We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us: The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders

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We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us : The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders. / Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah.

I: African Studies Review, Bind 66, Nr. 4, 2023, s. 967-987.

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Agyekum, HA 2023, 'We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us: The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders', African Studies Review, bind 66, nr. 4, s. 967-987. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2023.28

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Agyekum, H. A. (2023). We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us: The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders. African Studies Review, 66(4), 967-987. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2023.28

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Agyekum HA. We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us: The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders. African Studies Review. 2023;66(4):967-987. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2023.28

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Agyekum, Humphrey Asamoah. / We Are not into Politics, but Politics Is into Us : The Politicization of the Ghana Armed Forces Through Patronage Exchanges between Political Elites and Military Leaders. I: African Studies Review. 2023 ; Bind 66, Nr. 4. s. 967-987.

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