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Title:Chieftaincy in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects in the 21st Century
Author:Boafo-Arthur, KwameISNI
Year:2003
Periodical:African and Asian Studies
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pages:125-153
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:political change
chieftaincy
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Politics and Government
Ethnic and Race Relations
colonialism
History and Exploration
Law, Human Rights and Violence
External link:https://doi.org/10.1163/156920903322149400
Abstract:This paper delineates what are seen as key challenges to the chieftaincy institution in Ghana. Historical challenges in the form of colonial attempts to sidestep the institution and attempts by the immediate postindependence governments to subjugate and divest the chiefs of their economic strength through drastic laws, have not undermined the institution. Currently, the 1992 Fourth Republic Constitution bars chiefs from participating in partisan politics, thus infringing on their inalienable right of free association. In response, many chiefs have re-channelled their energies into other developmental activities, such as the setting up of education funds, participating in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and tackling various environmental issues. The author concludes that the resilience of the chieftaincy institution will once more assist in facing the challenges posed to it in the 21st century. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited]
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