What I Do
My name is Afolabi Adekaiyaoja and I am a writer and researcher. My writing focuses on African politics and the interaction between society and state, especially concerning ideas of leadership and governance. I write and speak publicly on a variety of topics. My public-facing thoughts often emerge through my long reads on various platforms.
I ama Predoctoral Research Consultant at the International Centre for Tax and Development, where I work on a project that examines the relationship between the roles of chiefs, taxation, and broader citizen engagement. I am also a volunteer editor for The Archivist, a project by Archiving, and I support different projects in the media landscape.
You can see a bit more of my past professional work on LinkedIn, including research at the Centre for Democracy and Development, policy at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, interning at Africapractice and the African Union Mission to the United Nations and once chairing the board of Europe’s largest Model UN conference.
What I Do
My name is Afolabi Adekaiyaoja and I am a writer and researcher. My writing focuses on African politics and the interaction between society and state, especially concerning ideas of leadership and governance. I write and speak publicly on a variety of topics. My public-facing thoughts often emerge through my long reads on various platforms.
I ama Predoctoral Research Consultant at the International Centre for Tax and Development, where I work on a project that examines the relationship between the roles of chiefs, taxation, and broader citizen engagement. I am also a volunteer editor for The Archivist, a project by Archiving, and I support different projects in the media landscape.
You can see a bit more of my past professional work on LinkedIn, including research at the Centre for Democracy and Development, policy at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, interning at Africapractice and the African Union Mission to the United Nations and once chairing the board of Europe’s largest Model UN conference.
What I think About
I hold a Master’s in African Politics from SOAS, University of London and a Bachelor’s in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London. I am working towards a doctorate that explores how Nigerian political parties attract and retain support in a fractured and heterogeneous society.
I am particularly interested in understanding how effective ethnic identities are in politics, especially in their manifestation in state-society relations and activities such as protest movements, traditional authorities, and political participation. I also research reviewing democracy and development in West African countries, as well as the strength of regional and international organisations.
I have also published about the incursion of politics in football, historic positions on governance structures and two short stories on religion and mythical sirens.
What I think About
I hold a Master’s in African Politics from SOAS, University of London and a Bachelor’s in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London. I am working towards a doctorate that explores how Nigerian political parties attract and retain support in a fractured and heterogeneous society.
I am particularly interested in understanding how effective ethnic identities are in politics, especially in their manifestation in state-society relations and activities such as protest movements, traditional authorities, and political participation. I also research reviewing democracy and development in West African countries, as well as the strength of regional and international organisations.
I have also published about the incursion of politics in football, historic positions on governance structures and two short stories on religion and mythical sirens.