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Dr. Sofiri Joab-Peterside is a research fellow with
the Centre for Advanced Social Science (CASS), Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Dr. Joab-Peterside earned his Ph.D in Sociology with a specialization
in the Sociology of Development (emphasis on sociology of development
of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria) from the University of Port
Harcourt. He also earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
in Sociology from the same university.
He is the Editor of CASS’s News Letter and a member of a
number of civil society organizations committed to the promotion
and protection of human rights and development of the Niger delta
region of Nigeria. He has presented speeches and papers at seminars
and workshops on the Niger Delta. His latest Presentations include "Transnational
Oil and Gas corporations And Niger Delta Sustainable Development",
and “The Media: Defense and promotion of Human Rights in
the Niger Delta".
His current research interests are on the monitoring of oil resource
flows and its use in the Niger Delta and the Petro, Socio-Political
arms conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Dates in Berkeley: Fall 2005
semester
See Sofiri Joab-Peterside's fellowship paper,Issues
in Access and Management of Natural Resources: The Case of
Akassa Community Forests Management and Development Plan [pdf]
See the CASS Mission
Statement [pdf] |
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Patterson Ogon is the Founding Director of the Ijaw Council for
Human Rights, (ICHR) a Policy advocacy non-governmental organization
in Nigeria’s Niger Delta and is the Associate Director of Our
Niger Delta.
As a social change advocate, he has demonstrated his love for his
nation and people as an active campaigner for social reforms and
ecological justice with an ideal for peace. He has worked on several
intervention measures in community conflicts both within and outside
of the Niger Delta.
He is a 1990 graduate of Politics and Administration at the University
of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, has been part of a dynamic and challenging
work environment willing to apply innovative techniques in meeting
the challenges of societal development. He has been trained in conflict
mitigation and peace building both by the United States consulate
in Nigeria and other institutions.
He has participated in conferences and initiatives both within and
outside Nigeria including Bread for the World on “The
Challenges of Better Practice in the Oil Industry: Dialogue between
European Civil Society Groups and Multinational Oil Corporations”,
German based World Economy, Ecology and Development (WEED) initiative
on “Strategic Alliances of Northern and Southern NGOs in
Global Environmental Policy to strengthen the flow of information
in the field of trade and environment.
Mr. Ogon has broad experience in developmental activities having
participated in several community based development activities in
Nigeria.
Dates in Berkeley: October 30 through December
21, 2005
See Patterson Ogon's fellowship paper, Land
and Forest Resource Use in the Niger Delta: Issues in Regulation
and Sustainable Management [pdf] |
