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Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana's Democratization Process, 1992 – Present

Owusu-Nti, Nana Quame
http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4756-5505
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1721224228747535

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2024, Ph.D., Antioch University, Leadership and Change.
The study sought to ascertain whether introducing democracy has adversely impacted Indigenous cultural practices in Ghana or whether the path to democracy has enhanced, shaped, or strengthened aspects of the country’s Indigenous culture. The study sheds some light on the realistic, symbolic, and pervasive threat(s) that transitional or Indigenous societies like Ghana undergoing the process of democratization face and must deal with. More specifically, the study provides some insights into how traditional societies, where Indigenous values and practices are held with some reverence and esteem, can be integrated into liberal democratic institutions to potentially ameliorate cultural tension and political discord that often accompanies the process of democratic and electoral transitions. The study also provides a rich context to explain and dispel some of the pernicious stereotypes and perceptions about countries that strive to build a suitable system of governance by combining aspects of their Indigenous culture and liberal democratic tenets. The primary scholarly contribution of the study is a greater understanding of how Indigenous cultural norms, as informal institutions, shape the trajectory and consolidation of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA (https://aura.antioch.edu) and OhioLINK ETD Center (https://etd.ohiolink.edu).
Daniel Ogbaharya, PhD (Committee Chair)
Chris Voparil, PhD (Committee Member)
Michael Simanga, PhD (Committee Member)
222 p.
African History; African Studies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Black History; Black Studies; Cultural Resources Management; Ethics; Ethnic Studies; Families and Family Life; Individual and Family Studies; Management; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education; Philosophy; Political Science; Public Policy; Regional Studies; Social Research; Soil Sciences
Akan; chieftaincy; constitution; culture; democratization; domesticate; governance; growth and development; ethnic groups; family systems; ideals; Indigenous practices and systems; interviewees; leadership; polity; liberal democracy; respondents; single case study; sub-Saharan Africa; targeted system of governance; tenets; traditions

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  • Owusu-Nti, N. Q. (2024). Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana's Democratization Process, 1992 – Present [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1721224228747535

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Owusu-Nti, Nana Quame. Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana's Democratization Process, 1992 – Present. 2024. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1721224228747535.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Owusu-Nti, Nana Quame. "Indigenous Culture and the Path to Democracy: An In-Depth Case Study of Ghana's Democratization Process, 1992 – Present." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1721224228747535

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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