, is the Director of the Centre for Research Training and Publication at the Institute for Peace Studies and International Relations at Hekima University college. Elias holds a Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of Bradford, UK and M.A. in International Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame. His research focus is in the areas of transitional justice and post conflict reconstruction, state building and community peacebuilding. He has published books, book chapters and articles including, among others, books titled: (2006) Making Choices for Peace: Aid Agencies in Field Diplomacy; (2007) Faith Doing Justice: A Manual for Social Analysis, Catholic Social Teaching and Social Justice; (2008) Peace Weavers: Methodologies of Peacebuilding in Africa; (2014) Catholic Leadership in Peacebuilding in Africa.