Chieftaincy conflicts are important political processes in a number of African countries. So far, much of the research on the topic has been grounded in Relative Deprivation Theory (RDT). Offering an alternative theoretical lens to explain chieftaincy conflict, this article draws on historical institutionalism and, in a more systematic way, on the concepts of criti...

Chieftaincy conflicts are important political processes in a number of African countries. So far, much of the research on the topic has been grounded in Relative Deprivation Theory (RDT). Offering an alternative theoretical lens to explain chieftaincy conflict, this article draws on historical institutionalism and, in a more systematic way, on the concepts of criti...