The necropolitics of drone bases and use in the African context
The necropolitics of drone bases and use in the African context
Ezenwa E. Olumba a Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UKb School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UKEzenwa E. Olumba is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Conflict, Violence, and Terrorism Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research agenda lies at the intersection of migration, psychology, and politics, focusing on how violence and cultural contexts influence individual and collective behaviours. His research articles have appeared in Culture & Psychology, Third World Quarterly, Terrorism and Political Violence, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, The Qualitative Report, African Security Review, Small Wars & Insurgencies, and Genealogy. He introduced the concept of Cognitive Immobility in a paper published by Culture & Psychology that highlights how people can become cognitively entrapped in a place or experience from their past, leading to significant challenges in their current lives. This concept has gained extensive recognition, featuring in numerous op-eds and blogs, and has been translated into multiple languages, highlighting its broad impact and relevance.