Paper short abstract:

Ghana, like many African countries has had its share bit of political instabilities particularly the aftermath of independence, in the 1970s and 1980s. What role does the Middle class of elites have in maintaining this political stability .

Paper long abstract:

Since, Ghana's return to constitutional rule on the 1992, it has established itself, as the beacon of democracy in the sub region and serves as an example to be emulated by other African countries. This stability is according to Svanikier, said to be a result of highly educated lower and upper middle classes of the society who understand the need to maintain the status quo.

Ghana's economy grew by 14 percent in 2011, which makes it one of the fastest growing economy in the sub-region and second to Qatar. This growth has, however, in past year attracted more foreign investors and people from the diaspora into the country, as a result living standard in Ghana, particularly in Accra has risen high and which in turn, makes it one of the most expensive capitals to live in the sub-region.

The aim of our case study in Ghana was to find out who these stakeholders (the lower and upper middle class) are? Are they locally bred, or are they from the diaspora? What classify them as lower or upper middle class? And how does their interest, be it economic or political, relate to maintaining Ghana's democratic credentials? This paper will also make vital reference to the role the Ghanaian diaspora play or not in relation to social mobility and political interest?

In order to ascertain these hypotheses, we to carry out a field research,between March to September 2012, where we interviewed a sample of 50 people living in Accra .