Samwel Oando
Biographic Data
| ID | 6449257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samwel Oando |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samwel |
| FAMILY NAME | Oando |
| SIGNATURE | OANDO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of Eastern Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2040-1093 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Reimaging Subjugated Voice in Africa
A rare consensus points to the question of normativity, with an inclination towards the Eurocentric Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, which seems to have been central to Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS). Given the universality of knowledge exerting pressure on scholars to conform with traditional theoretical perspectives, terrorism studies pose inequality from Eurocentricity emerging in “the battle for hearts and minds” research. Some of these…
Overcoming ambiguities in war on terror mechanisms in Africa
This article critically examines the major shortcomings in multi-country security investments in East Africa during the war on terror. It argues that these investments have not only failed to adequately recognise African contexts but also falls short of recognising the agency of local communities in counterterrorism efforts. Drawing on critical terrorism and security studies, as well as excerpts from interviews with practitioners in Kenya, the ar…
Coloniality, modern subjectivities in Kenya and exclusion of African women in preventing violent extremism
Cosmetic attention to contextual nuances has been a major obstacle in many programmes for preventing violent extremism (PVE) in Kenya. The study highlights how donor-funded interventions often disregard cultural values and local experience by posing a subtle resistance to learn from the knowledge of local actors. The non-recognition of contextual knowledge postures a gender problem, increasing chances for systemic exclusion of African women from …
Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies
This interdisciplinary book presents an intervention into methodological practices in the subfield of Critical Terrorism Studies, and features established and early career scholars. The volume interrogates the role that research methods play in shaping the sub-discipline of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS). It responds to two major methodological gaps within CTS: (1) the dearth of Global South cases and voices, and decolonial and feminist approac…
Peacemaking in Africa and Nobel Peace Prize 2019
Conflicts globally have reportedly declined even though the number of African countries plagued by internal cross border strife has increased. Given this trend, the African peace and security architecture has evolved considerably over the past decade, culminating in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize – to one of the key actors in peace-making process, Ahmed Abiy Ali. Hence, this paper explores how the inter-state conflicts in Africa, such as the …
Radicalization in Pakistan
From an elevated standpoint, one can draw a clear picture of what they observe from many dimensions. Based on this perspective, the editor of this book, Prof. Muhammad Shoaib Pervez, provides a cap
An indigenous African framework for counterterrorism
The terrorism discourse in the Kenyan context dates back to the colonial and post-colonial years with the country having suffered its most devastating terrorist attacks in the period since 1998. Despite a series of dreadful experiences, it was not until 9/11 that the country's counterterrorism discourse took a serious upward trajectory. This was after Kenya's elevation by her Western allies as an "anchor" state in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).…
Between tradition and modernity
This paper interrogates the influence of a tradition-modernity dichotomy on perspectives and practices on sexual violence and sexual relationships involving girls in three districts of Kenya, Ghana and Mozambique. Through deploying an analytical framework of positioning within multiple discursive sites, we argue that although the dichotomy misrepresents the complexity of contemporary communities, it is nonetheless deployed by girls, educational i…
Conceptualising gender and violence in research
Conceptualising gender and violence in research
An indigenous African framework for counterterrorism
The terrorism discourse in the Kenyan context dates back to the colonial and post-colonial years with the country having suffered its most devastating terrorist attacks in the period since 1998. Despite a series of dreadful experiences, it was not until 9/11 that the country's counterterrorism discourse took a serious upward trajectory. This was after Kenya's elevation by her Western allies as an "anchor" state in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).…
Between tradition and modernity
This paper interrogates the influence of a tradition-modernity dichotomy on perspectives and practices on sexual violence and sexual relationships involving girls in three districts of Kenya, Ghana and Mozambique. Through deploying an analytical framework of positioning within multiple discursive sites, we argue that although the dichotomy misrepresents the complexity of contemporary communities, it is nonetheless deployed by girls, educational i…
Coloniality, modern subjectivities in Kenya and exclusion of African women in preventing violent extremism
Cosmetic attention to contextual nuances has been a major obstacle in many programmes for preventing violent extremism (PVE) in Kenya. The study highlights how donor-funded interventions often disregard cultural values and local experience by posing a subtle resistance to learn from the knowledge of local actors. The non-recognition of contextual knowledge postures a gender problem, increasing chances for systemic exclusion of African women from …
Conceptualising gender and violence in research
Between tradition and modernity
This paper interrogates the influence of a tradition-modernity dichotomy on perspectives and practices on sexual violence and sexual relationships involving girls in three districts of Kenya, Ghana and Mozambique. Through deploying an analytical framework of positioning within multiple discursive sites, we argue that although the dichotomy misrepresents the complexity of contemporary communities, it is nonetheless deployed by girls, educational i…
Peacemaking in Africa and Nobel Peace Prize 2019
Conflicts globally have reportedly declined even though the number of African countries plagued by internal cross border strife has increased. Given this trend, the African peace and security architecture has evolved considerably over the past decade, culminating in the award of the Nobel Peace Prize – to one of the key actors in peace-making process, Ahmed Abiy Ali. Hence, this paper explores how the inter-state conflicts in Africa, such as the …
Radicalization in Pakistan
From an elevated standpoint, one can draw a clear picture of what they observe from many dimensions. Based on this perspective, the editor of this book, Prof. Muhammad Shoaib Pervez, provides a cap
An indigenous African framework for counterterrorism
The terrorism discourse in the Kenyan context dates back to the colonial and post-colonial years with the country having suffered its most devastating terrorist attacks in the period since 1998. Despite a series of dreadful experiences, it was not until 9/11 that the country's counterterrorism discourse took a serious upward trajectory. This was after Kenya's elevation by her Western allies as an "anchor" state in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).…
Methodologies in Critical Terrorism Studies
This interdisciplinary book presents an intervention into methodological practices in the subfield of Critical Terrorism Studies, and features established and early career scholars. The volume interrogates the role that research methods play in shaping the sub-discipline of Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS). It responds to two major methodological gaps within CTS: (1) the dearth of Global South cases and voices, and decolonial and feminist approac…
Reimaging Subjugated Voice in Africa
A rare consensus points to the question of normativity, with an inclination towards the Eurocentric Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, which seems to have been central to Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS). Given the universality of knowledge exerting pressure on scholars to conform with traditional theoretical perspectives, terrorism studies pose inequality from Eurocentricity emerging in “the battle for hearts and minds” research. Some of these…
Overcoming ambiguities in war on terror mechanisms in Africa
This article critically examines the major shortcomings in multi-country security investments in East Africa during the war on terror. It argues that these investments have not only failed to adequately recognise African contexts but also falls short of recognising the agency of local communities in counterterrorism efforts. Drawing on critical terrorism and security studies, as well as excerpts from interviews with practitioners in Kenya, the ar…
Coloniality, modern subjectivities in Kenya and exclusion of African women in preventing violent extremism
Cosmetic attention to contextual nuances has been a major obstacle in many programmes for preventing violent extremism (PVE) in Kenya. The study highlights how donor-funded interventions often disregard cultural values and local experience by posing a subtle resistance to learn from the knowledge of local actors. The non-recognition of contextual knowledge postures a gender problem, increasing chances for systemic exclusion of African women from …
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Terrorism (6 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (4 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)