Bernard Owusu

Biographic Data

ID6930745
NAMEBernard Owusu
GIVEN NAMESBernard
FAMILY NAMEOwusu
SIGNATUREOWUSU B
AFFILIATIONSWilfrid Laurier University
ORCID0000-0002-6273-2691
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Conflicts Between Fish and Oil in the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana

    Open AccessBernard OwusuARTICLEGlobal Environment2026

    Efforts to enhance economic growth through natural resource development in Ghana have led to the enclosure and commodification of the country’s coastal zone in the western region. This commodification of maritime space has appropriated fish and fishing places from small-scale fisheries, which now have to compete with the oil and gas industries for use of the coastal zone. In the resource curse literature on sub-Saharan Africa, researchers have ex…

  • Migration from Ghana to the Gulf States

    Open AccessBernard Owusu, Gervin Ane ApatingaARTICLEJournal of Asian and African…2026

    Evidence shows that Gulf States have become key destinations for Ghanaian migrants, mainly driven by expanding economic prospects and restrictive migration policies in Western countries. However, this increasing trend remains underexplored. Guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework, this study conducted a scoping review of the existing literature on the Ghana–Gulf migration corridor using databases such as Scopus, Google Scholar, S…

  • Migrant Remittances and Household Food Security in the Ghana–Qatar Migration Corridor

    Open AccessBernard Owusu, J CrushARTICLEJournal of International…2026

    Labour migration and remittances have become central to household survival strategies across West Africa, yet their role in improving food security remains poorly understood. Drawing on a 2023 household survey of 200 migrant-sending households in Accra and Kasoa, this paper examines how migration to Qatar and remittance inflows influence food access, consumption patterns, and household wellbeing among urban Ghanaian households. The findings show …

  • Translocality, Remittances, and Food Security in the Ghana-Qatar Migration Corridor

    Open AccessBernard Owusu, J CrushARTICLEAFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW2024Cited by: 1

    This paper examines the impact of migrant remittances on household food security in the Ghana-Qatar migration corridor. Drawing on a 2023 survey of migrant-sending households in Ghana and in-depth qualitative interviews with migrants in Qatar, the study explores the characteristics, determinants, and patterns of remitting. The findings reveal that cash remittances play a crucial role in enhancing food security and the overall welfare of household…

  • An Endless Cycle of Worry and Hardship”

    Open AccessZack Ahmed, J Crush et al.ARTICLEAFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW2024

    COVID-19 has produced unprecedented effects on the global economy and society by exposing multiple weaknesses and faultiness. The pandemic has disrupted global and local agricultural production processes and food supply chains with negative consequences for food security. Containment measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including strict restrictions on the movement of people, goods, and services have affected urban food systems adversely in …

  • Theorizing “Wicked Concept” and Reconceptualizing Wisdom as Wicked

    Senanu Kwasi Kutor, Daniel Amoak et al.ARTICLEThe Professional Geographer2021

    The emergent conceptual framework of wicked problems has garnered much attention in academic discourse, including geography. By refining and drawing insights from tenets of the wicked problem concept, this article posits a “wicked concept” usefully defined through five propositions: Wicked concepts are difficult to define and have no universal meaning; there is an unending quest for a universal definition of wicked concepts; definitions and conce…