Philip O. Onguny
Profile
Professor Philip Onguny’s research interests revolve around three topic clusters: political violence, identity-based conflicts, and role of media in conflict transformation and peace-building. He is also interested in the politics of international development and humanitarianism in fragile and/or conflict-affected societies. Professor Onguny is currently working on a SSHRC-funded project seeking to develop a comprehensive typology of frames to increase our understanding of the core issues fuelling ethno-political violence and land-based conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project draws on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Kenya.
- Ethnic violence
- Globalization and information and communication
- Conflict management and resolution
- International Development
Ph.D., Communication (International Communication & Development)
Universit茅 de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
M.A., Organizational Communication
Universit茅 de Rennes 2 鈥 Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France
Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA (under exchange program)
B.A., Information & Communication Sciences (Journalism & Media Studies)
Universit茅 de Rennes 2 鈥 Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France
My current research, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), seeks to develop a comprehensive typology of frames to help explain how, why, and by whom electoral violence and land-based conflicts are incentivized in Sub-Saharan Africa. This two-year project (2017-2019) draws primarily on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Kenya.
SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG)
Principal Investigator (PI)
2017-2019
Books Authored:
1.听听听听听Onguny, P.聽Media and Election Violence in Kenya: A Function of Discursive Frames聽[under revision for Roman & Littlefield, Lexington]
Books Edited:
1.听听听听听Dieng, M.,聽Onguny, P., et Souar茅, I. (dir.) (2019).聽Lutte contre le terrorisme en Afrique: Acte de bienveillance ou pr茅texte g茅ostrat茅gique?聽Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al.
Special Issue Edited:
1.听听听听听Dieng, M. & Onguny, P. (2020). The Changing Security Landscape in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges (Issue No. 2).聽African Journal of Terrorism & Insurgency Research, 1(2), 5-111.听听
Refereed Chapters in Books:
1.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2019). 芦 Communication gouvernementale et lutte contre le terrorisme au Kenya 禄. Dans M. Dieng, P. Onguny et I. Souar茅 (dir.).聽Lutte contre le terrorisme en Afrique: Acte de bienveillance ou pr茅texte g茅ostrat茅gique?(pp. 187-202). Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al.
2.听听听听听Dieng, M.,聽Onguny, P. & Souaree, I. (2019).聽芦聽Enjeux th茅oriques et pratiques de la lutte contre le terrorisme en Afrique聽禄. Dans M. Dieng, P. Onguny et I. Souar茅 (dir.).聽Lutte contre le terrorisme en Afrique: Acte de bienveillance ou pr茅texte g茅ostrat茅gique?聽(pp. 7-17). Presses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al.
3.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2016). 鈥淚ndigenous Language Radios in Kenya and the Negotiation of Inter-Group Relations during Conflict Processes鈥. In A. Salawu and M. Chibita (eds.).聽Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa, (pp. 151-181). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
4.听听听听听Onguny, P., & Traor茅, C. (2015). 芦聽Crises environnementales et conflits interethniques au Kenya et au Mali聽禄. Dans A. Lafrance, H-D. Ciss茅, et L. Saadaoui (dir.)聽Communication et Soci茅t茅s en Crise: Savoir y entrer, pouvoir en sortir聽(pp. 289-301).聽Paris: L鈥橦armattan.
Refereed Book Reviews:
1.听听听听听Onguny, P.聽(2021).聽Review of Regime Threats and State Solutions by Mai Hassan.聽Global Change, Conflict & Security,聽3(1), 93-94.
2.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2021). Review of The Security Arena in Africa: Local Order-Making in the Central African Republic, Somaliland, and South Sudan by Tim Glawion.聽Africa, 91(2), 343-345.
3.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). Review of Varieties of Democracy: Measuring Two Centuries of Political Change by Michael Coppedge et al.聽Canadian Journal of Political Science,聽53(3), 722-733.
4.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). Review of Distant Justice: The Impact of the International Criminal Court on African Politics by Phil Clark.聽Peace & Change,聽45(3), 460-463.
5.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). Review of Electoral Politics in Africa Since 1990: Continuity in Change by Jamie Bleck & Nicolas Van de Walle.聽Modern Africa,聽8(1), 141-144.
6.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2019). Review of Institutions and Democracy in Africa: How the Rules of the Game Shape Political Developments by Nic Cheeseman (ed.).聽African Journal of Democracy & Governance,聽6(4), 155-158.
Refereed Journal Articles:
1.听听听听听Onguny, P. (Accepted). Role of Media in Community-based Peacebuilding: A Critical Assessment.聽Peace and Conflict Studies
2.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2021). Communication Studies, Interdisciplinarity, and the Quest for Knowledge.聽Canadian Journal of Media Studies,聽17(1), 6-37.
3.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2021). The Politics of Impunity and the Shifting Media Landscape in Kenya.聽Athens Journal of Mass Media & Communications, 7(1), 61-78.
4.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). Why the Kenya-Somalia Maritime Dispute is Far from Over Regardless of the ICJ Ruling.聽Harvard Africa Policy Journal, 14(Spring), 41-51.
5.听听听听听Onguny, P. & Malik, A. (2020). Emphasis Frames, Elite Strategies, and Mass Participation in Election Violence in Kenya.聽Journal of Contemporary African Studies,聽38(4), 560-578.
6.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). The Politics Behind Kenya鈥檚 Building Bridges Initiative (BBI):听Vindu Vichenjanga聽or Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing?聽Canadian Journal of African Studies,聽54(3), 557-576.
7.听听听听听Onguny, P. (2020). Framing the War on Terror in Kenya: Perspectives on the Attacks at Westgate聽Mall and Garissa University.聽African Journal of Terrorism & Insurgency Research,聽1(1), 77-101.
8.听听听听听Dieng, M.,聽Onguny, P.聽& Mfondi, A.聽(2020).聽Leadership Without Membership: France and the聽G-5 Sahel Force.聽African Journal of Terrorism & Insurgency Research,聽1(2), 21-41.
9.听听听听听Onguny, P.聽& Gillies, T.聽(2019).聽Land Conflict in Kenya: A Critical Overview of Literature.聽The East African Review/Les Cahiers d鈥橝frique de l鈥橢st,聽53(0), 1-23.
10.听听Onguny, P. (2019). Alternative Media and Mediated Political Participation: A Conceptual Discussion.聽Global Media Journal-Australian Edition,聽13(1), 1-10.
11.听听Onguny, P. (2019). Electoral Violence in Kenya 2007-08: Role of Vernacular Radios.聽Journal of African Elections聽18(1), 86-107.
12.听听Onguny, P.聽& Gillies, T. (2019). Assessing the Agency in Media Narratives for Community-based Peacebuilding.聽Global Media Journal-German Edition, 9(2), 1-17.
13.听听Onguny, P. (2019). Mediated Political Participation and Competing Discourses of Online Civic Engagement.聽Journal of Development & Communication Studies聽6(1), 36-47.
14.听听Onguny, P. & Mfenguie, R. (2019). R茅silience, capacit茅 de l鈥櫭塼at et d茅fis de d茅veloppement durable dans les zones 脿 risque.聽International Journal of Arts and Humanities,聽8(4), 1-13.
15.听听Onguny, P. (2017). International News Coverage of Insecurity and Human Suffering in Africa鈥檚 Great Lakes Region.聽Journal of Media Critiques聽3(12), 121-138.
16.听听Onguny, P. (2014). Potential of Mobile Media as a Space for Political Deliberation in Sub-Saharan Africa.聽Rhodes Journalism Review聽34(0), 71-74.
17.听听Onguny, P. (2012). Exploring the Dilemmas of Peace in the East African Community (E.A.C.): Implications of the 2007-08 Conflicts in Kenya.聽Harvard Africa Policy Journal,聽7(Spring), 1-10.
Papers Revised & Resubmitted to Referred Journals:听
1.听听听听听Conflict over Land in Kenya鈥檚 Tana River County and Competing Sense of Belonging.聽Global Change, Peace & Security聽[revised & resubmitted]
2.听听听听听Dynamics of Security and Conflict in Africa鈥檚 Great Lakes Region (with Peace N. Mukazi).聽African Journal of Democracy & Governance聽[under revision]
Onguny, P. (2020, May). Land Conflict in Kenya: The Guilt of Doing Little and the Cost of Doing Nothing. Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, University of Western Ontario 鈥 cancelled due to the COVID-19
Onguny, P. (2019, November). Conflict over Land in Kenya鈥檚 Tana River County and Competing Sense of Belonging. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the African Studies Association (ASA), Boston, United States.
Dieng, M. & Onguny, P. (2019, November). Violent Extremism and the Search for Belonging in Africa鈥檚 Sahel Region. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the African Studies Association (ASA), Boston, United States.
Onguny, P. (2018, April). Transforming Africa鈥檚 Rural Livelihoods Though Digital Technologies to Increase Community Resilience. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association (ISA), San Francisco, United States.
Onguny, P. (2017, October). Digital Platforms and Sustainable Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspectives from Kenya. Paper presented at the 2017 Global Fusion Conference, Ohio University (Athens), Ohio, United States.
Onguny, P. (2017, May). Mobile-Based Digital Technologies and Sustainability of Rural Livelihoods. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Communication Association (CCA), Toronto, Canada.
Malik, A. & Onguny, P. (2016, December). Elite and Mass Perspectives on Election Violence in Kenya. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the African Studies Association (ASA), Washington DC, United States.
Onguny, P. (2016, May). Media Coverage of Impunity and the Safety of Investigative Journalists in Africa. Research poster presented at the UNESCO鈥檚 Research Conference on the Safety of Journalists, Helsinki, Finland.
Onguny, P. (2015, November). The Feasibility of Using Mobile-based Technologies to Transform Intergroup Conflicts and Humanitarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper Presented at 性爱学堂 Noon Seminars.
Onguny, P. (2015, October). Rethinking Social Justice and Economic Empowerment in Africa through Digital Technologies. Paper presented at the 2015 Global Fusion Conference, Texas A&M University, Texas, United States.
Onguny, P. (2015, July). Using New Media for Conflict Mitigation in East Africa. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the IAMCR, Montreal, Canada.
Onguny, P. (2015, May). Rethinking Peace Education and Conflict Prevention in Africa Through Digital Media Platforms. Paper presented at the 13th Annual International Conference on Communication & Mass Media, Athens Institute for Education & Research, Athens, Greece.
Onguny, P. (2015, February). Role of Mobile Media in Supporting Humanitarian Activities in Crisis-Affected Areas. Paper presented at the Global Humanitarianism & Media Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Onguny, P. (2014, July). Using Interactive Media Platforms to Strengthen Humanitarian Response: Case Study of the Ushahidi platform. Paper presented at The Humanitarian Innovation Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Onguny, P. (2013, May). Le traitement m茅diatique des relations interethniques lors des conflits en Afrique sub-saharienne: le cas des radios vernaculaires au Kenya. Paper presented at the 81st Annual Congress of the ACFAS Association (Association Francophone pour le Savoir), Quebec, Canada.
Onguny, P. and Traor茅, C. O. (2013, March). Communication de crise et les enjeux environnementaux des conflits interethniques au Kenya et au Mali. Paper presented in collaboration with Cheick Oumar Traor茅 at the Annual Conference of AMEDDIAS Association, Luxembourg.
Onguny, P. (2012, December). Vernacular Radios and Conflict Framing in Africa: Perspectives on Kenya. Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Journalism and Communication (JMComm), Singapore (Best Graduate Student Paper Award, 2012).
Onguny, P. (2012, May). The properties of Interethnic Accommodation in Mediatized Conflicts. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Communication Association (CCA), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Onguny, P. (2012, February). The Politics of Ethnicity in Kenya鈥檚 Vernacular Radios: Between Differentiated and Concerted Framing. Paper presented at an International Conference, 鈥淏eyond Normative Approaches: Everyday Media Culture in Africa鈥, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Onguny, P. (2011, April). Re-examining Kenya鈥檚 Stability Threats Within the East African Community. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS), McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Onguny, P. (2008, May). L鈥檌mpact de Nation Media Blogs sur les 茅lections pr茅sidentielles de 2007 au Kenya: un pont pour les citoyens marginalis茅s? Paper presented at the 76th Annual Congress of the ACFAS Association (Association Francophone pour le Savoir), Quebec, Canada.
Discussant, 鈥渁 pandemic of misinformation鈥 by Dr. Joan Donovan, Midday Seminars organized by Conflict Research Centre (CRC) in collaboration with the School of Social Communication, February 2021.
Discussant, roundtable discussions on 鈥渋nformation and communication technologies, community engagement, and international development鈥 at the annual gathering of the Canadian Communication Association (CCA), June 2017.
Organizer, Midday Seminars (Brown Bag Seminars), School of Social Communication, 性爱学堂, 2015-2017.
Presenter, 鈥淭he feasibility of using mobile-based technologies to transform intergroup conflicts and humanitarianism in sub-Saharan Africa鈥, Midday Seminars (Brown Bag Seminars), 性爱学堂, November 2015.
Panel Chair (replacement), 鈥淥thering, Conflict, and Identity鈥, at the annual gathering of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), July 2015.
- Dean鈥檚 Honours List, Keene State College
2005 - Best Student Paper Award, International Conference on Journalism and Mass Communications
2012
- Onguny, P., Interview with Louka Jacques on conflicts and political instability in Africa鈥檚 Great Lakes region, featured in 鈥淟es Voies du Retour 鈥 Les Chercheurs鈥, ICI Radio-Canada Premi猫re, March 4th, 2016
- Onguny, P., Interview with Michel Gailloux on electoral crises in Africa 鈥 the case of Zimbabwe, featured in 芦 Debout VM 禄, Radio Ville-Marie, August 3rd, 2018