Domestic and Social Violence During COVID-19 Pandemic in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Authors

  • Pius Otu Abang Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Otu Offiong Duke Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Bisong Daniel Bisong Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Joy I. Ogar Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Keywords:

Domestic violence, social violence COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown, social PEN theory

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The world stood still by the emergence of Corona-virus otherwise called COVID-19 pandemic. The origin of the virus has remained a mystery. However, the origin of the virus is no longer as important as the consequences occasioned by the pandemic. In this study, we examined the domestic and social violence during the pandemic in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. In order to underscore the domestic and social violence of this pandemic we adopted the social PEN theory of structural change as a theoretical framework. The study found that there was hunger and loss of jobs that resulted to corporate begging in the land. We however, recommended that government should create enabling legislations that will forestall such level of predication in case of similar occurrence in the near future.

 

Author Biographies

Pius Otu Abang, Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Otu Offiong Duke, Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Bisong Daniel Bisong, Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Published

2021-03-21

How to Cite

Pius Otu Abang, Otu Offiong Duke, Bisong Daniel Bisong, & Joy I. Ogar. (2021). Domestic and Social Violence During COVID-19 Pandemic in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research , 6(1), 40-49. Retrieved from http://journals.rcmss.com/index.php/ijpamr/article/view/15

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research (IJPAMR)

Section

Articles