Addressing the Problem of Political Vigilantism in Ghana through the Conceptual Lens of Wicked Problems

Ghana entered into the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana’s democratic credentials is the emergence of political vigilantism. Political vigilantism has basically be...

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Published inJournal of Asian and African studies (Leiden) Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 457 - 471
Main Author Asamoah, Kwame
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.05.2020
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Credentials
Democracy
Nationalist movements
Political parties
Political risk
Political systems
Politics
Qualitative research
Stability
Vigilantism
Ghana
democratic
political
Ghana
vigilantism
Africa
wicked problem
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Summary:Ghana entered into the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana’s democratic credentials is the emergence of political vigilantism. Political vigilantism has basically been perpetuated by the two leading political parties in Ghana: the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress. The major political actors in the political system of Ghana continue to express the debilitating effects of political vigilantism on Ghana’s democratic advancement, nevertheless, it continues to persist in monumental proportion in our political dispensation. Using a qualitative research approach, the paper examines the factors responsible for the pervasiveness of political vigilantism under the Fourth Republic of Ghana and proffer some plausible solutions to address this political canker.
ISSN:0021-9096
1745-2538
DOI:10.1177/0021909619887608