For nearly a decade, Mark Amaliya Anyorikeya has worked at the intersection of policy governance, P-CVE, and terrorism research. He is currently finalising his PhD in Political science at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. His PhD research analyses the relational dynamics of cooperation within the global jihadist movement focusing on how transnational jihadist organizations maintain alliances with local affiliates in Africa under anarchy.
He is also a research associate on a DFG funded project investigating under what conditions inclusive and exclusive religious understandings are compatible with peaceful or violent mobilization in Africa. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, Erfurt and a bachelor’s degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology -Kumasi.