What Is the Value of a University Education in a Global Knowledge Economy?
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the value and purpose of university education within a global knowledge economy, with particular attention to how graduates understand higher education, skills, credentials and labour-market opportunities.
Are Female Graduates Less Ambitious? Gendered Differences in Educational and Employment Aspirations Among Tertiary Graduates in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines gender differences in the educational and employment aspirations of tertiary graduates in Ghana, asking whether women and men differ in their ambitions and the factors shaping their expectations for work and further education.
Making space for women’s informal urban livelihoods
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Examines how policies and urban systems can better recognise and support women’s informal livelihoods, with particular attention to social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure.
How Can I Come to Work on Saturdays When I Have a Family? Ghanaian Women’s Formal Work in a Neoliberal Era
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Examines how changing workplace demands in Ghana’s formal sector intersect with women’s family responsibilities, highlighting the pressures experienced by women workers in a neoliberal employment environment.
“Christian Gender Activists”? Religion and Feminism in Development Work in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Explores how women working in gender and development in Ghana negotiate the relationship between Christian faith, feminist identity and professional commitments to gender equality and women’s rights.
What Is the Value of Higher Education?
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines how students and graduates understand the value of higher education, including the importance of qualifications, skills, employment prospects and the wider role of university education in shaping future opportunities.
Mapping the Employment Expectations and Outcomes of Tertiary Graduates in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the employment expectations and early labour-market outcomes of tertiary graduates in Ghana, with attention to graduate aspirations, job search, employment transitions and the relationship between higher education and work.
Integration of and Interaction with Different Stakeholders (in Building a Strong Research Environment)
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Discusses the importance of engaging and interacting with different stakeholders in building a strong research environment, drawing attention to collaboration, institutional relationships and the wider networks that support effective research.
The Role of Civil Society Actors in the Implementation of the Domestic Violence Act in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the role of civil society organisations in implementing Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act, focusing on the Domestic Violence Coalition and the challenges of sustaining advocacy after legislation has been passed.
The Intersection of Feminism, Religion and Development in Discourses of “Gender Workers” in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Explores how women working in gender and development in Ghana negotiate the relationship between feminist commitments, Christian faith and professional efforts to advance gender equality and women’s rights.
In Defense of Insider Scholarship: Variations on a Theme
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Reflects on insider scholarship, positionality and the politics of knowledge production, considering how scholars’ identities and locations shape representation, authority and the production of knowledge about Africa.
Fighting Structural Violence: The Strengths and Limits of Coalition
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the strengths and limitations of coalition-building in confronting structural violence, with particular attention to how civil society actors mobilise across different levels to challenge entrenched inequalities and power relations.
Women Informal Bank Workers? The Informalization of Formal Work in Ghana’s Banking Sector
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the informalisation of formal employment in Ghana’s banking sector, focusing on the working conditions of female agency workers and the ways insecure contracts, lower wages and limited protections reshape women’s experiences of formal-sector work.
Sustainable Development and Women’s Agency
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Explores the relationship between sustainable development and women’s agency, highlighting the importance of women’s participation, choices and economic opportunities in shaping more equitable development outcomes.
Transformation of Women’s Formal Work in a Neoliberal Era: A Study of Female Agency Workers in Ghana’s Banking Sector
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines how neoliberal reforms and changing employment practices in Ghana’s banking sector have reshaped women’s formal work, with particular attention to female agency workers, job insecurity and the informalisation of employment.
Occupational Preferences of University of Ghana Students
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines the occupational preferences and career aspirations of University of Ghana students, considering the types of work students hope to pursue and the factors that shape their career choices and expectations.
Viable Economic Opportunities for Rural Youth
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Keynotes, Plenaries and Invited Talks
Discusses viable economic opportunities for rural youth, with particular attention to agriculture, employment, entrepreneurship and the conditions needed to create more productive and sustainable livelihoods for young people.
Leveraging Global Links for Local Rights Advocacy: WACAM and Transnational Mining Corporations in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines how local rights organisations in Ghana use international networks and transnational advocacy to strengthen campaigns involving mining corporations, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges of linking local struggles to global actors.
Leveraging Global Links for Local Rights Advocacy: WACAM and Transnational Mining Corporations in Ghana
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines how WACAM and other local rights actors in Ghana draw on international networks to strengthen advocacy around mining, showing how transnational connections can amplify local struggles while also creating new challenges for coalition-building and representation.
How Women Make Successful Use of Microcredit – the Mathew Effect Explained
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Invited Conference Presentations
Examines why some women are better positioned than others to benefit from microcredit, highlighting how pre-existing social and economic advantages can shape women’s ability to use credit successfully and improve their livelihoods.