Political Economy
Prof. J. Okafor
Distinguished Fellow of Southshore university College · University of Lagos · LSE
Biography
Prof. Okafor's work examines the political economy of natural-resource governance in West Africa, with a focus on accountability institutions and the developmental state.
- Discipline
- Political Economy
- Country
- Nigeria / UK
- Current university
- University of Lagos · LSE
- Languages
- English, Igbo, Yoruba
Areas of expertise
- Resource governance
- Developmental state
- West African political economy
- Public finance
Appointments
- Distinguished Fellow, Southshore university College (Present)
- Professor of Political Economy, University of Lagos (2014 – present)
Education
- PhD Political Economy, London School of Economics (2004)
- MSc Economics, University of Ibadan (1998)
Selected publications
- Oil, Institutions, and the Developmental State in West Africa. Cambridge UP, 2022.
- Accountability without Democracy?. African Affairs, 2019.
Awards & honours
- African Studies Association Distinguished Africanist Award (2021)
Contact
- Email: j.okafor@southshore.edu.gh
- Office: Block C · Room 214
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1411-0001
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