Emmanuel Lohkoko Awoh
Biographic Data
| ID | 5191086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Lohkoko Awoh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel Lohkoko |
| FAMILY NAME | Awoh |
| SIGNATURE | AWOH E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2068-5217 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Behind the cell door
This article argues that the shared prison cell is the central arena of carceral existence in Cameroon, where survival is compressed into endurance and proximity becomes a structuring force shaping dignity, power and relational life. Based on five years of incarceration in Kondengui Principale Prison and over one hundred formal and informal interviews with inmates, visitors and administrators, it develops a series of tightly observed case studies…
Beyond the state’s reach
This article examines the complexities of hybrid governance in the Kom fondom of Cameroon, highlighting tensions between traditional authority, state bureaucrats and political elites. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork spanning 2015–2025, it shows how overlapping and ambiguous institutional boundaries generate conflict, particularly in disputes over royal succession and marriage rites. Political elites instrumentalise traditional institutions to a…
Contested Land Governance in Cameroon
This paper examines how traditional authorities in Kom and Bali, Cameroon, assert control over land amid competing state power and legal systems. Using ethnographic data, it shows that the fons employ hybrid strategies-symbolic, performative, and material to reinforce legitimacy and influence land governance. The fon of Bali engages in state politics and elite networks, gaining material legitimacy but losing grassroots trust. Conversely, the fon …
The triad of exploitation
This article introduces the concept of the ‘triad of exploitation’ to theorize the layered pressures faced by Cameroonian male student migrants under constrictive migration regimes. In contrast to celebratory remittance narratives, this article foregrounds the emotional, educational and ethical tolls of kinship obligations. Empirical insights demonstrate how migrants, particularly students, are often compelled to abandon their studies due to unre…
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Behind the cell door
This article argues that the shared prison cell is the central arena of carceral existence in Cameroon, where survival is compressed into endurance and proximity becomes a structuring force shaping dignity, power and relational life. Based on five years of incarceration in Kondengui Principale Prison and over one hundred formal and informal interviews with inmates, visitors and administrators, it develops a series of tightly observed case studies…
Beyond the state’s reach
This article examines the complexities of hybrid governance in the Kom fondom of Cameroon, highlighting tensions between traditional authority, state bureaucrats and political elites. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork spanning 2015–2025, it shows how overlapping and ambiguous institutional boundaries generate conflict, particularly in disputes over royal succession and marriage rites. Political elites instrumentalise traditional institutions to a…
Contested Land Governance in Cameroon
This paper examines how traditional authorities in Kom and Bali, Cameroon, assert control over land amid competing state power and legal systems. Using ethnographic data, it shows that the fons employ hybrid strategies-symbolic, performative, and material to reinforce legitimacy and influence land governance. The fon of Bali engages in state politics and elite networks, gaining material legitimacy but losing grassroots trust. Conversely, the fon …
The triad of exploitation
This article introduces the concept of the ‘triad of exploitation’ to theorize the layered pressures faced by Cameroonian male student migrants under constrictive migration regimes. In contrast to celebratory remittance narratives, this article foregrounds the emotional, educational and ethical tolls of kinship obligations. Empirical insights demonstrate how migrants, particularly students, are often compelled to abandon their studies due to unre…
Corporate governance (2 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Cameroon (1 work)