John Emeka Akude
Lecturer and Research Fellow in International Relations, University of Cologne
John Emeka Akude studied Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Internationale Relations at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
His publications include "Krisen und Krisenmanagement in Westafrika“ in Feichtinger, Walter (2004) (ed.), Afrika im Blickfeld: Kriege – Krisen – Perspektiven, Nomos Publishers, Baden-Baden, Germany; "Zwischen Wunschdenken und Ohnmacht: Der Anspruch der Afrikanischen Union auf Krisenmanagement in Afrika“ in Feichtinger, Walter (2005) (ed.), Krisenherd Nordostafrika: Internationale oder afrikanische Verantwortung, Nomos Publishers, Baden Baden, Germany; "Historical Imperatives for the Emergence of Development and Democracy: A Perspective for the Analysis of Poor Governance Quality and State Collapse in Africa“, Working Paper for International Politics and Foreign Policy Analysis, Chair of International Relations, University of Cologne; "A Political Economy of Bad Governance, Underdevelopment and State Collapse in Africa: The Dynamics of the West African Conflict”, Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Cologne.
He teaches courses on “The Theories of State Collapse”, “State Collapse in Africa”, “War Economies” and “International Political Economy”. His research interests include the rise and fall of states, the international political economy of statehood, development studies, African politics and political conflicts in West Africa.
Spoken languages
English, German
Written languages
English, German
