Doglientiri: an institutionalised relationship between women among the Bulsa of northern Ghana

Africa ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Meier
Keyword(s):  
Married Woman ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Older Woman ◽  
The Right ◽  
Kinship Relation

This article focuses on the institutionalised relationship between a married woman and a younger woman of her lineage. This alliance implies that the older woman incorporates her clan sister into her household and later marries her off to a man of her choice, preferably her own husband or one of his (classificatory) brothers. This specific form of sororal polygyny is firmly based on rituals and the structure of kinship relation among the Bulsa of northern Ghana. Women bear the ritual responsibility for their brothers' offspring and therefore acquire the right to adopt their daughters.

scholarly journals Media and Governance: Promoting Local Governance through Community Radio in Northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-163
Author(s):  
Lawrence Naaikuur ◽  
Simon Diedong Dombo
Keyword(s):  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Right

The study provides insights on how Royals FM and Radio Progress have, through innovative and strategic programming, become community mobilisers for tackling issues of communication and accountability in their local assemblies. The study employed a qualitative research approach. Interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect data from two purposively selected Community Radio Stations (CR), and from some community members and other stakeholders in local governance. A key finding of the study was information access difficulties to assist CR conduct investigations on suspected cases of corruption. Another was the public’s partisanship perceptions of CR watchdog functions in exposing corruption, which disincentivised both stations from investigating corruption related issues at the District Assemblies (DA). The study concludes that the little evidence of corruption revelations at the assemblies by the stations despite reports of corruption being a bane to local development efforts, suggests that CR need to overcome all obstacles to enable them effectively perform their community broadcasting mandate as expected. The study recommends a speedy operationalisation of the Right to Information Law of the country. There is the need for the Ghana Community Radio Network to organize periodic training programmes for its members and owners of CR to enable them to strictly adhere to their non-partisan ethos so as to enable them gain public trust in their role as non-partisan arbiters in Ghana’s local governance.

scholarly journals A case of subclavian steal syndrome with a specific form of obstruction of the right proximal subclavian artery.

1988 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1216-1220 ◽  
Author(s):  
TETSUO ISHIKAWA ◽  
YASUHIKO FUKUDA ◽  
TOSHIMASA ASAHARA ◽  
KIYOHIKO DOHI ◽  
MICHIMASA YUBA
Keyword(s):  
Subclavian Artery ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Subclavian Steal Syndrome ◽  
Subclavian Steal ◽  
The Right ◽  
Steal Syndrome

Life, Liberty, and Property

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Specific Form ◽  
Free Society ◽  
Common Root ◽  
History Of Political Thought ◽  
Basic Difference ◽  
Political Position ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Ideal

The words “liberty” and “liberalism” have a common root, reflecting the commitment of the original or classical liberals to a free society. Over the last century, the latter term has come to represent a political position that is willing to sacrifice liberty in the economic realm for the sake of equality and/or collective welfare. As a consequence, those who wish to reaffirm the classical version of liberalism – those who advocate liberty in economic as well as personal and intellectual matters – have invented a new word from the old root; they call themselves libertarians. Both in doctrine and in etymology, then, partisans of this view define themselves by their allegiance to liberty. Yet they spend most of their day-to-day polemical energies defending property rights and the economic system of laissez-faire capitalism that is based upon such rights. Evidently there is a strong link between liberty and property at work here. What is that link?The history of political thought is full of ideas and controversies about precisely this question. My goal here is to raise the question in a specific form, one that I think captures a basic difference in approach between classical liberals and most libertarians today. The difference is not in the substance of the position – it is not a disagreement about how the ideal society would be constituted – but rather in the way the position is to be defended. The key question is: can the right to property be derived from the right to liberty?Of course a property right is a right to kind of freedom.

scholarly journals Foreign Body Aspiration in Northern Ghana: A Review of Pediatric Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theophilus Adjeso ◽  
Michael Chanalu Damah ◽  
James Patrick Murphy ◽  
Theophilus Teddy Kojo Anyomih
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Foreign Body Aspiration ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Emergency Tracheostomy ◽  
Body Location ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion ◽  
Tamale Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nose And Throat

Background. Foreign body (FB) aspiration requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis and prompt management to avoid morbidity and mortality. This retrospective study was conducted to review pediatric foreign body aspiration at the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH). Materials and Methods. The theater records of children managed for foreign body aspiration from January 2010 to December 2016 at the ENT Unit of TTH were retrieved and data summarized with respect to age, gender, indications for bronchoscopy, nature of foreign body, location of foreign body, and outcome of the bronchoscopy procedure. Results. A total of 33 children were managed within the five-year study period and comprised 16 (48.5%) males and 17 (51.5%) females. The commonly aspirated FBs were groundnuts (13, 39.4%) and metallic objects (7, 21.1%). The peak incidence occurred in children aged ≤ 3 years. The foreign bodies (FBs) were commonly localized to the right (24.2%) and left (24.2%) main bronchi, respectively. One patient had emergency tracheostomy for failed bronchoscopy. Conclusion. Groundnuts were the most commonly aspirated foreign body with most of the FBs localized in the bronchi.

scholarly journals Effects of insecticides and cultivars on panicle-feeding insect pest infestations and grain yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in northern Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry A. Nboyine ◽  
Kenneth Opare-Obuobi ◽  
Iddrisu Yahaya ◽  
Benjamin K. Badii ◽  
Francis Kusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sorghum Bicolor ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Stenodiplosis Sorghicola ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
The Right ◽  
Marginal Returns ◽  
Gross Margins

Abstract Background Panicle-feeding insects are a challenge in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) cultivation but most farmers do not protect the crop. Here, the effects of pest management in different sorghum cultivars on grain yields and the financial returns after protecting the crop from panicle-feeding insects was studied. Results There were significant insecticide treatments × cultivars/genotypes interaction effects for Stenodiplosis sorghicola, Clavigralla tomentosicollis, Nezara viridula, Dysdercus fasciantus and Riptortus dentipes. Generally, pest infestations were higher in the untreated control compared to K-Optimal- or NSO-treated sorghum. Infestations were also higher in compact-headed cultivars (Dorado and Kapaala) compared to those with open heads (CSSOR 08-V01 and CSSOR 10-V07). Damage was approximately 1.7-fold higher in the untreated controls than in NSO or K-Optimal. Grain yields were about 14% higher in NSO or K-Optimal treated sorghum than in controls. Gross margins were between 16- and 35-fold higher in protected sorghum compared to the untreated ones. Conclusion These findings suggest that an effective integrated pest management strategy for sorghum farmers must comprise cultivars that do not have compact heads, and the use of about two sprays of NSO or a synthetic pyrethroid when high numbers of panicle-feeding insects are observed during the growing season. Judicious use of insecticides and the “right” cultivar will improve the profitability of sorghum farmers with gross marginal returns that are at least 15-fold higher than that obtained by farmers who adopt only good agronomic practices without insecticide sprays.

Political Comedy as Fuel for Populist Rhetoric?

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 74-91
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Political Satire ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Political Humor ◽  
Political Comedy ◽  
Positive Elements ◽  
Public Broadcaster ◽  
The Right ◽  
Alternative For Germany

In popular culture, politics are frequently framed with negative stereotypes, and there is some overlap between the anti-establishment rhetoric of political humor and populist challengers. This article probes similarities shared by politicians as presented in the television comedies Eichwald MdB (about a backbencher in the Bundestag) and Ellerbeck (about a kindergarten teacher turned mayor) and supporters of the (right-)populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD). The analysis of the storylines uncovers representations of self-serving and incompetent politicians that align with the fundamental critique expressed by the AfD. However, the negative depictions in the shows are interwoven with positive elements that speak to a responsiveness of democratic institutions. The two case studies help us better understand the specific form of German political satire produced by a public broadcaster and how satirical entertainment oscillates between negativity and meaningful critique of political power.

Forms and Methods of Protection of Citizens’ Rights in Social Support Sphere

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Алексей Гусев ◽  
Aleksey Gusev
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Labor Disputes ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Civil Process ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Protection

The article considers the categories “protection of the right to social support” and “social protection”, which, in the author’s opinion, should be differentiated. The author presents the approach to understanding protection of any right as a variant of realization of the right in a very specific form. The author analyzes forms of protection of the right to social support (jurisdictional (legal) form is presented as activities of the right protection bodies, envisaged by the statute, and interests, protected by the statute, and non-jurisdictional (non-legal) form — as application of measures by an authorized subject independently, without applying to any body); their typical methods, applied as part of a civil process through judicial recourse, and also through self-protection of the right to social support. The author considers variants of protection of citizens’ rights by trade unions, and through applying to the commission on labor disputes. The author notes discrepancies in covering the methods of right protection by the rules of the civil and labor legislation.

Neonatal mortality in rural northern Ghana and the three delays model: are we focusing on the right delays?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth B. Kaselitz ◽  
Brian Cunningham‐Rhoads ◽  
Raymond A. Aborigo ◽  
John E.O. Williams ◽  
Katherine H. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Northern Ghana ◽  
Three Delays ◽  
The Right

The Israeli 1992 Income Tax Amendment Relating to the Taxation of Wife's Income

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-372
Author(s):  
Arye Lapidoth
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Married Woman ◽  
Complete System ◽  
Married Couple ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Earned Income ◽  
The Right ◽  
First Time ◽  
Tax Unit ◽  
Husband And Wife

The unanimous passage of the Income Tax Ordinance (Amendment No. 89) Law, 1992, by the Israeli Knesset fits in a series of amendments, which, during the last four decades, have gradually eroded the principle of aggregation of income of husband and wife introduced in 1941. It constitutes a further step towards a complete system of splitting the income of husband and wife for the purpose of calculating the amount of income tax; its primary purpose, however, is apparently to equalize the rights and duties of the married woman with those of the man as far as the procedural and administrative aspects of the assessment and collection of the tax on the wife's income is concerned.The extension of the right tosplitthe income of the married couple is fairly limited. The amendment for the first time entitles the married woman to opt for a separate computation of tax not only on herearned incomebut also on her income derived fromproperty; provided, however, that such property was either owned by the wife at least a year before her marriage or acquired by her by way of inheritance. Thus, the tax burden on the married couple, which has basically remained the tax unit, has been alleviated to a limited extent only.

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