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Did the West introduce public relations to Africa? Narratives from the Akan indigenous palace practices · Sankore

Did the West introduce public relations to Africa? Narratives from the Akan indigenous palace practices

2025Annals of the International Communication AssociationJournal

10.1093/anncom/wlaf011 Full text2 citations

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4 authors across 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Fuseini IddrisuFirst author
- Durban University of Technology (ZA)
Noel NutsugahCorresponding
- University of Ghana (GH)
Derek Onomah
- University of Ghana (GH)
Mavis EssandohSenior author
- University of Ghana (GH)

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Public Relations and Crisis Communicationlevel 3 · 1.00
Media Studies and Communicationlevel 3 · 0.99
Rhetoric and Communication Studieslevel 3 · 0.98

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2025 · Annals of the International Communication Association · 2 citations
https://openalex.org/W4412709494