Elite Theory and Political Transitions: Networks of Power in Ghana and Togo

Osei, Anja

doi:10.5129/001041518824414610

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“…Three critical ideas are at work here: power, interests, and social groupings. In turn, the resulting divergence of interests may result in group conflict or actual conflict between groups whose interests are hostile (Osei, 2018).…”

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Inequality of Public Transportation Policy in the Disruptive Era Between Online and Conventional Transportation

Tuti

Setiawan

Zebua

et al. 2022

JGPP

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Indonesia is one of the countries with a large market for online transportation. This paper describes a meta-analysis on policy inequality regarding public transportation. Meta-analysis and Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Software (CAQDAS) were utilized to evaluate the inequality of public transportation policy for conventional transportation. Scopus search engine was also used to identify broad literature on a particular policy regulation in Indonesia between 2010 and 2021. Then, this study employed online news related to the conflict between conventional and online transportation. The result disclosed a policy inequality between online and conventional transportation based on the social movement on online media. Thus, the government has to implement a strict policy applicable to transportation. The words “protest”, “regulation,” and “police” were also seen clearly on the issue. In addition, the protesters, comprised of drivers from Uber, Grabcar, and Go-Car, said that Transportation Ministry Regulation No 32/2016 would disadvantage them because it is too difficult to comply with the requirements. Hence, the government can decide on self-regulation to design a policy for online transportation. In this case, state law is still necessary when monopolistic attempts are made, unfair competition exists, public safety as consumers is maintained, and taxes are collected.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Inequality of Public Transportation Policy in the Disruptive Era Between Online and Conventional Transportation

Tuti

Setiawan

Zebua

et al. 2022

JGPP

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“…The opposition was systematically excluded, and even private business was under RPT control. Although Faure Gnassingbé tried to distance himself from his father, presenting himself as a reformer, he could not risk alienating the patrons of the old regime (s. below; Osei, 2018).…”

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‘Enlightened’ West African Dictatorship Challenged by State Capture? Insights from Benin, Togo and Senegal

Kohnert

2022

SSRN Journal

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“…On the other hand, opposition parties and leaders are often left isolated and frustrated in the fringes of governance. Osei (2018) has outlined this power relations between elites and oppositions: "Elites in non-democracies are typically described as centralized in the presidency, state-dependent, and recruited from a small social segment. Regime opponents, on the other hand, are often excluded from patronage systems or threatened with repression, which leads to serious mistrust and a lack of cooperation between government and opposition".…”

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Contemporary Democratization Processes in Africa: Post Dictatorship, and The Gambia’s Fragile Democracy

Nzally¹

2022

IJPSPA

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Contemporary democratization processes and regime changes in Africa warrant a closer examination. Why is the focus on Africa? Despite a positive trend in democratic progress in the African continent, however, recent democratic backsliding and coups and counter coups have taken center stage in African politics. This is not to say that democracy around the world has not weakened; it is the case for all continents, not just Africa. While there has been contributions to the discourse on the factors of regime change in Africa, however, there is a gap when it comes to the political "stagnation" and/or democratic "backsliding". What factors may trigger democratic backsliding and stalled transitions in contemporary African politics? Some of the key factors highlighted in the article are: elites, military coups, protest democracy, external influence through so-called "liberalization projects". This article looked at wide range of contemporary case studies across the African continent. It goes further to explain the causes as well the consequences of democratic backsliding and failed political transitions/ stagnations that are undermining the continent's democratic pathways. This article first provides an extensive overview of contemporary regime changes in Africa and then delves into the depths of one specific example as a successful transition: The Gambia.

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Elite Theory and Political Transitions: Networks of Power in Ghana and Togo

Cited by 11 publications

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Inequality of Public Transportation Policy in the Disruptive Era Between Online and Conventional Transportation

Inequality of Public Transportation Policy in the Disruptive Era Between Online and Conventional Transportation

‘Enlightened’ West African Dictatorship Challenged by State Capture? Insights from Benin, Togo and Senegal

Contemporary Democratization Processes in Africa: Post Dictatorship, and The Gambia’s Fragile Democracy

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