Working Papers

Demanding Power: Do Protests Empower Citizens to Hold Governments Accountable over Energy?

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) delivers world-class research, learning and teaching that transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable...

Demanding Power: Struggles over Fuel Access in Nigeria

Published on 13 August 2021 Using a multi-method approach, this study focuses on the period between 2007 and 2017 to investigate the dynamics of fuel...

Women’s Political Participation and its Predictors in Northern and Southern  Nigeria

Published on 15 February 2021 In recent times, Northern Nigeria has experienced extensive conflict, and Southern Nigeria outperforms the north in terms of women’s education,...

Beyond Tweets and Screams: Action for Empowerment and Accountability in Nigeria – The Case of the #BBOG Movement

Published on 27 June 2019 This paper explores the nature, role and dynamics of new forms of social and political action as pathways to empowerment...