http://hdl.handle.net/1880/301 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:34 GMT 2013-05-18T13:19:34Z http://dspace.ucalgary.ca:80/retrieve/768/UCPweblogo.jpg http://hdl.handle.net/1880/301 http://hdl.handle.net/1880/49018 Title: Ethno-Politicization in the 1994- 1995 Case of Conflict in Northern Ghana: The Role of Youth Associations and Faith-Based Organizations Authors: Kaye, Julie Abstract: Most large-scale ethnic conflicts move beyond state-centric issues to involve a variety of actors, issues, and motives. In Northern Ghana, the protracted conflicts of the 1980s and 1990s were altercations between ethno-politicized communities seeking to either maintain “traditional” authority over neighbouring groups or obtain autonomy and recognition within the “traditional” system of rule. This article relies on theories of ethnic conflict that underscore the importance of inequality between groups and thereby considers both remote and immediate factors underlying the 1994-1995 conflict in Northern Ghana as well as the role played by key actors in framing ethno-political identities leading up to the conflict. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:09:39 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1880/49018 2012-06-15T16:09:39Z http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44285 Title: Chiefs in Post-Colonial Ghana: Exploring different elements of the identity, inequalities and conflicts nexus in the Northern Region Authors: Joseph Manboah-Rockson Abstract: By the mid-1990s Ghanaian ethnic groups were (re)discovering chieftaincy on a wide front and looking to traditional ‘chiefly’ structures as part of a move towards more extensive political indulgence. In this paper, the author examines the discussion of traditional authority in anthropological literature, examines the emerging political discourse on ‘chiefs’ within Ghana, and comments on its contemporary political significance. The author looks at the following: Konkombas, described here as “Bigmen” and traditional chiefs in post-colonial society, and contestable issues of land, marriages, extortions in traditional judicial courts, and ‘taxation’; as they impact the co-existence of the ethnic groups in the Northern Region of Ghana. It remains to be seen whether the clamour for traditional leadership by so-called ‘stateless’ groups, represents a permanent change in the nature of Ghana’s political system, or whether it is primarily philosophical and semantic in nature. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:25:07 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44285 2007-02-06T01:25:07Z http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44284 Title: Traditional Authorities Applied Research Network, Second Report Authors: K. O. Lefenya Description: The report is an overview of the research findings in South Africa in relation to TAARN’s stated objectives. There is a general overview of the institution of chieftaincy, which notes that the institution has developed over many hundreds of years and is an integral part of black leadership in Africa. In reviewing the history of chieftaincy Lefenya makes a good argument for chieftaincy as a democratic institution, noting the collective nature of tribal authorities, even under the Black Authorities Act of 1951. Lefenya argues that a traditional leader, while the highest authority in the territory, did not act autonomously, but “in collaboration with a tribal council that represented the people”. The purpose of Lefenya’s piece is to link traditional authority to rural governance, particularly in light of the disadvantaged economic condition of South Africa’s rural communities. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:17:10 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44284 2007-02-06T01:17:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44283 Title: Report on the TAARN Conference on the Role of Ghanaian Rulers as Development Officers Authors: Dr. Wilhelmina Donkoh Abstract: In June 2001, as part of the second phase of the research activities of the TAARN (Ghana Team), invitations were sent to the ten Regional Houses of Chiefs asking them to send three traditional rulers each – a paramount, divisional and female leader – to represent their region. The central objective was to examine the changing role of traditional rulers in Ghana as the democratic order advances in the country. The traditional office holders were invited to join in the attempt to define their role as heads of their polities within the the framework of developmental efforts by the central government and its agencies. To enable traditional rulers to function effectively, it was generally agreed that they should be empowered to enable them play their role as dynamic agents for development. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:16:49 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1880/44283 2007-02-06T01:16:49Z