Election-Related Violence : The Case of Ghana

• This Current African Issue gives an overview of the causes and experiences of electionrelated violence in relation to patronage politics in Ghana. Ghana has been framed b ythe international community as a unique bastion of democracy and peace on the African continent. Nevertheless, the country has come from a military regime like many of its democratic African counterparts and is still prone to some of the problems faced by its more turbulent neighbours. The three main guiding issues that this publication will address in relation to election-related violence in Ghana are:The causes of election-related violence in GhanaWho the people most likely to cause election-related violence areThe role that “big men” play in election-related violence

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Political Science (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Ghana

Elections

Electoral systems

Voting

Political violence

Ethnicity

Politics

Political parties

Democracy

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