l'Afrique

Zimbabwe

Ph.D

Pact Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

jmuzondidya@gmail.com

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Ph.D. in Historical Studies, 2001, University of Cape Town (UCT), South
Africa. Thesis: "Sitting on the fence or walking a tightrope? A political
history of the Coloured community in Zimbabwe, 1945-1980."

M.A. in African History, 1996, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Zimbabwe.
Thesis: "The State, Local government, Local capital and the residential
segregation of minorities: The case of Coloureds and Indians in Salisbury,
1890-1945."

Graduate Certificate in Education, 1993, University of Zimbabwe.
B.A. (Honours), 1990, University of Zimbabwe.

Migration, citizenship and identity; African political economy; democracy and governance.

1999-2004 Full-time Lecturer, History Department, University of Zimbabwe.
Courses taught at post-graduate level: Race, Class and
Ethnicity in Africa.
Courses taught at undergraduate level:
Southern Africa, from colonial rule to independence; Southern
Africa, from the 15th C to the Late 19th C.; Aspects of
African History ; Introduction to the Study of History

Book Publications:

2011: S. Ndlovu-Gatsheni and J. Muzondidya (eds.), Grotesque or Redemptive Nationalism: Rethinking Contemporary Politics in Zimbabwe (Bern and Oxford: Peter Lang International Publishers, 2011)

2005: J. Muzondidya, Walking a Tightrope: Towards a Social History of the Coloured Community of Zimbabwe. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.

Book Chapters and Article Publications

2016: ‘Majoni-joni: Survival Strategies among Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa during the post-2000 crisis’ in Ezra Chitando, Munyaradzi Nyakudya, Government Phiri (eds), Resilience under Siege: The Zimbabwean Economy, Politics and Society (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, June 2016)

2015: ‘Zimbabwe Beyond July 2013: Prospects for rebuilding social movements’, Zimbabwe Review, 2 June 2015. http://www.solidaritypeacetrust.org/1717/zimbabwe-beyond-july-2013-prospects-for-rebuilding-vibrant-social-movements/

2014: ‘Zimbabwe: An Appraisal of African Mining Vision 2050’ in Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra), Uncommon Wealth: Tracing the Implementation of the African Mining Vision’, 2014.

2013: ‘The Opposition Dilemma in Zimbabwe: A Critical Review of the Politics of the Movement for Democratic (MDC) Parties under the GPA Framework, 2009-2012’, in Brian Raftopoulos, Ed. The Hard Road to Reform: The Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe (Harare: Weaver Press).

2013: ‘‘Diaspora Philanthropy and Development: Zimbabweans in South Africa’, with B. Chiroro in Tade Akin Aina and B. Moyo (eds), Giving to Help, Helping to Give: The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy (Amalion Publishing)

2011: ‘The Zimbabwean Diaspora: Opportunities and Challenges for Engagement in Zimbabwe’s Political Development and Economic Transformation’, in T. Murithi and A. Mawadza, eds, Zimbabwe in Transition: Conversations from Within (Cape Town: Jacana Press, 2011)

2011: ‘Zimbabwe’s failed transition? An Analysis of the Challenges and Complexities in Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy in the post-2000 period’, in T. Murithi and A. Mawadza, eds, Zimbabwe in Transition.

2011: ‘Introduction: Redemptive or Grotesque Nationalism’ in S. Ndlovu-Gatsheni and J. Muzondidya (eds.), Grotesque or Redemptive Nationalism: Rethinking Contemporary Politics in Zimbabwe (Bern and Oxford: Peter Lang International Publishers, 2011)

2010: ‘The Legislative and Operational Environment for Civil Society Organizations in Zimbabwe’, co-written with Lynette Nyathi-Ndlovu, in B. Moyo, eds., Dis(Enabling) the Public Sphere in Africa: Civil Society Regulation in Africa, Volume 1 (Johannesburg: Southern Africa Trust and Trust Africa, 2010)

2010: ‘The Elephant in the Room: A Critical Reflection on Race in Zimbabwe’s Protracted Crisis’ South African History Online. October 2010. http://historymatters.co.za/the-elephant-in-the-room-a-critical-reflection-on-race-in-zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-protracted-crisis/

2010: ‘The Zimbabwean Crisis and the Unresolved Conundrum of Race in the Postcolonial Period’, Journal of Developing Societies, Vol. 26, no.1. jds.sagepub.com/content/26/1/5.full.pdf

2010: ‘Makwerekwere: Migration, Citizenship and Identity among Zimbabweans in South Africa’ in Jo. McGregor and R. Primorac. Eds., Zimbabwe’s New Diaspora: Displacement and the Cultural Politics of Survival (Oxford: Berghahn Books). http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=McGregorZimbabwes

2009: ‘Zimbabwe: From Buoyancy to Crisis’ in B. Raftopoulos and A. Mlambo (eds), Becoming Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe From Pre-colonial to 2008 (Harare: Weaver Press)

2009: ‘Race, ethnicity and the politics of positioning: The making of Coloured identity in colonial Zimbabwe’ in M. Adhikari, ed., Burdened by Race: Coloured Identities in Southern Africa (UCT Press)

2009: ‘Reviewing municipal capacity in the context of local government reform: 1994–2009’ co-written with M. Ndletyana in V. Naidoo and P. Jackson (eds.), South African Governance in Review: Anti-corruption, Local Government and Traditional Leadership (Cape Town: HSRC Press)

2007: ‘Echoing Silences’: Ethnicity in postcolonial Zimbabwe’, co-written with Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, in African Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 27, no.2, 2007. www.ajol.info/index.php/ajcr/article/download/39418/59587 .

2007: ‘Jambanja: Ideological Ambiguities in the politics of land and resource ownership in Zimbabwe.’ Journal of Southern African History, Vol. 33, no.2, June, 2007. www.jstor.org/stable/25065199.

2007: ‘ISS Country File: Zimbabwe”, co-written with Nhamo Samasuwo, African Country Files (Institute for Security Studies, 2007). Available on www.issafrica.org.

2006: ‘Makwerekwere: Citizenship, Nationhood and Identity among Diaspora Zimbabweans in South Africa’, Zimbabwe Review, Issue 06/4, November 2006.

2006: Reflections on Democratic Politics in Zimbabwe, co-written with B. Raftopoulos, K. Alexander and others (Cape Town: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation).

2005: ‘The political context and the election results’, co-written with B. Raftopoulos, in B. Raftopoulos & K. Alexander, eds., The Struggle for Legitimacy: A Long-Term Analysis of the 2005 Parliamentary Election and its Implications for Democratic Processes in Zimbabwe (Cape Town: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation).

2004: “’Zimbabwe for Zimbabweans’: Invisible subject minorities and the quest for justice and reconciliation in Zimbabwe,” in B. Raftopoulos and T. Savage, eds., Zimbabwe: Injustices and Political Reconciliation (Cape Town: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation).

2002: ‘Towards a historical understanding of the making of the Coloured community in Zimbabwe, 1890-1920s.’ Identity, Culture and Politics, Vol. 3, no. 2.

Review Articles

2010: ‘Historicizing the Ndebele: Review of Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, The Ndebele Nation: Reflection on Hegemony, Memory and Historiography’ (Rosenberg (Amsterdam) and UNISA Press (Pretoria), 2009, 215pp), Africa Review of Books, Vol 6, no.1, 2010.

2009: ‘Flawed Zimbabwe Deal As Good As It Gets. HSRC Review, vol. 7, no.1, April 2009

2008: ‘Negotiation Only Solution to Zimbabwe Crisis”. Henrich Boll Stiftung. 9 July 2008. http://www.boell.de/weltweit/afrika/afrika-3836.html.

2008: ‘The Best President Zimbabwe Never Had’, with Mcebisi Ndletyana, HSRC Review, Vol. 6, no.1, March 2008.

2006: “Review of Mohamed Adhikari’s Not White Enough, Not Black Enough. Ohio: University of Ohio Press, 2005”, in Kronos: Journal of Cape History, 2006

Zimbabwe ; Africa; identity; citizenship; migration.