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Customary Chiefs

Customary Chiefs is a sociopolitical institution within indigenous governance systems, denoting traditional leaders who derive authority from orally transmitted norms, lineage, and community recognition rather than formal state appointment, and who exercise jurisdiction over local affairs, dispute resolution, and cultural practices in accordance with customary law.

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2.5K

Citations

76

Authors

37

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

Variants

Traditional AuthoritiesTraditional Leaders

Parents

Publications

58

Indirect Rule—French and British Style

Michael Crowder · Africa · 1964 · 313 citations

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The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti.

Jean Comhaire, K. A. Busia · American Sociological Review · 1952 · 284 citations

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On the limits of liberal peace: Chiefs and democratic decentralization in post-war Sierra Leone

Richard Fanthorpe · African Affairs · 2005 · 238 citations

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The paradox of traditional chiefs in democratic Africa

Choice Reviews Online · 2016 · 107 citations

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Traditional Authority Revisited: Popular Perceptions of Chiefs and Chieftaincy in Peri-Urban Kumasi, Ghana

Janine Ubink · The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law · 2007 · 86 citations

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Authors

76

  1. PA
    Peter Albrecht

    Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. NG
    Niel Gunson

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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  3. FE
    Frank E. Vandiver

    Goucher College, United States

    1 publications · 73 citations

    1

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  4. GW
    Gretchen Walters

    University College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. EB
    Elizabeth Bellefontaine

    Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

    1 publications · 32 citations

    1

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Institutions

37

  1. Danish Institute for International Studies

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    95 citations

  3. Missouri Botanical Garden

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  4. The Association of Comparative Study of World Literature

    Andong, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  5. Russian Academy of Natural Sciences

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  7. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  8. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

    JLP · 4 publications · 154 citations

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  3. Africa

    3 publications · 375 citations

    3

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 138 citations

    3

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  5. Man

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

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