February 2017

Political party youth wings and political violence in sub-Sahara Africa: A case of Ghana

This paper presents findings from a study of political violence by party youth wings in sub-Sahara African polities from 1990 to date. Using a case study of Ghana, the research draws some similarities, and or differences in the mechanisms through which youth wings perpetrate violence across other parts of the sub-region. During the December 2016 general elections in Ghana, the aggressive role of party youth wings was...

Author(s): Sebastian Angzoorokuu Paalo