J. 'Bayo Adekanye is Nigerian scholar and professor of Political Science. He was a tenured staff of the Department of Political Science, the University of Ibadan before retiring in 2006. He held teaching combined with research and administrative positions in several institutions, including Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; University of Lancaster, England; Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; the international peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway; Kogi State University (now renamed Prince Abubakar of Audu University), and Babcock University, Ogun State.