Wilberforce S Dzisah
Biographic Data
| ID | 5654854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wilberforce S Dzisah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wilberforce S |
| FAMILY NAME | Dzisah |
| SIGNATURE | DZISAH W S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8888-3615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Right to Information Passage in Ghana: Perspectives of Journalists and Information Officers
After many years of delay, the parliament of Ghana in 2019 finally passed the Right to Information Act (Act 989). The purpose of the Right to Information Act (henceforth RTI) was to promote transparency and accountability by giving people the power to access information regarding both central and local governments. However, the implementation of the Act is already fraught with challenges. Given that the passage and implementation of the RTI Law i…
Social media, socialization and discursive politics
Social media activism among the youth has been on the increase in Ghana and Africa. In the context of Ghana, the article interrogates the level of involvement of social media and its use by the youth as they relate to freedom of expression; participation in elections; socialization and job opportunities; and the devices used to connect to the internet. This study applied the survey method that randomly sampled 9024 youth across ten geopolitical r…
Community radio as a platform for development communication in Ghana
The paper's aim is to demonstrate the relevance of applying the core principles of Community radio (CR) as a basis for CR's drive for a democratically participant approach of communication, which can facilitate development communication.In a democratic society, the participation of people in decision-making processes is important.However, in Ghana people's participation in decision-making processes seems inadequate.Community participation in the …
Stakeholders and community radio: Promoting participatory governance in Ghana
This study presents what can be described as a how-to-text on how community radio (CR) can be creatively used to address low civic involvement in policy-making in Ghana’s local governance units. The study employed a qualitative research approach. In-depth interviews were used to collect data from representatives of some key stakeholder institutions in Ghana’s local governance system, CR as well as from a community media expert. The study found th…
Social Media and Elections in Ghana: Enhancing Democratic Participation
This paper discusses the various roles and contributions that the media, particularly social media, have played in the democratic journey of Ghana. The focus is on the 2012 and 2016 elections, though the country returned to multiparty democracy in 1992. A review of literature and the deployment of quantitative methodological tools helped unpack the inherent dynamics of the users of social media, mostly the youth. The key questions tested revolve …
Case 1: Ghana—The Politicization of Liberalized Media
Ghana was an early beneficiary of media, journalism, and communication infrastructure in Africa. The country emerged out of colonialism as the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve political independence in 1957. Its infrastructure, while it could not be equated to that of the developed world, provided the basis for the growth of a vibrant media sector. Contemporary issues and debates about media systems in Ghana, therefore, …
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Case 1: Ghana—The Politicization of Liberalized Media
Ghana was an early beneficiary of media, journalism, and communication infrastructure in Africa. The country emerged out of colonialism as the first black African country south of the Sahara to achieve political independence in 1957. Its infrastructure, while it could not be equated to that of the developed world, provided the basis for the growth of a vibrant media sector. Contemporary issues and debates about media systems in Ghana, therefore, …
Social Media and Elections in Ghana: Enhancing Democratic Participation
This paper discusses the various roles and contributions that the media, particularly social media, have played in the democratic journey of Ghana. The focus is on the 2012 and 2016 elections, though the country returned to multiparty democracy in 1992. A review of literature and the deployment of quantitative methodological tools helped unpack the inherent dynamics of the users of social media, mostly the youth. The key questions tested revolve …
Stakeholders and community radio: Promoting participatory governance in Ghana
This study presents what can be described as a how-to-text on how community radio (CR) can be creatively used to address low civic involvement in policy-making in Ghana’s local governance units. The study employed a qualitative research approach. In-depth interviews were used to collect data from representatives of some key stakeholder institutions in Ghana’s local governance system, CR as well as from a community media expert. The study found th…
Community radio as a platform for development communication in Ghana
The paper's aim is to demonstrate the relevance of applying the core principles of Community radio (CR) as a basis for CR's drive for a democratically participant approach of communication, which can facilitate development communication.In a democratic society, the participation of people in decision-making processes is important.However, in Ghana people's participation in decision-making processes seems inadequate.Community participation in the …
Social media, socialization and discursive politics
Social media activism among the youth has been on the increase in Ghana and Africa. In the context of Ghana, the article interrogates the level of involvement of social media and its use by the youth as they relate to freedom of expression; participation in elections; socialization and job opportunities; and the devices used to connect to the internet. This study applied the survey method that randomly sampled 9024 youth across ten geopolitical r…
Right to Information Passage in Ghana: Perspectives of Journalists and Information Officers
After many years of delay, the parliament of Ghana in 2019 finally passed the Right to Information Act (Act 989). The purpose of the Right to Information Act (henceforth RTI) was to promote transparency and accountability by giving people the power to access information regarding both central and local governments. However, the implementation of the Act is already fraught with challenges. Given that the passage and implementation of the RTI Law i…
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