Africa

United States of America

Professor

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA

oyeniyib@gmail.com

Department of History
Missouri State University, Springfield
Missouri State, USA

Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and other hotspots of violence and terrorism in Africa

Ph.D Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands

Historiography, Social History, Terrorism, Conflict Resolution, African History, Strategic Studies, World History from 1600

Historiography, Social History, Terrorism, Conflict Resolution, African History, Strategic Studies, World History from 1600

Books
Monographs (7):

Dress in the Making of African Identity: A Social and Cultural History of the Yoruba People, (New York, USA: Cambria Press, 2015): pp. xii+340.

Nigeria: Africa In Focus, (Co-authored with Toyin Falola), (Santa Barbra, USA: ABC-CLIO, February 2015): pp. xvii+424.

Impact of Internal Migration on Human Development in Nigeria, (Belgium: Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration, Co-published with the International Organization for Migration, Belgium, 2013): pp. xx+102.

Enhancing The Cooperation To Fight Trafficking In Human Beings From Nigeria To Europe (ECTIP), (Brussels: International Labour Organization. Co-published Italian Department of Equal Opportunities (DEO) and Nigerian National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), 2013): pp. xx+ 72.

Culture and Customs of Libya, (Co-authored with Toyin Falola and Jason Morgan), (Santa Barbra, USA: Greenwood, 2012): pp. xvii+162.

Mobility and Social Conflicts in Yorubaland, 1893-1983: A Socio-Historical Re-Interpretation, (Berlin, Germany: Verlag Dr. Muller Publishers, 2010): pp.vi+365.

Ife-Modakeke Conflict, 1800-2000: Conflict Resolution and Peace-Building in Composite Communities. (Berlin, Germany: Verlag Dr. Muller Publishers, 2010): pp. viii+84.

Chapters In Edited Volumes (24):

“General Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian Politics, 1983-2011”, in Julius Adekunle and Apollos Nwauwa (eds.), Nigerian Political Leaders: Visions, Actions, and Legacies, (New Jersey, USA: Goldline & Jacobs Publishing, 2015): pp. 311 - 328.

“General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida: The Evil Genus and the Nigerian Nation”, in Julius Adekunle and Apollos Nwauwa (eds.), Nigerian Political Leaders: Visions, Actions, and Legacies, (New Jersey, USA: Goldline & Jacobs Publishing, 2015): pp. 329 - 347.

“Body Arts, Body Decoration, and Identity in Yorubaland” in Augustine Agwuele (ed.) Body Talk and Cultural Identity in the African World, (Sheffield, UK: Equinox Publishing Limited, 2015): pp. 74-93.

“Landmines, Cluster Bombs and Food Insecurity in Africa” in Paul Collinson and Helen Macbeth (eds.) Food in Zones of Conflict, (Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2015): pp. 39 - 52), (Co-authored with Akinyinka Akinyoade).

“The Politics of Power and Resistance in Yoruba Dress” in Irina Vainovski-Mihai (ed.) New Europe College Yearbook 2011-2012, (Bucharest, Romania: New Europe College, 2014): pp. 295 - 326).

“Digging Below the Surface and Reaching for the Rich Ores: Negotiating Falola’s Historicism and Reconstructing the Provenance of Dress in Yorubaland”, Nana Akua Amponsah (ed.), Toyin Falola and the Art of Genre-Bending, (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2014): pp. 329 – 348.

“What Has Dress Got To Do With It? Christianity and the Politics of Dress in Yorubaland, 1860-1945”, in Sam O. Ayodele (ed.), Selected Studies in the Humanities, (Ibadan, Nigeria: University of Ibadan, 2013): pp.70 - 83.

“Literature Review: Trafficking for Forced Labour” in Paul Collinson and Helen Macbeth (eds.) Cases of Severely Exploited Nigerian Citizens and Other Exploitation: An Enquiry Conducted Jointly between Italy and a Number of Nigerian States, (Roma, Italy: Ediesse, 2012): pp. 237 - 268. (Co-authored with Akinyinka Akinyoade).

“Introductory Chapter: Background to the Joint Evaluation Debt Relief Nigeria”, in Mutual Interests-Mutual Benefits: Evaluation of the 2005 Debt Relief Agreement Between the Paris Club and Nigeria, (Den Haag, the Netherlands: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Co-published with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, 2011): 1-32.

“Environmental Insecurity in Africa: Whither the African Union?”, in W. Bokelmann, O. Akinwumi, U. M. Nwankwo, and A.O. Agwuele (eds.), African Leadership Challenges and Other Issues, (Berlin, Germany: MediaTeam IT Publishers, 2012): pp. 172-184.

“The ‘Glocalization’ of Terrorism in Post-Colonial Africa”, in Toyin Falola, Maurice Amutabi and Sylvester Gudona (eds.) Africa after Fifty Years: Retrospections and Reflections, (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press/ The Red Sea Press, 2012): pp. 211-257.

“Reconstructing Contested Histories Using Popular Culture: Ife-Modakeke Conflicts, 1830-2000”, in Toyin Falola, Roy Doron and Okpeh O. Okpeh (eds.) Warfare, Ethnicity and National Identity in Nigeria, (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press/ The Red Sea Press, 2012): pp. 41-56.

“Religions, Change, and Continuity in Yorùbá Sartorial Tradition”, in Isaac Olawale Albert (ed.), Religion and Politics in Nigeria, (Ibadan, Nigeria: John Archers, 2012): pp. 23-65.

“Ko Ra Ankara, Ko Je Semo”: Yoruba Women and Ankara Trade, 1920-1960”, in Isaac Olawale Albert (ed.), Women in Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Essays in Honour of Bolanle Awe, Ibadan, Nigeria: John Archers, 2012: pp. 123-156.

“Political Narratives as Historical Realities: Is Jos Conflict an Ethno-religious Conflict?”, in Isaac Olawale Albert (ed.), A History of Social Conflict and Conflict Management in Nigeria, (Ibadan, Nigeria: John Archers, 2012): pp.196-217.

“Failed Promises: A Study of the Promotion of Science and Technology in Nigeria”, in Toyin Falola and Maurice Amutabi (eds.), Perspectives on African Environment, Science and Technology: From Pre-colonial to the Postcolonial Period, (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press/ The Red Sea Press, 2011): pp. 249-268.

“Milking the Sick: Access, Effectiveness and Commoditization of Health Care Services in Contemporary Nigeria”, in Marleen Dekker and Rijk van Dijk (eds.), Markets of Well-Being: Navigating Health and Healing in Africa, (Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill, 2010): pp. 19-45. Co-authored with Akinyinka Akinyoade.

“Resources Management and Africa’s Wars and Conflicts”, in Uche Nwankwo, Tony Agwuele, and Olayemi Akinwumi (eds.), Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Overcoming the African Predicament, (Berlin, Germany: MediaTeam IT Publishers, 2010): pp. 127-153.

“Toyin Falola: Engaging African History in Prints and in Virtual Space”, Niyi Afolabi (eds.) The Man, The Mask, The Muse, Essays in Honour of Toyin Falola, (Rochester, USA: University of Rochester University Press, 2010): pp. 234-298.

“Nigeria and the Politics of the Organization of Islamic Conference” in Adekunle Julius (ed.) Religion in Politics: Secularism and National Integration in Modern Nigeria, (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press / The Red Sea Press, 2009): pp. 213-237.

“A Historical Overview of Domestic Terrorism in Nigeria” in Wafula Okumu and Anneli Botha (eds.) Domestic Terrorism In Africa: Defining, Addressing And Understanding Its Impact On Human Security, (Pretoria, South Africa: Institute for Security Studies, 2009): pp. 43-54.

“Peoples Without Homes: Displacement and Security Situation in Africa” in Toyin Falola and Niyi Afolabi (eds.) The Human Cost of African Migration, (New York: USA: Routledge, 2007): pp. 303-357.

“Problems of Inter-Group Relations in Nigeria: Origin and Causes of Ife Modakeke Conflict” in Akinwumi Olayemi and Okpeh A. Okpeh (eds.) Inter-Group Relations in the 19th and 20th Century Nigeria, (Markurdi, Nigeria: Aboki Publishers, 2006): pp. 711-735.

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals (12)

“Leave no one to tell the tales”: Pains and Recollections in Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Africa", Social Science Research Council Working Papers, 2015: pp. 1-34.

“One Voice, Multiple Tongues: Dialoguing with Boko Haram,” Democracy and Security, Vol. 10, No1, 2014: pp. 79-25.

“Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment of Small-Scale Industries in Nigeria: The Case of Tie and Dye Makers Association”, African Journal of History and Culture, Vol. 5. No.6, 2013: pp. 114-125.

“The Greed-Grievance Debate and the Ife-Modakeke Conflicts”, Social History, Vol. 35, No. 3, August, 2010: pp. 234-298.

“Dress in Nigeria's Nationalist Discourse”, Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro-Asian Dialogue, Vol. 12, No. 1, July 2011: pp. 1-23.

“Myths, Indigenous Culture, and Traditions as Tools in Reconstructing Contested Histories: The Ife-Modakeke Example”, in Wim M.J. van Binsbergen and Eric Venbrux (eds.), Quest: New Perspectives on Myth, An African Journal of Philosophy / Revue Africaine de Philosophie, September 2010: pp. 127-142.

“Radios Don't Kill, People Do’: Media, Post-Election Violence, and Democracy in Nigeria”, Ibadan Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, Vol. 7, No1, 2012: pp. 23-45.

"Waste Management in Contemporary Nigeria: The Abuja Example", International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, Volume 2, No. 2.2, Quarter II, 2011: pp.1-18.

“Reconstructing Conflicts and Incorporation in Pre-18th Century Yorubaland: A Research Agenda”, Afro-Asian Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 1. Quarter IV, 2010: pp. 34-78.

“Labour Migration in Colonial Yorubaland, 1893-1960”, African Affairs, Vol. 28, No 4, 2010: pp.159-210.

“Terrorism in Nigeria: Groups, Activities, and Politics”, International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, Vol. 1, No. 1.1, Quarter I, 2010: pp. 34-80.

“From Liberia with Love”: Officers’ Wives Confronting HIV/AIDS”, Outliers, Vol. 3, No.3, 2009: pp. 1-56.

“Our Bodies…Their Battleground: Reconstructing Sexual Abuse in the DR Congo”, African Affairs, Vol. 25, No 2, 2009: pp. 173-204.

Non-Peer Reviewed On-line Journal Articles (2)

“Glocalization of Terrorism in West Africa”, Research on Islam and Moslems in Africa (RIMA) Occasional Papers, Vol. 1, No.4, March 2013.

“Will emergency Rule Curb Boko Haram Violence?”, Research on Islam and Moslems in Africa (RIMA) Policy Papers, Vol. 1, No.2, May 2013.

African history ; conflict resolution ; strategic studies.