Conference Papers from the department. http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/380 2026-04-05T21:31:22Z 2026-04-05T21:31:22Z SHAWAI, Joseph http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1384 2024-05-23T13:31:01Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Post Election Peace Building: The Role of Civil Societies in 2015 General Elections in Nigeria SHAWAI, Joseph In reality, democracy as a liberal project emphasizes the formal, institutional and procedural elements such as multi-party system, periodic elections, and constitutional guarantee of civil and political liberties. Freedom of the people to exercise their franchise is fundamental to liberal democracy, so elections lie at the heart of representative democracy. According to Egwu, (2014), not only is the democratic character of a regime measured by the extent to which those who govern are chosen by means of free and fair elections, both the quality of voting rights and the sanctity of votes are strong measures of democracy.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z SHAWAI, Joseph http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1383 2024-05-23T13:29:54Z 2015-11-02T00:00:00Z

GENDER EQUALITY AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC SHAWAI, Joseph Women in Nigeria today are facing challenges in holding elective and appointive positions. Democracy involves a commitment to avail both men and women equal opportunity to develop their individual capacities. This paper examined gender inequality in political offices in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. The sources of data for the study are mainly secondary and the feminist perspective is used as our framework of analysis. Findings revealed that the under representation of women in both elective and appointive positions is as a result of political, socioeconomic and psychological factors. The paper therefore recommended that there should be general progress in the design of political and electoral systems and the level of institutionalization of, and transparency in political decision making in Nigeria.

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