PRINCE EZEANYIKA SAMUEL EZEANYIKA
D.S.E.F. 3ème Degré (Grenoble III), France; B.A. (Ife), & M.Sc. (Ife), Nigeria
 Ph.D. Candidate (Imo State University)
Senior Lecturer/Research Fellow
Political/Social Economy and Development Studies
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences
Imo State University, Owerri
NIGERIA
Tel: +234 (0)803 328 2848
E-mail: esezeanyika@yahoo.com

 Personal Information
NAME:                                             Prince EZEANYIKA Samuel Ezeanyika
DATE OF BIRTH:                           28TH January 1962                                          
PLACE OF BIRTH:                         Urualla, Ideato North LGA, Imo State
NATIONALITY:                               Nigerian
MARITAL STATUS:                      Married
NAME OF WIFE:                            Mrs. Chigozie Winifred Ezeanyika (nee Ezike)
PRESENT APPOINTMENT:         Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow
DATE PROMOTED TO PRESENT POSITION: October 1999
INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESS: Department of Political Science and Public Administration Faculty of Social Sciences
Imo State University, PMB 2000, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Tel: + 234 (0)803 3282848
E-mail: esezeanyika@yahoo.com
 Educational Background and Academic Qualifications
Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria                       2006
Ph.D. Candidate
United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies

• (UNU-INTECH), Maastricht, the Netherlands              1996-1997
              Ph.D. Internship Fellowship
• National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan ROC      1989-1991
  Postgraduate Research Internship in Development Studies
• University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria                      1985-1986
  Master of Science in International Relations                    1987
• University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria                       1980/1982-1983/1984
  Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) French (and African Studies)       1984
        Second Class Division
• Université de Grenoble III, Grenoble cedex, France       1982-1983
• Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Françaises, 3ème Dégré    1983
  First Class Division
• Ngwa High School, Abayi, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria          1975-1980
• West African School Certificate (WASC)                                1980
        Division One
• École Saint Gérard de Piti Dibamba, Département de la Sananga Maritme
• Province du Littoral, République du Cameroun                          1965-1973
• Certificat d’Études Primaires Élémentaires
       First School Leaving Certificate

Work Experience Outside the University
Managing Consultant                                                                          1993-Date
            DEVELOPMENT STUDIES RESEARCH GROUP (DESREG)
            Imo State University, PMB 2000, Owerri
            Imo State, Nigeria
            (Research, Project Management and Development Consultancy)
Senior Research Consultant                                                             1991-1993
      SAMUEL-ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL B.C.
      Elephant House, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
      (Project Design and Management, Development and Investment Consultancy)
Senior Research and Development Consultant                           1989-1991
      EUROPE AND TAIWAN TRADE INFORMATION
      SERVICES (ETTIS)    & Associates Inc.
      Taipei, Taiwan ROC
            (Research, Products Positioning, Management and Development Consultancy)
Research Consultant and Associate Partner                                1987-1989
      SAMUEL-ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL B.C.
      (Development and Investment Consultancy)
      Elephant House, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Note: As part of my community service, which complements my research and teaching activities, I have been actively engaged, since 1993, in Projects and Products Positioning, i.e. Human and Material, and in the Development of Potentials, Training and Management of Human Resources and Material Capabilities in the Public (Politics) and in the Private (Corporate) Sectors.

Work Experience in The University
1.   Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow                                               
      (African Political/Social Economy and Development Studies)        1999-Date
      Department of Government & Public Administration
IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, Imo State, Nigeria

2.   Lecturer I                                                                                                   1997-1999
      Unit of Government & Public Administration; IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, Imo State, Nigeria
3.   Lecturer II                                                                                                  1994-1997
      Unit of Government & Public Administration; IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, Imo Sate, Nigeria
4. Assistant Lecturer                                                                                    1993-1994
      Unit of Government & Public Administration; IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI Imo State, Nigeria

Current Research Interests

• Rural Nonfarm Economy in Africa
• Social Capital, Community Development and Cultural Norms in Africa
• Poverty & Environment among Rural Households in Africa
• Social Networks, Institutions and Sustainable Development in Africa
• Social Economics & Social Network Analysis in Africa’s Rural Communities

Contributions to Academic Development and Leadership

• Pioneered curriculum development for setting up the Units (now Departments in the new Faculty System) of French and Government and Public Administration, Imo State University (1993-1995).
• Editor, Alternative Development Journal(2000-Date).

3. Member, Editorial Board, Women Resource Centre (WOREC) Journal (2002-Date).
4. Member, Editorial Board, Business Searchlight (2004-Date)
5. Member, Editorial Board, African Journal of Communication and Development (2006-Date).
6. Editor, African Social Science Review (2006-Date)
7. Member, Editorial Board, Mmuta: African Journal of Education (2008-Date)
8. Member, Editorial Board, Ntaego: African Journal of Business Studies (2008-Date)
9. Member, Editorial Board, Mgbako:: African Journal of Social Sciences (2008-Date)

Contributions to University Administration

• Secretary, University Curriculum Committee, 1993-1994
• Member, Senate Ceremonials Committee, 1994-1995
• Member, Senate Examinations Committee, 1994-2005
• Member, Senate Research Grants Committee, 1995-1998
• Chairman, Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grants Committee, 1995-1998
• Head, Unit of Government & Public Administration, 1997-1999
• Co-ordinator, School of Social Sciences, Institute for Continuing Education Programmes (ICEP), 1999-2005
• Member, Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Staff Assessment and Promotions Committee, 1999-2004
• Member, Imo State University Senate, 1999-2005
  

Academic Honours/ Awards
1.   French Government Educational Scholarship                 1982-1983
2.   French Government Language Scholarship                                1996-1996
3.   United Nations University, Institute for New Technologies        
      Ph.D. Internship Fellowship                                                      1996-1997

Research Grants Approved

1. Okorie, HA & Ezeanyika, SE (1995). Intraspecific Variations in the Morphological and Physicochemical Properties of Indigenous Tropical Fruit Trees. International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
2. Ezeanyika, SE & Okorie, HA (1996). Alleviating Rural Poverty through Agro-industrialisation: A Case Study of Imo State of Nigeria.            Imo State University Senate Research Grant No. 12/IMSU/SRG/03.

3. Ezeanyika, SE & Okorie, HA (1997). Planning for Improved Agricultural Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Socioeconomic Position and Potentials of Indigenous Fruit Trees. Development Studies Research Group Field Research Grant No. 123/desreg./013.
4. Ezeanyika, SE & Adi, AB (2003). Rural Networks and the Rural Nonfarm Economy in Eastern Nigeria. Fieldwork grant sponsored by  the University of Tsukuba, Japan and Development Studies Research Group, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.
5. Ezeanyika, SE & Adi, AB (2007-2009). Socio-Economic Survey for Social Capital, Poverty and Community Development: The Impact of Witchcraft on Development in Africa Fieldwork grant from the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
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