阿尤德吉·奥卢贡菊及其海洋史研究

Ayodeji Olukoju and His Research on Maritime History

阿尤德吉·奥卢贡菊是尼日利亚第三代历史学家的代表人物,是尼日利亚海洋史研究的重要学者。奥卢贡菊认为海洋史研究是对与海洋相关的一切人类活动的研究,主要围绕着港口、航运业和比较视野下的海洋史研究而展开"在海洋史研究方面,奥卢贡菊主张历史研究与社会发展需求之间的“相关性”;其海洋史研究是在经济民族主义思想的指导下进行的;在探究港口发展的原因时,他主张挖掘多种历史原因;奥卢贡菊借鉴了地理学家、经济学家的研究视角和概念,采用跨学科方法研究海洋史"

Avodeji Olukoju is one of the major figures in the third wave of historical scholarship in Nigeria.He is also one of the pioneers of Nigerian maritime history.According to him,man time history studies all human activities associated with the sea In his research,he works on topics such as Nigerian ports,shipping industry,and comparison of maritime history.Olukoju believes in the relevance of historical studies to social development,and he adopts long-tenn perspectives to examine policy decisions.For example,by comparing Nigerian and Japanese maritime policies and economic developments,he advocates maritime nationalism.He argues that Nigeiian government should strengthen the slate power to facilitate man time development.As to study the development of ports,he prefers multiple causations to a single explanation.In his research,Olukoju adopts concepts from a diverse group of geographers and economists,and employs an interdisciplinaiy method.