Syanda A. Mthuli is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Public Governance within the School of Management, Information Technology and Governance (SMIG) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). He is the founder and Director of the Southern Africa Centre of Research & Institutional Development (SACRID). His academic career spans various public institutions of higher learning (universities), teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in South Africa. In the Institutions, he has held various roles starting as a teaching assistant, researcher and lecturer, gaining a decade of both academic and administrative experience. While supervising research projects of honours, masters (coursework & full-research) and doctoral students. To date he is also a peer-reviewer for local and international journals.
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Administration (Management & Political Science), University of Zululand.
Bachelor of Public Administration Honours, University of Zululand.
Master of Commerce in Leadership Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Doctor of Administration in Public Administration, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Professional Bodies
Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM);
Research Interests
Social sciences research methodology.
Political leadership & statecraft.
Political competitiveness.
Bureaucracy performance (Behavioural Public Administration perspective).
Maritime Administration & Policy.
Environmental Public Administration & Political Thought.
Recent Publications and Papers
Mthuli, S.A., Singh, N. & Reddy, P.S. (2022). ‘Political leadership for improved performance in South Africa: A shift from Public Management to New Public Governance?’, in Jones, C., Pillay, P.., Reddy P.S & Zondi, S. (eds.) Towards a Generation of Inspiring Leaders: Lessons from failed political leadership in Africa. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (pp. 15-35).
Khanyile, R.M., Nzimakwe, T.I & Mthuli, S.A. (2021) ‘Challenges of innovations in participatory governance in uMshwathi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal’, Journal of Public Administration, 56(4.1), pp. 972-985.
Mthuli, S.A., Ruffin, F. & Singh, N. (2021). ‘Define, Explain, Justify, Apply’ (DEJA): An analytic tool for guiding qualitative research sample size’, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, pp. 1-13.
Khunoethe, H., Reddy, P.S. and Mthuli, S.A. (2021).‘Performance Management and the Integrated Development Plan of the Msunduzi Municipality in South Africa’, The NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy, 14(2), pp.161-187.
Singh, N. & Mthuli, S.A (2021). ‘The big picture of non-profit organisational sustainability: A qualitative System Dynamics approach’, Systemic Practice & Action Research, 34(3), pp. 229- 249.
