Luqman Muraina

Research

Title of Research:

Decolonisation of Development Studies Teaching and Learning in Nigeria Universities

Brief overview of research topic:

The research problematises current Development Studies (DS) teaching & learning in Nigeria. Foremost, it argued that the idea of a university in Nigeria and extensively in Africa is from a Eurocentric approach. Similarly, coloniality logic is inherent in DS teaching, hence, the prevalence of (Euro)modernity thoughts in development teaching and practice. The study's broad research question is – How can we make decoloniality a dominant epistemological tradition of development teaching and learning in Nigeria? A critical qualitative research inquiry paradigm will be adopted. The project would assist in dismantling and rethinking development teaching and employ diverse ontologies and epistemologies in Nigeria's DS curriculum and consequently improve African-based development perspectives.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• BSc Sociology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

• MSc Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Publications

Africa and the “born free generation.” In O. Akanle (Ed.), Youth Exclusion and Empowerment in the Contemporary Global Order: Contexts of Economy, Education and Governance (pp. 55-73), pp. 55–73). Emerald Publishing Limited.

Muraina, L., & Ajímátanraẹjẹ, A. J. (2022, January 21). Gender relations in Indigenous Yoruba culture: Questioning feminism action and advocacy. (Preprint version) 

Aborode A., Olofinsao O., … Muraina, L., et al. (2021). Equal access of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Africa: Challenges and way forward. Journal of Medical Virology.

Muraina, L.O. & Bawalla, O.G. (2019). Entrepreneurial intention among Nigerian undergraduates: A sociological investigation of South-West Universities. Covenant Journal of Entrepreneurship (CJOE) 3(1): 48 – 67. 

Teaching Experience

Tutorial assistant 2021-2022, Sociology department, University of Cape Town, South Africa.