Assistant Professor in International Security

International Development Department

University of Birmingham, UK

Associate Editor, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding

Editorial Board Member, African Humanities Association, American Council of Learned Societies

Emeka Thaddues Njoku's research focuses on global counter-terrorism norms and their impact on the spaces and agency of civil society organizations, as well as the gendered and sexual consequences of counter-terrorism laws, policies, and practices.

His research has received funding from the British Academy, UK; American Council of Learned Societies, USA; Social Science Research Council, USA; Brown International Advanced Research Institute fellowship, Brown University, USA; Carnegie Funds for Conference Attendance, Institute of International Education, USA; American Political Science Association, USA; The Centennial Centre for Political Science and Public Affairs of the American Political Science Association, Washington DC, USA; Makarere Institute of Social Research, Uganda; and the University of Ibadan Postgraduate College, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Njoku's research has been published in International Affairs, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organisations, and Development Policy Review, to mention but a few. His co-authored book (with Scott N. Romaniuk), titled "Counter-terrorism and Civil Society: Post-9/11 Progress and Challenges," was published by Manchester University Press.