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Who runs the municipality? : The intractable interest of neo-traditional actors in Ghana’s local state

URN to cite this document: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-4082-7

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Sabbi, Matthew:
Who runs the municipality? : The intractable interest of neo-traditional actors in Ghana’s local state.
ed.: Daniel, Antje
Bayreuth, Germany , 2018 . - IV, 36 S. - (University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers ; 22 )

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Project financing: Fritz Thyssen Stiftung für Wissenschaftsförderung

Abstract

The institution of chieftaincy actively shapes how Ghanaian municipalities function on a daily basis. Chiefs largely decide who is elected to the municipal councils and who holds the highest office. By acquiescing to this practice, the state is mindful that its own legitimacy is contingent on the affirmation of neo-traditional authority.

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Item Type: Working paper, discussion paper
Additional notes (visible to public): Fortsetzung der Schriftenreihe "Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers". Eine Auflistung der entsprechenden Bände finden Sie unter: https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/view/series/Bayreuth_African_Studies_Working_Papers.html
Keywords: Chieftaincy; municipality; Ghana; councillors; contingent legitimacy; public authority
DDC Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology
300 Social sciences > 320 Political science
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Development
Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Institute of African Studies - IAS
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Central research institutes
Language: English
Originates at UBT: Yes
URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-4082-7
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2019 11:28
Last Modified: 04 Apr 2019 05:42
URI: https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/4082

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