Abiodun Omotayo Oladejo

Abiodun Oladejo is a researcher with Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He obtained his PhD in 2021 from the University of Zululand, South Africa. His academic career began in 2013 when he was appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. His primary fields of academic interest include, but are not limited to, environmental justice, resource politics in Africa, energy justice, and gender and development. His academic life has been marked by excellence with university recognition (University of Port Harcourt) for graduating with Summa Cum Laude at the end of his Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree. He also received the Vice-Chancellor’s (University of Zululand) award in 2021 for research excellence. He has been a speaker and panellist in local and international conferences and workshops and has taught and authored articles in refereed journals in his fields of academic interest.

Recent publications:

Malherbe, N., & Oladejo, A. O. (2024). Against climate aid colonialism: The case for climate reparations and South-South solidarity. Africa Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1177/00020397241285040

Sam, K., Pegg, S., & Oladejo, A. O. (2024). Mining from the pipeline: Artisanal oil refining as a consequence of failed CSR policies in the Niger Delta. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 120038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.120038

Oladejo, A. O. (2023). The politics of things and a safe energy transition for the energy-poor. Journal of Development and Sustainability, 12(12), 643–657.

Oladejo, A. O., Malherbe, N., & van Niekerk, A. (2023). Climate justice, capitalism, and the political role of the psychological professions. Review of General Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/10892680231175394

Oladejo, A. O., & Ilesanmi, K. (2023). Knowledge community as an intervention mechanism for drought resilience in South Africa. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, 19(2), 141–158.