Ransford Edward Van Gyampo
Biographic Data
| ID | 212435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ransford Edward Van Gyampo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ransford Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Gyampo |
| SIGNATURE | VAN GYAMPO R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ghana’s 2020 General Elections
The December 7, 2020 General Election was the 8th milestone in Ghana’s electoral politics. It was keenly competitive for several reasons, including the fact that the two key contenders had a sense of unfinished agenda and wanted to capture or hold on to power to complete what had been initiated. The flag bearer of the main opposition party was voted out after one term in power, in a manner that challenged the creeping belief that all regimes in G…
An institutional assessment of the public interest and accountability committee (Piac) in Ghana’s oil and gas sector
Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Management Act 815 (amended to Act 893 in 2015) established the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) in 2011 with the mandate to ensure accountability and transparency in the management and usage of oil and gas revenue. This paper critically examines the activities and operations of the PIAC from 2011 vis-à-vis its legally reposed mandate. It points to severe deficit in accountability but improvements in t…
Social media, traditional media and party politics in Ghana
The social and political context within which political parties operate has significantly changed in the twenty-first century. The global breakthrough in social media offers numerous possibilities for meaningful and equal participation, as well as chances for new forms of transparency and accountability, in ways that were until recently, unimaginable. This study identifies and discusses the specific ways in which political parties in Ghana have d…
The State of Electoral Reforms in Ghana
Following Ghana's December 2012 elections, there was a protracted election petition process at the nation's Supreme Court challenging the declaration of the winner as the duly elected presidential candidate. Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the declared winner, it made several recommendations that paved the way for numerous interventions aimed at putting together proposals for electoral reform to fine-tune Ghana's electoral proces…
Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Oil Revenues in Ghana
This paper undertakes a five-year review of the management of oil revenues in Ghana since the commencement of oil production in 2010. Using reports from the Petroleum Transparency and Accountability Index, official records from key state agencies, and interviews with core individuals within the petroleum sector, the paper assesses the quality of transparency and accountability in the management of Ghana's oil revenue. It argues that even though s…
Public Funding of Political Parties in Ghana
Political parties are the vehicles through which the ideals of multiparty democracy could be achieved in any fledgling democracy. But in Ghana, they are the most neglected of all the political institutions. Consequently they exist merely as “election machines” and become moribund during inter-election periods. The proposal for state funding of political parties was seen as a means of reinvigorating them to be able to function effectively and prod…
The Church and Ghana's Drive toward Democratic Consolidation and Maturity
Ghanaians are regarded as notoriously “churchical,” and church activities are organized and attended by many Ghanaians almost every day of the week. A survey conducted by the Ghana Evangelism Committee on religions in Ghana in 2008 showed that 62 percent of Ghanaians are churchgoers. A comprehensive demographic study of more than two hundred countries highlights the tremendous presence of the church in many parts of the world. Indeed, there are 2…
Youth in Parliament and Youth Representation in Ghana
Civil Society and many youth activists were elated when the youth, those aged between 21 and 40 years, were given prominence in Ghana's parliament after the 2012 elections. Indeed, as many as 44 young people were elected during Ghana's 2012 Parliamentary Elections. Prior to this, the number of young people in Ghana's parliament was negligible. In view of the demographic advantage of the youth and their invaluable contributions to Ghana's politica…
Constitutional hybridity and constitutionalism in Ghana
Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is a hybrid arrangement that combines some features of both the US Presidential and British Westminster systems of Government. Having modelled three different constitutions along the lines of both systems since 1960, there emerged the preference for constitutional hybridity in 1992. This was based on the assumption that the best constitution is a mixed system that borrows from the features of the two main systems of gove…
Presidential Debates and Electoral Fortunes of Political Parties in Ghana's 2008 Elections
This paper discusses the two presidential debates in Ghana, organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Ghana) in Accra and Tamale before the 2008 general elections. The debates provided an opportunity for the presidential aspirants of the four main political parties with representation in parliament to engage in a contest of ideas. Using findings of a survey of 100 respondents, representing a cross-section of the Ghanaian population, the…
Youth in Parliament and Youth Representation in Ghana
Civil Society and many youth activists were elated when the youth, those aged between 21 and 40 years, were given prominence in Ghana's parliament after the 2012 elections. Indeed, as many as 44 young people were elected during Ghana's 2012 Parliamentary Elections. Prior to this, the number of young people in Ghana's parliament was negligible. In view of the demographic advantage of the youth and their invaluable contributions to Ghana's politica…
Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Oil Revenues in Ghana
This paper undertakes a five-year review of the management of oil revenues in Ghana since the commencement of oil production in 2010. Using reports from the Petroleum Transparency and Accountability Index, official records from key state agencies, and interviews with core individuals within the petroleum sector, the paper assesses the quality of transparency and accountability in the management of Ghana's oil revenue. It argues that even though s…
The State of Electoral Reforms in Ghana
Following Ghana's December 2012 elections, there was a protracted election petition process at the nation's Supreme Court challenging the declaration of the winner as the duly elected presidential candidate. Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the declared winner, it made several recommendations that paved the way for numerous interventions aimed at putting together proposals for electoral reform to fine-tune Ghana's electoral proces…
Presidential Debates and Electoral Fortunes of Political Parties in Ghana's 2008 Elections
This paper discusses the two presidential debates in Ghana, organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Ghana) in Accra and Tamale before the 2008 general elections. The debates provided an opportunity for the presidential aspirants of the four main political parties with representation in parliament to engage in a contest of ideas. Using findings of a survey of 100 respondents, representing a cross-section of the Ghanaian population, the…
Public Funding of Political Parties in Ghana
Political parties are the vehicles through which the ideals of multiparty democracy could be achieved in any fledgling democracy. But in Ghana, they are the most neglected of all the political institutions. Consequently they exist merely as “election machines” and become moribund during inter-election periods. The proposal for state funding of political parties was seen as a means of reinvigorating them to be able to function effectively and prod…
The Church and Ghana's Drive toward Democratic Consolidation and Maturity
Ghanaians are regarded as notoriously “churchical,” and church activities are organized and attended by many Ghanaians almost every day of the week. A survey conducted by the Ghana Evangelism Committee on religions in Ghana in 2008 showed that 62 percent of Ghanaians are churchgoers. A comprehensive demographic study of more than two hundred countries highlights the tremendous presence of the church in many parts of the world. Indeed, there are 2…
Presidential Debates and Electoral Fortunes of Political Parties in Ghana's 2008 Elections
This paper discusses the two presidential debates in Ghana, organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Ghana) in Accra and Tamale before the 2008 general elections. The debates provided an opportunity for the presidential aspirants of the four main political parties with representation in parliament to engage in a contest of ideas. Using findings of a survey of 100 respondents, representing a cross-section of the Ghanaian population, the…
Constitutional hybridity and constitutionalism in Ghana
Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is a hybrid arrangement that combines some features of both the US Presidential and British Westminster systems of Government. Having modelled three different constitutions along the lines of both systems since 1960, there emerged the preference for constitutional hybridity in 1992. This was based on the assumption that the best constitution is a mixed system that borrows from the features of the two main systems of gove…
Public Funding of Political Parties in Ghana
Political parties are the vehicles through which the ideals of multiparty democracy could be achieved in any fledgling democracy. But in Ghana, they are the most neglected of all the political institutions. Consequently they exist merely as “election machines” and become moribund during inter-election periods. The proposal for state funding of political parties was seen as a means of reinvigorating them to be able to function effectively and prod…
The Church and Ghana's Drive toward Democratic Consolidation and Maturity
Ghanaians are regarded as notoriously “churchical,” and church activities are organized and attended by many Ghanaians almost every day of the week. A survey conducted by the Ghana Evangelism Committee on religions in Ghana in 2008 showed that 62 percent of Ghanaians are churchgoers. A comprehensive demographic study of more than two hundred countries highlights the tremendous presence of the church in many parts of the world. Indeed, there are 2…
Youth in Parliament and Youth Representation in Ghana
Civil Society and many youth activists were elated when the youth, those aged between 21 and 40 years, were given prominence in Ghana's parliament after the 2012 elections. Indeed, as many as 44 young people were elected during Ghana's 2012 Parliamentary Elections. Prior to this, the number of young people in Ghana's parliament was negligible. In view of the demographic advantage of the youth and their invaluable contributions to Ghana's politica…
Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Oil Revenues in Ghana
This paper undertakes a five-year review of the management of oil revenues in Ghana since the commencement of oil production in 2010. Using reports from the Petroleum Transparency and Accountability Index, official records from key state agencies, and interviews with core individuals within the petroleum sector, the paper assesses the quality of transparency and accountability in the management of Ghana's oil revenue. It argues that even though s…
Social media, traditional media and party politics in Ghana
The social and political context within which political parties operate has significantly changed in the twenty-first century. The global breakthrough in social media offers numerous possibilities for meaningful and equal participation, as well as chances for new forms of transparency and accountability, in ways that were until recently, unimaginable. This study identifies and discusses the specific ways in which political parties in Ghana have d…
The State of Electoral Reforms in Ghana
Following Ghana's December 2012 elections, there was a protracted election petition process at the nation's Supreme Court challenging the declaration of the winner as the duly elected presidential candidate. Even though the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the declared winner, it made several recommendations that paved the way for numerous interventions aimed at putting together proposals for electoral reform to fine-tune Ghana's electoral proces…
An institutional assessment of the public interest and accountability committee (Piac) in Ghana’s oil and gas sector
Ghana’s Petroleum Revenue Management Act 815 (amended to Act 893 in 2015) established the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) in 2011 with the mandate to ensure accountability and transparency in the management and usage of oil and gas revenue. This paper critically examines the activities and operations of the PIAC from 2011 vis-à-vis its legally reposed mandate. It points to severe deficit in accountability but improvements in t…
Ghana’s 2020 General Elections
The December 7, 2020 General Election was the 8th milestone in Ghana’s electoral politics. It was keenly competitive for several reasons, including the fact that the two key contenders had a sense of unfinished agenda and wanted to capture or hold on to power to complete what had been initiated. The flag bearer of the main opposition party was voted out after one term in power, in a manner that challenged the creeping belief that all regimes in G…
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