Norman Chivasa is currently a lecturer in the Department of Peace, Security and Society at the University of Zimbabwe after serving as a Research Associate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Postdoctoral Fellow at Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa. He holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a PhD in Management Sciences Specialising in Public Administration: Peace Studies, from DUT. His research focuses on community peacebuilding and informal infrastructures for peace