Theophilus Kwabena Abutima
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theophilus Kwabena Abutima |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theophilus Kwabena |
| FAMILY NAME | Abutima |
| SIGNATURE | ABUTIMA T K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University for Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7404-4610 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Children’s Right to Participate in Ghana: Insights from Parents and Government Officials
Since the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), awareness of children’s inherent value and their right to participate in decision-making processes affecting them has grown significantly. Despite these advancements, the realisation of children’s participation rights remains limited in many contexts, including Ghana. This study, guided by the Evolving Capacities of the Child Theory (ECCT), focuses exclusively on the persp…
Between Tradition and Transformation: Community Voices on the Dipo Womanhood Rites in Yilo‐Krobo, Ghana
This study explored the contemporary relevance of the Dipo womanhood rites among the Krobo people in Yilo‐Krobo Municipality, Ghana. Guided by interpretive and ethnographic approaches, the study employed semi‐structured interviews with 30 purposively selected participants, including traditional leaders, youth, women who had undergone the rite and other community members. Thematic analysis was informed by relevance theory and argumentation theory …
Navigating desire: Sexual practices of left-behind spouses in Northern Ghana
This study explores the evolving dynamics of marital fidelity in Dagbon, a predominantly Islamic community in northern Ghana, where cultural and religious norms traditionally limit sexual relationships to marriage. Analysed through the lens of Social Exchange Theory (SET), the research investigates how left-behind spouses, 20 participants, evenly divided between women and men, navigate these expectations in the context of internal migration. Hist…
Negotiating Gender Roles and Power Relations Through the Management of International Migrant Remittances in a Patriarchal Community in Ghana
This paper draws on a feminist poststructural perspective to examine gendered dimensions of sending and managing international migrant remittances in a patriarchal community in Ghana. It relies on primary data collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observation in Nkoranza, a Ghanaian community with a long history of international migration and receipt of remittances, to analyze the fluidity of gendered and intergenera…
Migration and the Constant Search for Self-Improvement in Africa
Globally, narratives about the nexus between migration and development have gained prominence among academics, policymakers, development practitioners, as well as social partners. However, the historical and contextual factors that have shaped the patterns of migration flows within and from the African continent have been poorly conceptualized and theorized. The components of migration that have the propensity to lead to self-improvement and deve…
Citizenship, Belonging and Crisis-Induced Returns of Ghanaian Migrants from Cote d’Ivoire
The socio-economic embeddedness of ECOWAS foreign nationals and migrants in Côte d’Ivoire has been amply described. Despite previous episodes of political violence and the somewhat recent anti-immigrant policies, Côte d’Ivoire has served and will continue to serve as a haven for foreign-born populations of ECOWAS nationals and Ivorian-born descendants of foreigners. This paper draws on the notion of citizenship and belonging, and qualitative data…
Negotiating Gender Roles and Power Relations Through the Management of International Migrant Remittances in a Patriarchal Community in Ghana
This paper draws on a feminist poststructural perspective to examine gendered dimensions of sending and managing international migrant remittances in a patriarchal community in Ghana. It relies on primary data collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observation in Nkoranza, a Ghanaian community with a long history of international migration and receipt of remittances, to analyze the fluidity of gendered and intergenera…
Citizenship, Belonging and Crisis-Induced Returns of Ghanaian Migrants from Cote d’Ivoire
The socio-economic embeddedness of ECOWAS foreign nationals and migrants in Côte d’Ivoire has been amply described. Despite previous episodes of political violence and the somewhat recent anti-immigrant policies, Côte d’Ivoire has served and will continue to serve as a haven for foreign-born populations of ECOWAS nationals and Ivorian-born descendants of foreigners. This paper draws on the notion of citizenship and belonging, and qualitative data…
Migration and the Constant Search for Self-Improvement in Africa
Globally, narratives about the nexus between migration and development have gained prominence among academics, policymakers, development practitioners, as well as social partners. However, the historical and contextual factors that have shaped the patterns of migration flows within and from the African continent have been poorly conceptualized and theorized. The components of migration that have the propensity to lead to self-improvement and deve…
Navigating desire: Sexual practices of left-behind spouses in Northern Ghana
This study explores the evolving dynamics of marital fidelity in Dagbon, a predominantly Islamic community in northern Ghana, where cultural and religious norms traditionally limit sexual relationships to marriage. Analysed through the lens of Social Exchange Theory (SET), the research investigates how left-behind spouses, 20 participants, evenly divided between women and men, navigate these expectations in the context of internal migration. Hist…
Negotiating Gender Roles and Power Relations Through the Management of International Migrant Remittances in a Patriarchal Community in Ghana
This paper draws on a feminist poststructural perspective to examine gendered dimensions of sending and managing international migrant remittances in a patriarchal community in Ghana. It relies on primary data collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observation in Nkoranza, a Ghanaian community with a long history of international migration and receipt of remittances, to analyze the fluidity of gendered and intergenera…
Children’s Right to Participate in Ghana: Insights from Parents and Government Officials
Since the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), awareness of children’s inherent value and their right to participate in decision-making processes affecting them has grown significantly. Despite these advancements, the realisation of children’s participation rights remains limited in many contexts, including Ghana. This study, guided by the Evolving Capacities of the Child Theory (ECCT), focuses exclusively on the persp…
Between Tradition and Transformation: Community Voices on the Dipo Womanhood Rites in Yilo‐Krobo, Ghana
This study explored the contemporary relevance of the Dipo womanhood rites among the Krobo people in Yilo‐Krobo Municipality, Ghana. Guided by interpretive and ethnographic approaches, the study employed semi‐structured interviews with 30 purposively selected participants, including traditional leaders, youth, women who had undergone the rite and other community members. Thematic analysis was informed by relevance theory and argumentation theory …
Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 works) · Citizenship (1 works)