Gender, Democracy, and National Development in Nigeria

Adeline Nnenna Idike, Remi Chukwudi Okeke, Cornelius O. Okorie, Francisca N. Ogba and Christiana A. Ugodulunwa

SAGE Open, 2020, vol. 10, issue 2, 2158244020922836

Abstract: This study examines the relationship among gender, democracy, and national development in Nigeria. This translates to a discussion of the possible linkages among gender identity, gendered representation, and national development in the country. Beyond the typical gender theorization, this article squarely focuses on women’s political representation within the Nigerian state and the power implications of the inherent challenges. The work reechoes the issue of underdevelopment as a societal phenomenon. The methodology of the contribution is normative argumentation. The theoretical framework is the power theory. The study concludes that the disarticulations between gendered representation and democracy have invariably led to contentious national development in Nigeria.

Keywords: gender; gender equality; gender tolerance; gender identity; gendered representation; democracy; national development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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