‘De-radicalizing’ Feminism on International Women’s Day
*Featured Photo Credit: The Quint An insightful analysis of the trajectory of feminism, contemplating its successes and hurdles on the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay. [embeddoc url=”https://cddgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CDD-Blog.-De-radicalizing-Feminism-on-IWD-_Daniel-Selormey-.pdf”]
The “Big 18”and Human Rights Coalition urge Parliament to reconsider passage of the Bill which criminalizes persons, including journalists
The Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill violates key fundamental human rights provisions in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. In one swoop, this Bill seeks to infringe on, among others, the rights to dignity, freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom to partake in processions, academic freedom, equality and non-discrimination. These rights and freedoms constitute the bedrock of any constitutional democracy […]
Ghana’s Democracy – Worrying Signals from the 2023 Democracy Index
A full examination of the Economic Intelligent Unit’s world democracy index, paying particular attention to the questions used to calculate the overall score and the individual categories, shows that Ghana has addressed the electoral part of democracy – regular elections, political parties, and a constitutional right to vote. The challenge is deepening democracy’s political culture, […]
President Akufo-Addo’s Ministerial Reshuffle
Reshuffling, in principle, is a good administrative practice. It allows a president or an appointing authority to periodically assess his or her team and make changes where necessary. The changes can be in the form of retaining, reassigning, or bringing on new team members. How and when it is done, again is a matter generally […]
Democracy Watch Vol. 7 No. 1: The enigmatic 2006 ministerial reshuffle
There is, of course, no hard and fast rule as to when it might be best to reshuffle the President’s ministerial team. As with the decision to appoint or sack a particular minister, the timing and scale of such reshuffles is entirely the prerogative of the President, at whose sole pleasure all ministers serve. Still, […]
Reflections On Dr. Bawumia’s Speech – Part II
In the second part of his analysis of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s speech, Dr. Osae-Kwapong indicates that candidates for the presidency handle their performance records differently based on whether they are incumbents or in opposition. The public’s dissatisfaction with the administration of Akufo-Addo, on the other hand, raises questions regarding the beginning and ending points of the […]
The 2024 Elections: Dr. Bawumia’s Upcoming Speech
Wednesday, February 7, Vice-President and NPP Presidential Candidate will be delivering a major speech to the general voting public. The theme for the speech is Ghana’s Next Chapter: Selfless Leadership And Bold Solutions For the Future. Political observers will recall his public lectures in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential elections and agree that he […]
The 2024 Elections: Choosing A Running Mate
It is 2024. This means it is officially election season. We know who the flagbearers are for the two main political parties. The question now is, who will partner them as running mates? Does it matter? How critical is the role of the running mate to a presidential candidate’s electoral fortunes? The Influence of The […]
Has Democracy Been Good For The Poor?
In 2006, Michael Ross, a political scientist, wrote a thought-provoking article titled “Is Democracy Good for the Poor?” Among many things in that article, he said this “democracy unquestionably produces noneconomic benefits for people in poverty, endowing them with political rights and liberties. But for those in the bottom quintiles, these political rights produced few […]
CDD-Ghana forms a Media for Electoral Reform Forum (MERF) to advocate for transparent, credible, inclusive, and peaceful elections in Ghana
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), with funding from the European Union, have formed a media forum to champion electoral reforms that will improve integrity, transparency, and peaceful elections in Ghana. The MERF seeks to build the capacity of journalists and create platforms for media practitioners […]
