Dr.Peter Offu

Lecturer I

Work Information

Department POLITICAL SCIENCE
Faculty MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

biography (Education/professional experience/professional accomplishments)

Peter Offu is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences. He has a background in Strategic Studies and International Relations and for several years specialized in teaching various courses in International Relations, Strategic Studies and Political Science including Theories of International Relations, Political Ideology, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Politics of International Economic Relations, Regionalism, International Organization, Africa International Relations, Terrorism and International Security inter alia. He has published in reputable journals, chaired and participated in a number of Local and International Scientific meetings/Conferences across Americas, Europe, SE Asia and Africa. He is a Justice of Peace, Special Marshal of the Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps (RS 9.1) and Research Assistant, Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (Southeast Region).

 

Academic Qualifications

S/N Institutions attended degree(s) awarded year
1 UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA phd, international relations 2012
2 UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA m.s.d.s – master of strategic and defence studies (int’l relations) 2003
3 uRbanian university, rome b.phil., (hons) 1993

Teaching and research interests

S/N  
* Regionalism and Africa International Relations
* INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND TERROR INTELLIGENCE STUDIES
* AFRICA AND SE ASIA RELATIONS
* TERROINTELLIGENCE STUDIES;
* POLITICAL IDEOLOGY
* PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES

 

Membership of professional bodies

s/n Professional body
* nigerian political science association, south East, nigeria – npsa se
* international association for impact assessment, usa – iaia
* international institute for strategic studies, london – iiss
* international society of political psychology, usa – ispp
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Selected publications

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* Offu P., (2019) “Nigeria in Regional Capability Questions: Issues on Quality ECOWAS

Intervention”, World Applied Sciences Journal, World Applied Sciences Journal 37 (3):

232-241, 2019

DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2019.232.241; https://www.idosijournals.org/wasj/wasj37(3)2019.htm
* Offu P, Ukeje I.O., Offu O.F. (2018) “Service: The Matrix of Good Governance in

Nigeria-Africa” Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and

Governance. Springer, Cham,  DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5; cf:

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3499-1
* Offu, P. and Okechukwu, G.P. (2015), “Nigeria’s Hegemonism in West Africa – Counting the Cost?” Journal of International Studies Vol. 11, 65
* Offu, P. and Agudiegwu, M.O. (2015), “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Africa of the Democratic Republic of Congo” Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.5, No.18, 56
* Okechukwu, G.P., and Offu, P. (2015), “Contents and Application of Citizens Diplomacy and Transformation Agenda: A Contemporary Discourse” in Prof. Okolie, A.M., (ed) Contemporary Readings on Nigeria’s External Relations, Issues, Perspectives and Challenges, 2nd Edition, Apple Seed & WillyRose Publishers, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Ch. 14, 318
* Ani E., Offu P., (2019), “Prospects and Challenges of Local Government Administration

in Nigeria: A Review of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Administration in Enugu State,

Nigeria”, World Applied Sciences Journal 37 (4): 259-266, 2019, ISSN 1818-4952, DOI:

10.5829/idosi.wasj.2019.259.266,https://www.idosijournals.org/wasj/wasj37(4)2019.htm
* Offu, P., and Aro G., (2019) “Democratizing Political Party Institutions as Key to

Consolidating Nigeria National Development”, Middle-East Journal of Scientific

Research 27 (3): 153-161, 2019, ISSN 1990-9233, DOI:

10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2019.153.161;

https://www.idosijournals.org/mejsr/mejsr27(3)19/1.pdf

 

Staff Information
Department
Department of Political Science
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