STAFF PROFILE

Mr Georges Elemboya OLONGO

Part-time Lecturer (French)

Qualifications:
PhD Candidate in Conflict Studies
Graduate Certificate in Law
MA Political Science
BA (hons) Political Science (Criminal Justice minor)

Email: georgeolongo@hkbu.edu.hk
Telephone: 3411 5843
Office: RRS620

BIO

Georges has lived in Hong Kong on and off since 2004. He is currently teaching French language and culture at HKBU and elsewhere whilst working on his doctorate. His dissertation will focus on the external causes of civil wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Georges’ research interests include Sino-African relations particularly in the field of development and the nature of civil war in weak states, with a focus on the DRC and other sub-Saharan countries.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

  • 2019-present: French teacher – HKBU / French Tutors / St Hilary’s School
  • 2017-2018: Graduate Instructor – St Paul’s University, Ottawa, Canada
  • 2016-2017: Language Monitor – White Woods Public School, Ontario, Canada
  • 2014-2015:Research Assistant – Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada

PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • « Appuis externes et déclenchement d’une guerre civile : Le cas de l’ex-Zaïre », in Moda Dieng (dir.), Évolutions Politiques en Afrique : Entre Autoritarisme, Démocratisation, Construction de la Paix et Défis Internes, Academia, Louvain-la-Neuve, 2015, pp. 67-85.

Conference Presentations

  • « To fight or not to fight: How international relations affect civil wars », SAGSA March 19 2015: Hope, Freedom & Responsibility. Concordia University, Montréal QC.
  • « Se battre ou ne pas se battre : le rôle des appuis externes dans le déclenchement d’une guerre civile» Feb. 25 2014 Université of Montréal, Montréal QC.

COURSES TAUGHT

  • FREN1005 French I
  • FREN3006 Contemporary French Society through Its National Cinema
  • ECS3530/PHI2711A Sujets spéciaux en études de confits/ Thèmes choisis en philosophie politique