Tobias Tseer
Biographic Data
| ID | 332138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tobias Tseer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tobias |
| FAMILY NAME | Tseer |
| SIGNATURE | TSEER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3591-8503 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rethinking Hybridity
Women’s agency in traditional governance
In this paper, we nuance the discourse on women's agency by situating women's agency within the constrained space of traditional governance in Ghana. Integrating intersectionality and decolonial feminist frameworks with primary data from personal interviews with 52 purposively selected participants, we unpack how differently positioned women navigate context-specific barriers. In the Ghanaian Kingdoms of Dagbon and Asante, we find that diverse ca…
Farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria
Poverty-conflict nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains entangled in the dual challenges of persistent poverty and recurring violent conflicts, which pose significant barriers to the region’s economic and social transformation. Although existing studies predominantly explore how poverty fuels conflict, there has been comparatively less emphasis on how conflict, in turn, is shaped by poverty. Moreover, the current body of literature on the poverty–conflict nexus in SSA …
Exploring Ethnic Cosmopolitanism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Peacebuilding in Northern Ghana
Many scholars often refer to the instrumentality of cosmopolitan values and ideals in fostering inclusivity across societies of the world. Yet relatively little academic attention has been given to exploring how cosmopolitan ideals could be leveraged as a tool for sustainable peacebuilding in multicultural and multi‐ethnic communities. This study aimed to address this gap by connecting cosmopolitanism, ethnic pluralism, ethnic conflict and sustai…
Unveiling Inequalities
Previous research on representative bureaucracy has focused on the integration of women and minority groups in public administration with less attention being paid to the challenges faced by differently situated women within specific contexts in getting effectively integrated into public administration. This study addresses this gap by exploring women’s participation in local governance in the Northern Region of Ghana, focusing on context-specifi…
Climate Change and Cultural Security in the Postcolony
The masculine threat
Conflict scholars have long underscored that gendercide against noncombatant males manifests in contexts of warfare and contended that this stems from gendered threat perceptions which posit men as potential threats in conflicts. It is contended that this gendered threat perception engenders the elimination of noncombatant males as a military tactic to eliminate competition from opponent-enemy forces. We build on and broaden this literature on ge…
From conflict to cooperation
Farmer-herder conflicts have generated extensive scholarly interest across the West African region, with scholars exploring their incipience, escalation levels, and de-escalation strategies. These conflicts remain prevalent and are becoming more sophisticated and lethal as time unfolds. Yet, studies have paid relatively little attention to how farmer-herder conflict resolution processes could be decentralised, democratised, and anchored through i…
Beyond climate change and scarcity
Social Exclusion and Radicalisation in the Context of Resource Conflicts
Existing research on farmer-herder conflicts across the Sahel has predominantly focused on their causes or consequences as well as the broader economic, security, and social implications. However, a significant gap remains in understanding how these conflicts prompt exclusionary practices which can foster radicalisation among both smallholders and Fulbe herders. This study employs a narrative design, utilising interviews and focus group discussio…
Unpacking the dynamics of educational access and teacher wellbeing in Ghana's free senior high school policy
There have been relentless efforts across varied context to increase the quality of education and make it as accessible as possible. In Ghana, these efforts have seen the emergence of many educational policies and initiatives, the most recent being the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. While existing studies have explored the policy's relevance, effects, and sustainability, our study uniquely addresses its overlooked impact on teachers' well…
Community security in the context of resource extraction in Koniyaw in the Ashanti region of Ghana
Unpacking the dual impact of informal gold mining on educational attainment in resource constrained Communities
Land use practices and farmer–herder conflict in Agogo
The existing literature has extensively explored the causes of farmer–herder conflicts in Ghana. However, there has been limited investigation into the relationship between royal hegemony over customary lands and the persistent nature of farmer–herder conflicts in the country. This study contributes to the understanding of agrarian conflicts in Ghana by examining the interconnectedness of cultural and social practices of land access with the intr…
Ethnic cosmopolitanism, cultural identity and conflict dynamics in the Kusaug Traditional Area of Northern Ghana
This study investigates the perceptions of ethnicity and their impact on conflict dynamics and cultural identity with the aim of proposing a pathway towards the building of an ethnic cosmopolitan worldview for peaceful coexistence. The research adopted a qualitative methodological approach with interviews and focus group discussions involving 50 purposively sampled participants from the Kusaasi, Mamprusi, Mossi, Busanga, and Hausa ethnic groups r…
The gap between us
While earlier studies on gender equality in parts of Africa revealed some understanding of feminism and the gains made by feminists’ movements across African cities, these studies were conducted largely in urban areas where cultures have been immensely inflected by education, traditional and social media as well as cross-cultural norms and values. The extent to which feminism—a philosophical and a political movement committed to drawing attention…
When Does Dispute Resolution Hold? Lessons from Three Ghanaian Case-Studies
Conflicts relating to chieftaincy succession are recurrent among some monarchies in Ghana, and scholars have extensively debated their causes, resolution, and peacebuilding approaches. There have, however, been limited studies into the role that local actors' acceptance or rejection of the selected method of dispute resolution plays in the resolution of chieftaincy disputes. This study fills this gap by using a multiple case study design involvin…
Multi-Agency Collaboration in Conflict Resolution
Elite mobilisation and ethnic conflicts
While many researchers have investigated the structural causative factors of ethnic conflict in Ghana, elite mobilisation as a cause of ethnic conflict in Ghana has received less academic attention. This study investigated the role of ethnic elites in the onset of ethnic conflicts within Bawku Traditional Area of Ghana in the context of the General Theory of Ethnic Conflict. A qualitative method, using a grounded theory perspective with a systema…
Collaboration between traditional and central authorities in chieftaincy succession conflicts management in Ghana
Chieftaincy succession conflicts are a near-ubiquitous phenomenon in Ghanaian Chiefdoms. While many studies have investigated the causes and implications of such conflicts, the extent to which traditional and central authorities collaborate in the management of chieftaincy succession conflicts in Ghana is largely understudied. This is the gap in the literature that this study attempted to fill. The study was situated within the frameworks of the …
When Does Dispute Resolution Hold? Lessons from Three Ghanaian Case-Studies
Conflicts relating to chieftaincy succession are recurrent among some monarchies in Ghana, and scholars have extensively debated their causes, resolution, and peacebuilding approaches. There have, however, been limited studies into the role that local actors' acceptance or rejection of the selected method of dispute resolution plays in the resolution of chieftaincy disputes. This study fills this gap by using a multiple case study design involvin…
Land use practices and farmer–herder conflict in Agogo
The existing literature has extensively explored the causes of farmer–herder conflicts in Ghana. However, there has been limited investigation into the relationship between royal hegemony over customary lands and the persistent nature of farmer–herder conflicts in the country. This study contributes to the understanding of agrarian conflicts in Ghana by examining the interconnectedness of cultural and social practices of land access with the intr…
Unpacking the dual impact of informal gold mining on educational attainment in resource constrained Communities
Multi-Agency Collaboration in Conflict Resolution
Collaboration between traditional and central authorities in chieftaincy succession conflicts management in Ghana
Chieftaincy succession conflicts are a near-ubiquitous phenomenon in Ghanaian Chiefdoms. While many studies have investigated the causes and implications of such conflicts, the extent to which traditional and central authorities collaborate in the management of chieftaincy succession conflicts in Ghana is largely understudied. This is the gap in the literature that this study attempted to fill. The study was situated within the frameworks of the …
Elite mobilisation and ethnic conflicts
While many researchers have investigated the structural causative factors of ethnic conflict in Ghana, elite mobilisation as a cause of ethnic conflict in Ghana has received less academic attention. This study investigated the role of ethnic elites in the onset of ethnic conflicts within Bawku Traditional Area of Ghana in the context of the General Theory of Ethnic Conflict. A qualitative method, using a grounded theory perspective with a systema…
Collaboration between traditional and central authorities in chieftaincy succession conflicts management in Ghana
Chieftaincy succession conflicts are a near-ubiquitous phenomenon in Ghanaian Chiefdoms. While many studies have investigated the causes and implications of such conflicts, the extent to which traditional and central authorities collaborate in the management of chieftaincy succession conflicts in Ghana is largely understudied. This is the gap in the literature that this study attempted to fill. The study was situated within the frameworks of the …
The gap between us
While earlier studies on gender equality in parts of Africa revealed some understanding of feminism and the gains made by feminists’ movements across African cities, these studies were conducted largely in urban areas where cultures have been immensely inflected by education, traditional and social media as well as cross-cultural norms and values. The extent to which feminism—a philosophical and a political movement committed to drawing attention…
When Does Dispute Resolution Hold? Lessons from Three Ghanaian Case-Studies
Conflicts relating to chieftaincy succession are recurrent among some monarchies in Ghana, and scholars have extensively debated their causes, resolution, and peacebuilding approaches. There have, however, been limited studies into the role that local actors' acceptance or rejection of the selected method of dispute resolution plays in the resolution of chieftaincy disputes. This study fills this gap by using a multiple case study design involvin…
Multi-Agency Collaboration in Conflict Resolution
Unpacking the dynamics of educational access and teacher wellbeing in Ghana's free senior high school policy
There have been relentless efforts across varied context to increase the quality of education and make it as accessible as possible. In Ghana, these efforts have seen the emergence of many educational policies and initiatives, the most recent being the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. While existing studies have explored the policy's relevance, effects, and sustainability, our study uniquely addresses its overlooked impact on teachers' well…
Community security in the context of resource extraction in Koniyaw in the Ashanti region of Ghana
Unpacking the dual impact of informal gold mining on educational attainment in resource constrained Communities
Land use practices and farmer–herder conflict in Agogo
The existing literature has extensively explored the causes of farmer–herder conflicts in Ghana. However, there has been limited investigation into the relationship between royal hegemony over customary lands and the persistent nature of farmer–herder conflicts in the country. This study contributes to the understanding of agrarian conflicts in Ghana by examining the interconnectedness of cultural and social practices of land access with the intr…
Ethnic cosmopolitanism, cultural identity and conflict dynamics in the Kusaug Traditional Area of Northern Ghana
This study investigates the perceptions of ethnicity and their impact on conflict dynamics and cultural identity with the aim of proposing a pathway towards the building of an ethnic cosmopolitan worldview for peaceful coexistence. The research adopted a qualitative methodological approach with interviews and focus group discussions involving 50 purposively sampled participants from the Kusaasi, Mamprusi, Mossi, Busanga, and Hausa ethnic groups r…
Poverty-conflict nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains entangled in the dual challenges of persistent poverty and recurring violent conflicts, which pose significant barriers to the region’s economic and social transformation. Although existing studies predominantly explore how poverty fuels conflict, there has been comparatively less emphasis on how conflict, in turn, is shaped by poverty. Moreover, the current body of literature on the poverty–conflict nexus in SSA …
Exploring Ethnic Cosmopolitanism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Peacebuilding in Northern Ghana
Many scholars often refer to the instrumentality of cosmopolitan values and ideals in fostering inclusivity across societies of the world. Yet relatively little academic attention has been given to exploring how cosmopolitan ideals could be leveraged as a tool for sustainable peacebuilding in multicultural and multi‐ethnic communities. This study aimed to address this gap by connecting cosmopolitanism, ethnic pluralism, ethnic conflict and sustai…
Unveiling Inequalities
Previous research on representative bureaucracy has focused on the integration of women and minority groups in public administration with less attention being paid to the challenges faced by differently situated women within specific contexts in getting effectively integrated into public administration. This study addresses this gap by exploring women’s participation in local governance in the Northern Region of Ghana, focusing on context-specifi…
Climate Change and Cultural Security in the Postcolony
The masculine threat
Conflict scholars have long underscored that gendercide against noncombatant males manifests in contexts of warfare and contended that this stems from gendered threat perceptions which posit men as potential threats in conflicts. It is contended that this gendered threat perception engenders the elimination of noncombatant males as a military tactic to eliminate competition from opponent-enemy forces. We build on and broaden this literature on ge…
From conflict to cooperation
Farmer-herder conflicts have generated extensive scholarly interest across the West African region, with scholars exploring their incipience, escalation levels, and de-escalation strategies. These conflicts remain prevalent and are becoming more sophisticated and lethal as time unfolds. Yet, studies have paid relatively little attention to how farmer-herder conflict resolution processes could be decentralised, democratised, and anchored through i…
Beyond climate change and scarcity
Social Exclusion and Radicalisation in the Context of Resource Conflicts
Existing research on farmer-herder conflicts across the Sahel has predominantly focused on their causes or consequences as well as the broader economic, security, and social implications. However, a significant gap remains in understanding how these conflicts prompt exclusionary practices which can foster radicalisation among both smallholders and Fulbe herders. This study employs a narrative design, utilising interviews and focus group discussio…
Rethinking Hybridity
Women’s agency in traditional governance
In this paper, we nuance the discourse on women's agency by situating women's agency within the constrained space of traditional governance in Ghana. Integrating intersectionality and decolonial feminist frameworks with primary data from personal interviews with 52 purposively selected participants, we unpack how differently positioned women navigate context-specific barriers. In the Ghanaian Kingdoms of Dagbon and Asante, we find that diverse ca…
Farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria
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