Biography
Abiodun Alao is a Professor of African Studies and the Director of the African Leadership Centre.
He teaches on the African Leadership Centre MSc programmes and supervises postgraduate students. He is also the Chair of the Centre’s Examination Board and also the Acting Chair of the School of Global Affairs Exam Board.
Abiodun holds a BA in History and MA in International Relations from the Universities of Ibadan and Ife, respectively. He holds a Doctorate in War Studies from King’s College London, where he was a Ford Foundation Doctoral Scholar and also held the SSRC-MacArthur Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
Previously, he held teaching and research position at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria and was a Visiting Research Associate at the University of Zimbabwe. He also holds a Visiting Professorship position at the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Research
- Emerging powers and global leadership
- The politics of natural resources management
- Religious radicalisation and political violence
- Politics, security and international relations in Africa
Apart from extensive publications on African security issues, he has undertaken numerous assignments for international organisations, including the United Nations, African Union, European Union, World Bank and ECOWAS, and for individual countries.
In 2000, he was part of the team that undertook a comprehensive Threat Assessment for Rwanda after the genocide, and between 2001 and 2002 he was amongst the team of academic experts that advised the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Civil War in Sierra Leone.
He co-authored the Concept Note for the Common Defence and Security Policy for the Africa Union in 2003 and also co-authored the first post-Civil War National Security Strategy Framework for Liberia.
He was also a member of the King’s College London team that worked on the 'Development of Donor Countries Effectiveness in Fragile States.'
Further details
See Abiodun's research profile
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Alao, C. A., 3 Dec 2019, 1st ed. Routledge. 240 p. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Alao, A. & Alden, C., 24 Aug 2017, China and Africa: Building Peace and Security Cooperation on the Continent. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, p. 13-38 26 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52893-9_2
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Alao, A., 5 Jul 2017, Taylor and Francis Inc. 226 p. Research output: Book/Report - Book. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315240909
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Alao, C. A., Ikpe, E. & Nyokabi, K. J., 2017, (Unpublished) In : Conflict, Security & Development. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
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Alao, C. A., Alden, C. (ed.), Chun, Z. (ed.) & Barber, L. (ed.), 2017, Palgrave Macmillan. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Alao, C. A. & Tofa, M., 2015, Africa: An Encyclopaedia of Culture and Society. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Entry in encyclopedia/dictionary
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Alao, A. & Aihie, J., 1 Jan 2014, Africa: The State of the Continent Fifty Years after the Liberation. Nova Science Publishers Inc, p. 101-118 18 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter
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Alao, C. A., 2014, Nigeria and the Jonathan Presidency: The First Year. Akinsanya, A. & Ayoade, J. (eds.). Lanham: University Press of America Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter
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Jaye, T. & Alao, A., 1 May 2013, In : Conflict, Security and Development. 13, 2, p. 191-208 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2013.796208
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Alao, A., 1 May 2013, In : Conflict, Security and Development. 13, 2, p. 127-147 21 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2013.796205