Bakare Adebola Rafiu

@unilorin.edu.ng

Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences
Head, Others
University of Ilorin

Bakare Adebola Rafiu


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Dr. Bakare, Adebola Rafiu teaches in the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He specializes in Comparative Politics. His major research interest is in legislative studies. Other areas of interest include political institutions, security studies, and elections. He has developed a model for legislative assessment which is suitable for assessing lawmaking effectiveness. His sole authorship book titled: National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic was just published by Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. He has published in several reputable national and international journals and has contributed chapters in edited books. He is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), the Nigerian Society of International Affairs (NSIA), the Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (CIPDM), among others.

EDUCATION

PhD in Political Science

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Political Science and International Relations, Law
10

Scopus Publications

246

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

9

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Comparing the Two Sides of the Same Coin: Interrogating the Legislative Output of Senate and House of Representatives in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
    AR Bakare, A Abubakar, FO Aliu
    The African Review 1 (aop), 1-22 , 2025
    2025
  • THE ADMINISTRATION OF NIGERIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    T Agara, PD Salisu Ogbo Usman, AR Bakare
    2025
  • THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF NIGERIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
    BA Rafiu, S Abdulwasiu
    NPSA , 2025
    2025
  • The 2023 General Elections and the Rebirth of Ethno-religious Politics in Nigeria: Issues and Way Forward
    BA Rafiu, AG Temitope
    Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin , 2024
    2024
  • Elections and Governance Issues in Nigeria
    FA Aremu, AR Bakare, AJ Edun
    Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin , 2024
    2024
  • The 2023 General Elections in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects
    FA Aremu, AR Bakare, OM Adebiyi
    Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin , 2024
    2024
  • Historical Development and the Institutional Framework of the Nigerian National Assembly
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Concept, Origin, Significance and Composition of Legislature in Democratic Governance: A Theoretical Exposition
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Cost of Running the National Assembly and the Budgetary Process in the Fourth Republic
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Legislative Effectiveness: A Discourse on Measuring Toolkits, Benchmarks and Indicators
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Measuring Legislative Effectiveness in the Nigerian National Assembly: The Birth of ILES Model
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Legislative Impact on the People and the Challenges Facing the National Assembly
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Salient Topical Issues on Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s National Assembly: An Introduction
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Assessing the Legislative Effectiveness of the National Assembly: The ILES Model Approach
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Interpreting the Lawmaking Performance and Determinants of Legislative Effectiveness of the National Assembly
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Legislative Powers and Lawmaking Process in the Nigerian National Assembly
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Comparative Analysis of Legislative Effectiveness of the 4th–8th National Assemblies
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • Conclusion: Toward Reforming the National Assembly
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • The Patterns and Dynamics of Legislative-Executive Relations and the Impact on Legislative Effectiveness
    AR BAKARE
    National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic … , 2023
    2023
  • National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
    AR Bakare
    Springer Nature , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The impact of civil society organizations on sustainable development in developing countries: The Nigerian experience
    AJ Omede, AR Bakare
    African Research Review 8 (1), 205-227 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 48
  • Ethnicity and election outcomes in Nigeria
    AA Isiaq, OM Adebiyi, AR Bakare
    JournaL of african ELEctions 17 (1), 117-135 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 44
  • African Union and the developmental transformation of Africa: Challenges, achievement and prospects
    BA Rafiu
    European Journal of sustainable development 3 (1), 67-67 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 20
  • The Nigeria police and internal security management in Nigeria
    AR Bakare, GT Aderinola
    Internal security management in Nigeria: Perspectives, challenges and … , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 17
  • An Analysis of the Role of the National Assembly in Nigeria's Fourth Republic and its Possible Reform.
    HA Saliu, AR Bakare
    Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review 20 (2) , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 14
  • An Assessment of the Performance of the 7th National Assembly in Nigeria
    HA Saliu, AR Bakare
    national conference on the Dynamics of Democratic Practice in Nigeria 2015, 9-10 , 1999
    1999
    Citations: 13
  • Constituency–legislature relations in Nigeria
    AO Murana, AR Bakare
    The Nigerian National Assembly, 73-89 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 11
  • Political Parties and Opposition Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
    L Saka, MO Adebiyi, RA Bakare
    Journal of Management and Social Sciences 8 (1), 537-549 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 10
  • Legislative (In) effectiveness in developing democracies: The Nigerian experience
    AR Bakare
    John Archers Publishers Ltd , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 10
  • The Nigerian House of Representatives, 1999–2016
    L Saka, AR Bakare
    The Nigerian National Assembly, 91-112 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 6
  • An assessment of legislative effectiveness in Nigeria’s national assembly (1999–2011)
    AR Bakare
    Ph. D. Thesis, Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Ilorin … , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • State policing in Nigeria: A response to emerging trajectories of conflict and crime
    AR Bakare, AO Murana, FO Aliu
    Journal of African-Centred Solutions in Peace and Security 2 (1), 113-132 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Asymmetrical dynamics and sub-national legislative-executive relations in Nigeria
    FA Aremu, AR Bakare, QA Kolapo
    FUWUKARI Journal of Politics and Development 1 (1), 26-47 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 5
  • An Overview of the National Assembly in the 4th Republic in Nigeria
    HA Saliu, AR Bakare
    2nd National Conference on State, Governance and Insecurity in Nigeria … , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 5
  • Reforming the Nigerian National Assembly for legislative effectiveness: Issues, constraints and way-forward
    AR Bakare, ML Bello
    Acta Universitatis Danubius. Administratio 12 (1) , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 4
  • Two Decades of Legislative Politics and Governance in Nigeria's National Assembly
    FA Aremu, AR Bakare
    Springer Singapore , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Towards the search for an incorrupt Nigeria: The tale of a drifting Nation
    BA Rafiu
    Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 3
  • Rivalry or partnership policing?: Harvesting the gains of the state and non-state security providers in Ilorin, Nigeria
    AR Bakare
    University of Ilorin , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 3
  • National Assembly and Legislative Effectiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
    AR Bakare
    Springer Nature , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Legislature and the Challenges of Lawmaking in Nigeria
    AR Bakare
    Anonymous Power: Parties, Interest Groups and Politics of Decision Making in … , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 2