Leon Brenya Yeboah
Biographic Data
| ID | 913002 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leon Brenya Yeboah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leon Brenya |
| FAMILY NAME | Yeboah |
| SIGNATURE | YEBOAH L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4659-2059 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pastoralism and food sovereignty: Struggles for land, livelihoods and recognition
Pastoral systems are globally significant for their invaluable contributions to food systems and socio-economic and environmental well-being. Their deep interconnection with land, livelihood, and cultural practices aligns with the tenets of food sovereignty, but they remain peripheral in its research and debates. To acknowledge pastoral contributions and struggles, this paper draws on cases from the Global South to shed light on the overlapping i…
How farmer-herder conflicts reconfigure the authority of politico-legal institutions in Ghana
This article examines the consequences of farmer-herder conflict and the processes underlying how authority is sourced, maintained, and lost. It illustrates that farmer-herder conflicts are an important source of authority in rural Ghana. Yet, authority does not result from farmers hopping from one institution to another to authorize claims but rather through intense resistance from emerging social movements (farmers) against institutions. We sho…
Moving Beyond the Threshold: The Escalation of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Akim North Municipality of Ghana
This paper examines conflicts between farmers and herders through the lens of conflict escalation theory. The paper focuses on the case of the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana. The paper builds on forty-eight semi-structured interviews, two focus group discussions, and archival materials that were analyzed qualitatively through descriptive, thematic, and content analysis. The paper demonstrates how the conflict escalates through a sequence…
Manufacturing Scarcity: Understanding the Causes of Conflicts Between Farmers and Herders in Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana
Farmer-herder conflicts are widespread in many parts of Africa. Scholars disagree on their causes. One strand associates conflict with absolute scarcities caused by for example population growth and climate change. Other scholars emphasize politically established scarcities: scarcities caused by policies, legislation, and development programs. This paper examines the causes of farmer-herder conflict in the case of Asante Akim North Municipality o…
How farmer-herder conflicts reconfigure the authority of politico-legal institutions in Ghana
This article examines the consequences of farmer-herder conflict and the processes underlying how authority is sourced, maintained, and lost. It illustrates that farmer-herder conflicts are an important source of authority in rural Ghana. Yet, authority does not result from farmers hopping from one institution to another to authorize claims but rather through intense resistance from emerging social movements (farmers) against institutions. We sho…
Manufacturing Scarcity: Understanding the Causes of Conflicts Between Farmers and Herders in Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana
Farmer-herder conflicts are widespread in many parts of Africa. Scholars disagree on their causes. One strand associates conflict with absolute scarcities caused by for example population growth and climate change. Other scholars emphasize politically established scarcities: scarcities caused by policies, legislation, and development programs. This paper examines the causes of farmer-herder conflict in the case of Asante Akim North Municipality o…
Manufacturing Scarcity: Understanding the Causes of Conflicts Between Farmers and Herders in Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana
Farmer-herder conflicts are widespread in many parts of Africa. Scholars disagree on their causes. One strand associates conflict with absolute scarcities caused by for example population growth and climate change. Other scholars emphasize politically established scarcities: scarcities caused by policies, legislation, and development programs. This paper examines the causes of farmer-herder conflict in the case of Asante Akim North Municipality o…
Moving Beyond the Threshold: The Escalation of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in Akim North Municipality of Ghana
This paper examines conflicts between farmers and herders through the lens of conflict escalation theory. The paper focuses on the case of the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana. The paper builds on forty-eight semi-structured interviews, two focus group discussions, and archival materials that were analyzed qualitatively through descriptive, thematic, and content analysis. The paper demonstrates how the conflict escalates through a sequence…
How farmer-herder conflicts reconfigure the authority of politico-legal institutions in Ghana
This article examines the consequences of farmer-herder conflict and the processes underlying how authority is sourced, maintained, and lost. It illustrates that farmer-herder conflicts are an important source of authority in rural Ghana. Yet, authority does not result from farmers hopping from one institution to another to authorize claims but rather through intense resistance from emerging social movements (farmers) against institutions. We sho…
Pastoralism and food sovereignty: Struggles for land, livelihoods and recognition
Pastoral systems are globally significant for their invaluable contributions to food systems and socio-economic and environmental well-being. Their deep interconnection with land, livelihood, and cultural practices aligns with the tenets of food sovereignty, but they remain peripheral in its research and debates. To acknowledge pastoral contributions and struggles, this paper draws on cases from the Global South to shed light on the overlapping i…
Political science (3 works) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · State (computer science (2 works) · Agriculture (1 works)