“That all Konkomba Should Henceforth Unite”—Ethnic Politics and the Use of Violence in Northern Ghana, 1977–1994

D uring the period of colonial rule in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, land and ethnicity were politicized in very similar ways. Both had far-reaching implications for popular interpretations and reinterpretations of belonging. The British structured local politics in a way that forced tradition to be intertwined with constructions of ethnicity, rendering it static and clearly demarcated. Yet the people included under the rubric of particular ethnicities continuously changed and reinterpreted notions of community, which created dissonance in the ethnic-based social hierarchy of local society. Similarly, tradition and land were intertwined, which contributed to particular ethnic groups dominating or controlling particular well-defined areas through claims to custom with putative roots in the period before European rule. A frequent source of tension revolved around determining who had the right to recognize and dismiss land claims. In a liberal democracy what is the relationship between tradition, political status, and land tenure? In addition, how do the relationships and, ultimately, the conflicts between Konkomba and their historically centralized neighbors help us understand these broader forces? These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Democracy · Ethnic group · Geography · Hierarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Land Rights and Reforms · Law

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