Odilile Ayodele
Biographic Data
| ID | 3087112 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Odilile Ayodele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Odilile |
| FAMILY NAME | Ayodele |
| SIGNATURE | AYODELE O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7151-7080 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Local innovation and the politics of surveillance in African peacebuilding
In transitional and post-conflict African contexts, digital surveillance and security infrastructures introduced for crime prevention and stability often fail to achieve local legitimacy. This article examines how communities in South Africa and Kenya have repurposed these technologies to foster trust and support peace. Drawing on the concept of bricolage, understood as the creative adaptation of existing tools, the study explores community-led m…
Reclaiming the Canon: African Contributions to International Relations Theory and Practice
In the discipline of international relations (IR), dominant representations of the African continent as a place of underdevelopment, marginalization, insecurity, and instability persist. It has historically been treated as a supplier of empirical data, a place where theories can be tested but not created and as a recipient of ideas and institutions originating in the “West.” Yet this portrayal obscures Africa’s contributions to international idea…
The emerging BRICS financial architecture: A Catalyst for Global Governance Reform
Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: Another invisible border for Africans
Democracy disconnected? Reflections on Elections ‘24
Africa’s International Relations and the Legend of ‘Common Positions’
IR scholars and analysts often view the African Union’s apparent deference to common positions with a collectivist lens. However, in this article, I argue that the legend of common African positions ( CAP s) has not yet been animated, as African leaders do not always work collectively for structural and political reasons. Two significant factors complicate analysing Africa’s IR in Africa: first, Africa is not a monolith. With fifty-five states an…
Introduction to the special issue: Digital diplomacy in Africa
KEYWORDS: Introductiondigital diplomacyAfricae-diplomacyinternational knowledge structurediaspora diplomacyAfrican Union
The digital transformation of diplomacy: Implications for the African Union and continental diplomacy
Digital transformation presents a unique challenge for diplomats. It encompasses much more than the digitalisation of diplomatic practice but entails a breakaway from traditional diplomatic engagement. Digital transformation provides new avenues for African countries to advance their interests and embrace agility in their diplomatic practice. More importantly, it offers African states the impetus to harmonise their policies and operationalise exi…
The new information feudalism: Africa's relationship with the global information society
There is an inevitable tension between industrialised nations and developing nations over ownership of information flow. For African countries, the inability to build the additional infrastructure needed to bridge the digital divide without the help of the private sector, as well as more developed countries, serves as a structural barrier to meaningful engagement in the information society. This article revisits Peter Drahos’s concept of informat…
Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: Another invisible border for Africans
The new information feudalism: Africa's relationship with the global information society
There is an inevitable tension between industrialised nations and developing nations over ownership of information flow. For African countries, the inability to build the additional infrastructure needed to bridge the digital divide without the help of the private sector, as well as more developed countries, serves as a structural barrier to meaningful engagement in the information society. This article revisits Peter Drahos’s concept of informat…
The new information feudalism: Africa's relationship with the global information society
There is an inevitable tension between industrialised nations and developing nations over ownership of information flow. For African countries, the inability to build the additional infrastructure needed to bridge the digital divide without the help of the private sector, as well as more developed countries, serves as a structural barrier to meaningful engagement in the information society. This article revisits Peter Drahos’s concept of informat…
Introduction to the special issue: Digital diplomacy in Africa
KEYWORDS: Introductiondigital diplomacyAfricae-diplomacyinternational knowledge structurediaspora diplomacyAfrican Union
The digital transformation of diplomacy: Implications for the African Union and continental diplomacy
Digital transformation presents a unique challenge for diplomats. It encompasses much more than the digitalisation of diplomatic practice but entails a breakaway from traditional diplomatic engagement. Digital transformation provides new avenues for African countries to advance their interests and embrace agility in their diplomatic practice. More importantly, it offers African states the impetus to harmonise their policies and operationalise exi…
Africa’s International Relations and the Legend of ‘Common Positions’
IR scholars and analysts often view the African Union’s apparent deference to common positions with a collectivist lens. However, in this article, I argue that the legend of common African positions ( CAP s) has not yet been animated, as African leaders do not always work collectively for structural and political reasons. Two significant factors complicate analysing Africa’s IR in Africa: first, Africa is not a monolith. With fifty-five states an…
Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: Another invisible border for Africans
Democracy disconnected? Reflections on Elections ‘24
The emerging BRICS financial architecture: A Catalyst for Global Governance Reform
Local innovation and the politics of surveillance in African peacebuilding
In transitional and post-conflict African contexts, digital surveillance and security infrastructures introduced for crime prevention and stability often fail to achieve local legitimacy. This article examines how communities in South Africa and Kenya have repurposed these technologies to foster trust and support peace. Drawing on the concept of bricolage, understood as the creative adaptation of existing tools, the study explores community-led m…
Reclaiming the Canon: African Contributions to International Relations Theory and Practice
In the discipline of international relations (IR), dominant representations of the African continent as a place of underdevelopment, marginalization, insecurity, and instability persist. It has historically been treated as a supplier of empirical data, a place where theories can be tested but not created and as a recipient of ideas and institutions originating in the “West.” Yet this portrayal obscures Africa’s contributions to international idea…
Politics (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political economy (5 works) · International relations (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Corporate governance (2 works)