Samuel Umoh
Samuel Umoh
QUALIFICATIONS
2021 Ph.D., International Relations, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
2012 M.A., History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria
2007 B.A., History and International Studies, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
African Diaspora, Governance; Comparative Politics; Social Protection; Migration Policies; Asylum Seekers; Sustainability, Democratic Institutions; Political Elites; International Students; African History.
RESEARCH PROFILE
My research combines ethnographic, oral history, qualitative research methods and social theory to explore the interplay of migration, international students, and diaspora, focusing on transnational networks, identity, belonging, and the socio-political influence of African communities abroad. Previously, my research was focused more on a geographical focus; Nigeria and South Africa, spanning from governance and democratic institutions in Africa, particularly institutional accountability, political participation, and elite behaviours.
Before joining the Department of Mobility and Migration, I held research fellowships at the Jagiellonian University under the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme and a funded research visit to the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
In addition to my academic work, I am also involved with the third sector (a Humanitarian NGO based in Prague). Currently, I am a researcher as part of the team on the project 'African migrants and religious life in the Czech Republic, focused on how faith and belief systems shape diasporic experiences and integration processes'.
Journal Articles
2025 Poverty cycle and post-COVID-19 interventions in Nigeria: A political economy perspective. SN Social Sciences, Springer Nature, 5(80), pp. 1–16. (co-author: Aluko Opeyemi)
2024 Migrants with Disabilities [MWDs], Mental Health, and Inclusion in COVID-19 in South Africa: Legislation on Disabilities. INKLUSI, 11(2), pp. 185–202. (co-author: Matshepo Catherine)
2024 Marketing Strategies and Herbal Medicine for Mental Health Well-being in Nigeria. Reviews of Management Sciences, 6(2), pp. 1–16. (co-author: Matshepo Catherine)
2023 Dilemmas of public participation in policymaking in South Africa. StudiazPolitykiPublicznej / Public Policy Studies, 9(4), pp. 19–27.
2023 Academic Writing Needs of International Psychology PhDs in a South African University. STUDIA UBB Psychologia–Paedagogia, LXVIII(2), pp. 131–146. (co-author: Matshepo Catherine)
2022 The use of social media by three political parties during South Africa’s 2014 General Election. Digital Policy Studies, 1(2), pp. 40–46.
2017 Study Experience of Indian Students and Inter-Racial Relations at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Brazilian Journal of Planning and Development, 6(9), pp. 506–517. (co-author: Adetola Oyewo)
Book Chapters
2024 Social Protection and Legal Provisions on COVID-19 for Asylum Seekers in South Africa. Migration and Integration in Africa. In: Hosea, O.P., Khalema, N., E.(eds). Implications for Policy and Practice, Alternation Special Edition, 45, pp. 36–53. (Co-author: Matshepo Catherine)
2023 Trade of Proportional Representation and Party Systems in South Africa. In: Opeyemi, I. A Lalekan, B., O.(eds), Insights and Explorations in Democracy, Political Unrest, and Propaganda in Elections. IGI Publishers, pp. 143–160.
2022 Forgotten Ones: The Rhetoric of Migration and Tourism Governance in South Africa In the Sedentary Epoch of COVID-19. In: Brunn, S.D., Gilbreath, D. (eds), COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies.Springer Cham, pp. 399–415. (Co-author: Adetola Oyewo)
2018 Political Funding in South Africa. In: Medilow, J. (ed.), Handbook of Political Party Funding. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 451–469.
2016 Raffia Palm Industry in Nigeria: A Case Study of Annang Society in Akwa Ibom State. In: Katia, I., Azizul, H., Rachel, L. (ed). Indigenous People and Economic Development: An International Perspective, Routledge, pp. 210–218. (Co-author: Adetola Oyewo)
Ongoing projects and grants:
2025–2027 Migration and US: Mobilities, Refugees and Borders from the Perspective of
the Humanities (MYGrace project) Junior Researcher.
Public Outreach
2024 – Ongoing: Volunteer and African Countries Initiative: AAA Global Care
Foundation (Prague)
External Reviewing
Proposal Review: European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST),
(Remote Expert Referee)
Journal Articles Manuscript Review: Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society, African Identities; Alternation Journal, Psychology of Religion.
Master's Thesis Examination: University of Free State, South Africa.
Teaching Experience
2023 Lecturer in African Politics, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hradec Kralové.
2015 – 2022 Lecturer , Department of History, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
2016 – 2022 Lecturer, Department of Cultural and Heritage Tourism, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
2010 – 2011 Lecturer , Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos.
