Articles by Femi Mimiko

April 8, 2022

🌊 The sad state of democracy in Uganda and Rwanda

Femi Mimiko

The new democratically oriented regimes that emerged in Rwanda and Uganda after the 1980s aspired to overcome postcolonial sectarianism. Those aspirations now appear largely to have receded, argue Hannah Muzee and Femi Mimiko, as both regimes have drifted into personalised politics and illiberal practices

Femi Mimiko

Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University

Femi was a 2004–2005 Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA), under the Military Scholar Initiatives.

His research interest is in comparative political economy, international relations, development and transition studies, policy and strategic studies, and higher education. Governance.

Mimiko served as the fourth Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, from 2010 to 2015.

He was a participant on Senior Executive Course (SEC) 37, 2015, of Nigeria’s most prestigious think tank, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

He tweets @FemiMimiko

He is the author of, among others

Globalization: The Politics of Global Economic Relations and International Business
Durham, NC: CAP, 2012

Getting Our Universities Back On Track: Reflections and Governance Paradigms From My Vice-Chancellorship
Austin, TX: PUP, 2017

Democradura: Essays on Nigeria’s Limited Democracy
Durham, NC: CAP, 2017

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