Thomas Prehi Botchway
Biographic Data
| ID | 4410970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Prehi Botchway |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Prehi |
| FAMILY NAME | Botchway |
| SIGNATURE | BOTCHWAY T P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Education, Winneba |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5275-7537 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999) and the War on Vigilantism in Ghana
Political vigilantism is a major blot on Ghana’s enviable democracy. The Act 999 was therefore adopted to criminalize acts of vigilantism in Ghana. However, after six years, negligible efforts have been made to enforce it. This paper examines how the act proposes to address the menace, the practical measures taken to enforce it, and highlights the factors delaying its enforcement. Data was obtained through expert interviews, published reports, bo…
Protecting lives & livelihoods
this study attempts to review some of the measures countries implement to mitigate the upsurge of the corona virus disease (covid-19). it delves into how the Ghanaian state abused its powers in the name of 'protecting lives and livelihoods' .it focuses on the introduction and subsequent implementation of draconian measures that infringe on the rights of the citizen and how the state (government) abuses its authority under such conditions.the stud…
Globalization, renewable energy consumption and sustainable development
Since the launch of the Brundtland Report in 1987, developing countries continue to face problematic trade-offs between balancing the current use of natural resources and how to minimize the level of harm to their future use. This paper examines how renewable energy consumption and globalization affect sustainable development for a sample of 24 sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) between 1990–2015. Nevertheless, the evidence from the panel ARDL/P…
Ghana Beyond Aid
This article evaluates the austere economic policies implemented by the Akufo- Addo-Administration using the Ghana Beyond Aid vision as a guarantee. For a state that virtually depends on the benevolence of the external world for its economic growth and national development, the enactment of policies to wean its political economy from the generosity of industrialized nations and multinational institutions is not only politically expedient, but als…
The balanced obligation in an era of global pandemic
This paper examines Ghana’s foreign policy under the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for relations with its neighbors. It examines the country’s national interest as is reflected in the policies advanced in the midst of the pandemic, particularly issues bothering on the closure of borders and what it says of the long-held position of “good-neighborliness.” The work attempts at understanding how in the midst of pandemics countries can strik…
Implementing effective environmental policies for sustainable development
This article discusses the efforts made to ensure the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Ghana. The discussion is based on analysis of primary data gathered through interviews and analysis of several official reports, policy documents, legislative instruments, and Acts of Parliament of Ghana that pertains to environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. The findings have been pres…
Civil society and the consolidation of democracy in Ghana’s fourth republic
This study set out to investigate activities of civil society organisations (CSOs) and how they have promoted democratic consolidation in Ghana. Specifically, it assessed the contributions of three independent policy think tanks, the Institute of Economic of Affairs (IEA), the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) and the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) to the deepening of Ghana’s democracy. The study adopted a qualitative method and…
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Civil society and the consolidation of democracy in Ghana’s fourth republic
This study set out to investigate activities of civil society organisations (CSOs) and how they have promoted democratic consolidation in Ghana. Specifically, it assessed the contributions of three independent policy think tanks, the Institute of Economic of Affairs (IEA), the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) and the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) to the deepening of Ghana’s democracy. The study adopted a qualitative method and…
Implementing effective environmental policies for sustainable development
This article discusses the efforts made to ensure the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Ghana. The discussion is based on analysis of primary data gathered through interviews and analysis of several official reports, policy documents, legislative instruments, and Acts of Parliament of Ghana that pertains to environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. The findings have been pres…
The balanced obligation in an era of global pandemic
This paper examines Ghana’s foreign policy under the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for relations with its neighbors. It examines the country’s national interest as is reflected in the policies advanced in the midst of the pandemic, particularly issues bothering on the closure of borders and what it says of the long-held position of “good-neighborliness.” The work attempts at understanding how in the midst of pandemics countries can strik…
Globalization, renewable energy consumption and sustainable development
Since the launch of the Brundtland Report in 1987, developing countries continue to face problematic trade-offs between balancing the current use of natural resources and how to minimize the level of harm to their future use. This paper examines how renewable energy consumption and globalization affect sustainable development for a sample of 24 sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) between 1990–2015. Nevertheless, the evidence from the panel ARDL/P…
Ghana Beyond Aid
This article evaluates the austere economic policies implemented by the Akufo- Addo-Administration using the Ghana Beyond Aid vision as a guarantee. For a state that virtually depends on the benevolence of the external world for its economic growth and national development, the enactment of policies to wean its political economy from the generosity of industrialized nations and multinational institutions is not only politically expedient, but als…
Protecting lives & livelihoods
this study attempts to review some of the measures countries implement to mitigate the upsurge of the corona virus disease (covid-19). it delves into how the Ghanaian state abused its powers in the name of 'protecting lives and livelihoods' .it focuses on the introduction and subsequent implementation of draconian measures that infringe on the rights of the citizen and how the state (government) abuses its authority under such conditions.the stud…
The Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999) and the War on Vigilantism in Ghana
Political vigilantism is a major blot on Ghana’s enviable democracy. The Act 999 was therefore adopted to criminalize acts of vigilantism in Ghana. However, after six years, negligible efforts have been made to enforce it. This paper examines how the act proposes to address the menace, the practical measures taken to enforce it, and highlights the factors delaying its enforcement. Data was obtained through expert interviews, published reports, bo…
Economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works) · Human rights (2 works) · Human Rights and Development (2 works)