BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA
Lecturer
- 黑料网
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- Email Address
- peter.olayiwola@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Social Science

Biography
Peter joined the 黑料网 in 2023 as a lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sociology and Criminology. He completed his PhD in November 2020 from the School of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Nottingham. Prior to that, he obtained an MSc in Development Studies (with distinction) from SOAS, University of London as a Commonwealth Shared Scholar, and a BSc in Sociology &Anthropology (first class) from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
Before joining Aberdeen, he was a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool; Teaching Assistant at the University of Nottingham; and Tutor at the University of Sheffield International College
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Plagiarism Officer for the Department of Sociology
Chair, Staff-Student Liaison Committee for the Department of Sociology
- External Memberships
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member, The Childhood, Law and Policy Network
Manuscript Reviewer: Anti-Trafficking Review, Journal of Human Trafficking, Children and Youth Services Review, Global Crime
Senior Management Board Member, Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (2021-2023)
Latest Publications
Challenges of Anti-Child Trafficking Surveillance, Raids, and Rescue in Nigeria
Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 10, 664Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Modern Slavery, Immigration Regimes and Migrant Workers in Social Care
SociologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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'They Just Have to Adopt These Conventions鈥�: Anti-child Trafficking Policies and Politics in Nigeria
Journal of Human Trafficking, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 97-107Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Tackling Modern Slavery or Worsening Vulnerability?: UK鈥檚 Modern Slavery Agenda in Nigeria
International Criminology , vol. 4, pp. 349鈥�357Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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On exploitation, agency and child domestic work: evidence from South-West Nigeria
Children's Geographies, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 1058-1070Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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- Research
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Research Overview
Peter's research interests include childhood studies, migration, exploitation/ 'unfreedom', (anti)trafficking, poverty, inequalities, and qualitative research methods. His PhD explored how popular anti-trafficking and child-saving rhetoric compared with the realities of child domestic work in South-West Nigeria. He has also been involved in projects examining the challenges of achieving such Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as eliminating all forms of modern slavery and child labour. Outputs from these research areas have appeared in Anti-Trafficking Review, Children’s Geographies, Labour, Capital and Society, Third World Quarterly among others.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Sociology.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Childhood Studies
- Criminology
- Social Policy
- Sociology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 stage, September start
Courses
Course Coordinator
Course Coordinator
Teaching Responsibilities
Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Exploitation (SO4075)- Course Coordinator
Research Project 1 (SO4068)
Research Project 2 (SO4568)
Crime and Social Justice (SO3025)- Course Coordinator
Ten Sociological Studies (SO3568)
SO1007- Introduction to Micro Sociology
SO1509- Introduction to Macro Sociology
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Personal Tutor
- Publications
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Challenges of Anti-Child Trafficking Surveillance, Raids, and Rescue in Nigeria
Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 10, 664Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Modern Slavery, Immigration Regimes and Migrant Workers in Social Care
SociologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [ONLINE]
'They Just Have to Adopt These Conventions鈥�: Anti-child Trafficking Policies and Politics in Nigeria
Journal of Human Trafficking, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 97-107Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Tackling Modern Slavery or Worsening Vulnerability?: UK鈥檚 Modern Slavery Agenda in Nigeria
International Criminology , vol. 4, pp. 349鈥�357Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
On exploitation, agency and child domestic work: evidence from South-West Nigeria
Children's Geographies, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 1058-1070Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Anti-trafficking and anti-smuggling campaigns in West Africa as new racialised migration deterrence efforts
White Supremacy, Racism and the Coloniality of Anti-Trafficking. Kempadoo, K., Shih, E. (eds.). Routledge, 16 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Challenging stories about child domestic work: evidence from South-West Nigeria
Third World Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 2690-2705Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Vulnerabilities, support systems and child domestic work in South-West Nigeria
Children's Geographies, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 705-716Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The Security Challenges of a Borderless Africa: Issues and Perspectives
Borders, Mobility, Regional Integration and Development: Issues, Dynamics and Perspectives in West, Eastern and Southern Africa. Nshimbi, C. C., Moyo, I. (eds.). Springer, pp. 85-99Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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ILO鈥檚 decent work agenda and domestic workers in Nigeria: Challenges and complexities
Labour, Capital and Society, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 160-186Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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鈥楰illing the Tree by Cutting the Foliage Instead of Uprooting It?鈥� Rethinking awareness campaigns as a response to trafficking in South-West Nigeria
Anti-Trafficking Review, vol. 13, pp. 50-65Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Migration and Xenophobia in Africa
The Palgrave Handbook of African Politics, Governance and Development. Springer, pp. 307-319Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
