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Selected Publications Highlighting key works across journals, books, and conferences by Oluwakemi Damola Adejumo-Ayibiowu.
The Ultimate Other versus the Inferior Other: An Afrocentric Analysis of Ethnic-Stereotyping and Afrophobia African Iden es, 23(1), 160–175. (2025). 
 
Using an Afrocentric perspective, this paper investigates the concept of ethnic stereotype, the divergent experiences of white and black migrants, and how negative stereotyping of Africans has contributed to the xenophobia against black migrants in Africa and across the globe. Read more
Exploring the Characteristics of Afrocentricity in Relation to Good Governance: African Journal of Public Administra on and Environmental Studies, 4(1), 289–306.(2025). 
 
Corruption and poverty persist in many African countries despite over two decades of implementing donors’ good governance agenda. The ineffectiveness of Western approaches in Africa makes the case for institutional reforms based on theories compatible with African culture. Read more
 
 
Books & Chapters
Alien Must Go: Reappraising the Challenges of Migrant Integra on in Africa from an Ubuntu Perspec ve In M. A. Mafukata (Ed.), Impact of Immigra on and Xenophobia on Development in Africa (pp. 111–129). IGI Global. ISBN: 9781799870999. (2021).
 
This paper investigates the complex relationship between globalization and migration within the African context, highlighting how global economic structures have historically constrained African labour mobility while privileging capital flows. Read more
Navigating Democratic Governance in West Africa: An Afrocentric and Decolonial Analysis. Paper presented at the Africa Scholars Forum (ASF), University of Massachusees Boston, USA. (2024). Read more
Publications by Oluwakemi Damola Adejumo-Ayibiowu PhD
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2025). Revising Migraon and Globalizaon in Africa: AStructural and Afrocentric Analysis of Economic Marginalizaon. Journal of African ForeignACairs, 12(2), 97–116. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2025). The Ultimate Other versus the Inferior Other: AnAfrocentric Analysis of Ethnic-Stereotyping and Afrophobia. African Iden es, 23(1), 160–175. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2025). Unveiling the Path to African Renaissance: A Critical Examinaton of Development Agendas, Cultural Perspecives, and Afrocentric Soluaons. African Renaissance, 22(1), 355–373. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2025). Exploring the Characteristics of Afrocentricity in Relation toGood Governance. African Journal of Public Administra on and Environmental Studies, 4(1), 289–306 Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2024). A Review of the Literature on Infrastructure Financing in Africa: Afrocentric Innovations for Nigeria. African Journal of Development Studies, 14(1),333–355. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2023). Understanding Good Governance: Voices of Rural People in South-Western Nigeria. Interna onal Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 12(10), 121–131. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2023). Afrocentricity as a Theory for Good Governance in Africa. Proceedings of the Interna onal Conference on Public Administra on and DevelopmentAlterna ves (IPADA). ISBN: 978-0-9921971-9-3 (print); 978-0-9921971-8-6 (e-book).
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2016). A Theoretical Basis for Good Governance. Africanus, 45(2).
Newspaper and Media Articules
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2020). La démocra e à l’occidentale en Afrique est juste unemanière de renforcer l’idéologie néolibérale. Ri mo.org, April 15.  Read more
 
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2020). Demokra av vestlig type er bare en måte å fremme dennyliberale agendaen i Afrika. A3ac.no, February 13. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2020). COVID-19: PVP-I can help prevent disease spread. Punch, Newspaper, April 22. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2019). Western Style ‘Democracy’ in Africa Is Just a Way of Pushing the Neoliberal Agenda. OpenDemocracy, November 6. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2019). Just a Way of Pushing Neoliberal Agenda. New Age, November 8. Read more
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2018). Beyond Laughter: A Purvey of Baba Sala’s Role in Nigeria’s Economic Development. The Guardian Newspaper, November 18.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2011). Mapping of Poverty Reduc on Strategies Papers (PRSP), Sector Strategies and Policies Related to Rice Development in Nigeria. Alliance for Green Revolu on in Africa (AGRA). Read more

Conference Papers and Presentaions

  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2025). The African Development Agenda and the African Renaissance: Insights from Paul Tiyambe Zeleza. Paper presented at the International Conference in Celebra on of Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA, May 21. 
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2024). An Afrocentric Examina on of Pan-Africanism, African Renaissance, and Development Agendas in Contemporary Africa: Insights from Robert Sobukwe. Paper presented at the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Centenary Internaonal Conference, University of South Africa, Pretoria, April 3.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2024). Naviga ng Democra c Governance in West Africa: An Afrocentric and Decolonial Analysis. Paper presented at the Africa Scholars Forum (ASF), University of Massachuse3s Boston, USA, April 19.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2024). Bridging the Technological Divide: From Consumers to Creators in Africa’s AI Revolu on. Paper presented at the Ubuntu Afrocentric Conference 2024, University of Venda (with University of Pretoria and Delmore Daye Learning Ins tute), Kruger Na onal Park, South Africa, September 27.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2023). Understanding Good Governance: Voices of Rural People in South-Western Nigeria. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Interna onal Conference on Public Administra on and Development Alterna ves, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 13–15.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2023). Financial Inclusion, Cashless Policy, and Welfare: The Experience of Rural Market Women in Nigeria. Paper presented at Women and ImPACT: Innova on and Sustainability in Africa (WIISA), University of Johannesburg, August 30.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2023). Learning Development from What Works: A Case Study of “Amotekun” as a Cultural Security Strategy. Paper presented at the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS), University of Cologne, Germany, June 3.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2022). Afrocentricity as a Theory for Good Governance and Development. Paper presented at the 7th Interna onal Conference on Public Administra on and Development Alterna ves, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 16.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2022). The Pathway to African Renaissance and the Africa We Want. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, October 15.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2022). Neoliberalism, Liberal Democracy and Freedom in Africa: A Decolonial and Afrocentric Review. Paper presented at the Interna onal Conference on Decolonising the Humani es in the African Academy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, October 26.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2019). Religion for Economic Development: The Need for a Decolonized Secularism in Africa. Paper presented at the 41st ASRSA Conference: Religion and Economy, University of South Africa, Pretoria, September 4–5.
  • Adejumo-Ayibiowu, O. D. (2019). Good Governance and Development: An African-Centred and Decolonial Worldview. Paper presented at the Post-Development Conference, University of Kassel, Germany, September 10–11.