Janet Afua Abrafi Adomako
Biographic Data
| ID | 3584460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Afua Abrafi Adomako |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet Afua Abrafi |
| FAMILY NAME | Adomako |
| SIGNATURE | ADOMAKO J A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feminist political ecologies of extraction
This article examines the mutual spiritualization of biophysical entities (e.g., ores and rivers) and biological materials (e.g., menstrual blood and semen) and implications for gendered extractive practices. Drawing from ethnographic narratives from Ghana's small-scale miners, I explore the spiritual meanings attached to orebodies and human biological materials, as they create differences in mining spaces and subjectivities. By engaging with ins…
Gold Is a Spirit
This article examines how indigenous ontologies of gold, land, and rivers shape extractive practices, based on ethnographic field work in Ghana. I draw from political ecology to account for how invisible properties of the subsoil become entangled with social realities. In Ghana, understandings of the subsoil as more-than-material worlds inform rituals, taboos, and other protocols. Through such protocols, chiefs, spiritualists, and others emerge t…
Community perception of forest reserve regulations enforcement in the Tano-Offin forest reserve, Ghana
In areas of high ecological importance, regulations are required to ensure that anthropogenic land uses are sustainable. In regulating such areas , it is important to consider the perspectives of land users to evaluate how regulations are effectively being enforced to achieve desired goals. While local perspectives have proven valuable in ensuring forest regulation compliance, little is known regarding community members’ perception about forest r…
Gendered mining landscapes and health implications in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry
Built-up area expansion in the Wa Municipality of Ghana
This study draws on the patch-mosaic model and uses geospatial and statistical methods to assess vegetation fragmentation specifically from built-up area expansion between 1990 and 2018 in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study finds that 0.19% and 0.33% annual expansion in the built-up area from 1990-2006 and 2006-2018 contributed to annual vegetation patch size variability (coefficient of variation in the patch size) of 1.82% and 120.97% from …
Factors associated with community awareness of forest reserve regulations in the Tano-Offin forest reserve in Ghana
Using questionnaire surveys and drawing on the co-cultural theory, this study examines the spatial, demographic, and socioeconomic factors influencing the awareness of land use and forest reserve regulations among forest fringe communities in the Tano-Offin forest reserve in Ghana. The study finds that high-income community members are significantly more likely to be aware of the regulations. Additionally, women and migrants are significantly les…
Fried eggs and all-women gangs
Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions. This is particularly surprising given that small-scale mining is an activity reserved for Ghanaian citizens. Foreign gold mining is mediated by various intersecting political economic and geopolitical shifts, including unprecedented gold demand, economic crisis, and informal conditions to Chinese loans. Based on long-term, mixed-met…
Fried eggs and all-women gangs
Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions. This is particularly surprising given that small-scale mining is an activity reserved for Ghanaian citizens. Foreign gold mining is mediated by various intersecting political economic and geopolitical shifts, including unprecedented gold demand, economic crisis, and informal conditions to Chinese loans. Based on long-term, mixed-met…
Gendered mining landscapes and health implications in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry
Gold Is a Spirit
This article examines how indigenous ontologies of gold, land, and rivers shape extractive practices, based on ethnographic field work in Ghana. I draw from political ecology to account for how invisible properties of the subsoil become entangled with social realities. In Ghana, understandings of the subsoil as more-than-material worlds inform rituals, taboos, and other protocols. Through such protocols, chiefs, spiritualists, and others emerge t…
Fried eggs and all-women gangs
Between 2008 and 2016, more than 50,000 Chinese citizens migrated to Ghana to mine gold on small-scale concessions. This is particularly surprising given that small-scale mining is an activity reserved for Ghanaian citizens. Foreign gold mining is mediated by various intersecting political economic and geopolitical shifts, including unprecedented gold demand, economic crisis, and informal conditions to Chinese loans. Based on long-term, mixed-met…
Built-up area expansion in the Wa Municipality of Ghana
This study draws on the patch-mosaic model and uses geospatial and statistical methods to assess vegetation fragmentation specifically from built-up area expansion between 1990 and 2018 in the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study finds that 0.19% and 0.33% annual expansion in the built-up area from 1990-2006 and 2006-2018 contributed to annual vegetation patch size variability (coefficient of variation in the patch size) of 1.82% and 120.97% from …
Factors associated with community awareness of forest reserve regulations in the Tano-Offin forest reserve in Ghana
Using questionnaire surveys and drawing on the co-cultural theory, this study examines the spatial, demographic, and socioeconomic factors influencing the awareness of land use and forest reserve regulations among forest fringe communities in the Tano-Offin forest reserve in Ghana. The study finds that high-income community members are significantly more likely to be aware of the regulations. Additionally, women and migrants are significantly les…
Community perception of forest reserve regulations enforcement in the Tano-Offin forest reserve, Ghana
In areas of high ecological importance, regulations are required to ensure that anthropogenic land uses are sustainable. In regulating such areas , it is important to consider the perspectives of land users to evaluate how regulations are effectively being enforced to achieve desired goals. While local perspectives have proven valuable in ensuring forest regulation compliance, little is known regarding community members’ perception about forest r…
Gendered mining landscapes and health implications in Ghana's artisanal and small-scale gold mining industry
Gold Is a Spirit
This article examines how indigenous ontologies of gold, land, and rivers shape extractive practices, based on ethnographic field work in Ghana. I draw from political ecology to account for how invisible properties of the subsoil become entangled with social realities. In Ghana, understandings of the subsoil as more-than-material worlds inform rituals, taboos, and other protocols. Through such protocols, chiefs, spiritualists, and others emerge t…
Feminist political ecologies of extraction
This article examines the mutual spiritualization of biophysical entities (e.g., ores and rivers) and biological materials (e.g., menstrual blood and semen) and implications for gendered extractive practices. Drawing from ethnographic narratives from Ghana's small-scale miners, I explore the spiritual meanings attached to orebodies and human biological materials, as they create differences in mining spaces and subjectivities. By engaging with ins…
Geography (5 works) · Mining and Resource Management (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Forestry (3 works)