A Poststructuralist Approach to the Dagbon Chieftaincy Crisis in Northern Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4967290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahorsu, Ahorsu Ahorsu (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2156-7263 • E-ISSN: 2156-695X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.4.1.95 |
| OpenAlex | W2165029938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
The intractable Dagbon Chieftaincy Crisis be - tween the Andani and Abudu families for royal supremacy re- flects the dilemma confronting the relevance of chieftaincy in Ghana in the context of social change. The paper offers a post - structuralist explanation for the succession disputes, po liti cal manipulations, and perennial violence that have contempo- rarily characterized the crisis. It posits that the sources and dy- namics of the crisis are found in the dominant norms, values, traditions, and common history of the Dagbon state. They are located in the cross- generational structural continuities that are drawn upon and reproduced by purposive actors in strategic interdependence at both the local and national levels
Archaeology · Dilemma · Epistemology · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Philosophy
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Background to the Problem of Economic Development in Northern Ghana
They must be Dagaba first and any other thing second
The constitution of society
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Central Problems in Social Theory
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State Decay and Civil War
The Yendi Chieftaincy Dispute and Ghanaian Politics
Disparities in levels of regional development in Ghana
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |