activeINS-4-TM
African Agency in the Multiplex Geopolitical Order: Strategic Narratives and Popular Geopolitics in the Contemporary World Politics
Dr Chedza Simon, University of Salford (United Kingdom)
Research · Collaborations
Transnational work for intelligence studies that matter.
Partnerships across continents — rigorous, ethical, and interdisciplinary.
- Transnational by design
- Interdisciplinary depth
- Rigorous & ethical
Transnational researchIntelligence studiesPolicy relevanceEthical fieldworkInterdisciplinaryGlobal South agency
Philosophy
Intelligence studies cannot be done in isolation. The questions that matter — how power is exercised, how narratives shape policy, how institutions learn and reform — cut across borders, disciplines, and methodological traditions. Transnational, interdisciplinary collaboration is how we produce research that is rigorous, ethical, and relevant to the communities it seeks to serve.
Transnational by design
Research that crosses borders — not as an afterthought, but as the starting point.
Interdisciplinary depth
Security, intelligence, politics, and culture brought into the same analytical frame.
Rigorous & ethical
Work that serves communities and institutions without sacrificing analytical distance.
Current projects
Active collaborations — partners, objectives, and my role in each.
Network map
Institutional partners across continents — hover a node to explore connections in Australia, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Call for collaborators
I am always open to rigorous, ethical partnerships. If your project sits at the intersection of intelligence, security, and geopolitics, let us talk.
Past collaborations
Successfully completed partnerships with published, advisory, and network outcomes.
APRI — Decolonising EU Foreign Policy
2024Africa Policy Research Institute (Berlin)
Consultancy report and policy-facing analysis on EU–Africa relations.
Democracy in Africa — Expert Commentary
2023–2024Democracy in Africa platform
Published expert commentary on governance, security, and democratic resilience.
African Security & Intelligence Research Networks
OngoingContinental researcher networks · Policy institutes across AU member states
Joint panels, peer review, co-authored pipelines, and capacity-building across intelligence studies.