Dr Emmanuel Terkimbi Akov is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, where he has served since December 2013. His teaching and research span Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Nigerian Government and Politics, with a particular focus on conflict, displacement, and democratization in Africa.

He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Politics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2023), an M.Sc. in Comparative Politics and Development Studies from the University of Benin (2013), and a B.Sc in Political Science from Benue State University (2007).

His doctoral research examined internally displaced persons and electoral participation during the 2019 presidential election in Benue and Borno states of Nigeria, building on a body of work that engages closely with farmer-herder conflict, ethno-religious violence, insurgency, federalism, and electoral integrity across Nigeria and West Africa. His work has been published in journals including African Security Review, the Journal of Asian and African Studies, African Identities, and Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences, as well as edited volumes published by Routledge and other academic presses.

Within the University of Uyo, he has served as Examinations Officer for the Department of Political Science, Secretary of the Departmental Board, Undergraduate Project Coordinator, and a member of the Departmental Committee on Accreditation of Undergraduate Programmes. He is a member of the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), the Lagos Studies Association (LSA), the Researchers International Network (RIN), and an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

Research Interests

• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Conflict and Peace Studies
• Democratization and Electoral Politics in Africa
• Federalism and Governance in Nigeria