COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST FOR POLI POLI 634: THE FOREIGN POLICY OF GHANA, SECOND SEMESTER 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

                                                              

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.               SECOND SEMESTER 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE SYLLABUS

PROGRAMME: MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPHIL)

Course Code and Title: POLI 634: THE FOREIGN POLICY OF GHANA

Credits: FOUR CREDIT HOURS

Lecture Period(s) and Venue: Thursdays 7:30am - 9:20am, JQB 24

Course Instructor(s): S.K.M AHIAWORDOR Office: Room#6, Political Science Department

Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 am-3:00pm and Thursday 9:30am-3:30pm and any other working day by appointment only.

Email: ahiawordor2000@yahoo.com

Course Objectives/Goal:

The course seeks to;

·         Examine the internal and external attributes of Ghana’s foreign policy environment

·         Discuss the policy tools and instruments of foreign policy formulation in Ghana

·         Explore the nature of Ghana’s foreign policy from a historical perspective, i.e. the nature of foreign policies of successive regimes since independence

·         Critically analyze the phenomenon of continuity and change in Ghana’s foreign policy making and implementation.

Course Requirements: Students are expected to have a good and general knowledge of world affairs, be familiar with theories of International relations, be well-grounded in reading comprehension and analytical skills. They are also expected to be regular and active participants at lectures and class discussions. The course has a lecture and discussion format. Students will be expected to make frequent paper presentation on assigned topics.

Mode of Assessment of Students: Students will be required to write a number of term papers (typed on A4 paper and double spacing). These papers will constitute 30% of the final grade. Students will be penalized for late submission of term papers. Regular attendance, active participation in class and seminar presentations shall constitute part of the assessment. A three-hour final examination shall carry 70%.

Plagiarism Policy: The University frowns on plagiarism which it considers as a very dishonest intellectual practice. Consequently, it is an offence to plagiarize the work of others without duly acknowledging the source. Students who engage in this dishonest act will be severely sanctioned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the University. For the avoidance of doubt, students may access the plagiarism policy on the University of Ghana Public Affairs or the AQAU webpage.

Grading Scale: For information on grading scale, students are advised to refer to the relevant pages of the Graduate Handbook.

Course Delivery Schedule

Week	Dates	Topics	Summary of issues to be discussed
1	4th-8th Feb.	Introduction to course Administrative elements of the course/course structure.	The course content and issues of importance to be discussed during the semester will be introduced to the students.
2	11th-15th Feb.	Understanding the driving force of Ghana’s foreign policy- Ghana’s National Interest	Here, we will review what foreign policy is, what is national interest and what constitutes Ghana’s national interest.

3	18th-22nd Feb.	Major determinants of Ghana’s foreign policy. Attributes/Principles	This topic will discuss Ghana’s foreign policy environment and an analysis of the domestic and external forces that influence Ghana’s foreign policy.
4	25thFeb.- 1st March	Major actors in Ghana’s foreign policy making and implementation	This entails the examination of the role of various actors in the foreign policy formulation and implementation stages.
5	4th-8th March	Setting the agenda for Ghana’s foreign policy: The Nkrumah Years	Here, we will consider the factors which influenced the formulation and implementation stages.
6	11th-15th March	The foreign policy of the progress party government	The progress party’s foreign policy will be examined. Issues such as the Aliens Compliance Order, the dialogue policy and economic diplomacy of the regime will be considered.
7	18th-22nd March	Ghana’s foreign policy under the National Redemption Council and the supreme military council	The discussion will focus on Acheampong’s debt reputation policy and his African policy

8	25th-29th March	Mid Term Review	Mid Term Review
9	1st-5th April	Continuity and change in Ghana’s foreign policy: The Rawlings Era	Ghana’s foreign policy under the PNDC and NDC I will be discussed
10	8th-12th April	Good neighborliness and economic diplomacy under President Kufour	President Kufour’s foreign policy of good neighborliness and economic diplomacy will be examined.
11	15th-19th April	Ghana’s foreign policy under President Mills and John Mahama	The foreign policy of NDC 2 under President Mills and John Mahama will be discussed.
12	22nd-26th April	Ghana’s foreign policy under President Akuffo Addo	The discussion of the foreign policy pursued so far since January 2017, under president Akuffo Addo
13	29thApril- 3rd May	Course Review and Evaluation	Course Review
14-17	6th-25th May	Revision and Exams	Examination

Reading List/Required Text

Allotey Joseph A. “Ghana’s Foreign Policy in comparison with that of Japan and Russia since 1960.” (Son life press, 2015)

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). Accra City Campus Library

Asamoah Obed, “The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013): The Experience of a non- conformist, (London, UK: Author House Publishers, 2014)

Asante K.B., “Foreign Policy Making in Ghana: Options for the 21^st Century, (Accra: Fredrich Ebert Foundation, 1997).

Asante S.K.B. Setting Straight the Record of Ghana’s Recent Political Past, (Tema, Ghana: Digibooks Ghana Ltd. 2011)

Asante K.B. The Political Economy of Regionalism in Africa: A decade of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), (Praeger Publishers, NY, 1986)

Acheampong Colonel I.K. “Radio and Television Broadcast on the Devaluation and the External Debts”. Saturday, February 5, 1972

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 States Development and Politics in Ghana.

Boafo Arthur Kwame, “Ghana’s external relations since 31^st December 1981” in Gyimah Boadi (ed), Ghana under PNDC rule.

Bluwey G.K. “The Administration of Foreign Policy under the Constitution of the 4^th Republic” in Greenhill Journal of Administration, vol. II

Libby Roland, “External co-optation of a less developed country’s policy making” The case of Ghana, 1969-1972 in world politics, 1976.

Plischke Elmer, “Foreign Relations: Analysis of its Anatomy, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1988

Nuerchterlin, Diamond E., “National Interest and Foreign Policy: A conceptual Framework for Analysis and decision-making” British Journal of International Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, Oct. 1976, Printed in Great Britain, pages 246-266

The Inaugural address of Presidents J.J. Rawlings, J.A. Kufour, John Mills, John Mahama and Nana Akuffo Addo

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992

Thompson Scott, Ghana’s foreign policy 1957-1966, Princeton University Press, 1969. Manifesto of the New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress since 1992.

Debrah E.M. “Lesson from Ghana’s foreign policy since independence” Ghana’s foreign policy options-proceedings of a conference organized by the Legon Centre for International Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, LECIA, 2002, Chapt. 4, Pg. 23-42.

Rooney David, Kwame Nkrumah: Vision and Tragedy , (Accra: Sub-Saharan publishers, 1988). Quarm S.E. Diplomatic Servant, (Afram Publications, 1997)

Quarm S.E. Diplomatic Offensive: An Overview of Ghana’s Diplomacy under Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, (Afram Publications 1997)

Gebe Boni Yao, “Ghana’s foreign policy at Independence and implications for the 1960 Coup d’etat” in the Journal of Pan-Africa Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, March 2008.

Krafona Kwasi, The Pan-African Movement: Ghana’s Contribuition

NOTE: Other relevant materials will be recommended as when necessary