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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">22054</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2019-21-3-421-429</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>POLITICAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ В СОВРЕМЕННОМ МИРЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Youth Engagement in Nigerian Politics: Age and Gender Differentials (as Perceived by Ijebu-Ode Community)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Участие молодежи в нигерийской политике: возрастные и гендерные различия (восприятие сообщества Иджебу-Оде)</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Olubela</surname><given-names>Afolabi</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Олубела</surname><given-names>Афолаби</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Social Sciences, Lecturer of the Department of Arts &amp; Social Sciences Education (ASSED)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат социологических наук, преподаватель кафедры преподавания гуманитарных и социальных наук</p></bio><email>afolabi.olubela@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Iyunade</surname><given-names>Olufunmilayo</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Юнаде</surname><given-names>Олуфунмилайо</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Education, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Arts &amp; Social Sciences Education (ASSED)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат педагогических наук, старший преподаватель кафедры преподавания гуманитарных и социальных наук</p></bio><email>iyunade.funmi@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ogunsanya</surname><given-names>Adeola</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Огунсанья</surname><given-names>Адеола</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Lecturer of the Department of Arts &amp; Social Sciences Education (ASSED)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>преподаватель кафедры преподавания гуманитарных и социальных наук</p></bio><email>adeola.ogunsanya@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Olabisi Onabanjo University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Олабиси Онабанджо</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2019-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>21</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 21, NO3 (2019)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 21, №3 (2019)</issue-title><fpage>421</fpage><lpage>429</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2019-11-11"><day>11</day><month>11</month><year>2019</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2019, Olubela A., Iyunade O., Ogunsanya A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2019, Олубела А., Юнаде О., Огунсанья А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2019</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Olubela A., Iyunade O., Ogunsanya A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Олубела А., Юнаде О., Огунсанья А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/22054">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/22054</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The importance of youth involvement in political and developmental processes of society can hardly be exaggerated. However, despite the large percentage of young people in Nigeria and the historical importance of intergenerational continuity with an emphasis on national identity, very little is really known about the degree of youth engagement in the country’s politics. Therefore, this study, in the form of a descriptive survey, analyzes gender and age differentials of youth participation in Nigerian politics. A random sampling technique was used in selecting 200 youths from 5 political wards (40 from each ward) in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Additionally, a self-structured questionnaire was designed and used for data collection, while a t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to test the three hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed no significant gender difference ( t = 1.56, P &gt; 0.05) or age difference ( t = 1.44, P &gt; 0.05) among the young population of Nigeria actively engaged in politics in the country. Conclusively, the authors recommend that efforts should be geared towards fighting illiteracy and unemployment in the country, as these are known to be main reasons for vandalism, senseless violence, anarchism, racketeering, and cultism among the Nigerian youth, while realistic political organizations under control and leadership of the young population should be formed.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Важность участия молодежи в политических процессах и процессах развития общества трудно переоценить. Однако, несмотря на большой процент молодежи в демографической структуре Нигерии и историческую важность преемственности поколений с акцентом на национальную идентичность, сравнительно мало известно о степени участия молодежи в политике страны. В статье в форме описательного опроса анализируются гендерные и возрастные параметры участия молодежи в нигерийской политике. Авторы использовали метод случайной выборки при отборе 200 молодых людей из 5 политических палат (по 40 из каждой палаты) в районе местного самоуправления Иджебу-Оде штата Огун. Также для сбора данных был разработан и использован опросник, а для проверки трех выдвинутых авторами гипотез на уровне значимости 0,05 использовались t -критерий Стьюдента и дисперсионный анализ (ANOVA). Проведенное исследование не выявило значимых гендерных ( t = 1.56, P &gt; 0.05) или возрастных различий ( t = 1.44, P &gt; 0.05) среди молодого населения Нигерии, активно занимающегося политической деятельностью. В заключение предлагаются рекомендации для правительства Нигерии - направить усилия на борьбу с неграмотностью и безработицей в стране, поскольку они являются основными причинами вандализма, бессмысленного насилия, анархизма, рэкета и культизма среди нигерийской молодежи, а также способствовать формированию реальных политических организаций под контролем и руководством молодежи страны.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>youths</kwd><kwd>politics</kwd><kwd>political participation</kwd><kwd>unemployment</kwd><kwd>poverty</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>молодежь</kwd><kwd>политика</kwd><kwd>участие в политической жизни</kwd><kwd>безработица</kwd><kwd>бедность</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><award-id></award-id></award-group></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Ogbeide F.O. 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