Dengiyefa Angalapu is a Research Analyst with the Centre for Democracy and Development.
He is a Political Scientist interested in research and teaching on development challenges in the global south, specifically focusing on issues around climate change and conflict, crude oil-related violence, political violence, terrorism, democracy, environmental politics and sustainability. Dengiyefa Angalapu has vast experience working as a researcher on violence in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region. He is a member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), The American Political Science Association (APSA), The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) and the Nigerian Political Science Association South South Zone (NPSA-SS).
Dengiyefa Angalapu holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Political Science and an M.Sc in Development Studies from the Department of Political Science, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.