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Research Areas
Digital Rights, Journalism, New Media, Freedom of Expression, Access to Information, Media and Communication Policy and Regulation, Intersection between Media and democracy,
Profile
Jimmy Kainja is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malawi. He has over ten years of experience teaching Media, Communication and Cultural Studies. He is also a Communication and Public Relations Coordinator at the University of Malawi’s Centre for Agri-Food Systems. He holds a BSc in Media Studies and an MRes in Media and Communication from London Metropolitan University. He is an adjunct research fellow at the Institute of Public Opinion and Research, an editorial team member (politics and society) for the University of Malawi’s Kachere Series, and a mentor for the University of Malawi’s Journal of Humanities mentorship programme. Kainja has also held various leadership positions, including President of the University of Malawi’s academic staff union, CCASU and Deputy Head of the department.
Publications
- Journal Article
Ndasauka, Y., & Kainja, J. (2024). Stewards or Manipulators? Knowledge Brokers’ Complex Positionality in Combating the COVID-19 Infodemic in Malawi. African Journalism Studies, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2024.2341923 (2024)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23743670.2024.2341923
- Book Chapters
Foster Gondwe, Jimmy Kainja, Yamikani Ndasauka (2024) The Complex Interplay of Technology and Mental Health During COVID-19 (2024)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003425861-20/complex-interplay-technology-mental-health-covid-19-foster-gondwe-jimmy-kainja-yamikani-ndasauka
- Book Chapters
Kainja J (2024). Outsourcing Repression: Impunity and Harassment of Journalists in Malawi (2024)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032697604-13/outsourcing-repression-jimmy-kainja?context=ubx
- Journal Article
Mmanga C, Ndasauka Y, Kainja J, Kondowe F, Mchenga M, Maliwichi L and Nyamali S (2023) The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi. Front. Psychiatry 13:1024793. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793. (2023)
- Journal Article
Kainja, J (2023) Legal and Policy Gaps Affecting Digital Rights in Malawi. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jh.v31i1.1 (2023)
- Book Chapters
Anthony M Gunde; Jimmy Kainja (2023) Digital Technologies, Elections and Campaigns in Malawi (2023)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003429081-10/social-media-use-impact-malawi-2020-presidential-election-anthony-gunde-jimmy-kainja
- Journal Article
Kainja J, Ndasauka Y, Mchenga M, Kondowe F, M'manga C, Maliwichi L, Nyamali S. (2022) Umunthu, Covid-19 and mental health in Malawi. Heliyon. 2022 Oct 31;8(11):e11316. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11316. PMID: 36353175; PMCID: PMC9638767. (2022)
- Book Chapters
Kainja, J. (2022) The Media and Freedom of Expression in Democratic Malawi: A Formality or Reality? In: Adeola, A., Mutua, M.W. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Democracy, Governance and Justice in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74014-6_15 (2022)
- Book Chapters
Kainja, J. (2021) Media Education, Democratisation and Media Capture at Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. In: Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V., & Gunde, A.M. (eds). Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa: A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125440 (2021)
- Journal Article
Heyns, C., Tlakula, P., Fombad, C, and Kainja, J. (2019) The Right to Political Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Global Journal of Comparative Law. Vol. 8, Issue 2, p: 128-161. DIO: 10.1163/2211906X-00802202. (2019)
- Journal Article
Allcock, A. & Kainja, J. (2011) Reimagining 21st Century Development in Malawi: Generating and Sharing Knowledge Beyond the Traditional Establishment. IDS Bulletin, Vol. 42 (5): 99-103. Wiley-Blackwell. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00259.x (2011)
