Dare Leke Idowu
Biographic Data
| ID | 678813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dare Leke Idowu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dare Leke |
| FAMILY NAME | Idowu |
| SIGNATURE | IDOWU D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2553-4557 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hallyu: South Korea’s under-utilised soft power diplomacy in Nigeria
The literature on the soft power and diplomatic value of the Korean wave, also known as Hallyu, is not in short supply. However, Nigeria, a major destination of Korean cultural exports in Africa, is scarcely theorised in existing studies on the soft power and diplomatic value of the Hallyu wave. This study is the first scholarly attempt to unpack the soft power remit and diplomatic value ingrained in the transnational adulation and pervasive view…
Hedging the great powers: Africa exercising agency in the US-China competition in the 4IR
Africa has historically been a focal point of great power rivalry, raising questions about its ability to assert agency in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This study interrogates Africa’s positionality in the great power competition between the United States and China in the 4IR. The author places Africa at the centre of the US-China competition, and argues that the continent is not bereft of the capacity to assert agency, as its decision…
Watching the watchers: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the participatory panopticon of surveillance technologies in Nigeria
Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun
Journal Article Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun Get access Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutger University Press, 2023. 194pp. $34.95 paper. Dare Leke Idowu Dare Leke Idowu Bowen University Iwo, Nigeria [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2553-4557 Search for other works by this author on:…
Soft power in therapeutic comedy: Outlining Nigeria’s creative industry through digital comic skits
Literature on the substance and ideational value of soft power is not in short supply. In Africa, although these studies are only beginning to emerge, many aspects of possible soft power sources are yet to be exhaustively explored. In this study, we examine the communicative function of humour beyond its therapeutic and entertainment value but as a soft power variable for nation branding. The aim of this article is therefore to provide an analysi…
Nollywood, the Orange Economy and the Appropriation of Nigeria’s Soft Power
Digital activism and social change in Africa: Motivations, outcomes and constraints
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, African states have witnessed a surge in digital activism aimed at demanding political accountability and social change. Although there is a budding literature on digital activism in Africa, it is unclear whether it translates into tangible social change on the continent. Similarly, the surge of digital repression by African leaders is yet to be accounted for. Using qualitative data, the author claims that dig…
The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Benjamin Maiangwa
Reviewed by: The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Benjamin Maiangwa Dare Leke Idowu BOOK REVIEW of Maiangwa, Benjamin. 2020. The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 161 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). The Crisis of Belonging by Benjamin Maiangwa draws from "critical qualitative research and narrative inquiry methods" (13) to interro…
Music and dance diplomacy in the Covid-19 era: Jerusalema and the promotion of South Africa’s soft power
South Africa's soft power has been in the ascendancy since its emergence from the end of apartheid rule. As a regional hegemon in Africa, Pretoria also wields the most impressive soft power assets on the continent. Although South Africa has produced cultural exports that command global appeal, there is a dearth of studies on the soft power and diplomacy of the country, in particular the attraction of its music and dance in the global arena. As th…
Digital activism and social change in Africa: Motivations, outcomes and constraints
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, African states have witnessed a surge in digital activism aimed at demanding political accountability and social change. Although there is a budding literature on digital activism in Africa, it is unclear whether it translates into tangible social change on the continent. Similarly, the surge of digital repression by African leaders is yet to be accounted for. Using qualitative data, the author claims that dig…
The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Benjamin Maiangwa
Reviewed by: The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Benjamin Maiangwa Dare Leke Idowu BOOK REVIEW of Maiangwa, Benjamin. 2020. The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 161 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). The Crisis of Belonging by Benjamin Maiangwa draws from "critical qualitative research and narrative inquiry methods" (13) to interro…
Music and dance diplomacy in the Covid-19 era: Jerusalema and the promotion of South Africa’s soft power
South Africa's soft power has been in the ascendancy since its emergence from the end of apartheid rule. As a regional hegemon in Africa, Pretoria also wields the most impressive soft power assets on the continent. Although South Africa has produced cultural exports that command global appeal, there is a dearth of studies on the soft power and diplomacy of the country, in particular the attraction of its music and dance in the global arena. As th…
Music and dance diplomacy in the Covid-19 era: Jerusalema and the promotion of South Africa’s soft power
South Africa's soft power has been in the ascendancy since its emergence from the end of apartheid rule. As a regional hegemon in Africa, Pretoria also wields the most impressive soft power assets on the continent. Although South Africa has produced cultural exports that command global appeal, there is a dearth of studies on the soft power and diplomacy of the country, in particular the attraction of its music and dance in the global arena. As th…
Nollywood, the Orange Economy and the Appropriation of Nigeria’s Soft Power
Digital activism and social change in Africa: Motivations, outcomes and constraints
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, African states have witnessed a surge in digital activism aimed at demanding political accountability and social change. Although there is a budding literature on digital activism in Africa, it is unclear whether it translates into tangible social change on the continent. Similarly, the surge of digital repression by African leaders is yet to be accounted for. Using qualitative data, the author claims that dig…
The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Benjamin Maiangwa
Reviewed by: The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Benjamin Maiangwa Dare Leke Idowu BOOK REVIEW of Maiangwa, Benjamin. 2020. The Crisis of Belonging and Ethnographies of Peacebuilding in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. 161 pp. $95.00 (hardcover). The Crisis of Belonging by Benjamin Maiangwa draws from "critical qualitative research and narrative inquiry methods" (13) to interro…
Soft power in therapeutic comedy: Outlining Nigeria’s creative industry through digital comic skits
Literature on the substance and ideational value of soft power is not in short supply. In Africa, although these studies are only beginning to emerge, many aspects of possible soft power sources are yet to be exhaustively explored. In this study, we examine the communicative function of humour beyond its therapeutic and entertainment value but as a soft power variable for nation branding. The aim of this article is therefore to provide an analysi…
Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun
Journal Article Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun Get access Powerful Devices: Prayer and the Political Praxis of Spiritual Warfare. By Abimbola Adelakun. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutger University Press, 2023. 194pp. $34.95 paper. Dare Leke Idowu Dare Leke Idowu Bowen University Iwo, Nigeria [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2553-4557 Search for other works by this author on:…
Hallyu: South Korea’s under-utilised soft power diplomacy in Nigeria
The literature on the soft power and diplomatic value of the Korean wave, also known as Hallyu, is not in short supply. However, Nigeria, a major destination of Korean cultural exports in Africa, is scarcely theorised in existing studies on the soft power and diplomatic value of the Hallyu wave. This study is the first scholarly attempt to unpack the soft power remit and diplomatic value ingrained in the transnational adulation and pervasive view…
Hedging the great powers: Africa exercising agency in the US-China competition in the 4IR
Africa has historically been a focal point of great power rivalry, raising questions about its ability to assert agency in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This study interrogates Africa’s positionality in the great power competition between the United States and China in the 4IR. The author places Africa at the centre of the US-China competition, and argues that the continent is not bereft of the capacity to assert agency, as its decision…
Watching the watchers: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the participatory panopticon of surveillance technologies in Nigeria
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Soft power (4 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Diplomacy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)