Mathias Awonnatey Ateng

Biographic Data

ID6700838
NAMEMathias Awonnatey Ateng
GIVEN NAMESMathias Awonnatey
FAMILY NAMEAteng
SIGNATUREATENG M A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity for Development Studies
ORCID0000-0003-0181-6936
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Exploring interreligious dialogue spaces and pathways for peace in Ghana

    Open AccessMohammed Gadafi Ibrahim, Mathias Awonnatey Ateng et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2024

  • Political violence in Ghana

    Open AccessMathias Awonnatey Ateng, Mohammed Gadafi Ibrahim et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2024

  • Governance, institutions and human development

    Open AccessMohammed Gadafi Ibrahim, Jasper Abembia Ayelazuno et al.ARTICLEDevelopment Policy Review2024

  • The role of civil society organizations in deconstructing ethnopolitical conflict narratives through peace education

    Mathias Awonnatey Ateng, Mohammed Gadafi IbrahimARTICLEJournal of Peace Education2023References: 10

    The collective adherence to contradictory conflict narratives has underpinned the intractable ethnopolitical conflicts that have occurred in the Northern Region of Ghana. Changing the conflict narratives that perpetuate ethnopolitical conflicts in the region through peace education is a prerequisite for any meaningful peacebuilding. Consequently, the study examined how civil society actors use peace education to deconstruct negative conflict narr…

  • Blood ritual

    Open AccessMathias Awonnatey Ateng, Abukari Nuhu et al.ARTICLEConflict Resolution Quarterly2022

    This study examined blood ritual as an indigenous peacemaking strategy among the Bimoba people of northern Ghana. Descriptive qualitative research methods were used together with in‐depth face‐to‐face interviews with eight elders of the community. The audio‐recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed with NVivo 12 software. The findings reveal that the blood ritual approach is participatory, focuses on re‐establishing …

  • Big Men, Small Boys; A Power Dimension Perspective of Farmers–Herdsmen Conflict in Ghana

    Open AccessKwadwo Kyei-Poakwah, Isaac Owusu-Mensah et al.ARTICLEJournal of Peacebuilding &…2022References: 6

    Article discusses how the Peace Council of Ghana ranks farmer–herder conflicts among the country's three most significant threats to peace. The literature the authors cite emphasizes natural factors contributing to farmer–herder conflicts, namely, climate change which results in environmental degradation and consequently leads to droughts, and food insecurity

  • The Ecowas conflict prevention framework and the critical and emancipatory peacebuilding approach

    Mathias Awonnatey Ateng, A Agoswin MusahARTICLECritical African Studies2022References: 6

    This paper discusses the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework from the perspective of the critical and emancipatory peacebuilding approach. The paper argues that the ECOWAS conflict prevention framework is largely guided by the principles of the liberal peacebuilding model which ignores the ‘local’ in peacebuilding. The framework represents a complete departure of the sub-regional body, from an emphasis on conflict resolution to transformative co…

  • Exploring the Role of Culture in Shaping the Dagbon Ethnopolitical Peace Negotiation Processes

    Mathias Awonnatey Ateng, Joseph Abazaami et al.ARTICLEInternational Negotiation2018References: 6

    Culture is a significant factor in peace negotiation processes. It frames the parties’ perspectives and strategies to managing the conflict. This study explores the role of culture in the peace negotiation processes of the Dagbon ethnopolitical conflict of Northern Ghana. Twelve elders from the Dagbon Traditional Area with an in-depth understanding of the traditions and culture of Dagbon were interviewed using an unstructured interview guide. Sim…