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    Traditional Authorities in Africa. Resurgence in an Era of Democratisation

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    Ubink, Janine
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    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.
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    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32873
    Keywords
    traditional authority; africa; democracy; Customary law; Ghana; Local government; Tribal chief
    DOI
    10.24415/9789087280529
    ISBN
    9789087280529
    OCN
    370351285
    Publisher
    Leiden University Press
    Publisher website
    https://www.lup.nl/
    Publication date and place
    2008
    Series
    Law, Governance, and Development,
    Classification
    Political structure and processes
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Africa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa; Customary law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customary_law; Democracy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy; Ghana - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana; Local government - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government; Traditional authority - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_authority; Tribal chief - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribal_chief
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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