Ibrahim Machina

Profile

I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) and a recipient of the Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Before joining PAIS at Warwick, I worked as a teaching assistant in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University Gashua, Nigeria. I hold an MSc in Security, Leadership and Society from King’s College London; an MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy; and a BSc (Hons) in Political Science and International Relations from Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja.

Research

My broad research interests focus on peace, security, and development in Africa, community resilience to violent extremism, and the preventing and countering of violent extremism (P/CVE). My doctoral thesis is on social resilience to Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria, specifically exploring the dynamics of resilience within relatively peaceful communities in Kano, Bauchi, and Jigawa states. I am supervised by Professor Gabrielle Lynch and Professor Briony Jones, both members of the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick.

Teaching Responsibilities

Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

• I am a seminar tutor for PO131: World Politics.

Awards

• 2019/2020 Fellow, ALC’s Peace, Security, and Development Fellowship Programme for African Scholars, King’s College London.

Selected Publications

• Machina, I.M. (2022). Assessing the Humanitarian Impact of the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria, The Renata: In our State of Destitution 1 (1)
• Machina, I. M. (2020). ‘Mobilising Responses to COVID-19 in North East Nigeria’, In M. N. Kinyanjui, R. Thaker, and K. Toure (eds.), COVID Stories from East Africa and Beyond: Lived Experiences and Forward-Looking Reflections, (Bamenda:Langaa).