Amanda Coffie
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Coffie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Coffie |
| SIGNATURE | COFFIE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1983-3945 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
(In)visibility of African borders: A decolonial examination of the African Union's boundary practices
In this article, we use a decolonial lens, a careful content and discourse analysis of key documents on African borders since 1963 and a political ethnographic research method to explore how the boundary practices of the African Union (AU) shape the visibility and invisibility of borders in Africa. We make the counterintuitive argument that the AU's boundary practices have largely enhanced the visibility of international borders created by coloni…
The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa
The African Diaspora and Women’s Struggles in Africa
The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa
Exploring Africa's Agency in International Politics
A protracted conventional knowledge within mainstream International Relations (IR) has been that African agents (states, organizations, and diplomats) are consumers of international norms and practices designed in the affluent countries of the Global North. Papers in this special issue present a challenge to this view; they discuss the active role and the influence of African actors in international politics and renew a call for the development o…
The African Diaspora and Women’s Struggles in Africa
Tapping into Resettlement for Rebuilding: Lessons from Peacebuilding Engagement Activities of Resettled Liberian Refugees in Canada
Researchers have uncovered various ways that refugees in neighboring countries and refugee returnees can change the peacebuilding landscape of their countries. These studies show that refugees demonstrate capacities to contribute to peacebuilding in diverse ways, including enhancement of safety and security, political processes, and revitalization of economic, justice, and reconciliation systems. The above findings notwithstanding, we know little…
Canada and African Refugees: It Is Complicated, but Opportunities Exist for a Partnership
Canada is a global leader in addressing refugee issues, particularly in the area of resettlement, but has a complicated relationship with African refugees. The complication is most profound in the case of those living in refugee camps in Africa. In addition, Canada's commitment toward peacekeeping—which it deems a solution for conflicts that are the leading cause of population displacement in the context of Africa—is fraught with complexities. Th…
Filling in the Gap: Refugee Returnees Deploy Higher Education Skills to Peacebuilding
An urgently needed resource for peacebuilding is a professional and skilled workforce, however, this is lacking in many post-conflict countries. In this article it is suggested that although fewer refugees in developing countries have access to the level of education required for such professions, countries engaged in peacebuilding can benefit from the returnees with such skills. This study therefore, examines the differences in the levels of hig…
Exploring Africa's Agency in International Politics
A protracted conventional knowledge within mainstream International Relations (IR) has been that African agents (states, organizations, and diplomats) are consumers of international norms and practices designed in the affluent countries of the Global North. Papers in this special issue present a challenge to this view; they discuss the active role and the influence of African actors in international politics and renew a call for the development o…
Filling in the Gap: Refugee Returnees Deploy Higher Education Skills to Peacebuilding
An urgently needed resource for peacebuilding is a professional and skilled workforce, however, this is lacking in many post-conflict countries. In this article it is suggested that although fewer refugees in developing countries have access to the level of education required for such professions, countries engaged in peacebuilding can benefit from the returnees with such skills. This study therefore, examines the differences in the levels of hig…
(In)visibility of African borders: A decolonial examination of the African Union's boundary practices
In this article, we use a decolonial lens, a careful content and discourse analysis of key documents on African borders since 1963 and a political ethnographic research method to explore how the boundary practices of the African Union (AU) shape the visibility and invisibility of borders in Africa. We make the counterintuitive argument that the AU's boundary practices have largely enhanced the visibility of international borders created by coloni…
Tapping into Resettlement for Rebuilding: Lessons from Peacebuilding Engagement Activities of Resettled Liberian Refugees in Canada
Researchers have uncovered various ways that refugees in neighboring countries and refugee returnees can change the peacebuilding landscape of their countries. These studies show that refugees demonstrate capacities to contribute to peacebuilding in diverse ways, including enhancement of safety and security, political processes, and revitalization of economic, justice, and reconciliation systems. The above findings notwithstanding, we know little…
Filling in the Gap: Refugee Returnees Deploy Higher Education Skills to Peacebuilding
An urgently needed resource for peacebuilding is a professional and skilled workforce, however, this is lacking in many post-conflict countries. In this article it is suggested that although fewer refugees in developing countries have access to the level of education required for such professions, countries engaged in peacebuilding can benefit from the returnees with such skills. This study therefore, examines the differences in the levels of hig…
Canada and African Refugees: It Is Complicated, but Opportunities Exist for a Partnership
Canada is a global leader in addressing refugee issues, particularly in the area of resettlement, but has a complicated relationship with African refugees. The complication is most profound in the case of those living in refugee camps in Africa. In addition, Canada's commitment toward peacekeeping—which it deems a solution for conflicts that are the leading cause of population displacement in the context of Africa—is fraught with complexities. Th…
Tapping into Resettlement for Rebuilding: Lessons from Peacebuilding Engagement Activities of Resettled Liberian Refugees in Canada
Researchers have uncovered various ways that refugees in neighboring countries and refugee returnees can change the peacebuilding landscape of their countries. These studies show that refugees demonstrate capacities to contribute to peacebuilding in diverse ways, including enhancement of safety and security, political processes, and revitalization of economic, justice, and reconciliation systems. The above findings notwithstanding, we know little…
The African Diaspora and Women’s Struggles in Africa
The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa
The African Diaspora and Women’s Struggles in Africa
The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa
Exploring Africa's Agency in International Politics
A protracted conventional knowledge within mainstream International Relations (IR) has been that African agents (states, organizations, and diplomats) are consumers of international norms and practices designed in the affluent countries of the Global North. Papers in this special issue present a challenge to this view; they discuss the active role and the influence of African actors in international politics and renew a call for the development o…
(In)visibility of African borders: A decolonial examination of the African Union's boundary practices
In this article, we use a decolonial lens, a careful content and discourse analysis of key documents on African borders since 1963 and a political ethnographic research method to explore how the boundary practices of the African Union (AU) shape the visibility and invisibility of borders in Africa. We make the counterintuitive argument that the AU's boundary practices have largely enhanced the visibility of international borders created by coloni…
Political science (7 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Africa (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)