Deadline: 31 December 2010
A PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRE FOR GENDER & SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES,
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA
GENDER ISSUES IN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND LEADRSHIP
Globally, unequal participation by men and women in elected positions and other areas of decision making is evident in the predominance of men among parliamentarians, cabinet ministers, and heads of government. This has resulted in a deficit of the requisite critical mass of female political leaders who are in strategic positions to influence the process of producing concrete changes in power relations towards poverty reduction. Thus, gender issues have been an important and integral part of contemporary discourse especially on issues of power and political leadership. Like their counterparts the world over, Nigerian women are poorly represented in politics and decision- making positions at all levels. The editorial board of African Journal of Gender and Development therefore welcomes original research papers for publication in its next edition. Interested authors should submit manuscripts whose major focus is on issues which are central to gender, political participation and leadership in Nigeria.
SUB THEMES
• Gender Issues in Political Participation and Decision Making in Nigeria;
• Gender and Election in Nigeria: Prospect and Challenges
• Gender and leadership for Peace and Security in Nigeria
• Problems militating Against Women in Political Participation in Nigeria
• Women in Politics in Nigeria
• Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Leadership and Political Participation in Nigeria
• Gender and Leadership/Governance in Nigeria
• Persistence of Patriarchy and Women’s under-representation in Nigeria
• Gender and the future of Leadership in Nigeria
ABSTRACTS
NOTE: Initial submission should be a short abstract of not more than 250 words. All abstracts should conform to the format below:
• Title of paper
• Name(s) and address(es)/ e-mail(s) of author(s)
• Introduction or background
• Research methods
• Findings
• Conclusion/Recommendation
Authors of the accepted papers are would be notified by e-mail and expected to submit a paper which would be subject to a peer review by reputable researchers who are expert in the field. Our referees will evaluate the quality as well as the relevance of papers for an international audience.
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
- Articles should not be longer than 20 A4-sizedpages using Time New Roman, font size of 12. Longer articles will attract additional publication fee.
- Reference style should conform with the America Psychological Association format.
- Manuscripts should be accompanied by a short resume stating the author’s academic background, professional and publishing accomplishments, research interest, E-mail address and telephone contact.
- It is a condition for publication that a manuscript submitted to African Journal of Gender & Development has not been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions are published at the editor’s exclusive discretion.
- Submissions that do not conform with these guidelines may not be considered for publication.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
C/O CENTRE FOR GENDER AND SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES,
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY,
ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE,
NIGERIA
Please submit all contributions as e-mail attachments addressed to:
centgend@oauife.edu.ng or africangendanddevelopment@yahoo.com
Deadline for the submission of abstracts for the current edition is 30th November, 2010 while articles to be considered for the same edition must be received on or before 31st December, 2010