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Analysis of the Prevailing Practice of FGM in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Are International Laws and Domestic Policy Effective in Eradicating FGM Within the State?

Swoger, Megan R
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1727-5548
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1527422662295883

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2018, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Political Science.
Although domestic efforts have been made in the past to end the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) within practicing countries, the spike in NGOs post-WWII brought further attention to this issue and spurred government action. This study seeks to identify whether Ghanaian policies criminalizing the practice have been effective in the eradication of FGM, and if not, why civilians would continue to practice FGM even under the threat of imprisonment. In-person interviews indicate that for some, the traditional, sacred values attached to the practice outweigh the possible consequences. These interviews combined with a survey conducted among 61 students at the University of Ghana provide evidence indicating that the difficulties of policing rural areas within a developing country have also contributed to the continued practice of FGM due to the community’s reduced faith in law enforcement agents outside of urban areas.
Julie Mazzei (Advisor)
97 p.
International Law; International Relations; Political Science; Womens Studies
FGM; female genital mutilation; female circumcision, female genital cutting; FGC; human rights; human rights violation; womens health; Ghana; Ghana domestic policy; Upper West region;

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  • Swoger, M. R. (2018). Analysis of the Prevailing Practice of FGM in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Are International Laws and Domestic Policy Effective in Eradicating FGM Within the State? [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1527422662295883

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Swoger, Megan. Analysis of the Prevailing Practice of FGM in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Are International Laws and Domestic Policy Effective in Eradicating FGM Within the State? 2018. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1527422662295883.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Swoger, Megan. "Analysis of the Prevailing Practice of FGM in the Upper West Region of Ghana: Are International Laws and Domestic Policy Effective in Eradicating FGM Within the State?" Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1527422662295883

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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