Dr. Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa
Short Curriculum vitae
July 2025 - October 2025 Megatrends Afrika Research Fellow at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn.
2019-Present: Academic in Monitoring and Evaluation at the Wits School of Governance
2019: PhD in Migration and Society and the University of the Witwatersrand, African Centre for Migration and Society
2018-2019: Senior MEL Specialist, Resilient Waters Programme
2015-2018: Senior M&E Technical Specialist, Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results
2007-2014: Co-Director, Global call to Action Against Poverty
2008: M.A. at the University of the Witwatersrand, African Centre for Migration and Society
Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project
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The Politics of Translocality
Households in Southern Africa often migrate for work, education and services while maintaining economic, social and political ties to their rural homes. Drawing on a survey in seven countries, this policy brief analyses the effects of climate change on, and governance implications of, translocality.
Megatrends Policy Brief 47, 19.03.2026, 10 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026MTA-PB47