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Prof. Azeez O. Olaniyan

Professor

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science

Area of Specialization: Comparative Politics

Biography

Professor Azeez Olusola Olaniyan was born to the family of Pa Mohammed and Princess Fayomade Olaniyan at Olowatishi Compound, Uba Quarter, Ogotun Ekiti in Ekiti Southwest Local Government area of Ekiti State. He had his primary and secondary education at Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School and Ogotun High School, Ogotun Ekiti, respectively. He worked for some time as an accounts clerk at Ojorube Grammar School, Ogotun Ekiti, before proceeding to the Polytechnic, Ibadan, for a National Diploma in Mass Communication. He emerged as the best graduating student, and won the Departmental Best Prize. In his quest for more knowledge, he enrolled at the University of Ibadan for a degree in Political Science, again emerging on top of the class. After his national service, he returned to his alma mater, UI, for an MSc in Political Science in 2002, and capped it with a PhD in the same discipline in 2007. He received a Certificate in Ethnic and Racial Studies from the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil in August, 2008. He did his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard Campus, Durban, South Africa in 2013. After his youth service at Command Secondary School, Shadawanka Barracks, Bauchi, he was employed by the Ekiti State Primary Education Board (now State Universal Basic Education Board) as an Executive Officer and rose to the rank of a Senior Executive Officer before joining the University of Ado Ekiti (now Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti) as an Assistant Lecturer. Fifteen years later, in year 2020, he was headhunted by the then Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Soremekun, to join the Federal University Oye Ekiti as a professor of political science. His research focuses largely on peace and conflict resolution, security studies, political ecology, governance, and international relations with emphasis on Nigeria,

Research Interests

Peace, Conflict and Security Studies
Democratic Governance
Political Ecology
International Politics

Qualifications

DegreeInstitutionYear
PhD (Political Science)University of Ibadan, Nigeria2007
MSc (Political Science)University of Ibadan, Nigeria2002
B.Sc. (Political Science)University of Ibadan, Nigeria1998

Awards

CCNY Fellow for the African Studies · 2020

Carnegie Corporation of New York

CCNY Fellow for the African Studies · 2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Writing Fellowship/Scholar-in-Residence · 2017

Rachel Carson Centre for Environment and Society (RCC), Ludwig-Maximillian University, Munich, Germany

Laureate of Summer University program on The Political Psychology of Populism · 2016

Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · 2014

African Humanities Program (AHP), New York

Postdoctoral Research Fellow · 2013

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Laureate of APSA African Workshop Training/Fellowship · 2012

American Political Science Association (APSA)

Laureate of Graduate Summer Training/Fellowship · 2008

Centre for Afro Asia Studies, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

Grants

University-based Research · 2019 NAIRA 750,000.00

TETFUND

APSA Centennial Grant for Supplemental Research Support · 2018 USD 2,000.00

American Political Science Association

Individual Research Grant · 2017 USD 18,000.00

African Peacebuilding Network (APN)

African Workshop Alumni Networking grant · 2014 USD 11,000.00

American Political Science Association

Postdoctoral Research Grant · 2014 USD 14,000.00

African Humanities Program

Total Grant: USD 45,000.00
Total Grant: NAIRA 750,000.00

Scholarship

Postgraduate Scholarship Award (Ph.D. Category) · 2003

Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies (PEFS, University of Ibadan

Postgraduate Scholarship Award (MSc Category) · 2002

Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies (PEFS, University of Ibadan

Prizes

Departmental Prize as best graduating student in Mass Communication · 1992

The Polytechnic, Ibadan

Membership of Professional Bodies

Nigeria Political Science Association (NPSA) · 2005-Date

Full Member

American Political Science Association (APSA) · 2012-Date

Full Member

African Politics Conference Group (APCG) · 2012-Date

Full Member

African Peacebuilding Network (APN) · 2017-Date

Full Member

Paper Presentation - Local

Beyond the Demographic Nightmare: Harnessing Nigerian Youth Bulge for Sustainable Development · 2026

Annual Conference of Social and Management Sciences, Bamidele Olumilua University of Science, Education and Technology, Ikere

Mangrove for life”: Socio-cultural values of mangrove forests and restoration drives in Niger Delta, Nigeria · 2023

Conference on International Sustainable Development and Dialogue, held at Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

Inter-creed relations among the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria: emerging trends and challenges · 2019

7th Professor Atanda Memorial Lecture, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye

Scapegoating democracy: democratic order and the narratives of violence in Nigeria’s fourth republic · 2016

National Conference on The Dynamics of Democratic Practice in Nigeria, 1999-2015, at Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Bayero University, Kano

The curse of a size: dwarfism and politics in south-western Nigeria · 2015

International conference on African Studies in the Twenty-First Century: Past, Present and the Future, Conference Centre, University of Ibadan

Beyond the mantra of stomach infrastructure: Ekiti politics and the sociology of voting in the 2015 general elections · 2015

National Conference on the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria: The Real Issues, at The Electoral Institute, Abuja

The 8th National Assembly and the change agenda · 2015

Round-Table Panel Discussion on the 8th National Assembly Senate Presidency: The “Change” Mantra and Quest for Effective Leadership, at the Kwara State University, Malete

See and buy: Vote buying and electoral process in Nigeria · 2014

Conference on Humanities, Conflict and Development in Africa, at the Redeemers University, Mowe, Ogun State

Fulani-Kokomba conflicts and management strategies in Gushegu, Ghana · 2013

International Conference on Democratization, Development, and Security in Africa: Options and Challenges; at University of Ilorin

Leadership-development discourse and the question of followership in Nigeria · 2013

International conference on Leadership and Governance in Africa, organized and sponsored by the Obafemi Awolowo Institute of Government and Public Policy, Lagos

Desperate guests, unwilling hosts: climate change, herders’ migration and violent conflicts in south-western Nigeria · 2011

International Conference on Climate Change and Development at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan

Violent and identity formation in Nigeria: The Sayawa of north-western Nigeria · 2010

International Conference on The State, Nationalism and Politics: Challenges of Nation-building in Nigeria, at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan

The changing contour of Pan Africanism thoughts and practice · 2010

International Conference on Global Africans, Pan-Africanism, Decolonization and Integration of Africa - Past, Present and Future, International Conference Centre, Abuja

Interplay of forces and the resilience of the Nigerian state · 2010

Conference on Nigeria at 50, Excellence Hotel, Ogba Ikeja, Lagos

Cultural diplomacy · 2010

Conference on Repositioning the Nigerian Cultural Worker for Better Service Delivery at Cultural Centre, Akure, Ondo state

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency as an Exceptional Case · 2009

Roundtable on Pockets of Effectiveness in Nigeria: Exceptional Public Organizations and Democratic Change at the Eko Tourist Resort, Akodo, Lagos

Yoruba nationalism and the myth of origin · 2009

Conference on Migration and Settlement Patterns in Yorubaland, at the Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Interfaith mediation Centre and the Kaduna peace process · 2009

Conference on Peace Process in West Africa, at the Center for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin

The Military in Democratization · 2009

Conference on Reflections on a Decade of Democratization in Nigeria, at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja Lagos

Seeking pies in the sky: Nigeria’s vision 2020 and envisioning dilemma · 2009

Conference on Nigeria: Towards Consolidation and Stability at the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos

At each other’s’ jugular veins: inter-group violence and bloodbath at Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state, Nigeria · 2007

Workshop on Conflict and Violence in West Africa, by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan

From instant rejection to subtle acceptance: International responses to the 2007 general elections in Nigeria · 2007

Conference on Contending Issues in Nigeria’s Election Processes: The 2007 General Elections at Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Ikeja

External Pressures, Socio-Economic Reforms and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria · 2007

Annual Conference of the Nigeria Political Science Association at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Culture and underdevelopment in Nigeria · 2007

National Conference on Nigeria in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Challenges at the Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Political skepticism and democratic consolidation in Nigeria · 2007

Conference on Nigeria’s Democratic Development, 1999-2007: Trends, Problems, Challenges and Prospects, at the Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya House, Bayero University, Kano,

From Accommodation to Discrimination and Exclusion: The changing Contour of Inter-Group Relations in Africa · 2006

Conference on The Dynamics of Inter Group Relations in Nigeria Since1960, at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan

Paper Presentation - International

Walking a Tight Rope: ECOWAS Responses to Democratic Reversals in West Africa · 2024

The American Political Science Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Nigeria’s Twitter ban and discourses on social media and national security · 2023

The American Political Science Association Meeting, Los Angeles, USA

Fighting from the global space: Nigerian diaspora, social media, and the struggle for good governance · 2023

Virtual conference on Farooq Kperogi, The Digital Age and the US-African Diaspora Diplomacy, Pretoria

Nigeria’s anti-terror war and the rhetoric of US arms embargo · 2022

65th Meeting of the Africa Studies Association (ASA), in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Hiding under COVID 19: State actors and lockdown enforcement excesses in Nigeria. · 2020

63rd African Studies Association’s Virtual Annual Meeting

Adding fuel to the fire: Fake news and farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria · 2020

63rd African Studies Association’s Virtual Annual Meeting

The Ekiti State social security scheme and the limits of ‘too meagerly’ narrative in Nigeria · 2019

International Conference for Research on African Challenges (ICRAC), at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt

Less-governed spaces of the Sahel and the trajectories of Boko Haram Insurgency · 2018

Conference on the Challenges of Governing in North Africa and the Sahel at Conference Room of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC

Multinational Joint Task Force and the war against Boko Haram insurgency · 2018

Conference on Space, Borders, Conflict and Insecurity in West Africa at the Ecole de Maintien de la Paix (EMP), Bamako, Mali

Ethnic militia formation and peacebuilding challenges in oil bearing communities of Ondo State, Nigeria · 2018

4th Dubai International Conferences on Social Sciences and Humanities, Dubai

Resource redistribution strategies and peacebuilding process in Niger Delta · 2017

60th Meeting of the Africa Studies Association (ASA), in Chicago, USA

Innovative anti-corruption measures and institution building in Nigeria · 2017

60th Meeting of the Africa Studies Association (ASA), in Chicago, USA

Nigeria’s 2015 general elections and the limits of bad party-good candidate narratives · 2016

Summer School Training/Workshop on the Political Psychology of Populism at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Rebellious sons, grieving fathers: tempestuous godfather-godson relations and violent conflicts in Nigeria · 2015

International conference on Between Democracy and Big Man Politics: The Micro-level Dynamics of Electoral Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uppsala, Sweden

The Lebanese community of Ibadan: A portrait of intra-peripheral interaction. · 2014

AEGIS Thematic Conference on Africa in the Global South: Biographies of Mobility and Aspirations of Success, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Beyond the narratives of disaster: Africa’s youth bulge and the prospect of demographic dividends · 2014

Advanced and Intensive Methodological Training Workshop and Conference on Political Economy at Boma Inn, Nairobi Kenya

Africa’s great green wall project and the challenges of history · 2014

International conference on OAU/AU at 50 and Beyond: The Quests for African Solution for African Problems (ASAP), University of Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa

Nigerian Diaspora, social media and the challenges of sustainable governance · 2012

International conference on Africa and the Diaspora in the New Millennium, the University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA

Panel of the wise and the future of conflict resolution in Africa · 2012

International conference on Second Scrabble for Africa at Africa, University of Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa

Tax and Zakat: An examination of religious taxation in Nigeria · 2010

International conference on Politics, Poverty and Prayer: Global African Spiritualities and Social Transformation, at the African International University, Nairobi, Kenya

Unorthodox peacemakers and responses in Africa · 2010

International Conference on The Involvement of the Private Security Sector in African Conflicts, Peacekeeping Missions and Humanitarian Assistance Operations, Nairobi, Kenya

Proxy border wars and management strategies in Darfur and Mano River regions of Africa · 2010

Experts Roundtable on Proxy Border Conflicts and their Impact on Peace Processes in Africa, Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Prevention, Accra, Ghana

The demographic nightmare: population boom and security challenges in Africa · 2009

Experts Roundtable on the State of the Union 2030: Security Threats and Responses, Speke Hotel (Munyonyo Resort), Kampala, Uganda

Emergent religious elites and socio-economic development in Nigeria · 2009

International conference on The Role of Elites in Economic Development, Helsinki, Finland

Standing History on its Head: Deconstructing Africa’s Encounter with the Fourth Epoch · 2008

International conference on Teaching and Propagating Africa’s History to the Diaspora and Teaching and Propagating Diaspora History to Africa at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ethnic militancy as a redistributive mechanism in Nigeria’s federal system · 2008

International Workshop on Citizenship, Human Rights and Identity Formation at Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

The Spiritual Foundations of Africa’s Underdevelopment and the Imperative of Cultural Revitalization · 2007

International Colloquium on Global African Spirituality, Social Capital and Self-Reliance in Africa

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

Bello, Fatai Folaranmi · 2020

Nuclear regulation and management in Nigeria: A study of the Nigeria Nuclear Regulation Agency

Bello, Akeem Olalekan · 2025

Terrorism and the security of cultural heritage in Timbuktu, Mali

Jamiu, Hakeem Ayodeji · 2025

The security implications of Ekiti State House of Assembly crisis, 2010-2022

Olusola Seyi · 2025

Local government and service delivery in Ekiti State, 1999-2024

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

Bello, Akeem Olalekan · 2017

Commercial drivers and violent conflict in Ado, Ekiti, Nigeria

Bamisile, Nureni Adeyemi · 2019

Movement for the actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and national security in Nigeria.

Oguntoyinbo, Adene, Yemi · 2019

Widowhood inheritance and conflict in southwestern Nigeria: Case study of Ilaje people of Ondo State

Ilemikun, Abiodun · 2020

National Union of Road Transport Workers and Security Challenges in Lagos, State, Nigeria

Adebayo Olutayo Adeola · 2025

Peace ecology and insecurity in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Abiodun, Shalewa · 2026

Gender representation in the administrative cadre of Ekiti State Civil Service

Course Teaching

POL 405 · 2024/2025

The Nigerian Foreign Policy

POL 804 & POL 904 · 2024/2025

Academic and Seminar Writing

POL 805 · 2024/2025

The Nigerian Foreign Policy

MAC 703 $ MAC 805 · 2024/2025

Research Methods in Mass Communication

Custom Fields

Member of Governing Council

Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, 2025-Date

Vice Chair

African Politics Conference Group (APCG), 2021-2023

Chairman,

Committee on Drafting of Ekiti State Youth Policy, Ministry of Youth Development, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, 2024-2025

Chairman, publicity subcommittee

Ansar-Ud-Deen Society at 75 Anniversary in Ekiti State, 2025

National President

Ogotun Development Union, 2024-Date

Chairman, Caretaker Committee

Ekiti South West Local Government, Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State, 2010-2012

President

Ifelodun Age-Grade Group, Uba Quarter, Ogotun Ekiti, 2008-Date

Member of Education Committee

Muslim Ummah of Southwestern Nigeria (MUSWEN), 2021-Date

Chairman Publicity Committee

Coronation Ceremony of Ologotun of Ogotun Ekiti, 2023

Member of subcommittee

African Studies Review Best Africa-Focused Dissertation Prize, 2023

Member of Board of Trustees

Ogotun Hall of Fame, 2025-Date

Guest Editor

Kujenga Amani Special Edition for Nigeria 2019 General Election

Guest Editor

Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict Transformation, 2015

Guest Editor

African Renaissance, 2016

Editor-in-Chief

Studies in Social Sciences, 2023-2025

Facilitator

Meeting of ECOWAS Directors and Heads of Institutions to review the compact of the future of regional integration in West Africa, Accra, Ghana, 6th - 8th May, 2026

Facilitator

ECOWAS Regional Consultative Meeting on the “Future of Trade, Economic Integration and Sustainable Development in West Africa” in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2nd – 6th March, 2026

Facilitator

High-Level Reflections Conference on “The Future of Democratic Governance, Constitutional Order and Good Governance in West Africa”, organized by ECOWAS Commission in Accra, Ghana, on 24-26 September, 2025

Chair

Panel on Democracy in West Africa at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Convention Centre, Philadelphia, PA, 07 September, 2024

Lead Discussant/Reviewer

Virtual Book Launch - Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Africa, organized by the African Peacebuilding Network, New York, 25 March, 2024

Lead Discussant

African Research Development Group (RDG), at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting held at Los Angeles Convention Centre, Los Angeles, CA, 29-30 August, 2023

Co-panelist

International Conference on Leadership and Governance for Sustainable Development and Wealth Creation, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, 19 October, 2023

Co-leader

Dissertation Workshop on Political Violence, a short course/training programme for advanced doctoral students at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 14 -17 September, 2022

Lead Facilitator

African Research Development Group (RDG) short course/training programme for emerging African Scholars at the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 29 September – 03 October, 2021

Co-panelist

International Colloquium on The Challenges of Governing North Africa and the Sahel, sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), Washington, DC, 8 May, 2018

Selected Publications

Guardians or Gatekeepers? Security agencies and electoral integrity in Nigeria

Authors: Bello, AO, Akinlade, MA; Olaniyan, AO

International Journal of Criminology and Security Studies • 2026

Open publication

Chaotic party primaries and democratic consolidation in Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO & Ariyo, O

African Journal of Develomental Integrity and Peace Studies • 2026

Open publication

A Comparative Review of the Federal Security Models in Nigeria and the United States of America

Authors: Akapoti-Ajibola, SJ, Olaniyan, AO & Iseolorunkanmi, J.

Perspectives on Federalism, 17 (1): 82-121 • 2025

Open publication

Ungoverned spaces and kidnapping in Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

The Political Economy of Kidnapping and Insecurity in Nigria • 2024

Open publication

Mortal ‘mistakes’, fatal consequences: understanding Nigeria’s mis-targeted counter-insurgency airstrike fatalities

Authors: Okoli CO, Olaniyan, AO & Ayegbusi, TR

Small Wars & Insurgencies • 2024

Open publication

Of dancing python and smiling crocodile: Interrogting military visibility in Nigeria’s democratic space,

Authors: Olaniyan, AO, Omilusi, MO & Bello, AO

Security Science Journal • 2024

Open publication

When two elephants’ fight: Insurgency, counterinsurgency and environmental sufferings in northeastern Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO & Ufo Okeke-Uzodike

Journal of Contemporary African Studies • 2021

Open publication

Election sophistication and the changing contours of vote buying in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, • 2020

Open publication

An Investigation into the causes and effects of women political underrepresentation in Ogun State, Nigeria

Authors: Elias, M. O; Olaniyan, A

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Sciences • 2020

Open publication

A bad child has his own day: Gwama Boys and post-conflict peace-building dilemma in oil-bearing communities of Ondo state, Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

African Identities • 2020

Open publication

Foliage and violence: Interrogating forests as a security threat in Nigeria

Authors: African Security Review

African Security Review • 2018

Open publication

Innovative anti-corruption measures and institution building in Nigeria

Authors: Arowolo, D & Olaniyan, A

Journal of African Political Economy and Development • 2018

Open publication

Beyond the mantra of ‘stomach infrastructure’: Ekiti politics and the sociology of voting in the 2015 general elections

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management • 2018

Open publication

Climate war: Migration, adaptation and farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria

Authors: Akinyemi, TE & Olaniyan, AO

Conflict Studies Quarterly • 2017

Open publication

The politics of renewed quest for Biafra republic in Nigeria,

Authors: Johnson, I & Olaniyan, AO

Defense and Security Analysis • 2017

Open publication

Nigeria and vision 20:2020: Building castle in the air?

Authors: Olaniyan, A. O & Adetoye D

Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science • 2016

Open publication

What about the followers? Leadership-development deficits and the place of followership in Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

Ubuntu: Journal of Conflicts and Social Transformation • 2016

Open publication

Cows, Bandits, and Violent Conflicts: Understanding Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, A., & Yahaya, A.

Africa Spectrum • 2016

Open publication

Desperate guests, unwilling hosts: climate change-induced migration and farmer-herder conflicts in south-western Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, A. O & Ufo Okeke-Uzodike

Conflict Studies Quarterly • 2015

Open publication

Election as warfare: militarization of elections and the challenges of democratic consolidation in Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO & Amao, OB

International Affairs Forum • 2015

Open publication

The cattle are Ghanaians but the herders are strangers: Farmer-herder conflicts, expulsion policy and pastoralist question in Agogo, Ghana

Authors: Olaniyan, A. O, Michael Francis and Ufo Okeke-

African Studies Quarterly • 2015

Open publication

Africa’s great green wall and the lessons of history

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

UNILAG Journal of Politics • 2015

Open publication

Boko Haram and the challenges of securing the Nigerian state

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

African Renaissance • 2015

Open publication

Fulani-Konkomba conflict and management strategies in Gushiegu, Ghana

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

Journal of Applied Security Research • 2015

Open publication

Ethnic Crises and national security in Nigeria,

Authors: Olaniyan, AO & Omotola, JS

Defense and Security Analysis • 2015

Open publication

Proxy border wars and conflict resolution strategies in Mano River and Darfur regions of Africa

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

Afrika • 2015

Open publication

Boko Haram insurgency and the widening of cleavages in Nigeria

Authors: Olaniyan, AO & Asuelime, L

African Security • 2014

Open publication

Minorization of the majority: the politics of Ekiti state creation and the limits of homogeneity thesis in Nigeria

Authors: Adetoye D & Olaniyan, AO &

Journal of Social Sciences • 2014

Open publication

From Accommodation to Discrimination and Exclusion: The changing Contour of Inter-Group Relations in Africa

Authors: Olaniyan, AO

African Journal of Political Science • 2008

Open publication

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