Prof. Dr. Abimbola Adesoji

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietNeuere und Neueste Geschichte,Afrikanistik
KeywordsComparative, Nation-building, Polarization, Press, Religion
Auszeichnungen

2021: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Frankfurt, Germany

2017: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany

2014: German African Studies Association Grant for participation at the Conference of African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) hosted by the Department of Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Federal Republic of Germany

2013: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany

2012: The Citizenship Initiative Grant for participation at the Workshop organised by The Citizenship Initiative, University of South Florida’s College of Arts and Sciences, Tampa, United States of America,

2011: Alexander von Humboldt Equipment Grant,

2011: Alexander von Humboldt Returning Fellowship Award

2009: Alexander von Humboldt Language Scholarship - did deutsch-institut, Frankfurt, Germany,

2009: Georg Forster Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandNigeria
OrtIle-Ife
Universität/InstitutionObafemi Awolowo University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of History

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Hans Peter HahnInstitut für Ethnologie, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.12.2009

Programm(e)

2009Georg Forster-Forschungsstipendien-Programm für Postdocs

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2016Abimbola O. Adesoji and Saheed B. Amusa “Citizenship, Residency and Nation-Building in Nigeria” . In: Enoch O. Gbadegesin Yunusa K. Salami and Kola Abimbola, Exploring the Ethics of Individualism and Communitarianism: Essays in Honour of Professor Segun Gbadegesin . Harvest Day Publications 2016. 255-281
2016Abimbola O. Adesoji: “Mahdism, Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Understanding Hardline Religious Legacy in Northern Nigeria” . In: Richard A. Olaniyan and Rufus T. Akinyele , Nigeria’s Ungoverned Spaces: Studies in Security, Terrorism and Governance . Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 2016. 116-133
2016Abimbola Adesoji O. Saheed B. Amusa, and Abiodun Adediran “Political Leaders and Religion in Post-Independence Nigeria” . In: Julius O. Adekunle and Apollos O. Nwauwa Governance and Leadership in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges . Goldline and Jacobs Publishing, 2016. 141-158
2015Biodun Adediran and Abimbola Adesoji “Sir Adesoji Aderemi: A Bridge between the Ancient and the Modern” . In: Apollos O. Nwauwa and Julius O. Adekunle Nigerian Political Leaders: Visions, Actions and Legacies . Goldline and Jacobs Publishing , 2015. 98-113
2014Abimbola O. Adesoji and Emmanuel O. Rotimi “Managing Police Grievances in a Depressed Economy: The Lagos Colony Police Mutiny of 1933” . In: Canadian Journal of African Studies , 2014, 257-274
2013Abimbola O. Adesoji and Shina Alimi: “Newspaper Cartoons as a Mirror of the Anti-Corruption War in the Nigerian Fourth Republic” . In: Africa e-Mediterraneo Cultura E Societa , 2013, 34-41
2012Abimbola Adesoji, Olanrewaju T. Hassan and Nurudeen O. Arogundade Contest, Conflict and the Crown in Ife Politics, 1952-2011 . In: Isaac Olawale Albert, A History of Social Conflict and Conflict Management in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Professor Biodun Adediran . Institute of African Studies and John Archers, 2012. 164-184
2012Abimbola Adesoji: Human Rights and Human Rights Organisations in Nigeria: Retrospect and Prospects . In: Olutayo Adesina, Olukoya Ogen and Noah Echa Attah, Critical Perspectives on Peace, Conflict and Warfare in Africa: Festschrift in Honour of Siyan Oyeweso . Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 2012. 405-417
2012Abimbola Adesoji: Of Orality and History: Songs, Royalty, and Traditional Agency in Yorubaland, 1910 to the Present . In: Saheed Aderinto and Paul Osifodurin The Third Wave of Historical Scholarship on Nigeria: Essays in Honour of Ayodeji Olukoju . Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012. 95-117
2012Abimbola Adesoji and Okeja Uchenna Survival Strategies in the Age of Precarity: The Experience of African Immigrants in Germany” . In: Africa and Science, 2012, 79-103
2012Abimbola Adesoji: The Changing Status of Historical Sites in Ile-Ife: Implications for the Contemporary Study of Yoruba History and Culture . In: Matatu: Journal for African Society and Culture , 2012, 233-243
2012Abimbola Adesoji and Shina Alimi: The Nigerian Press and Challenge of Private Newspaper Ownership A Study of the Nigerian Tribune, 1949-2009 . In: Journal of African Media Studies , 2012, 357-376
2011Abimbola Adesoji: Balkanizing Nigeria or Facilitating Development: An Analytical Study of State Creation in Nigeria, 1963-1996 . In: Siyan Oyeweso and Kola Afolabi From Leo Ajiborisa to Rauf Aregbesola: Perspectives on Osun State at 20. College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, 2011. 50-71
2011Abimbola Adesoji: Between Maitatsine and Boko Haram: Islamic Fundamentalism and the Response of the Nigerian State. In: Africa Today, 2011, 98-119
2011Abimbola Adesoji; Hans Peter Hahn: When (not) to be a Proprietor: Nigerian Newspaper Ownership in a Changing Polity . In: African Study Monographs, 2011, 177-203
2010Abimbola Adesoji and Emmanuel O. Rotimi: Mediating an Intra-Elite Struggle for Power and Privilege in Nigeria: The Police and the Oyo State Political Crisis, 2005-2007. In: International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2010, 487-502
2010Abimbola Adesoji: Old Wine in New Bottle: The Nigerian Press in the Era of Constitutional Democracy, 1999-2009 . In: Joseph Mangut and Terhemba Wuam The Press and Literature in the Fourth Republic . Aboki Publishers, 2010. 27-46
2010Abimbola Adesoji: Restoring Peace or Waging War: Security Agencies’ Management of Ethno-Religious Uprisings in nigeria . In: African Security Review , 2010, 2-14
2010Abimbola Adesoji: The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria. In: Africa Spectrum, 2010, 95-108
2010Abimbola Adesoji; Tunde Babawale; Akin Alao (Eds.): The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria. Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization, 2010
2010Abimbola Adesoji: Traditional Rulership and Modern Governance in 20th Century Nigeria. In: Tunde Babawale, Akin Alao and Bimbo Adesoji, The Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria. Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), 2010. 415-438
2009Abimbola Adesoji: Historical Scholarship in 20th Century Nigeria: The Quest for Relevance . In: The African Symposium , 2009, 71-84
2009Abimbola Adesoji: Political Parties and Democratic Development in Nigeria: Insight from the Fourth Republic . In: National Development Studies, 2009, 1-17
2009Abimbola Adesoji and Akin Alao: “Indigeneship and Citizenship in Nigeria: Myth and Reality” . In: Journal of Pan-African Studies , 2009, 151-165
2008Abimbola Adesoji and Emmanuel Olukemi Rotimi: “Nigeria and Its Anti-Corruption War: The Dariye and Alamieyeseigha Examples” . In: Africa Insight , 2008, 159-172
2008Abimbola Adesoji: “Progressive Unions and the Competition for Community Development in Nigeria: A Study of Ifon Ilobu and Erin Progressive Unions, 1940-1970” . In: Africa Study Monographs , 2008, 51-72
2008Abimbola Adesoji: “Tradition and Legitimization: The Ifon-Ilobu Example”. In: Akin Alao and Tunde Babawale , Culture and Society in Nigeria: Traditions, Gender Relation and Political Economy . Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) , 2008. 1-13
2007Abimbola Adesoji: “The Oduduwa Myth and the Farce of Yoruba Unity'. In: EnterText , 2007, 52-66
2006Abimbola Adesoji: “Contemporary Ethnic Nationalism and Hegemony Crisis among the Yoruba” . In: Sola Akinrinade, Dipo Fashina and David O. Ogungbile The Humanities, Nationalism and Democracy . Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2006. 210-231
2006Abimbola Adesoji: “Globalization of the Media and the Challenges of Democratisation in Nigeria” . In: Nebula: A Journal of Multidisciplinary Scholarship , 2006, 32-50
2006Abimbola Adesoji: “Yoruba Proverbs as a Veritable Source of History” . In: Proverbium:Yearbook of International Proverb Scholarship , 2006, 1-15
2005Abimbola Adesoji: “Colonialism and Inter-Community Relations: The Ifon-Ilobu Example” . In: History in Africa , 2005, 1-19
2004Abimbola Adesoji: “Globalisation and the Challenges of Historical Reconstruction in Nigeria” . In: Sola Akinrinade, Modupe Kolawole, Ibiyemi Mojola & David O.Ogungbile Locating the Local in the Global: Voices on Globalised Nigeria. . Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2004. 64-71
2003Abimbola Adesoji: “Pressure Groups and Democratic Process in Nigeria”. In: Nordic Journal of African Studies , 2003, 39-48
2003Abimbola Adesoji: “The Subversion of Labour Militancy in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Nigerian Labour Congress” . In: Nigerian Journal Economic History , 2003, 42-55
2001Abimbola Adesoji: “Lillian Trager, Yoruba Hometowns:Community, Identity and Development in Nigeria” . In: ODU, Journal of West African Studies , 2001, 161-165
2000Abimbola Adesoji: ) “Empowering the Civil Society through a Free Press: Examples from Nigeria and the United States' . In: Oyin Ogunba The Empowerment of the Civil Society in a Democracy: Nigeria and the United States . American Studies Association, 2000. 240-249