TY - BOOK AU - Ubink, Janine AB - Traditional authority is a distinguishing feature in the landscape of contemporary Africa. It remains important in organising the life of the people at the local level despite modern state structures. As a result, a large number of African countries have enhanced or formalised the position of their chiefs. At the same time, however, this resurgence of traditional authority coincides with the wave of democratisation across sub-Saharan Africa, and many question the desirability and legitimacy of tradiotional authority in modern forms of governance. DO - 10.24415/9789087280529 ID - OAPEN ID: 595097 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 370351285 KW - traditional authority KW - africa KW - democracy KW - Customary law KW - Ghana KW - Local government KW - Tribal chief L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/4a41787a-a173-4c71-b67c-dd10868fbcd6/595097.pdf LA - English LK - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32873 PB - Leiden University Press PY - 2008 SN - 9789087280529 TI - Traditional Authorities in Africa. Resurgence in an Era of Democratisationnull ER -