Israel Ekanade

Political Science – B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Faculty/Department

Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Sciences/Political Science

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Political Economy of Migration
2. Political Islam
3. Oil Sector Corruption
4. Politics
5. African Union Regionalism
6. Ethnic and Identity Politics
7. Ecumenical Politics (Pentecostal Rascalism or Penterascalism)

Distinctions and Awards

1. University of Bergen, Norway Scholar Travel Grant, Bergen Summer Research School, 2013.
2. Technische Universitat Ilmenau, International Student Week in Ilmenau, Germany 2015.
3. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) full sponsorship to the conference on “Corruption and the Challenges of the Economic Transformation in Southern Africa” Botswana 2018.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Ekanade, I.K. (2022) From Ubuntu to Makwerekwere: Reinvigorating Belonging in Democratic South Africa. By Hannah Muzee et al. (Eds): Democracy and Africanness: Contemporary Issues in Africa’s Democratization and Governance. Springer Nature Publishers.73-88
2. Ekanade, V.O, and Ekanade, I.K. (2022) Feeding Bottle Federalism or Fiscal Federalism? Critical Reflections On Federal Finance in Nigeria Since 1960. What Feasible Options for The 21st Century? By Olufunke Adeboye et al. (Eds): Africa and the Challenge of Underdevelopment: A Festschrift in Honour of Prof Akinjide Osuntokun. The Redeemers University Press. 203- 220
3. Ekanade, I.K, Ekanade, V.O. and Jegede, A.A (2021). Dynamics of Islamic Fundamentalism and the Contradictions of State Response in Nigeria Up to 2020. Adeboye Institute for Peace and Good Governance Journal of Humanities and Peace Studies, 2 (1), 181-208.
4. Oloruntoba, S.O, Ishola, E.B, and Ekanade, I.K. (2020). Globalization, Poverty and Development in Africa: Looking Past to the Future ed. By Ino Rossi. New Frontiers of Globalization Research-Theories, Processes and Perspectives from the Global North and Global South. Springer Publishers.
5. Enaifoghe, A.E, Maramura, T.C, Madhuku, H, Ekanade, I.K., Muzee H. and Tait, K. (2020). Africa’s Under-Development Amidst Global Pressures: Is Good Governance Attainable? Journal of African Foreign Affairs 7(3), 31-53.
6. Ekanade, I.K. (2020). The Political Economy of State Sponsored Repatriations of Economic Migrants in Africa ed. By Toyin Falola and Samuel Oloruntoba. Handbook of Africa’s Political Economy. Palgrave MacMillan Publishers. 1009-1026.
7. Enaifoghe, A, Maramura, T.C, Ekanade, I.K., and Muzee H. (2019). The Socio-Political Dynamic Import of Citizens Participation in Public Resource Management in Relation to Good Governance for South Africa. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 10(3), 12-21.
8. Ekanade, I.K., and Molapo, R.R (2017). The Socio-Economic Challenges Facing the Integration of Foreign Nationals in South Africa. Journal of Social Sciences, Taylor and Francis 50(1-3), 51-61.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Ekanade Israel. 2022. “Cattle Politics in Contemporary Nigerian Society”. Paper presented at the Department of History and Strategic Studies Conference on Contemporary Nigeria tagged: “Nigeria: Politics, Economy, Security and Society” Organised at the University of Lagos, November 22nd - 24th, 2022.
2. Ekanade Israel. 2019. “The Activation of Our Knowledge Systems and Unemployment Alleviation in South Africa: Lessons from the Clay Industry”. Paper presented at the 5 th Annual Conference of the African Association for the Study of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, tagged “Indigenous Knowledge Systems as an Agent of Decolonisation and Transformation for Socio-Economic Development in Africa” Held at the University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province South Africa. October 23rd - 25th, 2019.
3. Ekanade Israel. 2018. “You Don’t Belong Here: Europe’s Continuing Marginalization of the Roma People”. Paper Delivered at the 2 nd University of Venda School of Human and Social Sciences Post Graduate Symposium, 13th November, 2018.
4. Ekanade Israel. 2018. “Impact of Oil Sector Corruption on Nigeria”. Paper presented at the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF) Annual Young Scientists’ Conference on Winning the Fight Against Corruption: A Transdisciplinary Approach, Organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa, 13th – 14th September, 2018.
5. Ekanade Israel. 2018. “Manifestations of Corruption in Contemporary South Africa”. Paper presented at the United Nations and African Union Regional Conference on ‘Corruption and the Challenges of the Economic Transformation in Southern Africa’, organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Gaborone, Botswana, 18th – 20th June 2018.
6. Ekanade Israel. 2017. “African Union Regionalism in the Light of Globalization”. Paper delivered via Skype at the 3 rd Workshop: Historical Constructions of Regions and Regionalism. Regional Studies Association (RSA) Research Network on Regional Economic and Policy History (REHI). Centre for Regional Studies, The University of Karlstad, Sweden. 30th – 31st October 2017.
7. Ekanade Israel. 2017. “Penterascalism in Post-Colonial South Africa”. Paper delivered at the University of Venda, South Africa School of Human and Social Sciences Inaugural Post Graduate Symposium. 6th of October 2017.
8. Ekanade Israel and Molapo Richard. 2017. “Oppressing the Oppressed: Rekindling the Flame of Violence in the Wake of Fee Increment in South African Universities”. Paper delivered at the First Limpopo/ Gauteng South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS), Regional Colloquium: “Debating the Pace of Transformation: Local and Global Perspectives”. on Polokwane, South Africa. 13th -14th September, 2017
9. Ekanade Israel. 2017. “Politics of Belonging in South Africa Since 2008”. Paper delivered at the 7 th African Unity for Renaissance International Conference and Africa Day Expo, Inaugural PhD Colloquium, Jointly organised by the Department of Science and Technology, National Research Foundation, University of South Africa and Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa. May 21st – 25th, 2017.
10. Ekanade Israel. 2017. “Nationalism and the Outsider Question in South Africa”. Paper delivered at the Colloquium on History Memory and Contestation, organised by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of South Africa, University of Limpopo and the University of Venda, South Africa. March 15th – 17th, 2017.
11. Ekanade Israel. 2016. “Oil Politics, Insecurity and the Nigerian State”. Paper presented at the University of Venda and Walter Sisulu University Joint Research Conference, Polokwane, South Africa. October 5th – 7th, 2016.
12. Ekanade Kehinde. 2015. “Challenges of Reintegration of Foreign Nationals into South African Society: A Case Study of Alexandra Township”. Paper delivered at the International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 14th – 17th, 2015.
13. Ekanade Israel. 2014. “Challenges Experienced by Zimbabwean Students at the University of Venda”. Paper presented at the Population Association of Southern Africa Conference, held at the Walter Sisulu University, East London, South Africa. 1st – 2nd October, 2014.