Tade Akin Aina
Biographic Data
| ID | 679298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tade Akin Aina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tade Akin |
| FAMILY NAME | Aina |
| SIGNATURE | AINA T A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lagos |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Policy Analysis and Innovation: Why the Humanities and the Social Sciences Matter for Social Transformation in Africa
This chapter examines the nature of social science research as it has evolved historically in Africa within the colonial context. It examines the linkages between social science research institutions and the policy processes, providing a discussion of a variety of techniques for policy analysis. It draws on research to map the debate around these connections and the ongoing quest to promote innovation and achieve an uptake in evidence-informed po…
Women organising in fragility and conflict: Lessons from the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Nigeria
Public protests, including women-led struggles, are increasingly gaining a foothold in many parts of the world in response to multiple crises and growing exclusion, in a context of fragility. In the global South, most public protests involve temporary, informal coalitions where people come together and participate in a one-off event. The fluid nature of political space makes sustaining protests elusive because of protest fatigue. Yet, the #BringB…
Beyond Reforms: The Politics of Higher Education Transformation in Africa
In spite of over a half century of interventions and waves of "reforms," higher education in Africa today consists of institutions, systems, and practices that lack distinct values and goals, or a mission and vision connecting them to the major challenges of their local and global contexts. What is needed in African higher education is true transformation, which will involve practical and epistemological ruptures with previous ways of doing thing…
Reclaiming the promise of the sociological imagination in Africa
Scales of suffering, Orders of Emancipation: Critical Issues in Democratic Development in Africa
The Migration Experience in Africa
The Migration Experience in Africa
Land tenure in Lagos
Understanding the role of community organizations in environmental and urban contexts
Many routes enter the market place: Housing submarkets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria
Many routes enter the market place"-housing sub-markets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria highlights the diverse ways in which poorer groups find accommodation in Lagos, sub-Saharan Africa's largest city. The first sections describe the different kinds of 'popular settlement' and how people build, purchase or rent accommodation there. They also outline other unconventional options-for instance the shops, stalls, warehouses and gar…
The construction of housing for the urban poor of Lagos
The Migration Experience in Africa
Beyond Reforms: The Politics of Higher Education Transformation in Africa
In spite of over a half century of interventions and waves of "reforms," higher education in Africa today consists of institutions, systems, and practices that lack distinct values and goals, or a mission and vision connecting them to the major challenges of their local and global contexts. What is needed in African higher education is true transformation, which will involve practical and epistemological ruptures with previous ways of doing thing…
Many routes enter the market place: Housing submarkets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria
Many routes enter the market place"-housing sub-markets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria highlights the diverse ways in which poorer groups find accommodation in Lagos, sub-Saharan Africa's largest city. The first sections describe the different kinds of 'popular settlement' and how people build, purchase or rent accommodation there. They also outline other unconventional options-for instance the shops, stalls, warehouses and gar…
The construction of housing for the urban poor of Lagos
Understanding the role of community organizations in environmental and urban contexts
Land tenure in Lagos
The construction of housing for the urban poor of Lagos
Many routes enter the market place: Housing submarkets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria
Many routes enter the market place"-housing sub-markets for the urban poor in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria highlights the diverse ways in which poorer groups find accommodation in Lagos, sub-Saharan Africa's largest city. The first sections describe the different kinds of 'popular settlement' and how people build, purchase or rent accommodation there. They also outline other unconventional options-for instance the shops, stalls, warehouses and gar…
Understanding the role of community organizations in environmental and urban contexts
Land tenure in Lagos
The Migration Experience in Africa
The Migration Experience in Africa
Scales of suffering, Orders of Emancipation: Critical Issues in Democratic Development in Africa
Reclaiming the promise of the sociological imagination in Africa
Beyond Reforms: The Politics of Higher Education Transformation in Africa
In spite of over a half century of interventions and waves of "reforms," higher education in Africa today consists of institutions, systems, and practices that lack distinct values and goals, or a mission and vision connecting them to the major challenges of their local and global contexts. What is needed in African higher education is true transformation, which will involve practical and epistemological ruptures with previous ways of doing thing…
Women organising in fragility and conflict: Lessons from the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Nigeria
Public protests, including women-led struggles, are increasingly gaining a foothold in many parts of the world in response to multiple crises and growing exclusion, in a context of fragility. In the global South, most public protests involve temporary, informal coalitions where people come together and participate in a one-off event. The fluid nature of political space makes sustaining protests elusive because of protest fatigue. Yet, the #BringB…
Policy Analysis and Innovation: Why the Humanities and the Social Sciences Matter for Social Transformation in Africa
This chapter examines the nature of social science research as it has evolved historically in Africa within the colonial context. It examines the linkages between social science research institutions and the policy processes, providing a discussion of a variety of techniques for policy analysis. It draws on research to map the debate around these connections and the ongoing quest to promote innovation and achieve an uptake in evidence-informed po…
Political science (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Politics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social science (3 works)