Democratic consolidation in Ghana: the role and contribution of the media, civil society and state institutions

Development co‐operation and the partnership–ownership nexus: Lessons from the Canada–Ghana experience

“…This disruptive step can be seen to underscore the shallowness of Canadian commitment to bilateral partnership, certainly in the political and security domains. Nevertheless, on broader issues of democracy and human rights Ghana has become an attractive, indeed exemplary, country to partner with, given its ongoing steps towards democratic consolidation and several successful electoral changes of government, most recently in 2016 (Arthur, 2010; Cheeseman et al, 2017).…”

Democratic Ruptures and Electoral Outcomes in Africa: Ghana's 2016 Election

“…Ghana has an open political system with very competitive elections. The seven contested multiparty elections held between 1992 and 2016 have imbued Ghana's electoral politics with a well-institutionalised party system (Whitfield 2009), popular support and participation in elections (Ninsin 2016;Daddieh 2011;Gyimah-Boadi 2009), and a vibrant civil society and free media (Arthur 2010). The consensus among political actors and civil society organisations is that the country's electoral management systems are adequate (CDD-Ghana 2016a).…”

More Donors, More Democracy

“…as highly partisan (Temin and Smith 2002: 592), it is well documented that the media played a crucial role in the development of domestic democracy (Arthur 2010;Lindberg 2010). Conroy-Krutz and Moehler (2015) conducted a field experiment in Ghana that supports the notion that free and controversial media did not lead to additional polarization, but rather the opposite.…”