Seun Bamidele

Biographic Data

ID4098688
NAMESeun Bamidele
GIVEN NAMESSeun
FAMILY NAMEBamidele
SIGNATUREBAMIDELE S
AFFILIATIONSFederal University Oye Ekiti
ORCID0000-0001-9782-6543
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS42
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT42
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Trapped in Camps: Lived Experiences of Internally Displaced Persons in Bakassi and Dalori, Northeastern Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLEMigration and Development2026

    Internal displacement remains a persistent global crisis, drawing considerable attention from international stakeholders. In Nigeria, particularly in the northeastern region, internal displacement has been a recurring challenge since 2009. Despite the scale and longevity of this crisis, limited empirical scholarship has examined how internally displaced persons (IDPs) experience and navigate displacement within camp settings over time. This study…

  • Weaving public life: Aso-Oke, sociability, and urban identity in Iseyin, Nigeria

    Open AccessTitilayo Lydia Bamidele, Seun BamideleARTICLECity Culture and Society2026

  • The dove and the ontology of peace: Indigenous epistemologies in Yorùbá cosmology

    Nureni Aremu Bakenne, Shola Adenekan et al.ARTICLEAfrican Identities2026

    The universalist conception of peace as the mere absence of conflict often obscures indigenous understandings rooted in active ethical and spiritual practices. This paper foregrounds Yorùbá epistemologies to advance a framework for conceptualising peace as àlàáfíà, an active moral equilibrium grounded in spiritual authority, justice, and communal responsibility. Drawing on a critical reflection methodology, we examine the cosmological foundations…

  • Rethinking the sustainable livelihoods framework: Insights from the vulnerabilities of itinerant women traders in Nigeria’s border economy

    Seun BamideleARTICLEInternational Development…2026

    This paper critiques the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) by foregrounding its inadequate attention to political and physical risks in border environments, drawing on evidence from itinerant women traders in Nigeria’s informal economy along the Nigeria–Benin borderlands. Rather than simply documenting challenges that are already well established in the literature, the paper demonstrates how the SLF falls short in capturing the layered vuln…

  • Who owns the data? Fisheries science, epistemic power, and Russia–Africa relations

    Open AccessSeun Bamidele, Olusegun Oladele IdowuARTICLENew Perspectives2026References: 19

    Fisheries science has become an increasingly salient instrument of engagement in Russia–Africa relations, yet the politics of data ownership embedded in such cooperation remain largely overlooked. Prevailing accounts of science diplomacy and technical assistance tend to frame fisheries surveys, training programs, and research partnerships as neutral capacity-building initiatives. The paper challenges these assumptions by asking a central question…

  • Failing the Innocent: The Crisis of International Legal Norms in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

    Nicholas Idris Erameh, Seun Bamidele et al.ARTICLEContemporary Arab Affairs2026

    The Israel-Palestine conflict remains one of the most enduring and violent disputes in modern history, with renewed intensity following Hamas’ attacks and hostage-taking in October 2023 and Israel’s subsequent forceful military response in Gaza. This study critically investigates the efficacy of international legal instruments and institutions in safeguarding civilians amid escalating hostilities. Despite the existence of international treaties—i…

  • Historical transformations of sacred land and urbanization politics in Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLEUrban Studies2026References: 18

    Sacred land has long been a site of political power, spiritual significance, and contested urban transformation. Despite the enduring role of sacred places in shaping urban space, scholarly and policy attention has rarely examined the structural conditions through which sacred land governance has evolved from pre-colonial traditions to contemporary urbanization. This study foregrounds critical perspectives on the politics of the sacred to advance…

  • From Streets to Screens: Urban Popular Culture and Political Mobilization in Nigeria’s #EndSars Protests

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLECosmopolitan Civil Societies An…2026

    This paper examines how popular culture and digital media shaped youth-led mobilization during Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests. While scholarship on Nigerian activism often focuses on state violence and democratic struggle, this study highlights the creative cultural practices that energized participation. Drawing on ethnographic observation, social media content analysis, and interviews with 25 activists, artists, and digital creators, the paper sho…

  • Health Apartheid in Displacement: Gendered Dimensions of Health Rights Denial Among Minority IDPs in Maiduguri

    Beatrice Damilola Adeoye, Titilayo Lydia Bamidele et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal on Minority…2026

    The displacement crisis in Borno State, Nigeria, has produced widespread human suffering, disproportionately affecting minority groups in Maiduguri. Despite increasing recognition of the intersections between armed conflict, forced displacement, and health inequities, there remains limited scholarly and policy engagement with the structural and historical conditions underpinning these relationships. This study foregrounds critical perspectives in…

  • Beyond Carceral Responses: Intimate Partner Violence and the Structural Realities of Rural Nigeria

    Open AccessBeatrice Damilola Adeoye, Titilayo Lydia Bamidele et al.ARTICLEABUAD Journal of the Humanities-AGI…2025

    Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) remains pervasive in rural Nigeria, despite the existence of national legislation such as the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act and Nigeria’s ratification of international treaties aimed at eliminating gender-based violence. Although research has explored the general patterns of gender-based violence, limited scholarly and policy attention has been given to the structural and spatial dynamics sustaining IPV …

  • Minority Rule and Resistance: Lessons from the Anti-Apartheid Movement Applied to Contemporary Social Justice Struggles

    Seun BamideleARTICLEProtest2025

    In this study I explore the dynamics of minority rule and resistance, drawing lessons from the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa for contemporary social justice struggles. Minority rule may be recognized by the presence a small group that exerts significant political control over a larger population, leading to profound social and political conflict. The anti-apartheid movement provides a historical case study of the ways in which organized…

  • Beyond the Crisis Frame: Structural Insecurity and the Moral Politics of Displacement in European and North African Border Regimes

    Open AccessTitilayo Lydia Bamidele, Beatrice Damilola Adeoye et al.ARTICLEChanging Societies and…2025

    Structural insecurity is a central though overlooked force shaping contemporary displacement. Beyond conflict and climate change, displacement emerges from intersecting regimes of governance, including European Union border securitization, North African state collaborations, and racialized migration controls in North America and Western Europe. While these regimes differ in scope, they converge in producing precarity through selective hospitality…

  • Struggling in the Shadows: The Plight of Bakassi Peninsula’s Minority Refugees in Nigeria

    Seun BamideleARTICLEInternational Journal on Minority…2025

    This study explores the multifaceted challenges faced by the Bakassi Peninsula’s minority refugees in Nigeria, focusing on the impact of forced displacement on their political agency, social identity, and economic status. The study examines the historical context of the Bakassi dispute, highlighting the colonial and post-colonial dynamics that precipitated the conflict between Nigeria and Cameroon. Following the International Court of Justice’s 2…

  • From Minority Rule to Global Struggles: Insights from the Anti-Apartheid Movement for Contemporary Social Justice Movements

    Seun BamideleARTICLEInternational Journal on Minority…2025

    The anti-apartheid movement in South Africa remains a seminal example of a successful social justice struggle against minority rule, showcasing the power of unified resistance and international support in overcoming systemic oppression. This study explores how the experiences and strategies of the anti-apartheid movement can inform contemporary social justice movements globally, with a specific focus on struggles such as the Biafra separatist mov…

  • Africa Rising: Shaping Global Governance in a Shifting Multilateral Landscape

    Seun BamideleARTICLEAfrica Review2025

    This study explores the evolving dynamics of multilateralism in the context of Africa’s geopolitics and growing involvement in global governance. Historically, multilateral institutions have been dominated by Western powers, but the shifting global balance of power has given rise to new actors, including African nations. Studies have argued that Africa’s position and growing influence is gradually changing long-held narratives about Africa’s role…

  • Between Spirits and Statutes: Sacred Land, State Power, and the Politics of Urban Space in Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun Bamidele, Innocent PikirayiARTICLEUrban Forum2025

  • Graffiti, Grief, and Rebellion: The Politics of Street Art in Nigeria’s #EndSars Protests

    Beatrice Damilola Adeoye, Seun Bamidele et al.ARTICLEHuman Affairs2025References: 3

    This study examines the role of street murals and graffiti as instruments of resistance, memory, and social change during the 2020 #EndSARS movement in Nigeria. Through a qualitative analysis of over 20 protest artworks, semi-structured interviews with participating artists, and a review of media and non-governmental organisations reports, the study explores how visual culture shaped and sustained collective action against police brutality and sy…

  • BRICS Revolution: The Global Agrarian Shift Sparked by Emerging Economies

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLEIndia Quarterly A Journal of…2025Cited by: 1References: 15

    The rise of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has significantly shifted the global economic and geopolitical landscape, profoundly impacting agriculture. As these emerging economies grow in power, they are reshaping global agrarian systems through substantial changes in production, trade and policy. This article explores how BRICS nations are influencing global agriculture by investing in agrarian technologies, altering trade …

  • Climate change, resource conflicts, and rural women's empowerment in Nigeria amid democratic erosion: A feminist political economy perspective

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLEWomen s Studies International Forum2025References: 5

  • African Union Kampala Convention: The Continuing Dialogue on the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessSeun Bamidele, Innocent PikirayiARTICLEJournal of Asian and African…2025References: 23

    Millions of displaced persons in sub-Saharan Africa annually take the risk of moving from their communities to the camps and host communities of neighbouring areas. Therefore, the article puts into perspective the danger of forced displacement for sub-Saharan Africa's young and growing population. With a population of displaced persons estimated at 40.5 million in 2021, of which 50% are below 18 years of age, the sub-Saharan African region is cen…

  • Walls That Speak, Streets That Forget: Visual Dissent and the Afterlife of #EndSars

    Seun BamideleARTICLEThe Good Society2024

    Street art during Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests constituted a set of ephemeral interventions that disrupted dominant narratives of state power and reshaped the politics of urban visibility. This article foregrounds critical perspectives from spatial theory and performativity to develop a framework for understanding how protest murals and graffiti operated as contingent practices of spatial production. This article discusses the urban conditions tha…

  • Assessing the effectiveness of government and non‐governmental organization in assisting internally displaced women in Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun Bamidele, Innocent PikirayiARTICLEDevelopment Policy Review2023

  • Are They Victims of Covid-19? The livelihood and quandaries of sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced people in Abuja, Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun BamideleARTICLEAnti-Trafficking Review2023Cited by: 1References: 3

    In this paper, I examine the challenges faced by sex workers in the New Kuchingoro camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies on sex workers’ activities in the camp have underscored their hardships, distress, and deprivation, as well as their general inability to cope with COVID-19. Through my research, I reveal that the government and other agencies failed to support sex workers’ struggle to adequ…

  • The Travail and Feasibility of Returning Home of Gwoza Women in New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons Camp, Nigeria

    Open AccessSeun Bamidele, Innocent PikirayiARTICLEJournal of Asian and African…2023Cited by: 1References: 16

    The lived experiences of women in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps are poorly understood despite the centrality of this issue in discourses on victims' experiences. This study examines the travail of Gwoza women in New Kuchingoro IDPs camp in Abuja, Nigeria. It attempts to identify the survival strategies adopted by women and the possibility of their returning home, in northeastern Nigeria. The study adopted a qualitative research design…

  • The State and the Minority Group: Land Rights between the State and Kpaduma Indigenous Group in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (fct), Nigeria

    Seun Bamidele, Olusegun Oladele IdowuARTICLEInternational Journal on Minority…2021

    The politics of land rights and low or high intensity protest in the twenty-first century has produced several land-related protesters with a variety of strategies. This study focuses on the challenges of urbanization as it affects the Kpaduma community in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory ( fct ), Nigeria. Kpaduma, an indigenous group, has a history of protest at various times with the government over its ancestral land. The last protest in 2016 …