Geoffrey Lugano is the Research Training Manager at the Rift Valley Institute (RVI). Geoffrey holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom (UK), Msc in Governance & Development from the University of Antwerp, Belgium (with Distinction) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political studies from Kenyatta University (First Class Honours). Geoffrey has additional training in qualitative & multimethod research from the Institute for Qualitative & Multimethod Research (IQMR) at Syracuse University, New York, United States. Geoffrey has over 5 years of teaching experience in the Kenyan public university sector, and over 10 years of consulting experience for many local and international organizations on governance, political economy analysis, conflict and international criminal justice. Geoffrey’s research has been published in the International Journal of Transitional Justice, Peacebuilding Journal, the African Journal of International Criminal Justice and other non-academic outlets across the globe.