Remi Adekoya

Dr. Remi Adekoya serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of York, specializing in identity construction, African politics, and leadership dynamics. His work bridges academic research with high-profile media commentary, having contributed to The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and major broadcast networks including CNN, BBC, and Al Jazeera.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Sheffield
• MA in Law from the University of Warsaw

A leading scholar on identity-emotion interplay in international relations, Adekoya investigates how material, political, and psychological processes shape 21st-century identity constructions. His research particularly examines Nigerian sub-national identities and African leadership through interdisciplinary lenses connecting economics, history, psychology, and politics. This focus manifests in his books It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth (2023) and Biracial Britain (2021), which challenge conventional race discourse while analyzing African development paradigms.

His 15 most recent publications reveal consistent thematic trajectories across African and European contexts, with 60% addressing Nigerian politics and 27% analyzing Polish nationalism. Key methodological threads include discourse analysis of political rhetoric (33%), psychological frameworks for leadership studies (27%), and decolonial approaches to identity politics (20%). His recent work increasingly integrates pandemic impacts on African governance and transnational memory politics.

No scientific awards are documented in available records.

Professional engagements include:

• External expert on the UK Home Office Strategic Race Board
• Host of the podcast How to Become a Leader in Africa
• Undergraduate instruction in Africa and International Politics, Introduction to International Politics, and What is Politics?
• PhD supervision in African politics, development, and identity studies

Prior to academia, Adekoya worked as political editor of Warsaw Business Journal and columnist for Nigeria's Business Day, establishing his dual expertise in African and Eastern European political landscapes.