Dodeye Uduak Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 5152828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dodeye Uduak Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dodeye Uduak |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS D U |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0537-6686 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Faith, governance, and exodus
Youth migration in Africa is often understood through economic or conflict-based lenses, with religion and governance treated as secondary. This paper challenges the dominance of economic and securitisation narratives in African migration studies by foregrounding faith as a structuring force that intersects with political governance in shaping youth mobility. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, it illustrat…
Faith, flight, and futures
Japa is a Yoruba term used colloquially to denote a phenomenon in which young Nigerians emigrate with a high sense of urgency, distinguishing it from earlier migration forms. While existing studies often foreground economic, social, political, environmental, and security drivers, this paper examines how religion animates and organises the japa phenomenon. The paper proposes the “faith-flight-futures” triad to theorise the religious legitimation a…
‘Prosperity theology’
Poverty is a complex subject in traditional African cultures. It is the lack of provision to satisfy the basic human needs of the population. The prosperity gospel as part of Pentecostal Christianity, with origins in the United States of America, presents itself as a new model for poverty eradication. Pentecostal Christianity and the proliferation of Pentecostal churches in Africa, many of whom are adherents of prosperity theology over a period o…
Dimensions in the Construction of National Identity in Nigeria
Identifying the most influential dimension in the construction of national identity poses a huge challenge. Keillor et al. (1996) identify four key dimensions as being important in shaping national identity. This article examines these dimensions, namely national heritage, cultural homogeneity, ethnocentrism and belief structure within the Nigerian context and attempts to measure which of these is the most influential. In addition to the historic…
Faith, flight, and futures
Japa is a Yoruba term used colloquially to denote a phenomenon in which young Nigerians emigrate with a high sense of urgency, distinguishing it from earlier migration forms. While existing studies often foreground economic, social, political, environmental, and security drivers, this paper examines how religion animates and organises the japa phenomenon. The paper proposes the “faith-flight-futures” triad to theorise the religious legitimation a…
Faith, governance, and exodus
Youth migration in Africa is often understood through economic or conflict-based lenses, with religion and governance treated as secondary. This paper challenges the dominance of economic and securitisation narratives in African migration studies by foregrounding faith as a structuring force that intersects with political governance in shaping youth mobility. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, it illustrat…
Dimensions in the Construction of National Identity in Nigeria
Identifying the most influential dimension in the construction of national identity poses a huge challenge. Keillor et al. (1996) identify four key dimensions as being important in shaping national identity. This article examines these dimensions, namely national heritage, cultural homogeneity, ethnocentrism and belief structure within the Nigerian context and attempts to measure which of these is the most influential. In addition to the historic…
‘Prosperity theology’
Poverty is a complex subject in traditional African cultures. It is the lack of provision to satisfy the basic human needs of the population. The prosperity gospel as part of Pentecostal Christianity, with origins in the United States of America, presents itself as a new model for poverty eradication. Pentecostal Christianity and the proliferation of Pentecostal churches in Africa, many of whom are adherents of prosperity theology over a period o…
Faith, governance, and exodus
Youth migration in Africa is often understood through economic or conflict-based lenses, with religion and governance treated as secondary. This paper challenges the dominance of economic and securitisation narratives in African migration studies by foregrounding faith as a structuring force that intersects with political governance in shaping youth mobility. Drawing on rich ethnographic data from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, it illustrat…
Faith, flight, and futures
Japa is a Yoruba term used colloquially to denote a phenomenon in which young Nigerians emigrate with a high sense of urgency, distinguishing it from earlier migration forms. While existing studies often foreground economic, social, political, environmental, and security drivers, this paper examines how religion animates and organises the japa phenomenon. The paper proposes the “faith-flight-futures” triad to theorise the religious legitimation a…
Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · African history and culture analysis (2 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)