Biography

Associate Professor in the Centre for Peace & Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin. He was a 2019 African Studies Association (ASA) scholar.  He has been a recipient of distinguishing academic grants including academic Residencies and Fellowships in the University of Oxford, Harvard University, and the Kofi Annan International Peace-keeping Centre (KAIPTC). He has over a decade experience in researching (f)actors, relationships and issues shaping conflict, violent extremism, peace, and security in local, transnational, and global contexts. Gbemisola links research, policy and practice as a trainer, facilitator and consultant to national institutions and development agencies. Expert researcher, trainer and consultant to UN agencies, state institutions and international organisations on peace processes, conflict analysis, preventing & responding to violent extremism, conflict management and national security. His works are published in leading peer-reviewed journals, edited books, policy briefs, working papers and Op-Eds that have earned him national and international research honours and grants.