Department of Development Studies

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Roles: Department of Development Studies Lecturer in Development Studies
Department: Department of Development Studies
Qualifications: BSc (Zaria), MSc (Oxford), MA (Seoul), PhD (London)
Building: Russell Square: College Buildings
Office: 4414
Email address: fa58@soas.ac.uk
Telephone number: +44 7917730524

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Folahanmi Aina is a Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS University of London.

Dr Aina is a Political Scientist and currently a lecturer in the Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, at the Department of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom.

He completed a second master’s degree in African studies, at the University of Oxford, having earlier obtained a Masters’ degree in International Development Policy from Seoul National University, South Korea. He holds a doctorate degree in Leadership Studies, with reference to security and development from King’s College London, United Kingdom. His research interests include peace, security and development; violence, conflict, leadership in national security policy decision making, terrorism, insurgency, and extremism, with a regional focus on West Africa’s Sahel and Lake Chad Basin regions.

He is a prolific writer and recipient of multiple awards, including the prestigious General Lamine Cissé Young Researcher Award by Partners West Africa/Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance. His works have been published in several reputable international peer reviewed journals such as African Security, Armed Forces & Society, Applied Security Research, and Democracy and Security amongst others.