Dr Ezenwa E. Olumba

Meet Dr Ezenwa E. Olumba

Migration & Conflict Scholar

He is a Leverhulme Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Society and Politics, Aston University, Birmingham. He holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London.

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The Writer

Researcher & Public Thinker

Dr Olumba writes public-facing articles on memory, trauma, identity, (im)mobility, and conflict in the Sahel. He is a contributing writer for Psychology Today and also writes for The Conversation, where he brings critical research on migration and conflict into dialogue with everyday experience. His essays explore how violence, culture, and attachment to place influence the emotional, social, and political aspects of contemporary life.

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The Academic

Migration & Conflict Scholar

Dr Ezenwa Olumba is a critical migration and conflict researcher whose work examines how violence, culture, and politics shape experiences of (im)mobility, identity, collective action, and attachment to place. He has published over 15 peer-reviewed articles, which have been cited more than 190 times. He introduced the concepts of cognitive immobility, aerial colonialism, and the resilience–accessibility framework.

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Latest Publications

Dr Eze’s work connects theoretical innovation with applied research grounded in the experiences of people living in conflict zones, facing challenges associated with (im)mobility and the demands of everyday life. Click below to view his latest publications.