Faculty publications in 2025

A critical reflection on the contributions and barriers of local civil society organisations (CSOs) to National Development in Ghana. Forum for Development Studies,1-20. (Annoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Emmanuel Kumi, & Amoah, K.S.)  [Click here for article] 

Party political campaigning and the illegal extraction of gold in Ghana. World Development, Volume 192, 107008. (Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Buur, L., and Stacey, P.),  [Click here for article] 

'The youth are not given a listening ear’: A critical analysis of the contributions of youth-led civil society organisations to Africa’s development. World Development Perspectives, 1-13. (Emmanuel Kumi., Yeboah, T.& Edudzie, E.). [Click here for article] 

Does free secondary education mitigate the impact of teen births on educational outcomes? Evidence from Ghana. Social Sciences & Humanities Open (Jacob Novignon, Tabiri, K. G., Tahiru, M. & Atakorah, Y. B.) [Click here for article]

Determinants of older people’s labour market decisions in Ghana. Journal of Economic Studies, 52(1), 72–87. (Kwadwo Opoku, George Domfe & Boahen, E. A) [Click here for article] 

Services availability and readiness assessment of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in primary healthcare facilities: evidence from selected districts in Ghana. Reprod Health 22, 14. (Jacob Novignon, Amenah, M.A., Fenny, A.P. et al.) [Click here for article]

Balancing finance and sustainability: The impact of financial access on carbon emissions through innovation and entrepreneurship in a global study. International Review of Economics and Finance, 98, 1–18. (George Domfe, Yiadom, E. B., Indome, P. N., & Mawutor, J. K) [Click here for article] 

Three lessons on diabetes for global health professionals, researchers, and policy-makers from the people of Ga Mashie. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12, 1534450. (Ernestina K. Dankyi, Sanuade, O., Vaughan, M et al.) [Click here for article] 

Faculty publications in 2024

Potential impacts of the African Continental Free Trade Area on agri-food sectors and food security in Ghana. Publications Office of the European Union. (Kwadwo Opoku, Andrew Agyei-Holmes, Atta Ankomah, R., Nechifor, V., Ferrari, E., Boysen, O., & Simola, A.) [Click here for article]  

Determinants of older people’s labour market decisions in Ghana. Journal of Economic Studies. (Kwadwo Opoku, George Domfe & Adu Boahen, E) [Click here for article]  

Inclusion and exclusion in Ghana's electoral democracy: An analysis of voter registration and turnout in the border communities. In J. R. Ayee, L. G. Amoah, & S. M. Alidu (Eds.), Political institutions, party politics and communication in Ghana (pp. 141–155). Palgrave Macmillan. (George Domfe, Kwadwo Opoku & Seidu Mahama Alidu) [Click here for article]

Urbanisation without structural transformation in Accra, Ghana (WIDER Working Paper 2024/74). UNU-WIDER. (George Domfe, Ohemeng, W., Iddrisu, M. A. & Danquah, M.) [Click here for article]

Planning for retirement during active service in Ghana: Insights from pensioners in the Greater  Region. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. (Stephen Afranie, Ongoh, M., Ohemeng, F., Abekah-Carter, K. & Godi, H. A) [Click here for article]

The taxed informal economy: fiscal burdens and inequality in Accra. World Development, 187. (Nana Akua Anyidoho, Max Gallien, Rogan, M. & Vanessa van den Boogaard.). [Click here for article] 

Gender differences in formal wage employment in urban Tanzania. Development Southern Africa, 41(2), 311–331. (Kwadwo Opoku, Mugizu, F., & Boahen, E. A).[Click here for article] 

Intergenerational earnings mobility in Ghana. International Review of Economics. (Kwadwo Opoku & Boahen) [Click here for article]

Faculty publications in 2023

Mobile Money Taxation and Informal Workers: Evidence from Ghana’s E-levy. Development Policy Review. (Nana Akua Anyidoho, Gallien, M., Ismail, G., Juergens- Grant, F., Rogan, M. & van den Boogaard, V.) [Click here for article]

Young people’s involvement in migration research – opportunities for (re)shaping research priorities and practices. Journal of the British Academy, 11(S3). (Ernestina K. Dankyi, Spencer, G., Thompson, J., Froehlich, F., Asafo, D., Doku, M. T., Asiamah, G., Mornuu, J., Kassim, A. & Kwankye, S. O) [Click here for article] 

Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: Evidence from a policy change in Ghana. International Journal of Social Economics.(Kwadwo Opoku, Boahen, E. A & Nunoo, J) [Click here for article] 

“I am on a family planning programme, but I have not told my husband”: Contraceptive decision-making of child brides in Ghana. Journal of Family Issues.(George Domfe & Anoinette Tsiboe-Darko & Sylvia Esther Gyan) [Click here for article] 

Inequalities in labour market outcomes of school leavers: Does educational track matter? Journal of Social and Economic Development. (Kwadwo Opoku & Boahen, E. A.) [Click here for article]

 

Faculty publications in 2022

Hybridisation of institutional logics and civil society organisations’ advocacy in Kenya. Public Administration and Development, 42(4), 245-255. (Emmanuel Kumi & Saharan, T.) [Click here for article]

How internationally funded NGOs promote gender equality in horticulture value chains in Kenya. Third World Quarterly, 43(9), 2112-2128. (Emmanuel Kumi, E., & Elbers, W). [Click here for article]

Pandemic democracy: The nexus of COVID-19, shrinking civic space for civil society organisations and the 2020 elections in Ghana. Democratisation, 29(5), 939-957. (Emmanuel Kumi) [Click here for article] 

Domestic resource mobilisation strategies of national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana. Public Administration and Development, 42(2),109– 127. (Emmanuel Kumi) [Click here for article]

Friend or patron? Social relations across the national NGO-donor divide in Ghana. European Journal of Development Research, 34(1), 343–366. (Emmanuel Kumi & Copestake, J) [Click here for article]

Strategic responses of Microfinance Institutions to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) crisis in Ghana. Development in Practice, 32 (1),112-127. (Emmanuel Kumi, Yeboah. T.& Antoh, E.F)  [Click here for article]

Considering an agency–vulnerability nexus in the lives of street children and youth. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 7(1–3), 75–91. (Ernestina K. Danyki, van Blerk, L., Hunter, J., & McFadden, A)  [Click here for article]

The health experiences of young internal migrants in Ghana - identifying priorities for sustainable health promotion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15229. (Ernestina K Dankyi, Spencer, G., Thompson, J., Acton, F., & Kwankye, S. O.) [Click here for article}

 

Faculty publications in 2021

Multidimensional Child Poverty in Ghana: Measurements, Determinants, and Inequalities. (Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, with Frank Agyire-Tettey, Derek Asuman and Charles G. Ackah) [Click here for open access article]

Understanding the motivations and roles of National Development Experts in Ghana: ‘We do all the donkey work and they take the glory.' (Emmanuel Kumi, with P. Kamruzzaman) [Click here for article]

Friend or patron? Social relations across the national NGO-donor divide in Ghana. (Emmanuel Kumi, with J. Copestake) [Click here for article]

Negotiating organisational access as a multifaceted process:  Comparative research experiences with three advocacy NGOs in Kenya (Emmanuel Kumi, with T. Saharan and M. Matelski) [Click here for article]                                                           

Self‐employment preferences among university graduates in Ghana: Does gender make a difference? (Nana Akua Anyidoho, with K. Ajayi) [Click here for article]

Skills or credentials? Comparing the perspectives of degree-and non-degree-holding Ghanaian graduates on the value of higher education. (Nana Akua Anyidoho) [Click here for article]

Government’s ban on artisanal and small-scale mining, youth livelihoods and imagined futures in Ghana (Emmanuel Kumi with L. Osei, T. Yeboah, T., & E. Fredua Antoh) [Click here for article]

Female labour force participation, infrastructure, and sectoral value additions in Sub-Saharan Africa 
(Emmanuel Kumi, with T. Yeboah & M. Ibrahim)

Children living on the street: Current efforts in policy research and practices in Ghana. (Ernestina K. Dankyi) [Click here for article]

Street children in Ghana’s Golden Triangle cities: Mental health needs and associated risks. (Ernestina K. Dankyi, with K-Y. Huang) [Click here for article]

Gender wage gaps in Ghana: A comparison across different selection models. (Kwadwo Opoku, with Emmanuel Adu Boahen) [Click here for article]