Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108466431)

Rapid urbanization and political liberalization is changing the nature of African politics and societies. This book develops a framework for the study of democracy and development that emphasizes informal institutions and the politics of belonging in the context of daily life, in contrast to the formal and electoral paradigms that dominate the social sciences. Based on fifteen months of field research including ethnographic observation, focus group interviews, and original quantitative survey analysis in Ghana, this book intervenes in major debates about public goods provision, civic participation, ethnic politics and democratization, and the future of urban sustainability in a rapidly changing world. By developing new understandings of democracy, as well as providing novel explanations for good governance and development in poor urban neighborhoods, the book transcends the narrative of a failing and corrupt Africa and charts a new way forward for the study of democracy and development.

Author: Jeffrey W. Paller
ISBN-10: 1108466435
ISBN-13: 9781108466431
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/18/2020
Pages: 331
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d