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Dr Victor Jatula
Senior Lecturer in Communications and Journalism

Marie Jahoda 222

Summary

My research is located in the general field of press and politics. I explore media studies, democracy and development. It is problem-based and relies on qualitative and empirical data collection methods. The key research focus is economic and political development with a particular emphasis on the political economy of the mass media. Specifically, it investigates factors that foster or hinder democratic processes, political participation and social development. It also examines the role of communication in such spaces and societies. My overarching focus is press and politics; and how this interconnection underpins social changes and development in emerging democracies.

Qualifications

  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy- Brunel University London
  • Certificate in Teaching and Education- Griffith College Ireland
  • PhD in Politics (Communication)- University of Limerick, Ireland
  • MA in Media and Communication- University of Leicester, UK
  • BA, History and Diplomatic Studies- Ogun State University, Nigeria

Responsibility

  • Teaching- undergraduate and postgraduate students in communication, journalism and sociology
  • Research- current focus is press and politics in post-war democracies (Liberia and Sierra Leone)
  • Supervision- undergraudate and post-graduate dissertations
  • Tutoring- student advising on academic and research related interests
  • Adminstration- *Program Lead, Journalism                       
  • Co-Chair of the Decolonisation Coalition at CBASS                      

Newest selected publications

Jatula, V. (2024) 'Democratic Deficit and Underdevelopment in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study of the 2023 Presidential Elections'. Journal of African Elections, 23 (1). pp. 74 - 92. ISSN: 1609-4700 Open Access Link

Journal article

Adesanya, OP., Jatula, V. and Opeyeooluwa, RO. (2023) 'Beyond amnesty: Rethinking government’s stabilisation efforts in Nigeria’s Niger delta region'. Cogent Arts and Humanities, 10 (1). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 2331-1983 Open Access Link

Journal article

Jatula, V. and Goode, T. (2022) 'Same color, different realities: analysis of Black experience in South Korea'. African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, 0 (in press). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1752-8631 Open Access Link

Journal article

Jatula, V. and Conshello, S. (2021) 'Democratic Deficits and Underdevelopment in Mozambique'. Inkanyiso- The Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol. 13 No. 2, 13 (2). pp. 242 - 255. ISSN: 2077-2815 Open Access Link

Journal article

Onakuse, S. and Jatula, V. (2021) 'Radical Islam and Insurgency in Northern Nigeria: Tensions and Challenges'. Religions, 12 (10). pp. 1 - 15.Open Access Link

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