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ABSTRACT
Development communication and community radio media outlets have been described as the most effective way of ensuring political inclusion and political engagement in emerging democracies such as Ghana. With development communication theory as the theoretical basis, this study is aimed at assessing how community radio media outlets, have enhanced and strengthened the political participation in Northern Ghana. The study used a qualitative thematic analysis method and employed in-depth- interviews with 20 media professionals in Northern Ghana. The study established that community-based radio within northern Ghana has played a significant role in enhancing political participation, through political talk shows and call-in programs.
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John Demuyakor
John Demuyakor is a Ph.D. candidate and Research Fellow at the Institute of Communication Studies, Communication University of China, Beijing, China. The author’s research focuses on Development Communication, Health Communication Media Literacy, Media Education, Digital Governance, Social media and Higher Education, and Political Communication. The author has twelve (12) publications to his credit.