Data · dataset · 2001
Strongmen and democratic consolidation: The Ghanaian experience
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.57912/23878674
<p>On 7 January 2001, Ghanaians witnessed their first turnover of power within democracy.
Description
Noting this landmark, this thesis offers a comprehensive analysis of democratic consolidation in Ghana. Is it fair to discuss consolidation in a country whose republic is so young?
Settling on an open-ended process-oriented definition of democratic consolidation, this thesis concludes that the Ghanaian democracy is indeed strengthening its defenses against undemocratic forces. What are the factors that have contributed to Ghana's democratic consolidation and what are the potential threats? Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan's model of consolidation is used to examine the Ghanaian state and polity for signs of democratic acceptance.
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This thesis concludes that pro-democratic forces within Ghanaian society have taken advantage of the stability provided by the republic's decidedly undemocratic first president to strengthen their country's democracy. They have made significant democratic improvements in civil and political society but continue to struggle with grinding poverty and an ineffectual civil service.</p>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.57912/23878674 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
Provenance · 3 source records, 13 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/23878674 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/23878674 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/23878674 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4408 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Political science'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4408 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Political science'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4408 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Political science'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license_text | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |