Browsing by Subject "Legitimacy"

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Crisis of legitimacy: Secularisation and the authority of Asante traditional rulers in Ghana’s decentralization

Agyemang, Yaw Sarkodie (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Ghana’s attempt at decentralization has brought into collision course two systems of governance because of the poor interface between traditional authorities and district assemblies, creating a crisis of legitimacy. Previous ...
Ethnographic research, local power brokers and the political reorganization of Colonial Ewedome, British mandated territory, 1914-1930s

Yayoh, Wilson K. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

Present-day scholars have critically examined the nature and dynamics of indirect rule in Africa and have found it to be riddled with contradictions and ambiguities. Colonial officers were often accused of imposing colonial ...
THE relationship between traditional authorities and decentralized structures in GHANA: Conflicting roles or a struggle for power and legitimacy

Taabazuin, Joseph; Armah, Frederick; Dixon, Jenna; Luginaah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-02-21)

This paper uses the Wenchi District as a case study to generate a nuanced understanding of the interactive process between decentralized government structures and traditional authority in the context of Ghana’s highly ...

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