Adedayo Olofinyehun
Biographic Data
| ID | 1644523 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adedayo Olofinyehun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adedayo |
| FAMILY NAME | Olofinyehun |
| SIGNATURE | OLOFINYEHUN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Center for Technology Management |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7704-9772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Who wants to Japa, why and where? Developmental idealism, migration aspirations, and destination choice among Nigerian youth
This study investigates how young Nigerians evaluate development and how such evaluations relate to migration intentions and destination preferences. Although economic hardship, unemployment, and other structural constraints are important drivers of migration aspirations, they do not fully explain why individuals imagine specific destinations as desirable. Drawing on the concept of developmental idealism, the study examines whether respondents’ p…
The production of social science research in Nigeria
Nigeria has a very large research system, with nearly 200 universities that employed more than 60,000 academic staff at the end of 2019. The country is also one of Africa’s largest producers of scientific research across all disciplines, surpassed only by South Africa and Egypt. In the social sciences, in particular, Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest producer of published research, after South Africa. However, the country’s social science resear…
Diffusion of social science research in Nigeria
Understanding the research-policy nexus in developing economies requires knowing who disseminates and how social science research (SSR) is diffused. Based on survey and secondary data on a diverse set of critical stakeholders, this paper characterises the SSR diffusion landscape in Nigeria. We find that university researchers are the most active disseminators of SSR though other actors also engage in dissemination activities. Collaboration among …
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The production of social science research in Nigeria
Nigeria has a very large research system, with nearly 200 universities that employed more than 60,000 academic staff at the end of 2019. The country is also one of Africa’s largest producers of scientific research across all disciplines, surpassed only by South Africa and Egypt. In the social sciences, in particular, Nigeria is Africa’s second-largest producer of published research, after South Africa. However, the country’s social science resear…
Diffusion of social science research in Nigeria
Understanding the research-policy nexus in developing economies requires knowing who disseminates and how social science research (SSR) is diffused. Based on survey and secondary data on a diverse set of critical stakeholders, this paper characterises the SSR diffusion landscape in Nigeria. We find that university researchers are the most active disseminators of SSR though other actors also engage in dissemination activities. Collaboration among …
Who wants to Japa, why and where? Developmental idealism, migration aspirations, and destination choice among Nigerian youth
This study investigates how young Nigerians evaluate development and how such evaluations relate to migration intentions and destination preferences. Although economic hardship, unemployment, and other structural constraints are important drivers of migration aspirations, they do not fully explain why individuals imagine specific destinations as desirable. Drawing on the concept of developmental idealism, the study examines whether respondents’ p…
Political science (2 works) · scientometrics and bibliometrics research (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Community Development and Social Impact (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · destination choice (1 work) · destination evaluation (1 work) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)