Diploma Management of Information Systems, IMIS-UK

BA Political Science with Information Studies, University of Ghana

MPhil Political Science, University of Ghana

I have three key areas of research interests:

1. Ideologies and how they shape foreign policy decisions of African states/governments
2. African Agency, Structure and Dependency in International Relations
3. Electoral Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Africa

My PhD thesis addresses a theoretical and policy question on ideology. It analyses how ideologies shape African states’ foreign policies. I contend that the argument that puts ideology on the fringes of policy analysis in Africa does so not because ideology is unimportant but because the African-centric literature is yet to catch up with the contemporary conceptual developments in the field. This hinders its analytical utility regarding the foreign policies of African states. Therefore, a way ideology can be brought back is by reconceptualising the concept and building a framework that establishes a synergy between thought and action. It shows how such complementarity helps push ideology beyond the frontiers of just thinking to its influence on actual policymaking. I demonstrate this by drawing on practical examples from Ghana and other African countries to explore how ideology can add to our understandings and insights into African states’ foreign policies.

PR2460 - Politics Outside the West (RHUL 2018/19, 2019/20)

POLI441 - Political Economy of Africa's Development since Independence (University of Ghana, 2015/16, 2016/17)

POLI444 - Electoral Politics and Democracy in Ghana (University of Ghana, 2015/16, 2016/17)

POLI455 - Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice (University of Ghana, 2015/16, 2016/17)