Dr. Austine Ifeanyi Okere
Dr. Austine Ifeanyi Okere is a LECTURER I in HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Austine Okere
is a qualitative and quantitative researcher with fieldwork experience in socio-economic development policy analysis and evaluation. His research area is the politics of sustainable development in Africa, international political economy and economic history. He is interested in evaluating state-led
processes for trade and integration while exploring their potentials and impact
on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is a member of African Economic History Network, African Policy Conversations, Trade Policy Research Forum and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. Austine is a Columnist for Impakter and a member of the Global Research Network He holds a PhD in International Political Economy from Shandong University, China as well as Masters Degrees in Development Studies and
Economic History from University of Nigeria and Nnamdi Azikiwe University
respectively.
Personal Information
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Address: | History And International Studies, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Shandong University, China. (Doctor of Philosophy, June, 2021) September, 2018 to May, 2021 PhD International Political Economy |
| 2 | University Of Nigeria. (Master Degree, July, 2018) September, 2014 to July, 2018 MSc Development Policy Evaluation |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (Master Degree, July, 2016) September, 2013 to July, 2016 MA Economic History |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2010) October, 2006 to June, 2010 BSc History And International Studies |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Editor, Journal Of International Economic Relations And Development Economics August, 2021 to Present |
| 2 | Lecturer II, Nnamdi Azikiwe University July, 2017 to Present |
| 3 | Assistant Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University July, 2016 to July, 2017 |
| 4 | Graduate Assistant, Nnamdi Azikiwe University December, 2012 to June, 2016 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Austine Okere. (2023, May) Dynamics of Nigeria's International Trade from an Aid for Trade Perspective School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, pp 143-165 |
| 2 | Austine Okere. (2021, October) Nigeria Asia-Pacific Migration Dynamics Fab Educational Books, pp 154-180 |
| 3 | Austine Okere, Uche Igwe. (2013, September) Understanding The Concept Of Nigeria's Environmental Policies For Sustainable Development Unizik School of General Studies |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Kenechukwu Okeyika, Victor Ibeto, Austine Okere, Boniface Umoh. (2023, June), "The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Human Resource Management: Current State of AI and its Impact on the Traditional Recruiting Process", AKU: An African Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 4, (Issue 3), pp 127-137 |
| 2 | Austine Okere, Kelechi Nwokocha. (2021, August), "Beyond Social Vices: The One Big Family Football Club for Sustainable Development", AKU: African Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 330-348 |
| 3 | Anas Elochukwu, Austine Okere. (2021, October), "A Comparison of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Nigeria and China", Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 13-26 |
| 4 | Austine Okere. (2021, May), "Echoes From Post-Civil War Development In Nigeria: Igboland And Infrastructural Development In A Millennium Development Goals Epoch", International Scholars Journal of Arts and Social Science Research, Vol. 3, (Issue 4), pp 306-322 |
| 5 | Austine Okere, Kenechukwu Okeyika. (2021, May), "An Evaluation Of Nigeria's Performance In International Development Objectives", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 18, (Issue 1), pp 48-63 |
| 6 | Austine Okere, Anas Elochukwu. (2021, July), "A Realist/Liberalist View On Great Power Relations: Where Does Africa Stand?", Journal of Chinese and African Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 45-59 |
| 7 | Anas Elochukwu, Austine Okere. (2021, July), "Africa's Perception Of China: A Descriptive Discourse On Its Determinants", Journal of Chinese and African Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 23-36 |
| 8 | Austine Okere, Kenechukwu Okeyika. (2019, March), "On Conditional Cash Transfer And Nutritional Poverty In Anambra West And Dunukofia LGA Of Anambra State", Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 1-12 |
| 9 | Austine Okere, Kenechukwu Okeyika. (2019, June), "Nigeria's Infrastructure Headache, And Chinese International Infrastructure Development Finance Medicine: How Potent?", Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 1-18 |
| 10 | Austine Okere. (2019, March), "African Economic Growth And Development: Lessons From The Association Of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)", International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol. 8, (Issue 3), pp 1-11 |
| 11 | Austine Okere, Chuka Enuka. (2018, October), "Poverty Traps And Impending Security Challenges: An African Perspective", International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 4), pp 12-23 |
| 12 | Austine Okere, Kenechukwu Okeyika. (2016, August), "Nigeria's Conditional Grants Scheme In The Light Of The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Lessons And Policy Options", International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol. 5, (Issue 9), pp 174-185 |
| 13 | Austine Okere, Hamzat Lawal. (2014, July), "Sustaining Nigeria's Future: Engaging Youths In Climate Change Efforts", UZU Journal of History and International Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 235-266 |
| 14 | Austine Okere. (2013, June), "Lessons From The Millennium Development Goals: A Comparison Of Nigeria And Her Sub-Saharan Neighbours", UJAH Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 14, (Issue 3), pp 18-32 |
| 15 | Austine Okere, Uche Igwe. (2013, October), "Third World Dependency: The Nigerian Perspective", Journal of Arts and Contemporary Society, Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 67-86 |
| Other Relevant Publications | |
| 1 | Austine Okere, Andrew Shepherd, Lucy Scott, William Smith. "Financial Inclusion In Nigeria", (Research Work, 2015 July) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "AST&D Grant" (October, 2017 to October, 2020). Completed sponsored grant by TETFund |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Journal of International Economic Relations and Development Economics (JIERADE)" (December, 2021) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "UZU: Unizik Journal of History and International Studies" (July, 2021) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Faculty Representative, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Student Union Government Electoral Commission" (January, 2022 to September, 2022) |
| 2 | Member, "9and 10 Zik's Lecture Series, Nnamdi Azikiwe University" (August, 2021) |
| 3 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Alumni Homecoming Committee" (February, 2017 to July, 2017) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Research Member, "Africa Policy Conversations" (member since 2020), https://theafpc.org/ |
| 2 | Full Member, "African Economic History Network" (member since 2019), https://www.aehnetwork.org/ |
| 3 | Research Member, "Young Professionals in Foreign Policy" (member since 2018), https://www.ypfp.org/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conference | |
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| 1 | "2024 Annual International Conference on Climate Change, Migration and Security", (University of Nigeria, Faculty of Social Science), 12th March, 2024 to 15th March, 2024; Enugu |
| Other Events | |
| 1 | "Conference On China-USA Relations", (School of Political Science and Public Relations, Shandong University), 13th November, 2019 to 14th November, 2019; Jinan, Shandong Province, China |
| 2 | "Faculty Of Arts International Conference", (Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University), 17th June, 2015 to 20th June, 2015; Awka, Anambra, Nigeria |
| 3 | "Researching Nigeria International Conference", (School of Oriental and African Studies), 20th June, 2014 to 21st June, 2014; London, United Kingdom |