Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi is a pracademic and independent research, training, and facilitation consultant with specializations in gender, conflict, peace…
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“Why we joined armed groups”: Engaging former child soldiers of Boko Haram
Introduction Northeastern Nigeria has been of significant interest to the research community for one obvious reason: to study the decade-long…
Living around Mole National Park: Grassroots Perspectives on Gendered Experiences of Protected Area Conflicts and Peacebuilding Strategies
Introduction Globally, conflicts are intrinsic to protected areas (PAs), given the multiple actors, varying interests, and institutional structures connected with…
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumnus, Graham Oluteyo Amakanji
Graham Oluteyo Amakanji is a Lecturer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Masinde Muliro University of Science…
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Rosette Sifa Vuninga
Dr. Rosette Sifa Vuninga is a National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cape…
Introducing the African Peacebuilding Network’s and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa’s 2023 Fellows
Congratulations to this year’s APN-Next Gen Fellows!
Research Findings, Scholarly Writing, and Publishing: Reflections on Transcending the Hurdles
To transcend means to overcome challenges on the path toward achieving these standards, including facing formidable pressure to meet the…
Artisanal Oil Refineries or Kpo-fire: A New Dimension of Petro-Insurgency in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Niger Delta Region?
In the Niger Delta region, which is associated with crude oil extraction and production, the marginalization of the host communities…
Gynocentric Lenses: Deconstructing Gender-Based Violence from Kenyan Soap Operas
These gynocentric soaps are named after women and portray social issues involving women, rather than men. The titles, themes, and…
Tigray without the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front: What Next?
On November 4, 2020, Ethiopians and people all over the world woke up to the shocking news of the outbreak…