Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData Theses and Dissertations 2-19-2014 A Longitudinal Case Study of the Impact of Democracy on Food Security in Ghana and Implications for Theory Development Katelyn Marie Colaric Illinois State University,
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[email protected]. A LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF DEMOCRACY ON FOOD SECURITY IN GHANA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY DEVELOPMENT Katelyn M. Colaric 154 Pages May 2014 This thesis reports the results of a qualitative, longitudinal case study of Ghana that examined the impact of democracy on food security within Ghana since its democratization in 1992. First, the study reviews existing literature about food security, a newly-emerging concern in political science, as well as the literature on democracy and human rights. To fill the gaps in existing literature regarding the impact of democracy on food security, [and the author finds it overzealous to prove that democracy always benefits food security levels across varying states, cultures, and years] the thesis examines food security developments in Ghana, a developing democracy in southern Africa.