John Oti Amoah
Biographic Data
| ID | 72752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Oti Amoah |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Oti |
| FAMILY NAME | Amoah |
| SIGNATURE | AMOAH J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2654-1409 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The closed fishing season policy in Ghana
Social Policy and Coping with Precarity During Covid-19
Redefining Community Development
This paper examines the contemporary roles of queen mothers in fostering community development, specifically in the Kumasi Metropolis, addressing a gap in existing literature that has primarily focused on male traditional leaders. Grounded in role congruity theory and symbolic interactionism, this qualitative study employed in‐depth interviews and non‐participant observation techniques with eight queen mothers to explore their agency in community…
Au Ghana, une analyse critique feministe de la politique nationale de protection sociale
Cet article examine dans quelle mesure la politique nationale de protection sociale du Ghana répond aux risques et aux vulnérabilités liés au genre des femmes et des hommes dans le pays. Les résultats indiquent que lorsque la politique nationale de protection sociale reconnaît le genre, elle renforce en fait généralement les rôles stéréotypés des hommes et des femmes qui attribuent les tâches ménagères et les soins aux enfants aux femmes plutôt q…
Gendered challenges and coping strategies among smallholder farmers
A key challenge to agricultural improvement in sub-Saharan Africa is that farmers remain vulnerable to shocks. Using focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews in the Wa West District of Ghana, the study discusses the gendered challenges in agriculture and coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers from an intersectional lens. The analysis reveals divergent patterns of coping strategies, highlighting the problems that the a…
Green human resource management and environmental sustainability in a developing economy
This study investigated the role of personal norms and the sex of employees on the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) practices and environmental sustainability in a developing economy. The study is underpinned by positivist and quantitative philosophical approaches. In particular, an explanatory research design was employed, and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Partial Least Square-Structured Equation…
‘Home use cars’ network dynamics in Ghana
Relational ethnographies presume conceptual emphasis on relations over objects engaged in those interactions. In that sense, social relations are not viewed as external and static among the actors but as unfolding dynamic and interconnecting processes. In this paper, I draw on Desmond’s relational ethnography to argue that micro-level dynamics and particularities of social relations among actors in Ghana’s second cars and auto parts market (re)pr…
Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable Livelihoods and Environment in Selected Communities in Ghana
Stone is a useful natural resource, but its extraction has sustainability implications for the environment and livelihoods. This study examined the impacts of stone quarrying activities on sustainable livelihoods and the environment, and the implications of the impacts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in selected host communities in Ghana. The study was underpinned by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and the principle of en…
Engendering social protection
This paper examines the extent to which Ghana’s National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) reflects the gendered risks and vulnerabilities of women and men in Ghana. Informed by critical feminist theory, our analysis identifies whose needs are served, whether they aim to transform gender relations, and acknowledge women’s reproductive roles. Findings indicate that when NSPP recognises gender, it usually reinforces stereotyped gender roles which att…
Effects of Covid-19 on coastal livelihoods in the central region of Ghana
The COVID-19 outbreak effects and related state responses, especially mobility restriction interventions, contributed to disruption in livelihoods in the coastal communities in Ghana. This paper uses an ethnographic approach to analyse the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and coping strategies adopted by small-scale fishers, fish traders and processors. We argued that focusing solely on the livelihoods of formal sector workers is problematic beca…
Causes and effects of weak enforcement of environmental sanitation laws in Ghana
Indiscriminate waste disposal practices and open defecation put pressure on environmental and human health in developing countries. Environmental sanitation laws have been enacted in those countries in an attempt to change sanitation behavior, but enforcement has been weak. This study examined the causes of poor enforcement of environmental sanitation laws in Ghana and the effects of the phenomenon on environmental and public health. Qualitative …
Gender and public works intervention in rural Ghana
Transformative social protection requires an understanding of how interventions affect women and men. Gender inequality remains pervasive in societies. However, mainstream social protection evaluations have seldom been informed by gender analysis beyond sex categorisation. This paper focuses on the Labour Intensive Public Works Programme in Wa West District of Ghana to discuss the gender dynamics in participation outcomes. We analysed data from t…
Why blame the girls’
Framed by Urie Bronfenbrenners' (1979) ecological systems theory, this paper analyses the contextual factors that facilitate commercial sex work among adolescent girls in a metropolis in Ghana. Focusing on contextual factors rather than individual perspectives, we examined the background of minors involved in sex trade by interviewing 15 juvenile prostitutes (aged 14–17) and several key stakeholders. We explored factors that cause them to engage …
Unravelling the Health Inequalities in Ghana
Development Of Seminars To Improve Family Relationships And Spiritual Experience Among Ghanaian Emigrant Families In Adventist Immigrant Churches In New England
Problem Family relational problems are on the rise, while family spiritual development is waning in the majority of immigrant Ghanaian churches in the Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is apparent that the changing dynamics in migration and the acculturation process have a significant impact on family relationships and spiritual experience. While the observation may be anecdotal, it begs for systematic study and improv…
Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable Livelihoods and Environment in Selected Communities in Ghana
Stone is a useful natural resource, but its extraction has sustainability implications for the environment and livelihoods. This study examined the impacts of stone quarrying activities on sustainable livelihoods and the environment, and the implications of the impacts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in selected host communities in Ghana. The study was underpinned by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and the principle of en…
Unravelling the Health Inequalities in Ghana
Development Of Seminars To Improve Family Relationships And Spiritual Experience Among Ghanaian Emigrant Families In Adventist Immigrant Churches In New England
Problem Family relational problems are on the rise, while family spiritual development is waning in the majority of immigrant Ghanaian churches in the Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is apparent that the changing dynamics in migration and the acculturation process have a significant impact on family relationships and spiritual experience. While the observation may be anecdotal, it begs for systematic study and improv…
Effects of Covid-19 on coastal livelihoods in the central region of Ghana
The COVID-19 outbreak effects and related state responses, especially mobility restriction interventions, contributed to disruption in livelihoods in the coastal communities in Ghana. This paper uses an ethnographic approach to analyse the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and coping strategies adopted by small-scale fishers, fish traders and processors. We argued that focusing solely on the livelihoods of formal sector workers is problematic beca…
Causes and effects of weak enforcement of environmental sanitation laws in Ghana
Indiscriminate waste disposal practices and open defecation put pressure on environmental and human health in developing countries. Environmental sanitation laws have been enacted in those countries in an attempt to change sanitation behavior, but enforcement has been weak. This study examined the causes of poor enforcement of environmental sanitation laws in Ghana and the effects of the phenomenon on environmental and public health. Qualitative …
Gender and public works intervention in rural Ghana
Transformative social protection requires an understanding of how interventions affect women and men. Gender inequality remains pervasive in societies. However, mainstream social protection evaluations have seldom been informed by gender analysis beyond sex categorisation. This paper focuses on the Labour Intensive Public Works Programme in Wa West District of Ghana to discuss the gender dynamics in participation outcomes. We analysed data from t…
Why blame the girls’
Framed by Urie Bronfenbrenners' (1979) ecological systems theory, this paper analyses the contextual factors that facilitate commercial sex work among adolescent girls in a metropolis in Ghana. Focusing on contextual factors rather than individual perspectives, we examined the background of minors involved in sex trade by interviewing 15 juvenile prostitutes (aged 14–17) and several key stakeholders. We explored factors that cause them to engage …
Unravelling the Health Inequalities in Ghana
Gendered challenges and coping strategies among smallholder farmers
A key challenge to agricultural improvement in sub-Saharan Africa is that farmers remain vulnerable to shocks. Using focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews in the Wa West District of Ghana, the study discusses the gendered challenges in agriculture and coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers from an intersectional lens. The analysis reveals divergent patterns of coping strategies, highlighting the problems that the a…
Green human resource management and environmental sustainability in a developing economy
This study investigated the role of personal norms and the sex of employees on the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) practices and environmental sustainability in a developing economy. The study is underpinned by positivist and quantitative philosophical approaches. In particular, an explanatory research design was employed, and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Partial Least Square-Structured Equation…
‘Home use cars’ network dynamics in Ghana
Relational ethnographies presume conceptual emphasis on relations over objects engaged in those interactions. In that sense, social relations are not viewed as external and static among the actors but as unfolding dynamic and interconnecting processes. In this paper, I draw on Desmond’s relational ethnography to argue that micro-level dynamics and particularities of social relations among actors in Ghana’s second cars and auto parts market (re)pr…
Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable Livelihoods and Environment in Selected Communities in Ghana
Stone is a useful natural resource, but its extraction has sustainability implications for the environment and livelihoods. This study examined the impacts of stone quarrying activities on sustainable livelihoods and the environment, and the implications of the impacts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in selected host communities in Ghana. The study was underpinned by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and the principle of en…
Engendering social protection
This paper examines the extent to which Ghana’s National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) reflects the gendered risks and vulnerabilities of women and men in Ghana. Informed by critical feminist theory, our analysis identifies whose needs are served, whether they aim to transform gender relations, and acknowledge women’s reproductive roles. Findings indicate that when NSPP recognises gender, it usually reinforces stereotyped gender roles which att…
The closed fishing season policy in Ghana
Social Policy and Coping with Precarity During Covid-19
Redefining Community Development
This paper examines the contemporary roles of queen mothers in fostering community development, specifically in the Kumasi Metropolis, addressing a gap in existing literature that has primarily focused on male traditional leaders. Grounded in role congruity theory and symbolic interactionism, this qualitative study employed in‐depth interviews and non‐participant observation techniques with eight queen mothers to explore their agency in community…
Au Ghana, une analyse critique feministe de la politique nationale de protection sociale
Cet article examine dans quelle mesure la politique nationale de protection sociale du Ghana répond aux risques et aux vulnérabilités liés au genre des femmes et des hommes dans le pays. Les résultats indiquent que lorsque la politique nationale de protection sociale reconnaît le genre, elle renforce en fait généralement les rôles stéréotypés des hommes et des femmes qui attribuent les tâches ménagères et les soins aux enfants aux femmes plutôt q…
Economics (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Ecology (3 works)