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The Consolidation of Democracy in Ghana: The 2012 General Elections in Perspective
This essay examines the connection between elections and democracy, drawing on the case of Ghana. It evaluates the role played…
Ghana’s Elections 2012: Some Observations
The 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections took place in an entirely different context than those before them. This paper explores new…
The 2012 Ghanaian Election: Implications for the Consolidation of Democracy
This essay focuses on an issue related to the Ghanaian party system and the consolidation of democracy: the transition of…
The Role of the Security Sector in Ghana’s Democracy: A Case Study of the December 2012 Elections
While many attribute the generally peaceful nature of elections to the efficiency of the Ghanaian Electoral Commission (EC), it is…