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Olusegun Olakunle OLANIYI

Lecturer II
college of Liberal Studies (COLBS)
History and International Studies Programme

He holds a Ph.D in History from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He has published articles in both local and International journals. He has also attended conferences both locally and internationally. He is a grantee of Centre for History and Economics, Harvard University, Spring 2023 as well as Bowen University Research Grants, 2022 and 2023 cycles. He has also mentored students successfully.

Education
  • Ph.D. (2021) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
  • M.Phil. (2015) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
  • B.A. (2005) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Research

Upsetting the Apple Cart: The 1995 Beijing Conference and the Disruption of the Culture of Patriachy in Contemporary Yoruba Society Accepted for (publication in the Pan-African University Press.

Not Yet Uhuru: Reconsidering the Process of Reintegration Fifty Years after the Nigerian Civil War, Submitted for Peer Review to the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU), Osogbo for a Book Project in Commemoration of the fifty Years Anniversary of the end of Nigerian Civil War.

Modernised City, Urbanised Marriage: Examining internal Dynamics of Marriage Institution in Contemporary West African Societies Submitted for Peer Review in ABIBISEM: A Journal of African Culture and Civilisation, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Omoluabi in Yoruba Worldview: Lessons for Contemporary Nigerian Society Submitted for Peer Review to Pan-African University Press.

OLORI EMESE: The Biography of Orangun Adedokun Abolarin, Aroyinkeye I, The Orangun of Oke-Ila project led by Profs. A. A. Alao and A. O. Adesoji.

The Cutting Edge: Interrogating the Truth in the Principle of Comparative Advantage as it Concerns the Political Economy of Oke-Ila Town in Osun state, Southwest Nigeria Ongoing research work on Oke-Ila town, Osun state.

Historical Explanation for Variation in Prevalence of Regency Rule in Parts of Yorubaland.

A Historical Analysis of Currency Reforms and Decimalisation in Nigeria, 1967-2007.

A History of State and Non-State Actors’ Participation in the Industrial Development of Western Nigeria, 1945-1974.

Institutional Service
  • Representative of the College of Liberal Studies at the College Board of Examiners Meeting of the College of Social and Management Sciences from 2020/2021 Session-Till Date
  • Facilitated the donation of 10 copies of the book “The Brutish Museum: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution Published in 2020” to Bowen University Library, Iwo by Prof. Dan Hicks, former Director of the British Museum, the United Kingdom.
  • Delivered the 4th monthly College of Liberal Studies Seminar for the month of November, 2021 at the College of Liberal Studies, Bowen University, Iwo 
  • Secretary, Local Organising Committee of First Joint International Conference on “Religion and Ethnicity in the Making of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic” which held from 14th -16th December, 2022 jointly organised by the College of Liberal Studies, Bowen University and the African Studies Institute (ASI), University of Georgia.
  • Member, College of Liberal Studies’ Action Committee on Making the College of Liberal Studies Practical.  
  • Member, College of Liberal Studies Quality Assurance Committee, 2021-2022
  • Chairman, History and International Studies Programme Quality Assurance Committee, 2021-2022.
  • Secretary, College of Liberal Studies Research and Strategic Partnerships Committee, Bowen University, Iwo
  • Chairman, College of Liberal Studies Carrier Mentoring and Development Committee, Bowen University, Iwo.
Professional Service
  • Reviewer for Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change Published by Palgrave-Macmillan
  • Reviewer for African Review Published by Brill, Netherlands.
  • Sunday School Teacher, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Glory Parish, Ponyan, Iwo.
  • Chairman, Excellent Men, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Glory Parish, Ponyan, Iwo
Selected Publications
  1. Olaniyi O, “Religious and Cultural Influence on How Media Report Gender Issues” in R.Baikady et al., (eds.,) Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change (Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2023), Pages.01-17. Available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_280-1. 
  2. A. Adesoji and O. Olaniyi, (2020), Beyond the Modern Era: Migration, Diaspora Returns and African Economy in M.O. Daramola et al., (eds.,) Perspective in Migration: Identity Construction and Reconstruction, Ile-Ife: Timade Publications, Nigeria, Pages 131-143.
  3. A.Adesoji and O.Olaniyi, 2021: Olaju: Understanding Yoruba Culture and Society in Changing Perspectives in Oluranti Ojo and Israel Saibu (eds.,), Culture, Society and Development in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Prospects, Abuja: University of Abuja Press Ltd., Nigeria, Pages 01-17.
  4. A. Adesoji and O.Olaniyi, Trade Contacts in Pre-colonial and Post-colonial Nigeria in A.S Ajala and S.O.Ogundele (eds.,) Nigerian Cultural History and Challenges of Post-colonial Development (London: Cambridge Scholars, 2022).
  5. A. Adesoji and O. Olaniyi, Aso ebi: Appraising the Changing Nature of the Culture and Practice of Uniform Social Clothing for Celebrations among the Yoruba of South-western Nigeria in R.Baikady et al., (eds.,) Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change (Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2023), Pages 1-15.Available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_358-1 
    ARTICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN LEARNED JOURNALS
  6. Olaniyi, O.O (2020) Beyond Revenue: An Appraisal of the Exchange and Monetary Systems in Pre-colonial Oyo”, Kaduna Journal of Historical Studies (KJHS), Vol.11, No.2, 91-105.
  7. Adesoji A.O and Olaniyi O.O (2022), To Be or Not to Be: Should Government Fund Private Universities in Nigeria, The African Symposium (TAS), Volume 19, Issue 1,
  8. Olaniyi O.O et al.,(2022), Ajele: Examining the Contributions of Economic and Human Factors in the Growth and Eventual Collapse of Earliest Kingdoms and Chiefdoms in Yorubaland, International Journal of Social Research (IJSR), Volume 15, Issue 89, 41-49.
  9. A. Adesoji, O.Olaniyi and M. Aderoju, (2021) Is Covid-19 Pandemic a Mere Disruption or Necropolitics? In E.S. Asemah et al., (eds.,) Communication, Economics, Finance, Administration and Governance in a Pandemic: Select Conference Papers Presented at the 2nd College of Management and Social Sciences 2021 Conference Held on 21st April 2021,Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Benin City, Edo state. Franklead Printing Company, Nigeria, Pages 127-134. 
  10. O. Olaniyi and A. Iyanuoluwa, Orin Igbalode: Interrogating the Messages in Old School and New School Music in Contemporary Yoruba Society Accepted for publication in the Pan African University Press. 
  11. Olaniyi O.O and Ayodele I, “Counting the Blessings: Digital Revolution and Youth Response in Contemporary Nigeria” Accepted for Publication in Africa e Mediterraneo Journal, Issue n.99/2023