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Maweu J.M. 2017. Equality, ‘Difference and the Complementarity of African and Western Philosophy’. Paper presented at the 23rd Institute of African philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) at the University of Vienna, Austria (10-11th July, 2017).

Maweu J.M. 2017. ‘From Liberal to Consociational democracy: Which way for Africa?’Paper presented at the “Beyond Liberal Democracy: The Quest for Indigenous African Models of Democracy for the Twenty-First Century”, held at the Main Campus of the University of Nairobi, Kenya, from 22nd to 23rd May, 2017

Maweu, J.M, Cheeseman Nic and Ouma Seth 2016. ‘Peace but at what cost? Media coverage of elections and conflict in Kenya’ paper presented at the Mecodem workshop 11-14 December, 2016, University of Cape town, South Africa.

Maweu J.M. 2016. ‘Men under Siege? An analysis of Media representation of gender based domestic violence in Kenya’ paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Gender and Communication School of Communication of the University of Seville, Spain on the 7th and 8th of April 2016.

Maweu, J.M.  2016. ‘Between Watchdog Journalism and Peace ‘Propaganda’ Journalism: The Media, Democracy and the 2013 general elections in Kenya’ paper presented at the media and democracy roundtable, at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa on 22nd April, 2016.

Maweu J.M. 2015. ‘The Role of the Media in promoting Public Debate on Bioethical Issues: The Case of Genetically Modified Food in Kenya’. Paper presented at The Annual Conference on Bioethics organized by the Bioethics Society of Kenya on 16-17th December, 2015 at the Kenyatta University Conference Center

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Radicalized Religious Beliefs? Ethical Reasoning as a Tool to Reconcile Conflicting Religious Values’ paper presented at the Ethics and Religion conference to mark World Philosophy Day at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy on 14th October 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘The Commercialization of newspaper news production and its impact on Journalism Ethics in Kenya’. Paper Presented at the Capitalism, Culture and Media Conference at the University of Leeds, UK, 7-8 Sept. 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Tools of Hegemony or Resistance?  Media Framing of China’s “Soft Power” in Kenya and Sierra Leone’ Paper presented at the IAMCR conference 2015, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, 2015

Maweu, J.M. 2015. ‘Instigators of Conflict or Messengers of Peace? The Role of the Media in Promoting Interfaith Dialogue as a conflict management tool among Christians and Muslims in Kenya, Paper  presented at the IAMCR conference 2015, Montreal, Canada, 12-16 July, 2015