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Dr. Victor - Chikaipa

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Language, Linguistics and Classical Studies

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His research interests encompass multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and interdisciplinary initiatives within Applied Linguistics and Communication Studies, with a particular emphasis on discourse analysis, language in environmental contexts, political communication, and social change communication. He has co-authored a book titled 'Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa - Amplifying the Marginalized Voices,' issued by Routledge, Taylor & Francis.,

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Victor Chikaipa, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Language, Linguistics, and Classical Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the University of Malawi. His interdisciplinary scholarship spans applied linguistics, language policy and planning, media and communication studies, and environmental and social change communication, with a particular focus on multilingual societies. His research examines how language policies facilitate or constrain equitable access to public services and institutional participation in multilingual contexts. He also investigates the central role of language in environmental, crisis (disaster), and political communication in the public sphere, exploring how communication practices shape public engagement, governance, and social transformation. Through this work, he seeks to advance inclusive language and communication policy frameworks that promote linguistic equity, social inclusion, and meaningful civic participation. Associate Professor Chikaipa is the co-author of Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Amplifying Marginalised Voices (Routledge, 2026) and co-editor of Education, Communication and Democracy: A Democratic Pedagogy for the Future (Routledge, 2022). He has published extensively in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes on the intersections of language, communication, media, and social transformation, with particular emphasis on language policy, environmental governance, political communication, public participation, and inclusive development in Africa.

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