Fisayo Ajala holds a PhD in Sociology from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His doctoral research explored the experiences of Nigerian military widows affected by the Boko Haram conflict, with a particular focus on their strategies for coping and survival in the absence of state support. His academic interests lie at the intersection of the armed forces and society, gender, peace, and security. He has published book reviews and scholarly articles in Critical Military Studies, Armed Forces & Society, African Security, LSE Review of Books, African Studies Quarterly, and The Republic: Journal of Nigerian Affairs.
Experience
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–presentPostdoctoral Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
Education
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2023Stellenbosch University, PhD, Sociology
Publications
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2024Ajala, F., & Heinecken, L. The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict. , Armed Forces & Society, 0095327X241308223.
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2023Ajala, F. (2023). Kinetic responses to new Biafran agitations in Nigeria: Limits and alternatives., Democracy & Development Journal of West African Affairs 7(1), 36.
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2022Ajala, Fisayo. "The Nigerian Army’s communication and management of combat-related deaths in the war against Boko Haram , African Security 15, no 1: 51-73.
Grants and Contracts
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2021Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Dissertation Completion Award
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- Social Science Research Council
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2020Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Dissertation Fieldwork Award
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- Social Science Research Council
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2020Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award
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- Social Science Research Council
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