Politicization of chieftaincy in Africa

This paper examines the active participation of some Bono chiefs in partisan politics in Ghana in the 1950s. Using interviews, archival data and books as the main sources of information and a qualitative approach, the research reveals that Asante’s administrative strategies thwarted Bono chiefs’ ef...

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Main Author: Kwame Adum-Kyeremeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2019-04-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/390