April 2022

Presidential election petitions in Ghana: A catalyst for democratic maturity

Ghana’s multiparty democracy continues to attract global attention. While every election comes with its dynamics, it also provides valuable lessons for the country’s democratic maturity. Drawing mainly from desk study and using Linz and Stepan’s three dimensions of democratic consolidation, the study examined how the two presidential election petitions, 2012 and 2020, have catapulted the democratic...

Author(s): Akpeko Agbevade and Desmond Tweneboah-Koduah