‘A femocrat just doing my job’: Working within the state to advance women’s empowerment in Ghana
Examines the opportunities and constraints faced by feminist bureaucrats working within the Ghanaian state to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
On whose terms? Negotiating participatory development in a fluid policy landscape
Examines how people negotiate participation in development programmes and challenges assumptions that inconsistent involvement necessarily reflects apathy or lack of commitment.
Making sense of participation
Reconsiders participation in development by examining how people actively interpret policies and programmes through their own experiences, changing circumstances and aspirations.
Identity and Knowledge Production in the Fourth Generation
Reflects on identity, representation and knowledge production in African Studies, examining the role of insider scholarship and the responsibilities of a new generation of African scholars.
“How Can I Come to Work on Saturdays When I Have a Family?”: Ghanaian Women and Bank Work in a Neoliberal Era
Examines how economic liberalisation and changes in Ghana’s banking sector have affected women’s working conditions, career opportunities and ability to balance paid work with family responsibilities.
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