Dr Joseph Paulinus Ekong is a seasoned researcher, project manager, political and development scientist with over 11 years of professional experience in the civil society sector garnered through the implementation of donor-funded programming and interventions in peace, conflict prevention & security, civic space protection, criminal justice, and governance.
He holds a PhD degree in Political & Administrative Studies (Development Studies) and other academic & professional certifications. He has authored a number of papers published in reputable local and international journals.
His thematic areas of research interest are peace & security, governance and development.
He is currently working with Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) in Nigeria as the Governance, Peace and Security Specialist