Introduction: Structure, Agency, and Democratic Trappings in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

Seidu M. Alidu

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-54744-7_1

Introduction: Structure, Agency, and Democratic Trappings in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

Seidu M. Alidu

Department of Political Science

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Ghana’s transition to democratic rule in the early 1990s—though influenced by a myriad of internal and external factors—was premised on the conceptual consensus that it is the most ideal system of government that provides citizens and rulers the opportunity to make legitimate choices in life. After the truncation of the first, second, and third republics by military coups, the Fourth Republic is the longest in the history of the country: witnessing eight relatively free and fair general elections, three peaceful alternations of political power between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the expansion of the legislative arm of government from 200 to 275 members.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Political Institutions, Party Politics and Communication in Ghana
Subtitle of host publication	Three Decades of the Fourth Republic
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	1-19
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031547447
ISBN (Print)	9783031547430
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54744-7_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2024

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