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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-547 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | National Identities |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Africa
- Ghana
- ethnocentrism
- multi-party politics
- nation building