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ÌRỌ̀RÙN IGI NI ÌRỌ̀RÙN ẸYẸ: Engaging A Yoruba Understanding of Ecojustice

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Wale Owoseni, Department of Philosophy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Mahindra Humanities Centre, Havard University, USA Moderator: Leye Komolafe, Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, USA Date: October 24, 2024 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAodu6rqj4qG9coq1zaEmnHRhH7IMPQY7a6 Video Link: 

Dr Adewale Owoseni

Adewale O. Owoseni (Ph.D.) is a Faculty member of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where he teaches Philosophy. His research interests include African Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, and Human and Animal Studies. Previously, he was a Research Associate and Postdoctoral fellow (2021 – 2023) at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS), University of Pretoria …

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An African Perspective on the US Electoral Dynamics

Preamble The upcoming presidential elections in the United States (US), slated for November 2024, has dominated the global media space due to the important role of the country in world politics. This is especially so considering the fact that its democratic system is considered a template for building prosperous and stable polities. Nonetheless, the current …

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‘You Are What Your Mother Ate!’: Nutrition Transition in the Conversations of a Community Nutritionist at the Maiden Edition of Professorial Chats, IAS, UI, Ibadan

by Professor Folake Samuel Corridor discussions, seminar discussions, conference discussions and the like are a long-established feature of university life. I grew up to be a part of these kinds of interactions at the University of Ibadan, though I have observed that over the years, these have significantly reduced in number and even I daresay …

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Argumentum Ad Aetatem as a Fallacy in the Evolution of the Digital Public: A Case for Traditional Institutions in Nigeria’s Local Government Administration

by Philip Ademola Olayoku The recent elections in South Africa, which resulted in the formation of the Government of National Unity, witnessed the failure of the African National Congress (ANC) to win the majority in the parliament for the first time since the end of Apartheid in 1994. Part of the reasons for this was …

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South Africa’s Elections and the Evolution of the People’s Choice

Preamble The recent regime change in South Africa, a country which practices constitutional democracy across the national, provincial and local tiers of government (each with its own executive and legislative arm; alongside and independent judiciary), generated a lot of interests based on the perceived need for a political change; which some commentators consider as necessary …

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African Union and Transitional Justice: Healing the Past and Restoring Human Dignity

Book: African Union and Transitional Justice: Healing the Past and Restoring Human Dignity Editor: Prof. Tim Murithi, Head, Peacebuilding Interventions, Institute for Justice & Reconciliation, Cape Town, South Africa Discussant: Munini Mutuku, Principal Programme Officer, National Cohesion & Integration Commission, Nairobi, Kenya Discussant: Shingirai Mtero, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden Discussant: Patrick Hajayandi, Senior Project Leader, Peacebuilding Interventions Programme, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape …

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