Table of Contents
January 01, 2020; Volume 23
Front Matter
Editorial
- You have accessRestricted accessA Note from the EditorsJeffrey S. Ahlman and Abdul-Gafaru AbdulaiGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 1-2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.1Jeffrey S. AhlmanSmith CollegeAbdul-Gafaru AbdulaiUniversity of Ghana
Research Articles
- You have accessRestricted accessForestry and the “World on Paper”Ideas of Science and Resistance to Forest Reservation on the Gold Coast in the Early Twentieth CenturyTimothy VilgiateGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 3-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.3Timothy VilgiateTimothy Vilgiate ([email protected]) is a PhD student in History at the University of Texas-Austin.
- You have accessRestricted accessDumsor and Dumsor-Based NeologismsA Constructionist Account of Their Structure and FormationClement Kwamina Insaidoo Appah and Gladys Nyarko AnsahGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 28-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.28Clement Kwamina Insaidoo AppahClement Kwamina Insaidoo Appah () is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Lancaster University in the UK and was a Commonwealth Scholar (2008–2012). His research interest lies in Kwa morpho-syntax. His recent work has been in Linguistic Morphology and Morphological theory. He has published extensively on issues such as compounding, nominalization, diminutives, numeral constructions, serial verbs constructions and humor-inspired lexicalia. An area of emphasis in his work has been how to account for properties of complex linguistic expressions that do not come from their constituents.Gladys Nyarko AnsahGladys Nyarko Ansah () holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Lancaster University, UK, and an MRes in Cognitive Linguistics from the University of Brighton, UK. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, University of Ghana, Legon. Her research interests lie in the following areas of language studies: language in education, language and migration, language and politics, language and culture, bi/multilingualism, and language and cognition. Her recent publications include: The choice of English as a home language in urban Ghana. In Current Issues in Language Planning, 1–17. (2019), and Acculturation and integration: Language dynamics in the rural north-urban south mobility situation in Ghana. In Legon Journal of the Humanities, 29(1), 53–72. (2018).
- You have accessRestricted accessGhana’s Swing VotersResults from a Panel Study Following Voters through the 2016 CampaignKevin S. Fridy, Mary R. Anderson, Victor Brobbey and William M. MyersGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 56-80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.56Kevin S. FridyKevin S. Fridy () is a professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa. He teaches courses in research methods and comparative politics and chairs the board of the Nangodi Institute.Mary R. AndersonMary R. Anderson () is a professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa. She researches topics related to gender, political psychology, and public policy.Victor BrobbeyVictor Brobbey () lectures at The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and heads the Law Department of Lancaster University Ghana. He teaches Administrative Law, Private International Law, and Constitutional Law.William M. MyersWilliam M. Myers () is an associate professor Political Science and International Studies at the University of Tampa. His research specializes in judicial politics, intergovernmental relations, and political behavior.
- You have accessRestricted access“Return of the Elephant from the Bush”The NPP, Organizational Strength, and Electoral Success in Ghana’s 2016 ElectionIsaac Owusu NsiahGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 81-107; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.81Isaac Owusu NsiahIsaac Owusu Nsiah () is a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. He received his master’s degree at the African Studies Centre at Oxford University. His research interests include African politics, citizenship studies, elections, and party politics. As a burgeoning Africanist scholar, he has published in the Journal of Asian and African Studies and the Journal of African Elections.
Book Reviews
- You have accessRestricted accessDemocracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban AfricaKajsa Hallberg AduGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 109-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.109Kajsa Hallberg AduNordic Africa Institute, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Prison Letters of Dr. J. B. DanquahHassoum CeesayGhana Studies, January 2020, 23 (1) 112-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/gs.23.1.112Hassoum CeesayThe Gambia National Museum, University of The Gambia