Editorial Objectives

Research papers published in the International Journal of Comparative Studies in International Relations and Development (IJCSIRD) addresses political, social, economic, and environmental change in local, national, and international contexts. Major areas of investigation include political and state institutions, the effects of a changing international economy, political-economic models of growth and distribution, and the transformation of social structure and culture. In addition to research articles, the journal publishes occasional reviews that summarizes and assesses particular areas of research and contribution to debates about the conduct of social science research.

Journal Articles

Understanding Quantitative Approach in Management Science Research: Issues and Policy Options

Imoh Imoh-Ita

Department of Public Administration Faculty of Management Sciences, Obio Akpa Campus, Akwa Ibom State University

Political Leadership and Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: An Assessment of Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Uyo

¹Ndifreke S. Umo-Udo, ²Michael Eugene Ekpo, ³Udoaka, Stephen Pius & ⁴Edet Okon Udo

^1,2,3&4Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

How Language Gaps Constrain Generative AI Development

¹Regina Ta & ²Nicol Turner Lee

¹The Brookings Institution Washinton DC. United States
²Cerntre for Technology Innovation

State and Economy in Nigeria: Roles and Responsibilities of Political Economist

¹Isah Mohammed Abbass & ²Dalha, Aliyu Kankia

^1&2Department of Political Science and International Studies Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Globalization and Economic Growth in Nigeria

¹Jaho Philip, Ohale Lawrence & ²Obayori Joseph Bidemi

^1&2Institute of International Trade and Development, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Relationship Between Political Parties, Democratic Governance, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

¹Aliyu Mukhtar Katsina & ²Lawal Musa Batsari

¹Department of Political Science, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University (UMYU), Katsina – Nigeria
²Department of Public Administration, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University (UMYU), Katsina – Nigeria

What Today's Working Class Wants from Political Leaders

Willim A. Galston

Governance Studies Brookings Institution, Washington DC, United States

Examining Environmental Sustainability and Conservation in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State

¹Gadzama, Christopher Linus & ²Thankgod Okeokwo

^1&2Faculty of Law, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State

Nembe Cultural Festivals of Nigeria: African Culture Notes

Ikaonaworio Eferebo

Department of History & International Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Banditry and its Implication on Political Representation of the Northwestern Region of Nigeria

¹Yusuf Barau Abdulrahman & ²Mubarak Ahmed Mashi

¹Department of Political Science and International Studies, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria
²Department of Political and Defence Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna

The Question of Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges in International Law: The D.S.P Alamieyeseigh Experience

¹John Kalama, ²Grace Ben Odon, ³Frank Diepreye Prince & ⁴Odu, Queen Ekiotuaere

^1&2Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
^3&4Post Graduate School, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Effect of Technological Deployment on Performance in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria

¹Adebola O. Iluromi, ²Ebele Udeoji & ³Mark Ochala

^1&3Department of Public Administration, National Open University of Nigeria
²Department of Political Science, National Open University of Nigeria

Grassroots Community Mobilization Strategies and Voter Preferences in Nigerian General Elections

¹Felix Tabi Okorn & ²Bassey Ekpenyong Anam

¹Department of History and International Studies, University of Calabar, Calabar
²Institute of Public Policy & Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar

Cultivating “Care”: Colonial Botany and the Moral Lives of Oil Palm at the Twentieth Century's Turn

Alice Rudge
Department of Anthropology, University College London, UK