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.