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His research interests span multi-, trans-, and interdisciplinary projects on language and sustainable development, with a particular focus on communication about the environment, politics, and social change. He has co-authored a book titled 'Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa - Amplifying the Marginalised Voices', published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.,
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Victor Chikaipa, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Classical Studies within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Malawi. My research interests are highly transdisciplinary, centred on language and sustainable development in multilingual settings. I am interested in how language policies can hinder or promote access to and engagement with services and institutions, and in how we can create more equitable and inclusive approaches to language policy. I have co-authored a book titled 'Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa - Amplifying the Marginalised Voices', published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis in April 2026. In addition, I have published numerous journal articles and book chapters on communication for environmental, political, and social change.
Publications
- Book
Chavinda, C., Chikaipa, V., Kainja, J., Mchakulu, J., & Ndasauka, Y. 2026. Communication for Social Change in Sub- Saharan Africa: Amplifying the Marginalized Voices. Routledge - Taylor & Francis. (2026)
https://www.routledge.com/Communication-for-Social-Change-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Amplifying-the-Marginalised-Voices/Chavinda-Chikaipa-Kainja-Mchakulu-Ndasauka/p/book/9781041047865
- Book Chapters
Chikaipa, V. (2026). “(Re)-Imagining Discourses of Corruption in Malawian Newspapers. In U. Akpojivi and T. Chari, Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa. Contestations and Controversies. London: Bloomsbury (2026)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/media-accountability-and-corruption-in-africa-9781350587328/
- Journal Article
Chikaipa, V. (2025). Print Media Coverage and the Socio-Contextual Representation of Single-Use Plastics Ban in Malawi. Cogent Arts and Humanities Journal, 12(1) (2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2025.2460314
- Journal Article
Chandilanga, H.C. & Chikaipa, V. (2025). ‘No Flowers for the New Boss’: Interrogating Malawian Newspapers Political Cartoon Stereotypical Representations of a Woman Anti-Corruption Bureau Director. Agenda Journal (2025)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10130950.2025.2504905?src=exp-la
- Journal Article
Chikaipa, V. (2023). Preserving indigenous minority languages through community radio in development programmes in Malawi. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. (2023)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/16073614.2022.2128382?journalCode=rall20
- Conference Papers
Multilingualism, Mobility and Space in Urban Public Environments in Southern Africa: Reflecting on Methodological Improvements (2023)
Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability Conference - SMUS Conference India 2023
- Journal Article
Chikaipa, V. (2022). Riding on Slogans and Mottos: Bicycle Taxis as Mobile Bodies of Meaning in Malawi, Language Matters, 53:3, 133-153, (2022)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10228195.2022.2141829
- Book
Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde A.M. (Eds.) 2022. Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa. A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future. London: Routledge – Taylor & Francis Publishers. ISBN 9780367646097 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125440
- Book Chapters
Chikaipa, V., Chirwa, J.A., Manthalu, C.H., and Gunde, A. M. (2022). “Re-imagining discourses of disability at higher education institutions in democratic Malawi.”, In Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde A.M. (Eds.) 2021. Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa. A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Publishers. (2022)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003125440-16/re-imagining-discourses-disability-higher-education-institutions-democratic-malawi-victor-chikaipa-john-chirwa-chikumbutso-manthalu-anthony-gunde
- Book Chapters
Manthalu, C.H., Gunde, A.M. and Chikaipa, V., (2022) Towards communication for equality: reconfiguring pedagogical relations in teacher education, In Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde A.M. (Eds.) Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa. A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Publishers. (2022)
- Book Chapters
Gunde, A.M., Chikaipa, V., and Manthalu, C.H., (2022). A rhetorical analysis of affirmative action debate towards higher education access in Malawi’s democracy, In Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde A.M. (Eds.) Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa. A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Publishers. (2022)
- Book Chapters
Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde, A.M., (2022) “Concretizing democratic deliberation through education”, In Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. and Gunde A.M. (Eds.) Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa. A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Publishers. (2022)
- Journal Article
Chikaipa, V., and Gunde, A. (2021). The Role of Community Radio in Promotion of Indigenous Minority Languages and Cultures in Malawi, Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 28 (2), 327-343. (2021)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19376529.2020.1751633?journalCode=hjrs20
- Performance(instrumentalist)
Gunde, A. & Chikaipa, V. (2021) “Popular Culture as Alternative Media: Reggae Music, Culture and Politics in Malawi’s Democracy,” In H. S. Dunn, D. Moyo, W. O. Lesitaokana and S. B. Barnabas, (Eds.). Re-imagining Communication in Africa and the Caribbean. Global South Issues in Media, Culture, and Technology. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (2021)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-54169-9_16
- Journal Article
Chikaipa, V. (2019). Caring Mother or Weak Politician? A Semiotic Analysis of Editorial Cartoon Representations of Joyce Banda in Malawi Newspapers. Critical Arts, South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 33:2, 14-28, DOI: 10.1080/02560046.2019.1655583. (2019)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02560046.2019.1655583
