Guy Lamb
International Studies Programme Leader, Political Science Department of Stellenbosch University
phone: +27 21 808 2388
email: glamb [at] sun [dot] ac [dot] za
International Studies Programme Leader, Political Science Department of Stellenbosch University
phone: +27 21 808 2388
email: glamb [at] sun [dot] ac [dot] za
small arms and light weapons (SALW) | Africa
Dr Guy Lamb is the International Studies Programme Leader within the Political Science Department at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). He also serves as a Commissioner with the high-level National Planning Commission (Presidency of the Republic of South Africa). Between 2012 and 2020 he was the Director of the Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town. Prior to this he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Security Studies (2006-2012), and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution (2000-2005). He is a NRF rated researcher and has undertaken research and published on arms control, crime and violence reduction, urban safety, policing and peace-building issues in Africa for more than 25 years. He has worked with numerous governments and various United Nations agencies on peace and security issues.
Dr. Lamb holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and a master’s degree in International and Comparative Politics from UCT.
Recent publications:
Dr Guy Lamb is the International Studies Programme Leader within the Political Science Department at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). He also serves as a Commissioner with the high-level National Planning Commission (Presidency of the Republic of South Africa). Between 2012 and 2020 he was the Director of the Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town. Prior to this he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Security Studies (2006-2012), and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution (2000-2005). He is a NRF rated researcher and has undertaken research and published on arms control, crime and violence reduction, urban safety, policing and peace-building issues in Africa for more than 25 years. He has worked with numerous governments and various United Nations agencies on peace and security issues.
Dr. Lamb holds a Ph.D. in Criminology and a master’s degree in International and Comparative Politics from UCT.
Recent publications:
- "Robberies surge as criminals take advantage of South Africa’s power outages," The Conversation, February 4, 2023.
- "Mass shootings in South Africa are often over group turf: how to stop the cycle of reprisals," The Conversation, July 18, 2022.
- "Policing and Boundaries in a Violent Society: A South African Case Study," Routledge, January 31, 2022.
- "Licensed to kill: Does owning a firearm in South Africa make you more or less safe? Well, it depends," Daily Maverick, June 23, 2021.
- "The coming crime catastrophe: The 2019/20 crime stats and post-COVID19 violence prevention in South Africa," Safer Spaces, August 4, 2020.
- "OPINION: Fear and policing in the time of Covid-19," News24, April 3, 2020.
- “The Conundrum of DDR Coordination: The Case of South Sudan,” Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, April 27, 2018 (with Theo Stainer).