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Ebenezer Obadare
Ebenezer Babatunde Obadare is a Nigerian-American academic. He is the Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC. Until 2021, he was a professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Obadare is a scholar of civil society, social change, religion in politics, and international relations. Education and career Obadare was born in Nigeria where he had his bachelor's and master's degrees in History and International Relations at the Obafemi Awolowo University. During the tumultuous heydays of the Nigerian military junta between 1993 and 1995, he was a staff writer covering politics and current affairs for '' TheNEWS'' and ''TEMPO'' magazines. From 1995 to 2001, Obadare joined academia and taught international relations at his alma mater. He then moved to the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Ralf Dahrendorf Scholar and Ford Foundation International Scholar. He earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which was led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It was renamed "Obafemi Awolowo University" on 12 May 1987, so by the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida led military administration, in honour of Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987), the first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, who initially thought of the idea of establishing the university. History In 1951, with the adoption of a new Constitution of Nigeria, constitution, major changes were made to elected legislators and regional Premiers in the regions. Because they saw education as a key driver of change and development, the new regional administrations gave an extension of basic and secondary education priority. A commission was established by the Federal Minister of Education in 1959 to study the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheNEWS (magazine)
''P.M. News'' is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL). The company also publishes the weekly ''TheNEWS'' magazine and ''Tempo'', a tabloid. ''The News'' was founded in 1993 by Bayo Onanuga, Babafemi Ojudu and other former staff from the ''African Concord'' who had resigned in protest over a request by M. K. O. Abiola, the publisher, to apologise to President Ibrahim Babangida over a critical story about the military regime. Ojudu was the first Managing Editor. After harassment by the Babangida regime, there was a brief period of press freedom under General Sani Abacha during which ''P.M. News'' was launched in August 1994 as a breezy afternoon paper strongly oriented towards news but also covering fashions, sports and entertainment. In the years that followed, ''P.M. News'' and '' TheNews'' were known for "guerrilla journalism". They were subject to constant interference by the authorities, arrests and closure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wale Adebanwi
Wale Adebanwi (born 1969) is a Nigerian-born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford where he was, until June 2021, a Professor of Race Relations, and the Director of the African Studies Centre, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, and a Governing Board Fellow. He is currently a Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Adebanwi's research focuses on a range of topics in the areas of social change, nationalism and ethnicity, race relations, identity politics, elites and cultural politics, democratic process, newspaper press and spatial politics in Africa. Education background Wale Adebanwi graduated with a first degree in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos, and later earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Ibadan. He also has an MPhil. and a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. Career Adebanwi worked as a freelance reporter, writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of South Africa
The University of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities and the only such university in Africa. As a comprehensive university, Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes, many of which have received international accreditation. It also has an extensive geographical footprint, providing its students with recognition and employability in many countries around the world. The university lists many notable South Africans among its alumni, including two Nobel Prize winners: Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Founded in 1873 as the University of the Cape of Good Hope, the University of South Africa (comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University School Of Professional Studies
The New York University School of Professional Studies (SPS), previously known as the New York University School of Continuing Education, is one of the schools and colleges that compose New York University. Founded in 1934, the school offers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. Its main offices are located at 7 East 12th Street on the University's main campus at Washington Square Park. As of fall 2021, the school has a total enrollment of approximately 3,740 graduate students, 1,426 undergraduate students, and 7,066 continuing education students. History 1930s–1950s The School of Professional Studies was established in 1934 as the Division of General Education (DGE). The division offered courses in adult education such as "Character Building" and "Social Hygiene" as well as Women's Law while sponsoring lectures on "The American Way". New York University's School of Education did not accept the courses offered through the DGE as part of the "in-resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sociological Quarterly
''The Sociological Quarterly'' (''TSQ'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Taylor and Francis for the Midwest Sociological Society. It covers all areas of sociology and publishes both quantitative and qualitative research. The current editor-in-chief is Jonathan S. Coley (Oklahoma State University). The Quarterly started in 1939 as ''The Midwest Sociologist'', making ''TSQ'' among the oldest broad interest sociological journals in the U.S. Previous editors of TSQ were: In 1959, the title changed to ''The Sociological Quarterly'', with the following editors having served since then: According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2019 5-year impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ... of 2.459. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa (journal)
''Africa'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute. The journal covers the study of African societies and culture. The journal was established in 1928 and the editors-in-chief are Julie Archambault (Concordia University) and Joost Fontein (University of Johannesburg). Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2021 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ... of 1.235. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Africa (Journal) African studies journals Academic journals established in 1928 Cambridge University Press academic journals English-language journals 5 times per year j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Review Of African Political Economy
The ''Review of African Political Economy'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering African political economy. It was founded with the help of Lionel Cliffe and is published quarterly by Taylor & Francis since 1974. As of January 2024 the journal will leave Taylor & Francis and become open access. It focuses in particular on the political economy of inequality, exploitation, and oppression, whether driven by global forces or local ones (such as class, race, community and gender), and to materialist interpretations of change in Africa. The editor-in-chief is Janet Bujra (University of Bradford). Impact and indexing According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 0.988, ranking it 118th out of 181 journals in the category "Political Science". It is indexed in a number of databases, including Scopus (Elsevier), Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate), IBZ Online (De Gruyter), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Social Sciences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current History
''Current History'' is the oldest extant United States–based publication devoted exclusively to contemporary world affairs. The magazine was founded in 1914 by George Washington Ochs Oakes, brother of ''The New York Times'' publisher Adolph Ochs, in order to provide detailed coverage of World War I. ''Current History'' was published by the New York Times Company from its founding until 1936. Since 1942 it has been owned by members of the Redmond family; its current publisher is Daniel Mark Redmond. ''Current History'', based in Philadelphia, maintains no institutional, political, or governmental affiliation. It is published monthly, from September through May. Seven issues each year are devoted to world regions (China and East Asia, Russia and Eurasia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, South Asia, and Africa); one issue covers current global trends; and one issue addresses a special theme such as climate change or global governance Global governance (or world govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of Modern African Studies
The ''Journal of Modern African Studies'' is a quarterly academic journal of African studies covering developments in modern African politics and society. Its main emphasis is on current issues in African politics, economies, societies, and international relations. The journal is published by Cambridge University Press and as of 2018 its editors-in-chief are Ian Taylor ( St. Andrews University) and Ebenezer Obadare (Council on Foreign Relations). It was edited by Leonardo A. Villalón (University of Florida) and Paul Nugent (University of Edinburgh) from 2012 to 2017, and by Christopher Clapham (University of Cambridge) from 1997 to 2012. David Kimble (National University of Lesotho) served as its founding editor from 1963 to 1997. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: * EBSCO databases *International Bibliography of the Social Sciences *ProQuest databases *Scopus *Social Sciences Citation Index According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a $25,000 (about $550,000 in 2023) gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the death of the two founders, the foundation owned 90% of the Non-voting stock, non-voting shares of the Ford Motor Company. (The Ford family retained the voting shares.) Between 1955 and 1974, the foundation sold its Ford Motor Company holdings and now plays no role in the automobile company. In 1949, Henry Ford II created Ford_Motor_Company#Ford_Philanthropy, Ford Philanthropy, a separate corporate foundation that to this day serves as the philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company and is not associated with the foundation. For many years, the foundation's financial endowment was the largest private endowment in the world; it remains among the List of wealthiest foundations, wealthiest. For fiscal year 2023, it reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
