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Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko

Fellow

Professional affiliation

Professor of Political Science, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies, National Open University of Nigeria
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Expertise

  • Africa
  • Nigeria

Wilson Center Projects

Voice for the Vulnerable: The Women Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North-Eastern Nigeria

Full Biography

Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko is Professor of Political Science, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies, National Open University of Nigeria. A seasoned researcher with years of broad-based experience in the fields of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Management, Security, Mediation, Peacebuilding, and Gender, Angela is the author of more than 20 books and over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She is the founding Head of Department, and Editor-in-Chief Lafia Journal of Contemporary Political Studies, Department of Political Science Federal University of Lafia. Angela is an editorial member of Athens Institute for Education and Research, Greece, and a reviewer for several international academic journals. She is the recipient of several grants including IPRA Research Grant in 2023. Angela is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer 'Adela Foundation for Women's Rights and Development' an organisation founded in 2023 to create awareness on women's socio-political, and economic rights.

Major Publications

  • Ajodo-Adebanjoko, A. (2022). Beyond Perpetrators:Exploring the Youth-Peace Nexus in Countering Violent Extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa, African Journal on Terrorism, Vol. 12, No. 1 December 2022
  • Ajodo-Adebanjoko, A. (2021). Women鈥檚 role in countering violent extremism in Northeast Nigeria, African Journal on Terrorism, Vol 11, No. 2 December 2021, caert.org.dz or google scholar
  • Ajodo-Adebanjoko, A. (2020). The Impact of Boko Haram Insurgency in the Northeast on Women and Girls, Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences 2020, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 69-80, http://www.jbssjournal.org/abstracts/volume-7-issue-2