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Roda Madziva

Associate Professor in Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Roda Madziva is an Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, at the University of Nottingham. She moved to this post after several post-doctoral years at the University of Nottingham. She holds a PhD (2011) and Master's (with Distinction) in Social Policy and Administration (2007), both from the University of Nottingham.

Teaching Summary

Teaching responsibilities:

MA in Social Science Research - Programme Convenor

Researching the Social: Contemporary Debates in Sociology (PGT) - Module Convenor

Contemporary Sociological Theory (UG) - Module Convenor

Race, Ethnicity and Colonial Modernity (UG) - Module Co-convenor

Research Summary

Roda's research is mainly in the area of global sociology with a focus on migration, race and inequalities. Focusing on migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and victims of human… read more

Recent Publications

  • CHIKWIRA, L. and MADZIVA, R., 2023. Transnational Families and Complex Gender Relations: A Case Study of Zimbabwean Migrant Women Living in the UK. In: CIENFUEGOS, J., BRANDHORST, R. and FAHY BRYCESON, D., eds., Handbook of Transnational Families Around the World Springer. 39-52
  • MONK, D., WALTON, E., MADZIVA, R., OPIO, G., KRUISSELBRINK, A. and OPENJURU, G.L., 2023. Interrogating the agency and education of refugee children with disabilities in Northern Uganda: A critical capability approach Children and Society.
  • NYASHANU, M., MBALINDA, S.N., MADZIVA, R. and EKPENYONG, M.S., 2023. Perceptions and attitudes of black Sub-Saharan African migrants from war-torn zones towards accessing health services in the English West Midlands region, UK International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.
  • MUTENHERWA, F., HERRERA, H., MADZIVA, R., MUKWENHA, S. and MUREWANHEMA, G., 2023. Understanding the role of intimate partner violence on HIV transmission in Zimbabwe: Secondary data analysis of data from the Zimbabwe demographic survey 2015-2016 Health Promotion Perspectives.

Current Research

Roda's research is mainly in the area of global sociology with a focus on migration, race and inequalities. Focusing on migrants, refugees, internally displaced persons and victims of human trafficking, her empirical work and publications to date have been mainly driven by the concern to expose the ideological assumptions that frame discourses of inclusion and exclusion, and the extent to which they reveal (racialised) hierarchies of human worth. Roda has worked closely with non-governmental organisations, migrant support organisations and faith communities at local, national and international levels.

Recent projects include the following:

  • ESRC/GCRF funded study (as PI): 'Combating Human Trafficking: The role of NGOs in the fight against Human Trafficking In Zimbabwe' December 2019 - February 2022)
  • BA funded study (as CI): 'Disabled Refugee students Included and Visible in Education (DRIVE): Challenges and opportunities in three African countries' (March 2020 - August 2022)
  • UKRI/GCRF funded study, '(as CI) 'Internally Displaced Persons and COVID-19: Leveraging local low cost COVID-19 solutions in informal settlements in Zimbabwe' (August 2020 - February 2022).

Roda would be particularly interested in supervising research students with a focus on migration, race, ethnicity and inequalities.

ORCID: 0000-0003-2485-787x

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