{"id":1344,"date":"2025-05-28T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1344"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:59:56","slug":"elementor-1344","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1344","title":{"rendered":"Elementor #1344"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1344\" class=\"elementor elementor-1344\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0bd906 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0bd906\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da2949\" data-id=\"6da2949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725d499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"725d499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI-110x146.jpg 110w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WAZIRI-56x75.jpg 56w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d82db84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d82db84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5597920\" data-id=\"5597920\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dfc2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65dfc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h1>BIO-SKETCH<\/h1><p>TITLE(PROF\/DR\/):<strong>DR.<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"48\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>NAME:<strong>\u00a0 WAZIRI BABABTUNDE ADISA<\/strong><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"48\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>POSITION:<strong> ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: CRIMINOLOGY <\/strong><\/p><p>EDUCATION\/TRAINING<em>(BeginwithBachelor\u2019sdegreeorotherinitialprofessionaleducation,suchasnursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>INSTITUTIONANDLOCATION<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>DEGREE<\/p><p><em>(if <\/em><em>applicable)<\/em><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>Completion Date MM\/YYYY<\/p><\/td><td width=\"178\"><p>FIELDOFSTUDY<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of\u00a0 Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>B.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>Nov.\/2000<\/p><\/td><td width=\"178\"><p>Sociology<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>M.Sc.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>June\/2004<\/p><\/td><td width=\"178\"><p>Sociology<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>Ph.D.<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>April\/2014<\/p><\/td><td width=\"178\"><p>Sociology<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><h1>A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PersonalStatement<\/h1><p>I am an Associate Professor of Sociology (Criminology) in the Department of Sociology, University of Lagos. My academic and research interest has been concentrated on the challenge of organized crime and insecurity in the West African sub-region. With keen interest in political and policy reforms, I have undertaken research on corruption in the police and the judicial system in Nigeria. I am currently exploring opportunities to collaborate with colleagues around the world on reducing youth radicalism, terrorism and banditry in the global south. \u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h1>B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/h1><ul><li>External Examiner on PhD Thesis Assessment to Faculty of Humanities, NorthWestern University, South Africa 2025<\/li><li>Fellow of Institute of Security, Nigeria, 2024<\/li><li>Fellow of Institute of Criminology and Strategic Studies, Nigeria, 2024<\/li><li>Fellow of Lagos Studies Association, LSA, 2018<\/li><li>Journal Reviewer and Article Editor (SAGE OPEN, African Security Review, International Review of Offender Therapy etc)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h1>C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selected Most Recent Publications\/ContributionstoKnowledge(five(5)maximum)<\/h1><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><ol><li>Adejoh, S.O. , Osazinwa, P. ; Busari-Akinbode, S.; Gborogen, R.; Awodein, A,; <strong>Adisa, W.<\/strong> ; Tade, T. &amp; Badru, F. A. (2024) Insights into the Experiences of Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 Lockdown\u00a0 in Lagos, Nigeria, <em>Substance Use: Research and Treatment<\/em>, 18 (1-10) DOI: 1177\/29768357241,SAGE publications<\/li><li>Adejoh, S.O. , Wellignton, O.; <strong>Adisa, W.B.;<\/strong> Attoh, F. &amp; Eliphus, T.O. (2023) Exploration of Factors that Influence Divorce: Voices of Divorcees in Lagos, Nigeria, <em>Social Work and Society<\/em>, International Online Journal, 21 (2) <a href=\"http:\/\/nbn-resolving.de\/urn:nbn:de:hbz:464-sws-3132\">http:\/\/nbn-resolving.de\/urn:nbn:de:hbz:464-sws-3132<\/a><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li>Muhammed, A. Y., <strong>Adisa, W.B., <\/strong>Ayodele, J., Gbadeyan, O, J., &amp; Garba, E. (2023) State Responses to Herder-Farmers Conflict and Peace-Building in Rural Grazing Areas of Nigeria, <em>Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research<\/em>, 16 (2) 146-228 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/JACPR-02-2023-0775\/full\/html?skipTracking=true\">https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/JACPR-02-2023-0775\/full\/html?skipTracking=true<\/a>\u00a0 Emerald Insight<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li><strong>Adisa, W.B.<\/strong> (2023) State, Politics and Military Media Relations:\u00a0 A Theoretical Statement In Olunifesi Suraj and Allwell Uwazuruike In\u00a0 <em>Military-Media Relations in Post-Colonial Nigeria: Clashes, Ethics and Prospects,<\/em> UK, Ethics International press Ltd ISBN: 978-1-80441-247-3 197-223 <a href=\"https:\/\/ethicspress.com\/products\/military-media-relations-in-post-colonial-nigeria\">https:\/\/ethicspress.com\/products\/military-media-relations-in-post-colonial-nigeria<\/a> Ethics International Press, United Kingdom.<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><ol start=\"5\"><li><strong>Adisa<\/strong>, <strong>B<\/strong>., Ayobade, A. &amp; Shittu, A. 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