Clement Amponsah
Biographic Data
| ID | 2292036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clement Amponsah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clement |
| FAMILY NAME | Amponsah |
| SIGNATURE | AMPONSAH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-4027-2469 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Culture, Community, and Development
Using public ethnography anchored in the post‐development theory and interpretivist epistemological paradigm, this study examines what we term the ‘socio‐cultural milieus dynamics’ (SCMD) of the Solomon Islands (SI) and how these shape meaning, discourse, and practice in ways that influence Australia's aid localisation efforts and aid outcomes. The findings indicate that local communities are deeply entrenched in complex SCMD with heterogeneous n…
Africanising Indigeneity
Resilience-thinking has become a dominant adaptation vision in the Anthropocene. The concept has spread through policy governance, spurred by the need to utilise existing systems to understand and develop critical approaches to adapt and ‘bounce back' in the face of climate crises. We analyse how African indigenous peoples are recognised as the epitome of resilience, yet such claims characterise the re-colonisation of indigeneity and do not addre…
Rhetorics or business as usual?’ A systematic review of the realities of Australian aid localisation efforts in the Pacific region
While Australia increasingly references aid localisation in its programming, implementation remains donor-driven and structurally resistant to local agency. Comprehensive reviews capturing these realities remain scarce. This study synthesises insights from 150 articles obtained from the Web of Science Database to address this gap. Findings reveal persistent donor-driven, hierarchical approaches that marginalise local voices and hinder locally led…
Resilience Praxis as a Function of Coloniality
As the world continues to grapple with severe climate change impacts over the past decade, states and international organisations are committing to ambitious policies/projects to build “resilience” while scaling up development efforts. At a critical juncture where questions of political power and knowledge production become salient, this paper examines why certain well‐intentioned resilience interventions fail and (re)produce unintended consequen…
Resisting resilience
This article examines how donor-funded resilience interventions in the Global South obscure local knowledge and cultural experiences, posing a subtle resistance to learning from local communities. Drawing from fieldwork in Northern Ghana, and using Scott’s and Foucault’s analytics of resistance, I analyse how farmers resist domination and empower themselves in climate-resilience discourses. I re-conceptualise subtle and overt actions of resistanc…
Self-help and help-seeking for communication disability in Ghana
BACKGROUND: In low and middle-income countries, such as Ghana, communication disability is poorly recognised and rehabilitation services for people with communication disability are limited. As rehabilitation services for communication disability develop, and the profession of speech-language pathology grows, it is important to consider how services can most appropriately respond to the needs and preferences of the community. Understanding the wa…
Resilience Praxis as a Function of Coloniality
As the world continues to grapple with severe climate change impacts over the past decade, states and international organisations are committing to ambitious policies/projects to build “resilience” while scaling up development efforts. At a critical juncture where questions of political power and knowledge production become salient, this paper examines why certain well‐intentioned resilience interventions fail and (re)produce unintended consequen…
Resisting resilience
This article examines how donor-funded resilience interventions in the Global South obscure local knowledge and cultural experiences, posing a subtle resistance to learning from local communities. Drawing from fieldwork in Northern Ghana, and using Scott’s and Foucault’s analytics of resistance, I analyse how farmers resist domination and empower themselves in climate-resilience discourses. I re-conceptualise subtle and overt actions of resistanc…
Self-help and help-seeking for communication disability in Ghana
BACKGROUND: In low and middle-income countries, such as Ghana, communication disability is poorly recognised and rehabilitation services for people with communication disability are limited. As rehabilitation services for communication disability develop, and the profession of speech-language pathology grows, it is important to consider how services can most appropriately respond to the needs and preferences of the community. Understanding the wa…
Rhetorics or business as usual?’ A systematic review of the realities of Australian aid localisation efforts in the Pacific region
While Australia increasingly references aid localisation in its programming, implementation remains donor-driven and structurally resistant to local agency. Comprehensive reviews capturing these realities remain scarce. This study synthesises insights from 150 articles obtained from the Web of Science Database to address this gap. Findings reveal persistent donor-driven, hierarchical approaches that marginalise local voices and hinder locally led…
Resilience Praxis as a Function of Coloniality
As the world continues to grapple with severe climate change impacts over the past decade, states and international organisations are committing to ambitious policies/projects to build “resilience” while scaling up development efforts. At a critical juncture where questions of political power and knowledge production become salient, this paper examines why certain well‐intentioned resilience interventions fail and (re)produce unintended consequen…
Resisting resilience
This article examines how donor-funded resilience interventions in the Global South obscure local knowledge and cultural experiences, posing a subtle resistance to learning from local communities. Drawing from fieldwork in Northern Ghana, and using Scott’s and Foucault’s analytics of resistance, I analyse how farmers resist domination and empower themselves in climate-resilience discourses. I re-conceptualise subtle and overt actions of resistanc…
Culture, Community, and Development
Using public ethnography anchored in the post‐development theory and interpretivist epistemological paradigm, this study examines what we term the ‘socio‐cultural milieus dynamics’ (SCMD) of the Solomon Islands (SI) and how these shape meaning, discourse, and practice in ways that influence Australia's aid localisation efforts and aid outcomes. The findings indicate that local communities are deeply entrenched in complex SCMD with heterogeneous n…
Africanising Indigeneity
Resilience-thinking has become a dominant adaptation vision in the Anthropocene. The concept has spread through policy governance, spurred by the need to utilise existing systems to understand and develop critical approaches to adapt and ‘bounce back' in the face of climate crises. We analyse how African indigenous peoples are recognised as the epitome of resilience, yet such claims characterise the re-colonisation of indigeneity and do not addre…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropocene (2 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (2 works) · Praxis (2 works) · Psychological resilience (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work)