Dr Allan Abwunza

Assistant Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Construction dispute resolution, risk management, human-technology interactions in construction, and legal issues in digital construction

Key Publications

Contractors' Perspectives on Delays in Healthcare Projects: A Tale of Two Contrasting Provisions, Thurairajah, N., Rathnasinghe, A., Roberts, C., McAdam, B., Abwunza, A. 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Explaining the Ineffectiveness of Construction Arbitration, Abwunza, A., Peter, T., Muigua, K. 1 May 2022, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Discussion of “Influence of Perceived Fairness on Contractors’ Potential to Dispute: Moderating Effect of Engineering Ethics” by Ahsen Maqsoom, Saifullah Jan Wazir, Rafiq M. Choudhry, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, and Hafiz Zahoor, Abwunza, A., Dindi, A. 1 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Explaining the Effectiveness of Construction Arbitration: An Organizational Justice Perspective, Abwunza, A., Peter, T., Muigua, K. 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Explaining Time Performance of Construction Arbitration, Abwunza, A., Peter, T., Muigua, K. 1 May 2021, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Closure to “Effectiveness of Arbitration in Contractual Disputes: Tension between Procedural Efficiency and Award Quality” by Allan A. Abwunza, Titus K. Peter, and Kariuki Muigua, Abwunza, A. 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Explaining Delays in Construction Arbitration: A Process-Control Model Approach, Abwunza, A., Peter, T., Muigua, K. May 2020, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Influence of Fairness Perceptions on Cooperative Behavior in Construction Arbitration, Abwunza, A. 1 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Effectiveness of Arbitration in Contractual Disputes: Tension between Procedural Efficiency and Award Quality, Abwunza, A., Peter, T., Muigua, K. 1 May 2019, In: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction
Taxonomy of the Public Policy Defence in the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, Abwunza, A. 1 Sep 2018, In: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Professional Activity

Examination: External Examiner 2025
Membership of board: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) (External organisation) 2025
Examination: Subject Expert 2024
Examination: Subject Expert 2024
Examination: Subject Expert 2023
Examination: Subject Expert 2023
Publication Peer-review: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (Journal) 2021
Publication Peer-review: International Journal of Construction Management (Journal) 2019
Publication Peer-review: Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction (Journal) 2018

Qualifications

Construction Managment PhD December 01 2020

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