Dr. Alex Asakitikpi
Dr. Alex Asakitikpi is National Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Humanities at the Independent Institute of Education and formally a professor of sociology at Monash South Africa. He also serves as the Citizenship and Democracy Ambassador of the UNESCO-UNITWIN project. He has served as Section Editor of the South African Journal of Human Resource Management and on the Executive Board of the International Society for Urban Health of the New York Academy of Medicine; and the International Sociological Association (Research Committee 15). He is co-author of Modern Nigeria, a co-editor of Gender-Based Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence, Patterns, and Policies. He has facilitated research sessions and roundtable discussions across Africa, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and books, including Africa Development, Nordic Journal of African Studies, Synthesis Philosophica, and The Palgrave International Handbook of Healthcare Policy and Governance.
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Gender, Power, and Digital Spaces: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence amongst students of South African Higher Institutions
This article highlights the key findings on university students’ understanding and experiences regarding TFGBV on social media and online dating platforms in South Africa.
