1. Civil Society Engagement with Political Parties During Elections: Lessons from Ghana and Sierra Leone
- Author:
- Francis Kwakye Oppong, Franklin Oduro, Mohammed Awal, and Emmanuel Debrah
- Publication Date:
- 12-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Oxfam Publishing
- Abstract:
- Oxfam commissioned the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) to conduct a study into how civil society organizations (CSOs) can effectively engage with and/or influence political parties during election campaigns. The fundamental question underlying the study was: "What conditions and contexts facilitate the most effective mechanisms to advance long-term success by CSOs in influencing the political commitments and programmes of political parties during election campaigns?? The study aimed to contribute vital knowledge on this subject, about which there was very little pre-existing documentation, particularly concerning West Africa. The study was based on CSOs? experiences from the 2012 elections in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Democratization, Development, and Mass Media
- Political Geography:
- West Africa, Sierra Leone, and Ghana