Biography
Amina Adebisi Odofin is an Affiliate Fellow at the African Leadership Centre and a PhD researcher at the Conflict and Development department at Ghent University, where she previously completed a master’s degree in Conflict and Development Studies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her research focuses on the politics of resource extraction, environmental justice, and gendered dimensions of conflict. Before entering academia, she worked as European Lead Campaigner at Greenpeace International, focusing on fossil fuel industry accountability.
Research
Thesis title: "Extractive Continuities: Gendered Spatial Politics and Cycles of Dispossession from Slavery to Oil in the Niger Delta"
PhD supervision
- Principal supervisor: Professor Ekaette Ikpe
Research
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
Events
Invisible Contributions: Gender, Misattribution and the Matilda Effect
Unpacking the Matilda Effect: how women’s contributions are overlooked in politics, security and social structures
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
Events
Invisible Contributions: Gender, Misattribution and the Matilda Effect
Unpacking the Matilda Effect: how women’s contributions are overlooked in politics, security and social structures
Please note: this event has passed.