Political Institutions, Party Politics and Communication in Ghana

Three Decades of the Fourth Republic

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Joseph R.A. Ayee, Lloyd G.A. Amoah, Seidu M. Alidu, Joseph R. a. Ayee, Lloyd G. a. Amoah, Joseph R. A. Ayee, Lloyd G. A. Amoah

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This book is one of two volumes that examines the successes and failures of the Ghanaian Fourth Republic from a political, public administration and public policy viewpoint. This volume focuses on party politics, political communication and public policy.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-05-10
Mått148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt401 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor286
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031547461

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Joseph R.A. Ayee is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. He is also Vice President at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.Lloyd G.A. Amoah is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana.Seidu M. Alidu is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Political Science, University of Ghana.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Structure, Agency, and Democratic Trappings in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 2: Constitutional Provisions and Development: Are Indigenous Institutions Relevant?.- Chapter 3: Constitutional and Legal Challenges of Three Decades of the 1992 Constitution - Justification for Demands for Amendment.- Chapter 4: The Constitution of Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Implications for Women’s Representation in Politics.- Chapter 5: Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose? Revisiting Dennis Austin’s Politics in Ghana, 1946-1960, in the light of the Politics of the Fourth Republic.- Chapter 6: Electoral and Party Politics in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: The Ramifications of a Duopoly.- Chapter 7: Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana: The Struggles of Smaller Parties in an Institutionalized Two-party System.- Chapter 8: Inclusion and Exclusion in Ghana’s Electoral Democracy: An Analysis of Voter Registrationand Turnout in Border Communities in Ghana.- Chapter 9: Interest Groups and the Passage of the Domestic Violence Act in Ghana: Insights from the Advocacy Coalition Framework.- Chapter 10: Resisting the System: Examining How Activist Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Drive Positive Social Change in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 11: Political Communication in an Emerging Democracy: A Framing Analysis of Presidential Inaugural Addresses in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 12: Polls, Pundits and Religious Leaders: The Politics of Predicting Election Outcomes in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.- Chapter 13: Media Pluralism, Regulators, and Transactional Instrumentalism in Ghana.- Chapter 14: Conclusion: Ghana Renascent? – Mapping a Path for the Future.