AI, Power, and Ethical Governance in BRICS+ and the Global South - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Eustache Kikasu has held roles including Research Coordinator at the DUT Department of Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Entrepreneurial Studies and Management, and Principal of Durban City College. His work focuses on strengthening public-private partnerships and collaboration, as well as enhancing governance effectiveness and efficiency to provide high-quality public services within a democratic context, grounded in a strong sense of accountability. His research mainly centers on public administration, socio-economic transformation, and BRICS+ coalition. Currently, Dr. Kikasu is a Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Part-Time Lecturer at Durban University of Technology (DUT), within the Department of Public Management and Economics. He is also dedicated to supervising postgraduate students at the PhD and master’s levels. Additionally, he has co-authored book chapters and published numerous articles across fields such as the Petroleum Industry, Public Administration and Management, Governance, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, BRICS+ countries, and Marketing.

Nirmala Dorasamy is a Full Professor in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). She lectures in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at DUT. The focus area of her research is ethics and public sector management, with an emphasis on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of public service delivery underpinned by a strong sense of governance within a democratic dispensation. She has successfully supervised and graduated several Masters and Doctoral students, while being recognised as a local and international examiner for postgraduate research. She has co-authored textbooks for senior secondary learners, books for higher education purposes and she has published in local and international journals as well as presented papers at national