I wrote a piece on how Boko Haram doesn’t just recruit fighters—it grooms young men and boys through sexual abuse and manipulation. Exposing this hidden strategy is vital for effective counterterrorism and peacebuilding. Click the link 👇🏽 below to read bit.ly/4qluLio

How Boko Haram Groom Young Men and Boys Sexually for Terrorism – and its Implications for Peacebuilding - Kujenga Amani

In my research titled “Queering Terrorism”, published in the journal Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, I examined the sexual practices of terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State of We...

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After 4 years since the first draft in Nigeria, I'm honoured to finally share my review article on the crossroads of counter-terrorism and civil society organisations—crystallising the state-of-the-art in the field & proposing a future research agenda. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Counter-terrorism measures and civil society organisations: A review of literature and agenda for future research

After more than 20 years of research, it is well established that states used counter-terrorism measures (CTMs) to close civic spaces for civil society under the pretext of curbing terrorism. Howev...

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I've read @akintayo.bsky.social new article and highly recommend it!🙌 It offers a deep, contextual perspective on the unanswered question: What is the 'local' in local peacebuilding? Amid so many works, this piece truly stands out.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21647259.2025.2450574

Sulhu as local peacebuilding

Local peacebuilding surfaced to contest the fundamental premise of the liberal peace paradigm, specifically its hierarchical top-down approach and inadequacy in guaranteeing sustainable peace. Howe...

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Advanced Article Alert! @emekatn.bsky.social atn.bsky.social @edrees4p.bsky.social & @akintayo.bsky.social explore what happens to knowledge production when African researchers study terrorism & conflict related sexual violence. #academicsky #poliscisky #gendersky tinyurl.com/49cs3uea

Positionality and Knowledge Production on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in (Counter-) Terrorism

Abstract. What happens to knowledge production when African-based researchers studying intersections between terrorism and wartime sexual violence interrog

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Excited to share our new article. 🎉Co-authored with @akintayo.bsky.social @edrees4p.bsky.social . We explore the complexities of shared identities, existential (in)security, and the politics of fieldwork, advancing feminist-informed reflexivity in international relations. doi.org/10.1093/isp/...

Positionality and Knowledge Production on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in (Counter-) Terrorism

Abstract. What happens to knowledge production when African-based researchers studying intersections between terrorism and wartime sexual violence interrog

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In case you missed it! 😊 Are you researching the complexities of (counter)terrorism in your national or regional context? Akin Oyawale and I are co-editing a special issue on the challenges, insights, and methods of studying (counter)terrorism in the global South. 👇 www.anecs.net/articles/cal...

Call for Expression of Interest (Special Issue Proposal) — Africa Network of Critical Security Scholars

Emeka Njoku (University of Birmingham, UK) and Akinyemi Oyawale (University of Warwick, UK) are preparing a special issue that examines ‘Reflections on Identity/Nationality, Positionality and Knowled...

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Interested in reflecting on how power dynamics, shared identity, & social norms shape terrorism research? Consider submitting your abstracts to our special issue, edited by @Akinyemi Oyawale & myself, which explores the positionality & knowledge production in researching (Counter-)Terrorism.

Our article received an honourable mention in the 2024 Best Article award by the African Studies Association. Grateful for the recognition & excited to keep studying gender and security. If you haven't read it yet, here's a great reason to 🙃 Link below to article below👇🏾 shorturl.at/rlbCQ

My article "Queering Terrorism" has finally been assigned an issue number. Sharing it again for those who might have missed it! 🙌🏾 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Queering Terrorism

There are few theoretical and empirical researches on sexual fluidity and sexual victimization against men inside terrorist groups. Drawing from the case of Islamic terrorists group (Boko Haram), q...

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Excited to share our article exploring the logic and consequences of sexual violence victimisation during wartime from a perpetrator-centered lens. doi.org/10.1177/0095...

Moral Injury: A Framework for Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men - Emeka Thaddues Njoku, Isaac Dery, Scott Nicholas Romaniuk, 2024

Studies on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) emphasize the need for the integration of a victim-centered lens into Feminist International Relations (IR) f...

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What are the boundaries of partnership between states and CSOs, and who gets to define them? I highly recommend reading this important paper authored by my colleague @akintayo.bsky.social. It is the 1st paper from his PhD thesis and offers groundbreaking insights on state-CSO relations.

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