Eka Ikpe

Eka Ikpe
Ikpe at ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Abuja 2025
Born
Ekaette Ikpe
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationUniversity of Leeds (BA in Economics); SOAS (MSc and PhD in Economics)
OccupationsAcademic, Development Economist
EmployerKing's College London
Known forAfrican development; Peacebuilding; Creative economies
Websitekcl.ac.uk/people/eka-ikpe

Eka Ikpe is a Nigerian academic, creative economist and a professor of Development economics at King's College London.[1][2] She is also the Director of the African Leadership Centre at King's College London.[1] Her work focuses on structural transformation, peacebuilding, health, creative economies, and state capital and developmentalism in Africa and parts of Global South.[2]

Education

Ikpe holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Leeds, Master of Science in economics (with reference to Africa), and a PhD in economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).[2]

Career

Ikpe is currently a Professor of Development Economics and the Director of the African Leadership Centre at King's College London.[2] Her foci include creative economies, capital and developmentalism, industrial development, health, structural transformation, peacebuilding and reconstruction.[2] She has contributed written evidence to the UK Parliament on peacebuilding in Africa, including mine action, which involves managing the dangers posed by land mines.[3]

Ikpe has also made media appearances on BBC World News, Al Jazeera, Radio France International, The Institute of Art and Ideas, and Mail & Guardian.[4][5] She was a keynote speaker at the University of Warwick’s “Blood on the Leaves” conference on race, resistance, and memory.[6] Ikpe is a Global Board Member of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).[7]

Selected publications

  • "Fashion Designers as Lead Firms from Below: Creative Economy, State Capitalism and Internationalization in Lagos and Nairobi". Competition & Change (2024). DOI
  • Nasong'o, Shadrack Wanjala; Ikpe, Eka, eds. (2022). Beyond Disciplines: African Perspectives on Theory and Method. CODESRIA. ISBN 9782382340929.
  • "Developmental Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Postindependence Nigeria: Lessons From Asian Developmental States". Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, Vol. 16(3) (2021). DOI[8]
  • "Transcending the State-Market Dichotomy, Developmentalism and Industrial Change: Learning from Critical African Scholars". Africa Development, Vol. XLVI(3), pp. 21–44 (2021). JSTOR[9]
  • "Africa Fashion Futures: Creative Economies, Global Networks and Local Development". Geography Compass, Vol. 15(9) (2021). Co-authored with Lauren England, Roberta Comunian, and Ananya Jahanara Kabir. DOI
  • Ikpe, E. (2021). "Developmental Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Postindependence Nigeria: Lessons From Asian Developmental States". Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, pp.318–335. JSTOR[10]
  • Ikpe, Eka; Torriti, Jacopo (2018). "A Means to an Industrialisation End? Demand Side Management in Nigeria". Energy Policy. 115: 207–215. DOI
  • "Counting the Development Costs of the Conflict in North-Eastern Nigeria: The Economic Impact of the Boko Haram-led Insurgency". Conflict, Security & Development, Vol. 17(5), pp. 381–409 (2017). DOI
  • "The Development Planning Era and Developmental Statehood: The Pursuit of Structural Transformation in Nigeria". Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 41(142), pp. 545–560 (2014). DOI JSTOR[11]
  • Olonisakin, Funmi; Barnes, Karen; Ikpe, Eka, eds. (2012). Women, Peace and Security: Translating Policy into Practice. Routledge. 272 pages. ISBN 9780415532495.

See also

  • Njoki Wamai – Kenyan political scientist and scholar of peace and security in Africa
  • Awino Okech – Professor of Feminist and Security Studies at SOAS, University of London
  • Toyin Ajao – Nigerian scholar and founder of Ìmọ́lẹ̀ of Afrika Centre, focused on restorative healing of intergenerational trauma
  • Funmi Olonisakin – Founding Director of the African Leadership Centre and scholar of leadership and peacebuilding in Africa

References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Ekaette Ikpe — The African Leadership Centre". African Leadership Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Eka Ikpe". King's College London. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Written evidence submitted by Dr Eka Ikpe and Dr Sarah Njeri (ZAF0023)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eka Ikpe". IAI TV. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Ikpe, Eka (11 April 2026). "Innovation, Preparedness And African Agency In A Multipolar World". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Keynote Speakers – Blood on the Leaves". University of Warwick. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ekaette Eka Ikpe". Overseas Development Institute. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Ikpe, Eka (2021). "Developmental Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Postindependence Nigeria". Journal of Peacebuilding & Development. 16 (3). doi:10.1177/1542316620969660.
  9. ↑ Ikpe, Eka (2021). "Transcending the State–Market Dichotomy, Developmentalism and Industrial Change". Africa Development. 46 (3): 21–44. JSTOR 48630969.
  10. ↑ Ikpe, Eka (2021). "SDevelopmental Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Postindependence Nigeria: Lessons From Asian Developmental States". Peacebuilding & Development: 318–335. JSTOR 48651735.
  11. ↑ Ikpe, Eka (2014). "The Development Planning Era and Developmental Statehood". Review of African Political Economy. 41 (142): 545–560. JSTOR 24858266.
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