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Jimmy Kainja

Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-3144
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Brief 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.

Research fields of focus

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Education/Academic Qualification


  • London Metropolitan University - London North Campus

  • Qualification
    BSc Media Studies (Hons) (School of Computing and Digital Media)
  • Start year - Award year
    2005 - 2008
  • Address
    London, London, GB

  • City and Islington College

  • Qualification
    Media Studies - Access to Higher Education Diploma (Computing, IT and Creative Media)
  • Start year - Award year
    2004 - 2005
  • Address
    London, London, GB

Undergraduate courses


  • CCS112 - Introduction to Communication Studies
  • CCS113 - Sign Language
  • CCS124 - Introduction to Media Genres
  • CCS311 - Critical Theory
  • CCS313 - Media and Society
  • CCS317 - Current Thoughts in Journalism
  • CCS318 - News Reporting
  • CCS324 - Media, Policy and the Law
  • CCS411 - Communication and Culture
  • CCS421 - Media, Democracy and Development
  • CCS422 - Media Institution Management
  • CCS423 - Long Essay (Research Report)
  • CCS424 - Job-Oriented Interpersonal Skills
  • ENG424 - Introduction to Journalism
  • MFD314 - Social Research Methods in Development Communication
  • MFD411 - Long Essay Writing I
  • MFD414 - The Political Economy of Malawian Media

Postgraduate courses


  • TMCD5114 - Political Economy of Development Communication: Third World Governments, Donor Aid, NGOs and Poor Communities
Filters for Research Outputs
Sustainable Development Goals
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Publication Year

2025

Conclusion

Author(s) : Albert Sharra, Jimmy Kainja, Anthony...

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.4324/9781003616184-13

Computer science

Introduction

Author(s) : Albert Sharra, Jimmy Kainja, Anthony...

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.4324/9781003616184-1

Computer science

The BBC's Legacy in Africa

Author(s) : Albert Sharra, Jimmy Kainja, Anthony...

Research output : book

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.4324/9781003616184

Art

Torn Between Multiple Interests

Author(s) : Albert Sharra, Jimmy Kainja, Anthony...

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.4324/9781003616184-4

Political science

State surveillance in Malawi: Changes and continuities

Author(s) : Jimmy Kainja

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.5040/9781350422117.ch-5

Computer science Political science Geography Computer security State (computer science)

2024

Cultural determinants of COVID-19 vaccines misinformation in Malawi

Author(s) : Jimmy Kainja, Catherine Makhumula, Halima...

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2024, doi: 10.1057/s41599-024-03743-6

Misinformation 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Medicine Political science Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Mental health is just an Addendum: Assessing stakeholder’s perceptions on COVID-19 and mental health services provision in Malawi

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2024, doi: 10.60763/africarxiv/1454

Unemployment Mental health Focus group Psychosocial Anxiety

Stewards or Manipulators? Knowledge Brokers’ Complex Positionality in Combating the COVID-19 Infodemic in Malawi

Author(s) : Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2024, doi: 10.1080/23743670.2024.2341923

Medicine Sociology Political science Public relations Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Health Workers in Malawi (Policy Brief)

Research output : standards-and-policy

Publication Year: 2024, doi: 10.60763/africarxiv/1455

Public health Mental health Psychological intervention Welfare Compromise

2023

Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa: Case Studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia

Author(s) : Tony Roberts, Judy Gitahi, Patrick...

Research output : report

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.19088/ids.2023.027

Mobile phone Computer science The Internet World Wide Web Business

Legal and Policy Gaps Affecting Digital Rights in Malawi

Author(s) : Jimmy Kainja

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2023, doi: 10.4314/jh.v31i1.1

Promotion (chess) Digital Rights Computer science Political science Economic growth

2022

The Media and Freedom of Expression in Democratic Malawi: A Formality or Reality?

Author(s) : Jimmy Kainja

Research output : book-chapter

Publication Year: 2022, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74014-6_15

Dictatorship Referendum Formality Sociology Political science

2019

The Right to Political Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s) : Christof Heyns, Charles Fombad, Pansy...

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2019, doi: 10.1163/2211906x-00802002

Realisation Covenant Civil Society Sociology Political science

2011

Reimagining 21st Century Development in Malawi: Generating and Sharing Knowledge Beyond the Traditional Development Establishment

Author(s) : Liz Allcock, Jimmy Kainja

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2011, doi: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00259.x

Value (mathematics) OpenAccess Knowledge Sharing Computer science Sociology

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