Ojogbon Globalization

A Reading of part 2 of the Draft of Chapter 2 in West African migrations : transnational and global pathways in a new century, edited by Mojúbàolú Oluf́únké Okome and Olufemi Vaughan, published by Palgrave Macmillan, NY 2012, pp. 15-40 Home, Identity and Identity Politics – an Introduction • Àjò ò lè dùn k’ónílé má re’lé (no matter how enjoyable the journey might be, one is bound to return home). • Ilé l’àbò ìsinmi oko – Home is the resting place for those returning from the farm (labor). You labor abroad and rest at home. There are many clichés about home – Home is where the heart is, for instance. However, since this is a contribution to a project on Transnational Africa and Globalization foregrounding how personal experiences, professional interests, and scholarship shaped experiences of Diaspora and Transnationality, I feel the necessity to return to Nigeria from my present location in North America, and will weave in scholarly ruminations on home, sojourn, and return, all

This is a reading of the third and final part of the paper, “You can’t go Home no More”: Africans in America in the Age of Globalization, from the Draft of Chapter 2 in West African migrations : transnational and global pathways in a new century, edited by Mojúbàolú Oluf́únké Okome and Olufemi Vaughan, published by Palgrave Macmillan, NY 2012, pp. 15-40 Home, Identity and Identity Politics – an Introduction• Àjò ò lè dùn k’ónílé má re’lé (no matter how enjoyable the journey might be, one is bound to return home).• Ilé l’àbò ìsinmi oko – Home is the resting place for those returning from the farm (labor). You labor abroad and rest at home.There are many clichés about home – Home is where the heart is, for instance. However, since this is a contribution to a project on Transnational Africa and Globalization foregrounding how personal experiences, professional interests, and scholarship shaped experiences of Diaspora and Transnationality, I feel the necessity to return to Nigeria fro

Draft of Chapter 2 in West African migrations : transnational and global pathways in a new century, edited by Mojúbàolú Oluf́únké Okome and Olufemi Vaughan, published by Palgrave Macmillan, NY 2012, pp. 15-40 Home, Identity and Identity Politics – an Introduction • Àjò ò lè dùn k’ónílé má re’lé (no matter how enjoyable the journey might be, one is bound to return home). • Ilé l’àbò ìsinmi oko – Home is the resting place for those returning from the farm (labor). You labor abroad and rest at home. There are many clichés about home – Home is where the heart is, for instance. However, since this is a contribution to a project on Transnational Africa and Globalization foregrounding how personal experiences, professional interests, and scholarship shaped experiences of Diaspora and Transnationality, I feel the necessity to return to Nigeria from my present location in North America, and will weave in scholarly ruminations on home, sojourn, and return, all within the context of h

About that interesting Nigerien Coup panel discussion at the 66th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association in San Francisco. Three of the panelists did not make it. The fourth panelist chose to speak from the audience. I was supposed to be the discussant, but given no panelist I gave an earlier paper that was written immediately after the coup and given as part of a panel discussion at NIPSS. Thanks to the Lagos Studies Association (LSA)​ for both sponsoring the panel discussion and recording it.

Ama Ata Aidoo, A tribute given at the 66th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, held at the Marriott Marquis, in San Francisco, December 2, 2023.

This is the conclusion of the paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome The Introduction to the paper began thus: Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men andwomen, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural,civil or any other field." By May 2001, 168 countries had ratified CEDAW. Forty-six of them areAfrican. Nigeria signed the convention on 23 April 1

This is part 3 of the paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome There are two sections here titled: "Discrimination Against Nigerian Women: A Contemporary Overview," and "Discrimination Against Women--International, Regional and Domestic Protections ." Look out for part 4, which concludes the paper. The previous section read was the Introduction, which began thus: Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basi

This is part 2 of my paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. The section is titled: "Structures of Inequality: Their creation and impact on the role of women in Contemporary Nigerian Society." Look out for part 3... The full paper is available at: https://shorturl.at/nqKX3 

Full title: Domestic, Regional and International Protection of Nigerian Women Against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. The paper was published in African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. It's hosted on Academia.edu which asked me if I wanted an AI summary. I want to embrace technological innovation, so, I agreed. Here's how AI summarized, using excerpts from the paper.

Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome Introduction Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men andwomen, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural,civil or any other field." By May 2001, 168 countries had ratified CEDAW. Forty-six of them areAfrican. Nigeria signed the convention on 23 April 1984 and ratified it without any reservationson 13 June 1985, and it rati

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state is stuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are last few pages and conclusion. The full paper can be accessed at Academia.edu: https://shorturl.at/kKLPX The paper is derived from my PhD. research and is derived from my first book, A Sapped Democracy: The Political Economy of the Structural Adjustment Program and the Political Transition in Nigeria (1983-1993). It is out of print, but here's the Amazon link: https://shorturl.at/htBK7 Since I bought the copyright from the publisher, I think it's time for an update that brings us through the developments over time in Nigerian political economy. Watc

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state is stuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are pages eight to eleven, focused on the contestation over the petroleum subsidy, a matter that has deep resonance today.  Look out for part 4, the last video.

The focus of this paper is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state isstuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. These are pages four to seven. Look out for parts 3 and four, which will be posted shortly. The full paper can be accessed at Academia.edu from a link on youtube. https://youtu.be/sLyw1pkbtw0?si=5DAT0cU0bjAp-FJG

This is the first four pages of this paper. The focus is on state-society relationship in a situation of flux, where there arefundamental questions regarding the nature of the state, and the type of state that will best serve acountry whose goal is economic and political development. It is also a situation where the state isstuck deep in the morass of economic and political crisis, creating even more urgency tofashioning answers to these questions. More to come.

Grand corruption and kleptocracy. There are 4 episodes. AlJazeera did an excellent job of telling the story.

#9YearsOn 96 of our #ChibokGirls are still in captivity. They must be rescued and reunited with their families. #BringBackOurGirls ! This is a reading of an early version of my chapter in The Stolen Daughters of Chibok, a book edited by Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode. The book is available for purchase at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/Daughters.../dp/1576878597/ref=sr_1_1 ? crid=2LOE04ZKVCVAR&keywords=the+stolen+daughters+of+chibok&qid=1680704368&s=amazon-devices&sprefix=The+stolen+daughters,amazon-devices,408&sr=1-1