Shrines and Social Order in Ghana: A Study of Ŋuveh Shrine in Peki, Volta Region, Ghana. by Michael Kwadwo Ntiamoah, Elysium Orison Ameyibor

“…Thus, the study proposes that traditional authorities need to be empowered to function side-by-side with the formal control system to maintain order in their communities and Ghana at large. …”
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GESTION FONCIÈRE ET MODES D’ACQUISITION DES TERRES EN CONTEXTE DES MIGRATIONS AGRICOLES DANS LA COMMUNE DE KOUTABA (OUEST-CAMEROUN) by Iliassou NDAM, Yasmine Ngoufo Moyouwu, Rose Chindji Mediebou, Moïse Moupou

“…Methodology: The methodology used is centered around data from primary sources such as socio-economic surveys of a sample of 126 agricultural households and interviews with administrative and traditional authorities. The literature review, the consultation of archival data and the exploitation of cartographic sources completed the methodological framework. …”
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Struktur Nalar Arab-Islam Menurut Abid al-Jabiri by M. Faisol

“…However, even though the Arab’s logical reasoning could be distinguished into those three, Al-Jabiri observes the domination of bayani on others, thus, the text and traditional authorities are always dominating Arab-Islam civilization. …”
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Gatekeeping Access: Shea Land Formalization and the Distribution of Market-Based Conservation Benefits in Ghana’s CREMA by Mengina Gilli, Muriel Côte, Gretchen Walters

“…We highlight the role of traditional authorities and NGOs brokering this process and unpack who in the communities profited and who was left out from benefits from this market-based conservation initiative.…”
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Tradisionele leiers: erkenning en die pad vorentoe by TE Scheepers, W du Plessis

“…They perform legislative, executive and judicial functions according to the wish of the majority of the members of the tribe.It became apparent, that de facto Traditional Authorities are the only existing form of local government in rural areas in South Africa. …”
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Contested Parenthood: Attitudes Toward Voluntary Childlessness as a Life Strategy in Post‐Socialist Bulgaria by Elitsa Dimitrova, Tatyana Kotzeva

“…The analysis of variance reveals that the individuals who accept or are neutral to voluntary childlessness have stronger non‐conformist attitudes emphasizing self‐expression, the idea of “having a good time,” and rejection of traditional authorities compared to the respondents with negative attitudes.…”
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Smart campus communication, Internet of Things, and data governance: Understanding student tensions and imaginaries by Pauline Hope Cheong, Pratik Nyaupane

“…Furthermore, in a bid to understand students’ alternative data imaginaries, this project examined students’ preferred Internet of Things-related communication practices with campus digital application platforms, analog and older forms of digital media, as well as in-person interactions with traditional authorities within classroom and group settings. …”
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The Global Land Rush and Agricultural Investment in Ghana: Existing Knowledge, Gaps, and Future Directions by John Anku, Nathan Andrews, Logan Cochrane

“…In addition, the role of traditional authorities (chiefs) was a central focus of studies dedicated to land acquisitions in Ghana. …”
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Implications of ideology on school buildings and cultural pluralistic context of Gazimağusa, North Cyprus by Ejeng B. Ukabi, Huriye Gurdalli

“…The colonialists relied on education as an ideological tool for perceiving social and economic stability through training a new, educated middle class to replace the existing traditional authorities: Ottoman leaders and Church structures. …”
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Religion – a significant factor in law-making and law enforcement processes by M. Kelman, R. Kelman

“…The philosophical and methodological framework of this study involved the principle of pluralism in the choice of methodological approaches, methods, and techniques because they form the foundation of the scientific and cognitive process, ensure unity and purposefulness in the study of common features of religion and law in the law-making and law enforcement procedure, such as ritualism, tradition, authority, and universality. It is argued that in modern society, religious values, albeit losing their former meaning of the”sacred image” of the world, and even if Christian principles do not have a direct impact on the legal system, still play a considerable role in legal life because European legal culture was created under the influence of Christianity, a Christian view of the world. …”
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New “traditional” strategies and land claims in South Africa: A case study in Hammanskraal by Sarah Godsell

“…Contextualising this historically shows how continuities regarding “traditional” authorities have interacted with the state before, during and after apartheid.…”
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Windows of opportunity or windows of exclusion? Changing dynamics of tenurial relations in rural Ghana by Asaaga, F, Hirons, M

“…This is evidenced by some traditional authorities and local powerful elites capitalizing on the ‘new opportunities’ afforded by the emergent tenurial relations to advance their individual interests at the expense of the vulnerable groups. …”

Extrinsic effect of remittance houses on desire to migrate and usage of irregular migration routes by Adams Osman, Prisca Ama Anima, Ayisha Mamuda, Michael Oppong, Richard Kofi Hato, Cobbinah Matthew

“…The study recommends that the locals of Berekum should be educated by the traditional authorities, government agencies and NGOs that better housing characteristics and social recognition are not worthy of risking one’s life by using irregular routes.…”
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Institute of the President under martial law by Iryna Ovchar

“…Traditionally, authorities are formed to ensure the needs of society, guarantees of security and economic opportunities. …”
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New Neolithic Site of Priozernaya in the Lower Volga Region by Tatiana Grechkina, Alexandr Vybornov

“…This suggests assuming the participation of the local Neolithic population in the genesis of the bearers of the Eneolithic tradition. Authors contribution. T.Yu. Grechkina wrote sections about planographic and stratigraphic methods. …”
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Las primeras reformas institucionales de Felipe V: el marqués de Canales, 1703-1704 by Concepción de CASTRO

“…The circumstances under which this political figure came into being, shortly after the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession, are explained as are the conflicts that he and his collaborators had to face with the traditional authorities and institutions. The solution given at that time to each of these conflicts was of fundamental importance, because it was to shape the subsequent relationship between these new Secretaries —with the capacity to govern and legislate with the mere approval of the Monarch— and the old Councils and because it also entailed the first reforms in the Bourbon army. …”
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Reconstructed meanings of gender violence in postwar Liberia by Thornhill, K

“…Liberal institutions, non-elite Liberians, and traditional authorities both collude and compete in this era of dynamic normative contestation.…”

Barriers affecting COVID‑19 vaccination in Phalombe District, Malawi: A qualitative study by CS Chimatiro, P Hajison, CD Jella, L Tshotetsi, F Mpachika-Mfipa

“…We purposefully selected two traditional authorities (TAs), Nazombe and Nkhumba, as study areas, and conducted FGDs and IDIs in 6 randomly selected villages in these two TAs. …”
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The utilization and contribution of timber and non-timber forest products to livelihoods under a changing climate in the Limpopo River Basin by Ephias Mugari, Nthaduleni S Nethengwe, Anesu Dion Gumbo

“…We call on the government to capacitate and strengthen traditional authorities—as custodians of local resources—in the regulation, management, and conservation of forest products to make them more sustainable adaptation options.…”
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Urban encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas: drivers, impediments and consequences by Manja Hoppe Andreasen, Jytte Agergaard, Richard Yao Kofie, Lasse Møller-Jensen, Martin Oteng-Ababio

“…These include the intricacies of regulating land transactions in rural and peri-urban areas before incorporation into the built-up area of the city, the ambivalent and overlapping land administration systems, the strong incentives for traditional authorities to commercialise marginal land, the unfeasibility of policing permanent structures, and the lack of cooperation and coordination among local government entities concerning the management of urban watersheds. …”
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