ACSPN 8th Annual Conference 2021
Theme: Media and Citizens Participation in Governance for Accountability
and Peace in Society
Date: Wednesday, September 1 – Thursday, September 2, 2021
Venue: Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria
Arrival: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Departure: September 3, 2021
Special Panel: Media, Democracy and Accountability
Female Researchers Panel: Governance, Women, Media and Inclusive Society
CALL FOR PAPERS
Media and Citizens Participation in Governance for Accountability and Peace in
Society
Accountability in governance has remained a major challenge globally. Weak
accountability has resulted in the increases in the risk of underperformance and
failure of public administration/services, which are characterized by constant blame
among government organs when things go wrong, continuous wrong and detrimental
decisions or action without anyone being held accountable, poor management of
government services etc. These shortcomings in systems of accountability have
significantly limited the chances of lessons being learned and mistakes avoided
subsequently. In some instances, repeated failures, which harm the citizens and
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undermine trust in governance has affected development and resulted in
deterioration or collapse of peace.