Faustin Kambale Luhungu is a PhD student in International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa, specializing in natural resource governance and socio-environmental impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in Africa.

Prior to his current tenure in Canada, Faustin was a Fulbright Scholar at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He is particularly interested in the tensions between economic growth and environmental sustainability, mainly the political economy of resource extraction, understanding how institutional arrangements, power relations, and multi-scalar governance systems shape development outcomes in resource-rich contexts.

Faustin’s research interest adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating political economy, institutional analysis, and policy evaluation to explore pathways toward more equitable and sustainable resource management. He is also developing expertise in results-based management, monitoring and evaluation, and grant design. His broader aim is to contribute to evidence-based policymaking that supports structural transformation, social justice, and long-term ecological resilience in the Global South, with a particular geographical focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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