l'Afrique

Le Nigeria

Ph.D. Candidate

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

adebanks@yahoo.com

Department of Sociology
Faculty of the Social Sciences
University of Ibadan
Nigeria

phone: 234-2-8107112

Nigeria

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Master of Science (M.Sc) Degrees in
Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

I am a Nigerian, lecturing and carrying out social research in the above
named institution. My research interest is in the area of Industrial Sociology and
Development. The issue being investigated in my doctoral thesis is the
manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy and how, ultimately, the
performance of this sector can be enhanced.

The courses I teach include: Principles of Sociology,
Introduction to Social Institutions, Elementary Analysis of Social
Systems, Industrial Sociology, Complex Organizations, among others.

Bankole, A. O. "Socio-Psychological Implications of the Period of
Prolonged Economic Recession on Nigerian Workers" in African Journal
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (AJPSSI) Vol. 3, No. 2,
April 1996, pp 187-202

With Olutayo, A. O.
"The Concept of Development in Historical Perspective: The Third World
Experience" in _Current and Perspectives in Sociology_. Lagos: Malthouse
Press Limited, forthcoming.

Presently, I am working on issues such as Industrial Conflict (with
emphasis on African Perspectives) and, The Working Class and Democratic
Processes in Nigeria.

industrial sociology ; development economics ; manufacturing.