Williams Orukpe

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

Nigeria

Title

Lecturer II

Affiliation

Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Email

williams.orukpe@uniben.edu

Mailing Address

Department of History and International Studies, University of Benin

Countries of Specialization

Nigeria

Education

B.A. International Studies and Diplomacy, Benin; M.A. History, Benin

Research Interests

Esan Studies, Development Economics History, Political History, International Relations History

Teaching Interests

Introduction to International Studies and Diplomacy, Philosophy and Methodology of International Studies and Diplomacy, A Survey of African Society and Politics, The West since 1919, African Personalities in History, A Survey of European Society and Politics

Publications

Chapters in Books
Vivian E. Odiahi and Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe "History, the Historian and Nation Building in Post-Colonial Nigeria: A Historiographical Survey" in Alexandra Esimaje et Al (eds.), Perspectives on the Humanities, Benin City: Benson Idahosa University, 2017, pp. 146-168.
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe " Politics, Governance and Development in Post-Colonial Nigeria" in Z.K.A. Bonat et Al (eds.), Interdisciplinary Studies and Perspectives on Society and Development, Kaduna: Kaduna State University, 2016, pp. 59-76.
Journal Articles
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe and Bridget O. Omoruyi "Nigerian Economy and the Dilemma of Development in Historical Perspective", International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2017, pp. 350-363.
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe and Bridget O. Omoruyi "Christianity, Marriage and Family Life in Esanland", Ilorin Journal of History and International Studies,Vol. 8, No. 1, 2018, pp. 113-136.
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe and Mary U. Isibor "Undemocratic Democracy, Dysfunctional Governance and Insecurity in Post-Colonial Nigeria: Interrogating the Trinity of Relationship", Wilberforce Island Journal of History, Vol. 3, 2018, pp. 197-231.
Yakubu Moses and Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe"Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, and Ahmadu Bello and the Rise of Political Musketeering in Post-Colonial Nigeria" Jalingo Journal of African Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1 & 2, 2017, pp. 184-196.
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe"Interrogating Nigeria's First Generation Political Parties: Towards Providing a Political Paradigm for a Nation at the Brink of Collapse", Journal of Political Inquiry, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2019, pp. 295-311.
Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe " Federalizing Esanland in Post-Colonial Nigeria", FUDMA: Journal of Arts
Yakubu Moses, Williams Ehizuwa Orukpe and Friday Aworawo "Military and Economic Roles of Women during the Nigeria Civil War", The Nigerian Journal of Economic History, No. 16, 2017, pp. 201-214.

Keywords

Esan Studies, Development Economics History, Political History, International Studies