About the Journal

The African Journal of Administration and Governance (AJAG) is a publication of the Department of Public Administration, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Nigeria. AJAG is a double-blind, peer-reviewed Journal, published three times a year (April, August and December) by the Department. It is dedicated to deepening research and adding value to the frontiers of knowledge within the precincts of management and social sciences disciplines.

Aim & Scope

AJAG is a transdisciplinary platform that publishes materials on all aspects of Public Administration, Governance, Development and Politics. AJAG provides the ideal platform for the discussion of innovative public administration, governance, development and politics research for authors and readers worldwide. AJAG, with priorities on originality and excellence, welcomes hi-impact articles on emerging administrative and governance issues, which cover these and other related issues:

1.Governance issues in Africa

2.Public Policy: Policy Process and Policy Making

3.Policy and Politics

4.Local Government and Rural Development 

5.Decentralisation and Intergovernmental Relations

6.Colonialism and Social Strife in Africa

7.Urban Administration

8.Migration Studies

9.Democratisation and Administration of Electoral Matters

10.Gender, Labour Market and Economic Opportunities

11.Public Administration and Governance Networks

12.Corruption and Third World Development Agenda

13.Leadership and Corruption in Africa 

14.Development challenges 

15.Administration of Higher Education

16.Traditional Institutions in Modern Governance

17.Globalisation and African Public Administration

18.Security and National Development

19.E-Governance in the Public Sector

20.Environmental Politics