{"id":1620,"date":"2025-05-28T15:13:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1620"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:14:59","slug":"oyedele-ashiru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1620","title":{"rendered":"OYEDELE ASHIRU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1620\" class=\"elementor elementor-1620\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2d2a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2d2a9\" 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-a117ac2\" data-id=\"a117ac2\" 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-abcc3cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abcc3cc\" 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=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-215x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-105x146.png 105w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-36x50.png 36w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1-54x75.png 54w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-1.png 338w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/>\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-b2122b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2122b5\" 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-209e39c\" data-id=\"209e39c\" 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-637de32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637de32\" 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>TITLE: <strong><b>DR. <\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>NAME: <strong><b>OYEDELE ASHIRU, Ph.D<\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>POSITION: <strong><b>ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR <\/b><\/strong> SPECIALISATION: <strong><b>POLITICAL THOUGHTS, POLITICAL THEORY <\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>EDUCATIONAL TRAINING: <strong><b>B.SC. POLITICAL SCIENCE (LAGOS), 1997; <\/b><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong> <strong><b>\u00a0\u00a0M.SC. POLITICAL SCIENCE (LAGOS), 1999;<\/b><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><b>\u00a0\u00a0P.HD. POLITICAL SCIENCE (LAGOS), 2013 <\/b><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><b>PERSONAL STATEMENT: <\/b><\/strong><\/p><p>Across two decades of being an Academic, I have researched and taught courses on the History of Political Thoughts, Political Ideas, Medieval and Modern Political thoughts, Comparative Politics of Colonial and Post-Colonial States, among others. My current research focuses on Political Islam and the Democratization Process in Nigeria.<\/p><p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>POSITIONS, SCIENTIFIC APPOINTMENTS AND HONOURS: <\/b><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos branch, 2018-2023.<\/li><li>Member of Senate, University of Lagos, 2016-2018.<\/li><li>Member, Nigerian Political Science Association Governance in Africa Project<\/li><li>Member, Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) Committee on the Documentation of its History.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><b>SELECTED MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS\/CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE <\/b><\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Ashiru, D. (2023). Islamic Revivalism and the Struggle for Cultural Hegemony in Yorubaland. <em><i>Lagos Historical Review<\/i><\/em>, 23, pp.15-28.<\/li><li>Ashiru, D. and Obasekore, G. (2023). Constitutionalism and the Challenges of Democratic Governance in Nigeria. In O. Jegede, B. Sani and R. Adimula (Eds.), <em><i>Readings in Diplomacy, Democracy, Peace and Development: A Festschrift in Honour of Ibrahim Agboola Gambari<\/i><\/em>. Ibadan: Spectrum Books pp. 285-297.<\/li><li>Ashiru, D. (2023). Political Islam, Ethno-religious Cleavages and Insurgency in Central Nigeria. <em><i>Zamfara Journal of Politics and Development<\/i><\/em>, 4(2), pp. 288-299.<\/li><li>Ashiru, D. (2021). Karl Popper, the Nigerian State and Democratic Consolidation. In O. Afisi (Ed.) <em><i>Karl Popper and Africa: Knowledge, Politics and Development<\/i><\/em>. Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp. 57-68.<\/li><li>Ashiru, D. (2020). Political Islam and Socio-political ethics in Nimi Wariboko\u2019s Philosophy. In T. Falola (Ed.) <em><i>The philosophy of Nimi Wariboko<\/i><\/em>. Austin, USA: Pan African University Press, pp. 141-156.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong><b>COLLABORATORS\/NETWORKS <\/b><\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA)<\/li><li>Toyin Falola Research Network<\/li><\/ol><p>iii. Assilah Foundation Forum,\u00a0Morocco<\/p><ol><li>Terrorism and Extremism Studies in Europe, Asia and Africa Study Network<\/li><\/ol>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE: DR. NAME: OYEDELE ASHIRU, Ph.D POSITION: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SPECIALISATION: POLITICAL THOUGHTS, POLITICAL THEORY EDUCATIONAL TRAINING: B.SC. POLITICAL SCIENCE (LAGOS), 1997; \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0M.SC. 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