Ezenwa Olumba, PhD

Leverhulme Early Career Reseacher Fellow @AstonUniversity | AFHEA | Migration & Conflict Scholar | Memory | Identity | Drones | Africa (Sahel).

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

Here is 'Why we long for what we once despised'.

Key takeaways:
-We can miss lives we once rejected as we let memory blur the hardship we once saw.

-Moving to a “better” life can still leave the mind anchored to where we once lived.
#cognitiveimmobility #PsychologyToday

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

The "Strange New Wounds" in #US #Soldiers Who Never Saw Carnage:
- Trauma can arise from imagined destruction, not only witnessed violence.
- #Veterans need care for what they remember, imagine, and cannot leave behind.

https://t.co/ipZ6e6kGYF

[Aston University PR @AstonPress]

💻In the media!

✍️@AstonUniversity's Ezenwa E Olumba has written for @ConversationUK on Ukraine's use of robots and drones in the ongoing war with Russia

🤖He looks at the technology, changing uses, and the ethical and legal concerns

👇https://t.co/w4AQU9tUwx

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

https://t.co/Qqc73JMhsF

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

Here is 'Why we long for what we once despised'.

Key takeaways:
-We can miss lives we once rejected as we let memory blur the hardship we once saw.

-Moving to a “better” life can still leave the mind anchored to where we once lived.
#cognitiveimmobility #PsychologyToday

[Samuel Oyewole @SamuelOyewole11]

I'm pleased to share our latest article on "Regulating Autonomous #Weapon Systems: Searching for #African Solutions to Regional and #Global Problems", in Regulation & Governance.
Coauthored with @RealOlumba @ChrisIsike @spencer_onazi

https://t.co/NXOLwZBH5i

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

'If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind – be it a relationship, a home, a feeling of safety or a sense of belonging. Because of this, you will continually reconstruct mental simulations of scenes...'

https://t.co/xVPjYwy60k

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

She moved to a new country… but every night, she returns home in her dreams. Why? Watch the video to find out. https://t.co/rMb4tD6j0z via @YouTube

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

It is out in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: ‘From students to refugees: students’ (im)mobility in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine’.
Wondering what happened to the Africans who fled #Ukraine️ ? Read.
#Migration #Immobility #racism https://t.co/SImk25WnnC

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

New to @APSA_Preprints -

Immobility Phases - https://t.co/RF7AfOzpYE

"This paper advances the concept of immobility phases to capture the transitory, often precarious conditions experienced by individuals facing constrained mobility."

- @RealOlumba

#preprint

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

https://t.co/exvoJVJm4d

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

New article in Migration Studies: “Choosing to Stay: The Resilience–Accessibility Framework”.

It offers a tool to explore staying behaviour in conflict-affected settings, especially among indigenous populations.
#migration #immobility #adversity
Link in comments.

[Dr Klement R. Camaj, FRGS @DrCamaj]

📚 I am excited to share that my book, 𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦 has been reviewed in the 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸!

👉 Read the full review here: https://t.co/6MSD65UFdm

@UniWestScotland @CMDCI_UWS @routledgebooks

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

New to @APSA_Preprints -

Who Belongs Where? The Politics of Internal Deportation, Nativism and Migration in Nigeria - https://t.co/CCLqxFc1YL

- @RealOlumba

#preprint

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

'Many #Africans are leaving their home countries, but at a cost. Families are scattered across other continents, and many may never be together again.'

#identity #Migration #japa

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

'Many #Africans are leaving their home countries, but at a cost. Families are scattered across other continents, and many may never be together again.'

#identity #Migration #PsychologyToday
https://t.co/xE8kA06zPA

[Cognitive Immobility Project @CognitiveImmob1]

Trapped in the Past?

The full video will be out soon. For more, visit: https://t.co/idnopA0YOD

hashtag#Migration hashtag#Identity hashtag#MentalHealth hashtag#TraumaRecovery
hashtag#HomelessMind hashtag#ExpatLife

[Cognitive Immobility Project @CognitiveImmob1]

https://t.co/81ohiEgfal

[Cognitive Immobility Project @CognitiveImmob1]

Tired of starting over now and then?

You don’t fail at goals because you are lazy. You fail because you're stuck in old cycles.

Here’s how to break free and stay committed, for real this time.

Thread / Details in comments.

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

https://t.co/CVmy7103KN

[Ezenwa Olumba, PhD @RealOlumba]

New publication alert
Our article, 'Autonomous Weapons Systems in #Africa: Emerging Realities, Prospects, and Risks', is now out.
We examine how #autonomousweapons are impacting Africa’s security, sovereignty & future.
#AI #SecurityStudies
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