Journal of
Philosophy and Culture

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST
  • Abbreviation: J. Philos. Cult.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 0855-6660
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPC
  • Start Year: 2004
  • Published Articles: 57

Full Length Research Paper

The African state today and the democracy ideal: A case for a critical return

Nancy Oppongwaa Myles
  • Nancy Oppongwaa Myles
  • Department of Philosophy and Classics, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Paa Kweku Quansah
  • Paa Kweku Quansah
  • Department of Philosophy and Classics, Faculty of Arts, University of Ghana, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 02 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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