David Aworawo

David Aworawo (born 5 October 1968) is a Nigerian Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies, and the Head of the Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Nigeria. He specializes in strategic studies, international relations, political history and development studies. He has published widely in the areas of African politics and international relations.

Background David Aworawo was born on 5 October 1968. Aworawo attended the University of Lagos, where he earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history in 1991, 1993 and 2001 respectively. For his doctoral thesis titled "Diplomacy and the Development of Equatorial Guinea, 1900–1990", Aworawo earned the Nigerian Universities Doctoral Theses Award in December 2003. As an undergraduate student, Aworawo distinguished himself winning several awards from his sophomore years including University of Lagos Scholarship for the Best Students in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Upon graduation in 1992, he also won the Prof. Gabriel Olusanya Prize for the Best Graduating Student in History, and the Chief Ayo Rosiji Prize for the Best Project in History.

Selected works "National Interest and Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Nigerian-British Relations, 1960-1999," Valahian Journal of Historical Studies 16 (2011): 53–72. "International Pressure and Domestic Politics: The Crisis of Democratic Values and Stability in Post-Independence Equatorial Guinea," Revista de Historia Actual 10, (2012): 43–54. "Foreign Policy and the Travails of Nigerian Migrants in Equatorial Guinea", Nigerian Journal of International Affairs 25, no. 2 (1999): 23–45 "Backwards to the Future: Culture, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in Nigeria since the mid-1970s", The Quint Journal 9, no. 2 (2017): 131–158 "Decisive Thaw: The Changing Pattern of Relations between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2005" Journal of International and Global Studies 1, no. 2: 89-109 "Deprivation and Resistance: Environmental Crisis, Political Action and Conflict Resolution in the Niger Delta since the 1980s", Journal of International and Global Studies 4, no. 2 (2013): 52–70 "The Road Not Taken: Political Action and the Crisis of Democratic Values and Stability in Post-Independence Equatorial Guinea", Critical Issues in Justice and Politics 5, no. 2 (2012): 71–88 "Development Crisis and Ideological Shift: Africa’s Economic Policy in an Era Global Recession", African Journal of Governance and Development 1, no. 2 (2012): 13–28 "Economic Policy and the Social Context of Africa’s Development: An Analysis of the Experiences of Nigeria and Botswana," Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa 14, no. 3 (2012): 111–126 "Collision and Rapprochement: The Development of Nigerian-Gabonese Relations, 1960-1990," Journal of International Relations 8, no. 1 (2010): 54–73 "The Social and Cultural Dimensions of Nigerian-Jamaican Relations, 1975–2000," ABIBISEM: Journal of Culture and Civilization 1, no.1 (2008): 50–70