University
of Ghana
Department
of Political Science
Second
Semester, 2015/2016 Academic Year
Lecturer:
Dr. Iddi Ziblim
Office: Room 15,
Political Science Dept.
E-mail: ziddi48@hotmail.com
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Course
Title
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Ghana’s
Foreign Policy
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Course
Code
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POLI
446
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Purpose
and Objectives
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Course
Description and Objectives:
This
course is designed to provide an overview of the historical evolution and
current realities of Ghana’s foreign policy since independence. It seeks to: i) explore the substance, dynamics, and
nuances of foreign policy under various governments, and ii) critically
analyze and review the foreign policy formulation as well as the major
factors that shaped the orientation of foreign policy in Ghana over the
period. Through academic and popular
readings, we will discuss the global dimensions of foreign policy decisions
and the domestic forces that sometimes influence foreign policymaking in
Ghana. The course begins with a review
of contending theoretical perspectives and analytical overviews of what
constitutes Ghana’s ‘National Interest’.
Attention then switches to the historical overview of the country’s
foreign policy; that is, the challenges and prospects confronting Ghana as
the first sub-Saharan African country to practice statecraft. This is followed by the central focus of
the course: an examination of the major foreign policies implemented by
various governments since 1957. The
central concern here is to explore the extent to which the idiosyncrasy of
leaders shapes the country’s foreign policy; find out who are the major
actors and what are the major determinants of Ghana’s foreign policy
orientation.
Course Expectations:
The
primary goal of offering this course is the intellectual development of your
knowledge and analytical ability in the realm of Ghana’s external
relations. Students are expected to
have a general knowledge of world affairs, theories of international relations,
considerable reading comprehension skills and analytical skills. The course has a lecture- discussion
format. That is, introductory lectures
will outline the central issues to be addressed in the various weeks; these
lectures will be followed by informed discussions. A Power Point presentation would be adopted
in the lectures. Students will be
required to write a final examination paper based on the topics covered during
the semester. We will succeed in this
class if during the coming weeks students increase their ability to analyze
and appreciate the impact of major foreign policy decisions by Ghana’s Heads
of state from Nkrumah to present.
Grading System:
Interim
Assessment (IA) — 30%
Final Exam — 70%
Total Mark/Grade — 100%
Final
Exam Format:
Five(5) essay questions and you
answer three(3).
Students should note that academic dishonesty will not be
tolerated in this class. (See
University Handbook for penalties).
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Week No.
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Date
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Lecture Course
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Tutorials
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Venue
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Assessment
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1
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4th February, 2016
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Introduction to course
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Lecture: JQB 19
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2
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11th February, 2016
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What is National Interest?
Understanding the Driving Force of Ghana’s Foreign Policy.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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3
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18th February, 2016
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Attributes
of Ghana’s Foreign Policy.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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4
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25th February, 2016
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Instruments
of Foreign Policy Formulation in Ghana.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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5
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3rd March, 2016
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Setting
the Agenda for Ghana’s Foreign Policy.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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6
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10th March, 2016
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Ghana at the Center
of Continental Unity: The Nkrumah Years
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Lecture: JQB 19
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7
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17th March, 2017
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Co-opted
Economic Diplomacy and Busia’s Africa Policy
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Lecture: JQB 19
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8
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24th March, 2016
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Mid-Term Exams
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Exams: JQB 19
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Interim Assessment (30%)
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9
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31st March, 2016
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Realpolitik or National Illusion: The Policy of Debt Repudiation.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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10
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7th April, 2016
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Statecraft
under Rawlings
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Lecture: JQB 19
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11
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14th April, 2016
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Economic Diplomacy and Good Neighborliness under the NPP.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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12
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21st April, 2016
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Continuity and Change in Ghana’s Foreign Policy since 2009.
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Lecture: JQB 19
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13
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28th April, 2016
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Course
Review and Evaluation
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Revision
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Lecture: JQB 19
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14-18
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Revision and Exams
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READINGS
Arhin, Kwame, The Life and Work of
Nkrumah, (Accra: Sedco, 1991).
Armah, Kwesi, Peace without Power:
Ghana’s Foreign Policy, 1957-66, (Accra: Ghana University Press, 2005).
Asamoah, Obed, The Political
History of Ghana (1950-2013): The experience of a non-conformist, London,
UK: AuthorHouse Publishers, 2014.
Asante, K. B., Foreign Policy
Making in Ghana: Options for the 21st Century, (Accra: Friedrich
Ebert Foundation, 1997).
Baffour Agyeman-Duah & C. K.
Daddieh, “Ghana” in Timothy Shaw & J. E. Okolo ed. The Political Economy of African Foreign
Policy in “ECOWAS” New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. 1994.
Boafo-Arthur, Kwame, “Regime Change and Foreign Policy Orientation
in Ghanaian Politics: The Post-Nkrumah Years in Perspective”, Inaugural Lecture, University of Ghana, 2008.
Boafo-Arthur, Kwame, “Trends in
Ghana’s Foreign Policy” in Hansen and Ninsin eds. The State, Development and
Politics in Ghana.
Boafo-Arthur, Kwame, “Ghana’s
External since 31st December 1981” in Gyimah-Boadi ed. Ghana
Under PNDC Rule.
Busia, K. A., “Ghana’s Policy for
Foreign Affairs”, in Akyeampong, H. K., Ghana’s Struggle for Democracy and
Freedom, Accra, Ghana: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1979.
Danso-boafo, Kwaku, JJ Rawlings
and the Democratic Transition in Ghana, Accra, GH: Ghana Universities
Press, 2014.
Plischke, Elmer, Foreign
Relations: Analysis of its anatomy, Wesport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Roland Libby, “External Co-optation
of a Less Developed Country’s Policy Making: The Case of Ghana, 1969-1972”,
World Politics, 1976.
Thompson, W. Scott, Ghana’s
Foreign Policy: 1957-1966, (Princeton, U.S: Princeton University Press,
1969).
Tieku, Thomas K. and Isaac Odoom,
“Re-orienting Ghana’s Foreign Policy Crowd” in Ohemeng, Frank L. K. The
Public Policy Making Process in Ghana: how politicians and civil servants deal
with public problems, Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.
Interviews and Speeches of General
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1992 Constitution , Republic of Ghana
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