Watjcentre Lecture Series

The WATJCentre Lecture Series was initiated as a means of bridging the gap between scholars and practitioners in the field of transitional justice and creates a platform for renowned experts to share their wealth of experience on transitional justice initiatives across different parts of the globe

Dr Uyi Lawani

Dr. Uyi Lawani has been a university teacher since 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the Lewis College of Business at Marshall University. He has previously been an Assistant Professor of Business at Concordia University, Wisconsin. He earned a PhD in Strategy and Economics as a Toulouse Fellow at the […]

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Demographic Transitional Justice and Africa

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Lauren Johnston, Associate Professor at the China Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia; and the China/Africa Lead, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa Moderator: Philip Ademola Olayoku, Coordinator, The West African Transitional Justice Centre (WATJCentre) Date: October 6, 2022 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link:

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Restorative Justice: An Afrocentric Perspective

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Prof Don John Omale,  Professor of Criminology, Department of Sociology, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria Moderator: Ehinon Perez E. Arikhan, Member, WATJCentre’s Africanist Scholars’ Forum Date: July 7, 2022 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcuqsqTIoEtQgBsRMV-hMKXtfrKyuFGyY?fbclid=IwAR3R_n_89aG16xnhikSyNvi_b8cT5EuBemRShHi6JEXSL3uXSGxU5NWH7hQ Video Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcuqsqTIoEtQgBsRMV-hMKXtfrKyuFGyY

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Prof Don John Otene Omale

Don John O. Omale PhD is a UNODC Expert on Restorative Justice; a British Chevening Scholar of Criminology; and Professor of Criminology & Security Studies at the Federal University Wukari Taraba State, Nigeria. He holds BSc Psychology (University of Nigeria, Nsukka), MSc Criminology (University of Leicester, UK) and PhD Criminology with specialism in Restorative Justice

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Teaching Speaking Out in Humanitarian Contexts

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Rebecca Golden-Timsar,  Learning and Development Coordinator, Speaking Out Case Studies, Medecins Sans Frontieres Moderator: Simone Rocha, Founder, Medecins Sans Frontieres Brazil Date: April 13, 2022 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvdeGgrTkpHdRdiNWn5jDGe2bvoezHKMYX Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EaDcuxtDYI

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Historicising the Reintegration of the African Diaspora: West Indians and Racial Hierarchies in Nigeria

WATJCentre Distinguished Personality Lecture Series Speaker: Dr Philip Janzen,  Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Florida, USA Moderator: Professor Judith Byfield, Professor, Department of History, Cornell University, USA Date: January 12, 2022 Time: 3pm (GMT+1 )  Platform: Zoom Registration Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqce-vrDIiGdz3qftaT7m433jzX0uRf25S Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYc_rV1Y1s

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