Phillip O. Nyinguro is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (University of Nairobi), Master’s degree in Political Science (University of Nairobi) and a PhD. in Political Science (University of South Carolina). A Fullbright scholar, Prof. Nyinguro’s areas of specialization are International Relations, Comparative Politics, Policy (public and foreign) and Area Studies.
Apart from teaching and researching at the University of Nairobi, Prof. Nyinguro holds other academic positions, including; (a) Visiting Lecturer, Center for Conflict Management (CCM), Kigali, Rwanda; (b) Resource person (Rwanda Defense and Staff Command College); (c) Research Proposal Reviewer (Aides a la Formation- Recherche (AFR)), National Research Fund in Luxembourg; (d) Resource Person and Adjunct Lecturer at the National Defence College, Karen, Nairobi; (e) External Examiner at Moi University, Kenya.
Before joining the faculty at the University of Nairobi, Prof. Nyinguro had worked as an Assistant Secretary in the office of the President, Assistant Secretary in Ministry of Health, Chief Administrative Officer, Kenya Medical Supplies Coordination Unit and as a District administrator in the Republic of Kenya. At the University of Nairobi, Prof. Nyinguro has been Chairman, Department of Political Science and Public Administration (2003-2009 and 2017-2018), Member, Board of Post-Graduate Studies, Ag. Director, Center for International Programmes and Links, and Coordinator for certificate, Diploma, Post-graduate Diploma and Master degree programmes at the National Intelligence Academy, Nairobi (accredited to the University of Nairobi).
Prof. Nyinguro has also served as External Examiner at the University of Dar es Salaam, Makerere Business School at Bukolobi, Uganda, Catholic University of East Africa (Nairobi), Maseno University, University of Botswana and University of Johannesburg. He was also the Kenyan coordinator for Uongozi East Africa Institute.
Prof. Nyinguro’s current teaching and research interests are in the following areas: Public policy theory and practice, Kenya’s Foreign Policy, International Relations theory and practice, Foreign Policy Analysis, Politics and Government in Africa, US-Africa Relations, National Security and Strategic Studies, Regional Integration, Ethnicity and African politics, Theoretical and Epistemogical aspects of Social Science research, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism.
Some of Prof. Nyinguro’s publications include: “The Role of India Diaspora in Indo-African Cooperation” in Ruduta Beri, ed. India and Africa: Enhancing Mutual Engagement; “Cooperation in Peace and Security: A Kenyan Perspective,” in East African Federation: Political, Economic and Security Implications for Member Countries (2011); “The Resource Dimension of Conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa,” in Regional Development Dialogue, Vol. 26, No. 1 (spring 2005); PP 40-49; “Social Movements and Democratic transitions in Kenya,” Journal of Asian and African Studies, Prof. Phillip O. Nyinguro, PhD. Vol. 42: 5-24; “The External Sources of Kenya’s Democratization Process,” Journal of Political Science, vol. 25 (1997), pp 5-35; “Peace and Security in Post-Cold War Africa: Safeguarding the Future,” African Journal of Political Economy, Special Edition (1993): 119-148; and “The East African Community’s Prospects on the Global Stage” in Rok Ajulu (ed.), The Making of a Region: The Revival of The East African Community, Midrand, S.A, 2005, pp 31-44.
He is currently working on the following book projects: Essays in Politics and Government in Kenya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga: The Interface between Belief System and Practice, Issues in Kenya’s Foreign Policy, Tropical Issues in Politics and Government in Africa and the External Dimensions of the Public Policy in Kenya.