Dr. Moses Duruji
Senior Lecturer
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Political Science
College
Department
Research Interests
Ethnicity and Nationalism, Civil Society, Democracy, Education and Globalization.
Awards & Honours
1) Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation’s 2006 $2000 grant for Young African Scholars Research on ‘Social and Political Transitions’.
2) Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) “Best Young Scholar 2008”
3) Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) “Best Innovative Researcher 2008”
4) Africa Institute of South Africa “Best Debater 2008”
Teaching Areas
Comparative Politics, Political Theory and Political Economy.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
Shodipo Adekunle Olanrewaju, "Military Professionalism and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: 1999-2012". 2012/2013 Session.
Awosanma, Funke Bukola (2014) “The Role of International Organizations in Maintaining World Peace: The Case of AU in Darfur.” M.Sc. International Relations Degree Dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University – Ota, Ogun
Anjorin, Taiye Mariam (2015) “Staff Training and Employee Performance in Public Organization; A Study of Ministry of Establishment, Training and Pensions, Lagos State” M.Sc. Public Administration Degree Dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University – Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Selected Publications (60)
5. E-Governance Strategy for Mitigating non Inclusion of Citizens in Policy Making in Nigeria
[Visit]9. Military Budget,War against Boko Haram Insurgency and its Impact on Nigeria;s Politics and Economy
[Visit]20. Market Risk Instruments and Portfolio Inflows in African Frontier Economies
[ Download 200.77 kB ]21. JAMB AND THE POLITICS OF UNIVERSITY ADMISSION IN NIGERIA
[ Download 213.48 kB ]22. Resurgence of Militancy in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
[ Download 7.66 MB ]24. Crude Oil, Resource Curse and the Splintering of Nigeria into National Pieces
[ Download 228.42 kB ]25. COMMODITIZATION OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA AND PAUCITY OF RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES
[ Download 171.37 kB ]28. From Kyoto to Copenhagen to Cancun: An Analysis of the Politics Multilateralism on Climate Change
[ Download 216.85 kB ]29. Global Economic Crisis, Free Market Theory and the Nigerian State
[ Download 259.29 kB ]31. Neo-Liberalism, Democracy and the Electoral Politics of Nigeria.
[ Download 228.95 kB ]32. Governance and Development in Africa.
[ Download 253.79 kB ]33. Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: Options for Electronic Voting
[ Download 264.25 kB ]34. Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: Options for Electronic Voting
[ Download 498.65 kB ]35. Social Inequality, Democratic Transition and the Biafran Resurgence
[ Download 230.44 kB ]36. Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: Options for Electronic Voting
[ Download 261.05 kB ]39. Impact of Recent Regulatory Financial Mechanism on Informal System in Nigeria.
[ Download 331.73 kB ]40. Ethnic Militia and Sub-nationalism in Nigeria: A Comparative Study of MASSOB and OPC.
[ Download 172.85 kB ]42. Neo-Liberation and Democracy: A Utilitarian Analysis of Obasanjo’s on Downstream Oil Sector
[ Download 226.73 kB ]43. Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria and the Option for Electronic Voting
[ Download 339.11 kB ]45. NGO’s, Security and Democracy Recession in Africa
[ Download 334.56 kB ]46. Democracy, Pluralism and Nation Building: The Case of Nigeria
[ Download 335.80 kB ]47. Civic- Ethnic Nationalism Dichotomy: Untangling the Renewed Demand for Biafra in Nigeria
[ Download 258.22 kB ]48. From Kyoto to Copenhagen to Cancun: An Analysis of the Politics Multilateralism on Climate Change
[ Download 173.51 kB ]49. The Changing Context of Ethno-Nationalism in Nigeria
[ Download 257.20 kB ]50. Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: Which Way Nigeria?
[ Download 252.36 kB ]51. Social Inequity, Democratic Transition and the Igbo nationalism resurgence in Nigeria
[ Download 255.42 kB ]53. Black Power in Dixie: A Political History of African Americans in Atlanta
[ Download 342.28 kB ]55. Resurgent Ethno-Nationalism and the Renewed Demand for Biafra in Southeast Nigeria
[ Download 258.58 kB ]57. Global Economic Crisis, Free Market Theory and the Nigerian State
[ Download 163.87 kB ]58. Military Resurgence in African Politics and the Drive for Forieng Direct Investment
[ Download 564.99 kB ] [Visit]Collaboration/Linkages
I was at the forefront to attract the greatest gathering of Nigerian political scientists to Covenant University which was displayed at the 28th Annual NPSA Conference when Covenant bided for the hosting right of the 29th edition along with Lead City University and University of Ibadan. Though it was awarded to Lead city because of the long time desire of its proprietor Prof, Jide Owoeye ,Covenant was promised that should it bid for the 30th edition, the chances are high given the strong bid presented at Sokoto.
Linkages:
• Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA)
• Nigerian Society of International Affaira (NSIA)
• Association of African Political Science (AAPS)
• Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN)
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Conferences Attended
2. Osimiri Peter & Moses.M Duruji “Empowering the Vulnerable: NLC’s Struggle against Casualization in Nigeria” paper presented at the Nordic African Institute Conference on ‘In formalizing Economies” Uppsala April 20-22, 2007
3. Duruji, Moses M “Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: Options for Electronic Voting” Paper presented at the 2007 National Workshop on Contending Issues in Nigeria’s Electoral Processes: The 2007 General Elections. Excellence Hotel Ogba-Ikeja, Lagos 26-27 September, 2007.
4. Duruji,Moses M “Social Inequality, Democratic Transition and the Biafran Resurgence” Research report presented for HFG at the AISA 2008 Conference themed “Youth Perspective to conflict resolution in Africa in the 21st century” Boksburg,South Africa March 26- 28,2008.
5. Duruji, Moses M “Evaluating the 2007 General Elections in Nigeria: Options for Electronic Voting” paper presented at the NPSA 27th Annual Conference themed ‘Electoral Reform, Political Succession & Democratization in Africa’ Makurdi, Benue State University 16th-19th November, 2008
6. Covenant University College of Business and Social Sciences International Conference/Roundtable on Governance and Development in Africa.Ota, Covenant University 10th-13 March, 2009
7. Duruji, Moses M “Neo-Liberalism, Democracy and the Electoral Politics of Nigeria” paper presented at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University 3rd Annual Conference. Theme ‘Nigeria: Towards Stability and Consolidation’Ojo, Lagos State University March 24th-26th, 2009
8. Duruji, Moses M “Colonialism and Sub-national Revolution in Post-Independent Africa: A Comparative Study of Biafra and Southern Sudan.” Paper presented at the SEPHIS/IEP Workshop on “Nationalism and Revolution Revisited’ in Lima-Peru April 16th to 3oth, 2011.
9. Duruji,Moses M “Global Economic Crisis, Free Market Theory and the Nigerian State” Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) held at the Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto,19th-22nd June, 2011.
10. Duruji, Moses M and Faith O Oviasogie “From Kyoto to Copenhagen to Cancun: An Analysis of the Politics Multilateralism on Climate Change” Paper presented at the University of Ibadan Humboldt Kolleg Conference Themed Climate Change and Sustainable Development: An Alexander Von Humboldt Programme October 11 – 15 2011
11. Duruji, Moses M and Faith O Oviasogie “State Failure, Terrorism and Global Security: An Appraisal of the New Islamic Radicalism in Northern Nigeria” paper presented at the 22nd Conference of the Nigerian Society of International Affairs (NSIA). Themed “Contemporary Challenges in Nigeria, Africa and the World. Lead City University Ibadan 3rd-5th April, 2012.
12. Azuh, Dominic E and Moses M Duruji “The Politics and Sociology of Corruption in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic.” Paper presented at the Nigerian Sociological Society (NSS) 12th Annual Conference themed ‘The Poverty of Leadership and the Surge of Corruption in Nigeria’ at the University of Lagos Akoka Lagos State December 27th to 29th, 2012.
