Articles by Sven Botha

July 1, 2021

How knowledge sharing could advance Africa’s responses to terrorism

Sven Botha

Scant counterterrorism initiatives in Africa have often been blamed on a lack of political will. But institutional capacity, technical competency, decolonisation struggles and pressure from national advocacy groups all play their part. As Africa’s terrorism worsens, Sven Botha and Suzy Graham suggest that peer-learning through peer review may prove fruitful

Sven Botha

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg 

Sven previously served as the Head Tutor for Student Affairs at the University of Johannesburg.

He is also a former member Executive Council Member of the South African Association of Political Studies (2019–2021).

Sven has worked and published in a number of areas including terrorism, responses to terrorism, gender, diplomacy, foreign policy and early-career development in the social sciences.

Follow him on Twitter @SvenBotha

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