Nathan KARIUKI

Biographie

Publications

• Kariuki N. M., Racaud S. (2024). Negotiating a Place in Town: Street Vending in Thika (Kenya). EchoGéo, 67, 2024. DOI
• Kariuki N. M. (2022). Street Vendors Associations in Kenya: Political or Economic Resource? Mambo!, Vol. XIX (4), 2022, French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA)
Nairobi, Kenya. Mambo!
• Kariuki N. M. (2022). Metropolisation from Below: Street Vending Flows in Kenya. Doctoral Thesis, University of Bordeaux Montaigne, France. Theses.fr
• Kariuki N. M., Racaud S., Schlegel P. (2016). Street Vending in Kisumu and Thika: Lessons from Secondary Towns in Kenya. International Conference Urbanization and
Street Vending, French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA) Nairobi, Kenya. HAL

Research Work and Presentations at Conferences/Workshops

• Online Lecture: Delivered an online lecture on sustainable tourism titled Informality, Social Change, and Development: Global Perspective on Informality and Precarity –
« New City » Night Markets for Street Vendors at National Taipei University (NTPU), Taiwan, 2nd December 2024
• Space Sharing Concept: « New City » Night Markets for Street Vendors: 35th International Geographical Congress, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, 24-30 August 2024
• Professional Academic Program by IFRA-Nairobi: 9-month intensive training program, October 2023 – June 2024
• Mobility of Street Vendors: African Futures, 9th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS), University of Cologne, Germany, 30 May – 3 June 2023
• Street-vending in Kenya: Podcast presentation by Kenyanists, 24 April 2023
• Role of Street Vendors in Kenya: ASAA2022 4th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa, University of Cape Town, 11-16 April 2022
• Integrating Metropolis to Small and Medium Towns: Asia and Africa in Transition International Conference, University of Copenhagen, June 28-30, 2021
• Kenya on the Move: Seminar at Maison des Suds, Bordeaux, France, 21 October 2021
• Space and Mobility in Kenyan Intermediate Towns: Workshop at IFRA, 13-14 December 2018
• Business Incubators in Kenyan Universities: 2nd Annual International Conference on Technology for National, Regional, and Global Development and Integration (TNRGDI),
Eldoret Polytechnic, August 2012 Education and qualifications
• 2018-2022: Ph.D. in Human Geography, University of Bordeaux Montaigne, France
Doctoral Thesis: Metropolisation from Below: Street Vending Flows in Kenya
• 2009-2011: MSC in Entrepreneurship, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology-Nairobi Kenya
• Masters Thesis: Innovative strategies used by passion Fruit farmers in selling their products in Thika
• 1998-2002: Bachelor of Education (Arts)-Geography and Business Studies, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

Conferences Attended

• International Conference on Urbanization & Street Vending, Nairobi, Kenya, November 2016
• Consultative Forums on Small Informal Urban Traders, Nairobi and Kisumu, May & June 2016
• Empowering Aspiring Entrepreneurs for Economic Success in Sub-Saharan Africa, Washington D.C., April-June 2014
• Oikos-UNDP International Conference on Matching Culture and Markets for Inclusive Development, Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, August 2010
• Connecting Classrooms: Teaching Core Skills in High School, British Council, August 2016

Projects Undertaken

• Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: Case Study of Narok District (Undergraduate project)
• Innovative Marketing Strategies for Small Passion Fruit Farmers: Case Study of Thika West District (Masters project)

Work Experience
• Research Associate, Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM)
• Part-Time Lecturer, Africa International University