Pursuing nation building within multi-partisan fragmentation: the case of Ghana

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Abstract

Ghana has earned many accolades for multi-partisan democracy in sub Saharan Africa. This political system has also produced many social and economic benefits for the citizenry. However, political parties are also a vehicle for the promotion of ethnic fragmentation that perils nation building. This article explores how partisan politics in Ghana is undermining nation building. I propose a three-pronged approach to working towards nation building amidst the fragmentation of adversarial multi-partysm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)533-547
Number of pages15
JournalNational Identities
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Africa
  • Ghana
  • ethnocentrism
  • multi-party politics
  • nation building

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