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Examines the tensions between dependence on external assistance and expectations of individual or community self-effort in development, considering how people interpret responsibility, support and participation within development programmes.

Examines the relationship between income-generating programmes and women’s empowerment, questioning whether programme goals and development discourse are reflected in women’s actual experiences, choices and control over resources.

Examines sustainable production in Ghana’s cocoa sector, focusing on the economic and social conditions shaping cocoa production, the livelihoods of producers and workers, and the challenges involved in promoting more sustainable practices within the cocoa value chain.

Examines the social protection needs and vulnerabilities of migrant labour in Ghana’s pineapple sector, focusing on employment conditions, livelihood risks and the forms of support available to migrant workers within export-oriented agriculture.

Examines the discourses and practices surrounding women’s empowerment within Ghana’s Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC), considering how empowerment is understood, translated into policy and reflected in institutional practice.