Akinbode Fasakin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5155253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akinbode Fasakin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akinbode |
| FAMILY NAME | Fasakin |
| SIGNATURE | FASAKIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swedish Institute of International Affairs |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8338-6890 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Scars
Kidnapping in Nigeria
Kidnapping in Nigeria has received extensive scholarly attention. Yet, its entanglement with identity politics remains underexplored. This paper argues that ethnic, religious, and regional identities shape both the practice and consequences of kidnapping, conceptualized as the ethno-religio-regional dimensions of kidnapping (ERRDK). ERRDK captures how kidnapping is linked to identity groups, mobilised to advance group interests, or used to threat…
The decolonial dimension of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
The coloniality of power in postcolonial Africa
While the coloniality of power underpins the continuity of colonial situations in postcolonial Africa, (neo)liberal thinking attempts to dismiss its place in Africa’s contemporary challenges, blaming instead anti-colonial struggles and the quest for complete decolonisation as the cause of these challenges. A focus on this neoliberal cum pro-colonial perspectives, at the expense of a corpus of post-, anti- and de-colonial writings that expose and …
Leadership and national security
This study contends that an analysis of the nexus between leadership and security offers useful insights into explaining conflict by stating that the conceptualisation of these argots, especially through the definition of leadership as a process, helps to explain and address Nigeria’s security challenges. By arguing that leaders’ ability to establish mutuality with their followers in any situation and set collectively-generated means for attainin…
State and Democratization in Nigeria
The articles interrogates the relationship between democratization and people power in Nigeria. It argues that the broadening of the Nigerian public sphere has not led to reciprocal development of democratic principles and practice. As civilian rule reigns and economic growth is reported, Nigeria’s democratization is fraught with many challenges. Democratization remains questionable in Nigeria; it is rudimentary and distorted by irregularities. T…
The coloniality of power in postcolonial Africa
While the coloniality of power underpins the continuity of colonial situations in postcolonial Africa, (neo)liberal thinking attempts to dismiss its place in Africa’s contemporary challenges, blaming instead anti-colonial struggles and the quest for complete decolonisation as the cause of these challenges. A focus on this neoliberal cum pro-colonial perspectives, at the expense of a corpus of post-, anti- and de-colonial writings that expose and …
Leadership and national security
This study contends that an analysis of the nexus between leadership and security offers useful insights into explaining conflict by stating that the conceptualisation of these argots, especially through the definition of leadership as a process, helps to explain and address Nigeria’s security challenges. By arguing that leaders’ ability to establish mutuality with their followers in any situation and set collectively-generated means for attainin…
State and Democratization in Nigeria
The articles interrogates the relationship between democratization and people power in Nigeria. It argues that the broadening of the Nigerian public sphere has not led to reciprocal development of democratic principles and practice. As civilian rule reigns and economic growth is reported, Nigeria’s democratization is fraught with many challenges. Democratization remains questionable in Nigeria; it is rudimentary and distorted by irregularities. T…
State and Democratization in Nigeria
The articles interrogates the relationship between democratization and people power in Nigeria. It argues that the broadening of the Nigerian public sphere has not led to reciprocal development of democratic principles and practice. As civilian rule reigns and economic growth is reported, Nigeria’s democratization is fraught with many challenges. Democratization remains questionable in Nigeria; it is rudimentary and distorted by irregularities. T…
Leadership and national security
This study contends that an analysis of the nexus between leadership and security offers useful insights into explaining conflict by stating that the conceptualisation of these argots, especially through the definition of leadership as a process, helps to explain and address Nigeria’s security challenges. By arguing that leaders’ ability to establish mutuality with their followers in any situation and set collectively-generated means for attainin…
The coloniality of power in postcolonial Africa
While the coloniality of power underpins the continuity of colonial situations in postcolonial Africa, (neo)liberal thinking attempts to dismiss its place in Africa’s contemporary challenges, blaming instead anti-colonial struggles and the quest for complete decolonisation as the cause of these challenges. A focus on this neoliberal cum pro-colonial perspectives, at the expense of a corpus of post-, anti- and de-colonial writings that expose and …
The decolonial dimension of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria
Scars
Kidnapping in Nigeria
Kidnapping in Nigeria has received extensive scholarly attention. Yet, its entanglement with identity politics remains underexplored. This paper argues that ethnic, religious, and regional identities shape both the practice and consequences of kidnapping, conceptualized as the ethno-religio-regional dimensions of kidnapping (ERRDK). ERRDK captures how kidnapping is linked to identity groups, mobilised to advance group interests, or used to threat…
Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (4 works) · Boko haram (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works)