Divide et Impera

Civilian Control of the Military in Ghana's Second and Third Republics

Bibliographic Data

ID4797909
AuthorsSimon Baynham (corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume23
Issue4
Pages623-642
Publication date1985-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x00055002
OpenAlexW2119117512
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Anearlier contribution to thisJournaladdressed itself to the question of how Kwame Nkrumah tried to subordinate his military forces to the civil authority of the Convention People's Party during the Ghanaian First Republic, 1960-6.1It was argued that the pattern of objective control inherited from the British colonial authorities was cast aside in favour of an entirely new subjective mechanism: 'This involved the orchestration of a programme of military diversification in which new security organisations were formed and existing ones split up'.2Thisarticle will continue that theme by examining how civilian politicians attempted to confront the same dilemma in the Second and Third Republics during 1969-72 and 1979-81, respectively

Aside · Business · Colonialism · Convention · Dilemma · Diversification (marketing strategy · Kwame · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Security Dilemma · Sociology · Theme (computing · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law

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