Olayinka Akanle (PhD). holds degrees in Sociology. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of The Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Senior Research Associate of the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa. He has won other scholarly...
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Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
- Labour markets and employment
- Poverty and inequality
- Public infrastructure, services and provisions
- Climate change and environmental conditions
- Conflict, war and violence
- International relations and geopolitical transformations
- Political situation, repression and regime transitions
- Civil and political rights
- Migration governance and infrastructure
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
- Cultural identity and belonging
- Attitudes, migration and migrants
- Migrants in sports, arts, leisure
- Ethnic, religious and national minorities
- Migrants and religion
- Diasporas and transnational communities
- Marriage and migration
- Family relations and migration
- Upbringing of children and migration
- Intergroup relations and contact
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Socio-economic consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Migration research and theory
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Transversal themes
Methods
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Either/Mixed
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Other
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Qualitative research
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Quantitative research
Geographies
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Scope
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UN Countries
Roles
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University of Ibadan, Nigeria
University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Lecturing, Researching and Consulting -
University Of Ibadan Nigeria
University, Oyo, Nigeria
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University of Ibadan
University, Ibadan, Nigeria
Lecturing
Research
Men in Women Industrial Space: Male Hairdressers of Ibadan, Nigeria
| Authors | Adefolake Ademuson, Ayinde Omolara Rebecca, Olayinka Akanle |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Asian and African Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Data gathering and utilization: humanitarian targeting and ethical issues in northeastern Nigeria
| Authors | Olufunke Fayehun, Olayinka Akanle, Omolara Popoola, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of International Humanitarian Action | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Globalization and Islamic Music (Asalatu) in Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, O. Omoniyi |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Religion in Africa | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Diaspora and Sociopolitical Mobilisations in Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Diaspora Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and remittances in Africa
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Demilade Kayode, Irenitemi Abolade |
| Year | 2022 |
| Citations (WoS) | 18 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Land grabbing and resistance of indigenous landowners in Ibadan, Nigeria
| Authors | Henry Uche Obuene, Olayinka Akanle, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | International Sociology | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Diaspora Networks and Investments in Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Damilola Olayinka Ola-Lawson |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Asian and African Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Unending Development Question of Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Olamide S. Shittu |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | The European Journal of Development Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Information Communication Technology, Social Media, International Migration and Migrants’ Relations with Kin in Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, OA Fayehun, S Oyelakin |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Asian and African Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Mothers-in-Law or Monsters-in-Law
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Lilian F. Ogunkan |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Comparative Sociology | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Changing but Fragile: Female Breadwinning and Family Stability in Nigeria
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Uzoamaka Rebecca Nwaobiala |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Asian and African Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Context of Male Single Parenting in Nigeria
| Authors | Ọláyínká Àkànle, Fikayomi Ogundele |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Asian and African Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Suggested Research
Asuwada Epistemology and Globalised Sociology: Challenges of the South
| Authors | Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale, Olayinka Akanle |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | Sociology | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Fuel subsidy in Nigeria: contexts of governance and social protest
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Kudus Adebayo, Olorunlana Adetayo |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Migration and Environmental Crises in Africa
| Authors | Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale, Olayinka Akanle, Olugbenga Samuel Falase, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | The Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Peripheral scholarship and the context of foreign paid publishing in Nigeria
| Authors | Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale, Olayinka Akanle, Adebusuyi Isaac Adeniran, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Current Sociology | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
African Scholarship and Visa Challenges for Nigerian Academics
| Authors | Olayinka Akanle, Olabisi Sherifat Yusuff, Qudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo, ... |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Sociology | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |