College Home Prof. AKINJIDE Osuntokun Phd. Dalhousie University, 1970, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. B.A. Hons. History, Ibadan, 1966, Second Class Upper Division (Magna cum laude)

PUBLICATIONS CHAPTERS IN BOOKS “ Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” Proceedings of Faculty of Arts, Annual Lecture, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, 18 June, 1987. “The Civil War: Its place in the continuing evolution of the Nigerian State”. Proceedings of a Seminar on Historical Roots of the Contemporary Nigerian Nation at Kaduna, 1986. “The Relevance of the Humanities and the Contribution of Nigeria to Civilization through the Humanities”. The Humanities and National Development in Nigeria. Edited by A. E. Eruvbetine & Nina Mba: Nelson Publishers, Lagos, 1991. “Relationship between National Communication Policy and National Foreign Policy Thrust”, in Tony Nnaemeka, Egerton Uvieghara, Didi Uyo Eds. Philosophy and Dimension of National Communication Policy. Spectrum Books, Ibadan, 1989. “ Lagos and Political Awareness in Nigeria 1880 – 1930”, in A. Adefuye, Babatunde Agiri, Jide Osuntokun. History of the Peoples of Lagos State, Lantern Books, 1987. “Introduction of Christianity and Islam in Lagos State” in A. Adefuye, Babatunde Agiri, Jide Osuntokun: History of the Peoples of Lagos State, Lantern Books, Lagos, 1987. “Political Culture and Urban Development in Nigeria: An Historical Overview” In Dimensions of Environmental Problems in Nigeria edited by A. Osuntokun: Davidson Press, University of Ibadan, 1997. “Development of Political Culture in Nigeria” in Nigerian Peoples and Culture edited by Osuntokun, A, & Olukoju A., Davidson Press, Ibadan, 1998. “Democracy in Africa and the Future of Nigerian Foreign Policy” in A. Osuntokun & A. Olukoju ed. Nigerian Peoples and Culture. Davidson, Press, Ibadan, 1998. “Ten Years of the Faculty of Arts” with C.M.B. Brann, 10 Years of the University of Maiduguri, University of Maiduguri Press, 1983. “The Security Dynamics of Nigeria-Equatorial Guinea Relations”; Bassey/Ate & Bola Akinterinwa. Nigeria and its immediate Neighbours, Constraints and Prospects of Sub-regional Security in the 1990s, N.I.I.A., Lagos, 1992. “Review of Literature on the Nigerian Civil War” in T. N. Tamuno: 25 Years of Nigerian Independence, Heinemann, Ibadan, 1985. “Historical Background to Nigerian Federalism”, in Readings on Federalism, ed. Dr. B. Akinyemi, et.al., N.I.I.A., 1979. “Nigeria-Fernando Po Relations from Colonial Times to Independence” in Nigeria and the World: Readings in Nigerian Foreign Policy, ed. A. B. Akinyemi, Oxford University Press, Ibadan, 1978. “The 1914 – 1918 European War and West Africa” in Ajayi and Crowder, History of West Africa, 2 nd ed. Vol. 2 Longman, London, 1985. “Patterns of Access to Education in Nigeria in Historical Perspective” in C.M.B. Brann (ed.) Restriction of Access to Education in Nigeria, University of Maiduguri Press, 1985. “The Niger-Delta and Environmental Problems in Nigeria’ in Jide Osuntokun ed. Environmental Problems of the Niger-Delta, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos. 2000. “Backward to the Future: The Case for the Restructuring of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” in Federalism and Political Structure of Nigeria, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos, 2000. “Governance Environment and Development in Nigeria” in Eruvbetine ed. Humanities and the Development of Nigeria Lagos, 2001. “ Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development in Nigeria”. Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Lecture, Lagos 200. “ Academic Excellence in the Ivory Tower”. ASUU First Annual Lecture, University of Lagos Press, 1999. “Foreign Policy during the Babangida Years” in IBB: A Heritage of Reform ed. B. Y. Mohammed & Chidi Amuta. The Open Press Ltd. Zaria, 2002. “Grassroots Participation in Politics and the Challenges of Democratisation in Nigeria” in Political Change in Nigeria New Era Foundation, Lagos 2003. “Conceptual African Approach to Management” in Ifechukwu J.A.O. and Okenikmpe M.N. eds. African Approach to Management Goldland Publishers Lagos. 2003. “ Nigeria and Her Neighbours” in Raufu Mustapha and Adebajo ed. Foreign Policy of Nigeria in the 21 st Century OUP (Forthcoming). “My Life and My Philosophy” in Dipo Ajayi ed. This I Believe: The Philosophies and Personal Histories of 24 Eminent Nigerian Achievers. Prestige Associates (Publishers). 2004. “Kayode Osuntokun: an intimate portrait” in O. O. Akinkugbe and Kayode Oyediran eds.: The Sinews of Success: Essays in Honour of Kayode Osuntokun¸ Book Builders: Ibadan 2005. “ Britain, Nigeria and the Commonwealth” in Nigeria , Africa and the Commonwealth N.I.I.A. Lagos 2004. “Environmental Consideration in Sustainable Development in Africa: What role NEPAD?” in NEPAD in the Nigeria Dock N.I.I.A. Lagos 2004. “An Academic in Government: Reflection on my services in the Ministry of External Affairs 1988 – 1995” in Bola Akinterinwa ed. Nigeria’s New Foreign Policy Thrust Vantage Publishers, Ibadan 2004. “Foreign Policy Challenges: Olusegun Obasanjo as President of Nigeria and Chairman of the African Union in Bola Akinterinwa ed. Nigeria and the Development of the African Union. Vantage Publisher Ibadan, 2004. “Nigeria and the United Nations: When Service deserves its reward” in Bola A. Akinterinwa Nigeria and the United Nations Security Council, Vantage Publishers, Ibadan 2005. “The African Union and the Foreign Policy Goals of African States”, in Taiwo Akinyele ed. African Integration Images and Perspectives (Forthcoming) “The Two Imesis: Shared History but Different Future” in Taiwo Akinyele ed. Contemporary Issues in Boundaries and Governance in Nigeria Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos 2005 “Genesis, Development and Practice of the Art or Science of Diplomacy” in Femi Adegbulu ed. Topics and Issues in Foreign Policy (Forthcoming). “Historical Background Survey of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy” in U. Joy Ogwu ed. New Horizons for Nigeria in World Affairs, NIIA, Lagos, 2005. PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS “The Nigerian Military 1967 – 1970: A Review Essay” The Nigerian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1983, pp. 276 – 297. “Franco-British Administration of the Mandated Territory of the Cameroons, 1932 – 1939; A Study in Comparative Administration”, A Quarterly Journal of Administration, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 1976. “Problems of Military Recruitment in Nigeria during the First World War”, The Calabar Historical Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 1976. “West African Armed Revolts During the First World War”, Tarikh, Vol. 5 No. 3, 1976. “From Provisional to Permanent Partition: the Cameroons from 1916 – 1922”. Nigerian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 2, Nos 2 and 3, 1976. “Nigeria and the Empire Resources Development Committee”, Lagos Notes and Records, A Journal of African Studies, Vol. 6, 1976. “The Foreign Policy of Anglophone West African Countries Since Independence”, Nigeria Magazine, No. 117-118, 1975. “The Nigerian Regiment 1914-1916”, Savana: A Journal of the Environmental and Social Sciences. Vol. 4 No. 1, June 1975. Britain, Germany and Nigeria’s War Economy, 1914 – 1919”, Ikenga: Journal of African History, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1974. “Anglo-Spanish Relations in West Africa during the First World War”, Journal of Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 1964. “The Response of the Colonial Administration in Nigeria to Islamic Insurgency in the French Sudan and Sahara, 1916 – 1918” Cahier d’Etudes Africaines, 57 XV-1, pp. 85 – 93. “Sir Hugh Clifford’s Response to Political and Socio-Economic Problems in Nigeria after the First World War”, Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria (JHSN), Vol. 7, December 1973. “Revolts and Disaffection in Nigeria during the First World War”, Canadian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 171-173, 1971. “Rebellion and Pacification in Nigeria during the First World War”, Irving and Bonar Essay, University of Ibadan, 1970. “Islamic Revolutions in West Africa in the 19th Century”, Historia, University of Ibadan, 1966. “The Lagos Press and the Development of Nigeria Nationalism During the First World War” Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1975. “The Thrust of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Future”, Nigerian Forum, May/June 1987. “A Century of War and Peace in Yorubaland. 1793 – 1893. Review Essay” Lagos Historical Review: A Journal of the Department of History, University of Lagos, Vol. 1 No. 1 2002. “Some Thoughts on Traditional African Idea of Management”. Journal of Cultural Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 “The Commonwealth and Consolidation of Democracy in Africa” Nigerian Journal on International Affairs” Vol. 30 No.2, 2004. “Teaching History and International Relations in the University of Lagos Since the 1970s” Lagos Historical Review Vol. 4 2004. BOOKS POWER BROKER: A Biography of Sir. Kashim Ibrahim: Spectrum Books Ltd. Ibadan/Safari Books Ltd., Jersey, 1986. 152 pp. Chief S.L.A. Akintola: His Life and Times. Frank Cass, London, 1984. 191pp. Nigeria in the First World War. Longman, London, 1979. 336 pp. Equatorial Guinea – Nigerian Relations, The Diplomacy of Labour. Oxford University Press, Ibadan, 1978. Government and Politics for West African Students: with Ladi Adamolekun, Heinemann, Ibadan, 1977. 298pp. The Dynamics of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in the Future: Inaugural Lecture, University of Lagos Press, 1998. ABIDAKUN: An Autobiography of Professor Akinjide Osuntokun Publishers Express Lagos, 2006. Different Dimensions of Nigeria’s History and Politics: Collected Essays (Forthcoming). EDITED BOOKS As General Editor Spectrum Books on Nigerian Biographies. General Olusegun Obasanjo: Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu: An Intimate Portrait: Spectrum Books, 1986, as General Editor. S. D. Onabamiro: Three Generations. Spectrum Books, Ibadan, 1987. John Mamman Garba: “The Time Has Come”: An Autobiography. Spectrum Books, Ibadan, 1988. SOLE OR PART EDITORSHIP Nigeria: The Universities, the Nation and the Economic Recession: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Seminar of Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. University of Ibadan Press, 1985. Dimensions of Environmental Problems in Nigeria: Davidson Press, Ibadan, 1977. Nigerian Peoples and Cultures. Davidson Press, Ibadan, 1998. Current Issues in Nigerian Environment. Davidson Press, Ibadan, 1998. Environmental Problems of the Niger-Delta, Freidrich Ebert Foundation, Lagos. 2000. Democracy and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Friedrich Ebert Foundations, Lagos, 2002. History and Cultures of Nigeria up to AD 2000. Frankad Publishers. Lagos, 2002. WITH OTHERS 76. Nigeria: Bumpy Ride to the 21st Century. House of Lords, Ibadan, 2000. Nigeria at the United Nations: Partnership for a better World. Third World Press, New York, 1992. Nigeria and the Organisation of African Unity: In Search of African Reality. Third World Press, New York, 1992. Nigeria and ECOWAS: Toward a Dynamic Regional Integration. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, 1993. Making Democracy Work for Pro-Poor Development: Report by a Commonwealth Group of Experts, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 2003. The Lesotho General Election: Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 2002.   HONOURS AND AWARDS Officer, Order of the Niger, OON, 2004. Member, Nigerian Academy of Letters, 2002. Member, Commonwealth Expert Group on Democracy, 2002. Member, Commonwealth Election Monitoring Group in Lesotho, 2002. Member, Editorial Board African Journal of the Social Sciences ( Dakar), 2002. Editorial Adviser, Nigerian Journal of International Affairs, 2001 – University of Ibadan , Faculty of Arts Role of Honour, 2001. University of Lagos ASUU Merit Award, 1999. Presidential Honour, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, 1990. General Editor for Spectrum Books on Nigerian Biographies. Associate Editor, Journal of Historical Society of Nigeria, (JHSN), 1976 – 78. Member of the Editorial Board, Lagos Notes and Records, 1976 – 78. Isaac Walton Killam Scholar, Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada, 1967 – 70. Irving and Bonar Graduate Prize in History, 1969. University of Ibadan Scholar, 1966 – 67. Student-Elect. Chosen to study at University of London. (Exchange Program between the Universities of London and Ibadan, 1964-65). President, University of Ibadan Historical Society, 1966.   MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES Nigerian Society of International Affairs. Historical Society of Nigeria.   CURRENT RESEARCH Federalism and Foreign Policy: Comparison of the Foreign Policies of Federal States, namely Germany, United States, Canada, Australia and Nigeria. Diplomatic History: Theory and Practice of International Relations. Peace-keeping and Peace-enforcement in Africa. Biographies as tool of historical reconstruction.