Yvan Ilunga

Yvan Yenda Ilunga is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Providence College, (RI, USA) and serves as the Deputy Director for the Joint Civil-Military Interaction (JCMI) Research and Education Network. Dr. Ilunga holds a PhD in global affairs from Rutgers University, USA. His research agenda broadly focuses on international relations, security, peace and development, but more specifically on questions related to humanitarian action, civil–military interactions, natural resources-based conflicts, peace operations, regional cooperation and security, and economic and social sustainability. Dr Ilunga is a member of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON). He is the author of the book Humanitarianism and Security: Trouble and Hope at the Heart of Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). He tweets at @DrYvanYenda.

Education

• Post Graduate degree (Honours) University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland
• Post Graduate (License/Honours) University of Lubumbashi (2007 — 2009)
• Bachelor’s Degree University of Lubumbashi (2004 — 2007)

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Political Science Central State University (2021)
• Deputy Director Joint Civil-Military Interaction (JCMI) Research and Education Network (2021)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science Providence College (2021 — 2021)
• Instructor of Political Science James Madison University (2019 — 2021)
• Research Fellow Rutgers University (2018 — 2019)
• PHD Candidate Rutgers University (2015 — 2019)
• Visiting Scholar Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of North Carolina (2017 — 2018)
• Graduate Assistant, Office of the Dean, Graduate School-Newark Rutgers University (2015 — 2018)
• Visiting Scholar Rutgers University-Newark, Division of Global Affairs (2014 — 2015)