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Juliana Abagsonema Abane

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Daniel Owusu Ansah

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Dominic Degraft Arthur

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Aminu Dramani

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Kwasi Amakye-Boateng

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Vincent John Nii Ofei Dodoo

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Senior Lecturer

Tel. (Mobile): +233 244 594919

Fax: +233 3220 60137

E-mail: vincentjon2006@yahoo.ca

EDUCATION

1986-1989 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

1981-1983 University ofNew Brunswick,Fredericton,NB

1974-1977 University of Ghana, Legon

DEGREES & CERTIFICATES

PhD History, (KNUST).

Certificate, Human Rights Course, DCMR/DCHR, Copenhagen

M.A. Political Science (University of New Brunswick)

B.A. (Hons) Political Science with Modern History (University of Ghana)

AREAS OF INTEREST

International Relations, History of Europe, 1780-1939; Cooperative Movement and Theory, Human Rights, Historical Monuments and Sites in Ghana.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT SINCE 1979

International Relations

History of Europe 1780- 1939

History of Political Thought

Philosophy and Methodology of History

Comparative History of the USA and USSR

History of USA from Planting of the Colonies to the Civil War

History of Russia from Peter I to Stalin

Selected Themes in World History

Selected/Dominant Themes in African History in the 20th Century

Oral History of Africa

History of Slavery in Africa

Historical Monuments and Sites in Ghana

Government and Politics in Ghana

History of the Holocaust

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The Climate of Cooperation in Sweden, International Journal of Commerce, Economics and Management, 3: 10, October, 2013, pp. 101 – 103.

Relations Between the Cooperative and Socialist Movements in the Formative Years, International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics and Management, 3: 8, August, 2013 pp. 114 – 118.

Nationality and the Pan African State ( with Dr. W.J. Donkoh ). inToyinFalola and Kwame Essien ed. Pan-Africanism and the Politics of African Citizenship and Identity, New York: Taylor and Francis/Routledge, 2013, pp.214-255.

Kwame Nkrumah’s Mission and Vision for Africa and the World, in Journal of Pan African Studies vol. 4 no.10, 2012, pp. 78 - 92.

The Demand for Human Rights in a Diverse Socio-Cultural World Society: Approaches and Tools. Journal of Politics and Law vol. 4 no. 2, September, 2011, pp. 162-169.

Commune to Commune and the Evolution of the Cooperative State, WASET vol. 54 no. D, June, 2009 pp. 941-955.

The Tradition of Cooperation in the North Atlantic, WASET vol. 54 no. D, June, 2009 pp. 956-966.

Philosophical Assumptions of the Cooperative Movement, WASET vol. 71, October, 2010 pp. 910-919.

Hypothetical Separation and Independence of Quebec, Crossroads Journal vol. 9 no. 1, June, 2010 pp.40-56.

A Historian of World Society: A Study of the Historian Eric Hobsbawm and a Critique of his Age of Capital. Journal of Science and Technology vol.28 no.2, August, 2008 pp.102-116

Historiography of International Law. Journal of Science and Technology vol. 28 no.2, December 2008 pp. 19-27

ADMINISTRATION

Head, Department of History and Political Studies, 2011 – 2013

Academic Tutor, Social Sciences Faculty, KNUST, 1998 – 2011

Head of History Section, Department of General and African Studies, KNUST, 1992 – 1998

Departmental Examination Officer, General and African Studies, KNUST, 2000 – 2002

Faculty Examination Officer, Social Sciences Faculty, KNUST, 2003 – 2005

AG. Senior Tutor, Queen Elizabeth II Hall, KNUST, 2000

Council Member, Queen Elizabeth II Hall, KNUST, 1996 – 1998/2001 - 2004

PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

Ethnic Integration and Continental Unity, Second Kwame Nkrumah International Conference, KNUST, Kumasi, 21 – 24 September, 2012. (withAmisahZenabuBakuri).

Nationality and the Pan African State, Africa in World Politics International Conference, Austin, Texas, 25-27 March, 2011. (With Dr. W.J. Donkoh).

The Climate of Cooperation in Sweden, World Congress on Science, Engineering and Technology (WCSET), Madrid, 28-29 March, 2012.

Relations Between the Cooperative and Socialist Movements in the Formative Years, World Congress on Science, Engineering and Technology (WCSET), Madrid, 28-29 March, 2012.

Kwame Nkrumah’s Mission and Vision for Africa and the World, Kwame Nkrumah International Conference, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Richmond, BC, 19-21 August, 2010.

Philosophical Assumptions of the Cooperative Movement, Paris, World Congress on Science, Engineering and Technology (WCSET), Paris, 27-29 October, 2010.

The Demand for Human Rights in a Dynamic Socio-Cultural World, Cultural Diplomacy for Africa (CDA) Seminar, Berlin, 5-11 December, 2010.

Commune to Commune and the Evolution of the Cooperative State, Paris, WASET Conference, 24-26 June, 2009.

The Tradition of Cooperation in the North Atlantic, Paris, WASET Conference, 24-26 June, 2009.

The Use of History in Architectural Research, Workshop for Postgraduate Students of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental and Development Studies (FEDS), KNUST, Kumasi, December 2000.

The Demand for Human Rights in a Diverse Socio-Cultural World, CHRAJ Sponsored Workshop for Human Rights Practitioners, Sunyani, 27th – 28th November 2000.

The Vision of Kwame Nkrumah for Africa and the World, One Day Symposium for Staff and Students of the Spiritan Institute of Philosophy, Ejisu – Kumasi, 6th March 2000.

The Universality of Human Rights: Prohibition of Torture and Ill-treatment of Persons by Political Authorities in the World, Open Lecture, Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) Copenhagen, 3rd December 1998.

Forty Years of Independence: Which way forward for Ghana, 37th Queen Elizabeth II Hall Week Symposium, Great Hall, UST Campus, Kumasi, 8th April 1997.

Foreign Aid to Africa in the Changing Political and Economic World Order, Social Sciences Students Association Week, 27thMay 1991, Great Hall, UST, Kumasi.

The Role of Political Parties in the Process of Democratization in Ghana, Second Sub-regional Conference of University YCS Anglophone Africa, 6th -12th September 1992, Saint Louis Secondary School, Kumasi.

Towards Free and Fair Elections in Ghana, 28th Unity Hall Week Symposium, Great Hall, UST Campus, Kumasi, 22ndOctober 1996.

Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Contribution to Grassroots Political Organization in British Columbia, Committee on Alternatives for British Columbia (CABC) Workshop, Seminar Room, Clearihue Building, University of Victoria, B. C. 24thFebruary 1988.

The Linear Continuum Thesis: A Theory about the Evolution of the Cooperative State, Annual Conference for Historians from British Columbia, Qualicum, BC, February, 1988.

Background and Context: The Mediterranean Sub-region in the International Political and Economic System, General and African Studies (GAS) Occasional Workshop on International Issues, Great Hall, UST, Kumasi, 18th January 1986.

An Interpretation of the US Raid on Libya, Inauguration of the UST Chapter of the Green Book Study Club, Unity Hall, Kumasi, 19th April 1986.

The Search for a System of Government for Ghana, Social Sciences Faculty Jubilee Celebrations, Great Hall, Kumasi, March 1986.

The Palestinian Question: An Exposition, UNIC / Social Science Faculty – UST sponsored Open Lecture on the Plight of the Palestinian People, 4th December 1985, Great Hall, UST, Kumasi.

Party Politics and National Security in Ghana under the Third Republic, First UTAG National Congress, Conference Room, Great Hall, UST, Kumasi, August 1981

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Wilhelmina Joseline Donkoh

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PROFILE

* Senior Lectuer * Historian/Cultural and Tourism Consultant

* Tel.: +233 3220 60182; +233 20 818 5424

* Fax: +233 3220 60137

* E-mail: wjdonkoh@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

* PhD in African Studies, 1995, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

* M.Soc.Sc. in African Studies, 1990, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom * B.A. Social Sciences, 1978, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (then University of Science and Technology) Kumasi, Ghana AREAS OF INTEREST

African History, Culture, Economic and Social History of Ghana History the Diaspora Traditional Governance Subjects taught from 1979 to date

History of Christianity in Ghana

Introduction to the History of Africa

History of the African Diaspora

History of Christianity in Asante

Economic and Social History of Ghana

Intellectual History

Research Methods

Contemporary Problems in African History

History of Science and Technology

History of East Africa

History of Central and Southern Africa

History of Political Thought

History of Ghana

History of Europe

Introduction to Historical Studies

History of Africa

Economic and Social History of West Africa RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Areas of Research

a. Cultural Perspectives on Modernity in Asante: The Role of Personalities

b. The Methodist Church in Asante

c. Historical literature for Children

d. Traditional Authority and Development;

e. Packaging Historical and Cultural Information as Tourist Products

f. Slavery

Details of Research or Projects Undertaken since 2000

Slavery and Heritage Project, 2009 to the present
Urbanization and Modernity Project, 2003-2010
Socio-cultural Perspectives on Tradition and Modernity Project, 1995-2010
History of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Project, 2001-2004
Cultural Heritage Assets Inventory: Promoting Partnerships with Traditional Authorities Project, 2003-2004
Traditional Leadership Determinants of Social Policy Reform in West and Southern Africa: Traditional Authority Applied Research Network (TAARN), 1999-2004
Culture and Tourism Project, 2000-2004
Women in Leadership Project, 2000-2004
The History and Record Management Project of the Methodist Church in Asante, 1995-2010
Historical Literature for Children, 1997-2004

Publications Arising out of Research:

Dodoo, Vincent and Wilhelmina J. Donkoh. 2013. Nationality and the Pan African State. In Pan Africanism and Politics of African Citizenship and Identity, edited by Kwame Essien, London: Routledge Taylor and Francis.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina. 2012. From Colony to Continental Leader. In Histories of Nations: How their Identities was were Forged, edited by Peter Furtado. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 232-239
Nyaaba, Ali Yakubu, Wilhelmina Donkoh and Nana Sampson Edusah. 2011. Manipulations of the Chieftaincy Institution in Northern Ghana from 1900-1951: A case study of Navrongo. In Distance Forum: “A Multidisciplinary Book of Scholarly Articles” edited by Eric Sakyi Nketiah. Bloomington, Indiana: Author House, 38-50.
Donkoh, W. J., A.A.A. Perbi and Kuusaana, M.M. Kuusaana. 2011. The Impact of Labour Plicy on Female Migration from Northern Ghana to Asante. . In Distance Forum: “A Multidisciplinary Book of Scholarly Articles” edited by Eric Sakyi Nketiah. Bloomington, Indiana: Author House, 64-73.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina. J. 2011. Traditional Rulers as Partners in Education and Health Delivery. In Re-inventing African Chieftaincy in the Age of Aids, Gender and Development, edited by D.I. Ray, Tim Quinlan, Keshlav Sharma, and Tasita A.O. Clarke. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 61-87.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. 2011 The Development and HIV/AIDS-fighting Roles of Traditional Rulers: Agency of Festivals. In Re-inventing African Chieftaincy in the Age of Aids, Gender and Development, edited by D.I Ray, Tim Quinlan, Keshlav Sharma, and Tasita A.O. Clarke. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 121-147.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. 2009 Female Leadership among the Asante. In Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present and Future, edited by Toronto.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. 2007. Legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Ghana: Definitions, Understanding and Perceptions. In The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Landmarks, Legacies, Expectations, edited by James Kwesi Anquandah. Accra: Sub-Sahara Publishers, 2007.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. 2006. Kumase: A Modern City of Historic Importance. In Encyclopedia of African History, edited by Kevin Shillington. London, 780-781, 2006.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. 2006. Clothing and Cultural Change. In Encyclopedia of African History, edited by Kevin Shillington. London, 250-251.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. (2004). Kumase: Ambience of Urbanity, Tradition and Modernity”, Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, New Series, No. 8.
Donkoh, W.J. 2005. Traditional ‘Wisdom’ and Modernity in Ghana. In ‘The Traditional’ and the ‘Modern’ in West African (Ghanaian) History case studies on co-existence and interaction, edited by Per Hernæs. Trondheim: Trondheim Studies in History, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 197-213.
Donkoh, W.J. (2004) Kumase: Ambience of Urbanity, Tradition and Modernity. Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana New Series, 8, 167-183.
Donkoh, W.J. (2004) Book Review, Yaa Asantewaa and the British War of 1900-1. Edited with Editor’s Note by Emmanuel Akyeampong. A. Adu Boahen. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers; Oxford: James Currey, 2003. Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, New Series, 8, 276-280.
Donkoh, W.J. (2001) Yaa Asantewaa; A Role Model for African Womanhood in the New Millennium, Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies. hhtp://www.jendajournal.com/jenda//vol 1.1/Donkoh.html, 2001.
Donkoh, W.J. and K.A. Britwum. 2000 Baafour Osei Akoto: A Biographical Sketch. Kumasi.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. and F. Dadson, 2000. The Just King (The Story of Osei Tutu Kwame Asibe Bonsu). Accra: Woeli Publications.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. (1994). Colonialism and Cultural Change: Some Aspects of the Impact of Modernity upon Asante. Centre for West African Studies (CWAS), University of Birmingham: PhD Thesis.
Donkoh, Wilhelmina J. (1990). Rev. N.V. Asare’s A History of Asante in Tshi [From Earliest Times to 1915]: A Translation with Introduction, CWAS, University of Birmingham, M.Soc.Sc Thesis.

Administrative Positions

i. Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Science, 2009-2011

ii. Head, Department of History and Political Studies, 2006-2011

iii. Coordinator, Intra-College Seminar, College of Art and Social Sciences, 2006-2011

iv. Academic Tutor, Faculty of Social Sciences, 1998-2011

v. Headship of History Section, Department of General and African Studies, 29th July 1987-September 1989; 1998-February 2001; October 2003-2006

vi. Departmental Examinations and Time Table Officer, 14th November 1996-2001.

vii. Tutor, Queen Elizabeth II Hall, 1995-August 1998

Conferences Attended

i. The University of Texas 2013 Africa Conference, University of Texas at Austin, 29th-31st March 2013. “Indigenous and Syncretic Beliefs as Expressions of Power and Authority: a study of the Musama Disco Christo Church of Ghana,” paper to be presented at University of Texas, Austin.

ii. 2nd Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference (KNIC2), 21st-24th September, 2012 . “Nkrumah and his ‘Chicks’: an examination of women and organizational strategies of the CPP”, Paper presented on 22ndSeptember 2012 at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

iii. The University of Texas 2012 Africa Conference, University of Texas at Austin, 30th March-1st April 2012. “Diet, Disease, and Poverty in Three Urban Centres in Ghana (1945-1990),” paper presented on 31st March 2012 at the University of Texas, Austin,

iv. The University of Texas 2011 Africa Conference, University of Texas at Austin, 25th-27th March 2011. “Nationality and the Pan African State,” paper presented on 26th March 2011 at the University of Texas, Austin.

v. Historical Society of Ghana Roundtable Conferences on the theme “Ghana @ 50, Interrogating the Past: Shaping the Future”. 2006-2007

vi. Conference of the African Studies Association, Chicago, November 2008. “Ghana @ 50, The Politics of a Celebration” Paper presented on 2008

vii. The International Conference on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Accra 30th August-2nd September 2004. “Legacies of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Ghana: Definitions, Understanding and Perceptions”. Paper presented on 31st August 2004 at Organization of African Association of Trade Unions Conference Centre, Accra

viii. Conference of the Historical Society of Ghana, Accra, 14th-17th July 2004 “Kumase: Ambience of Urbanity, Tradition and Modernity” Paper presented on 15th July 2004

ix. Conference on the Role of Tradition and Modernity in African Political Cultures and Urban Conflict: The Case of Ghana in Comparative Perspective (Copenhagen, Centre for African Studies, 29th April-1st May 2004). “Traditional ‘Wisdom’ and Modernity in Ghana”.

x. Emancipation Day Public Lectures, 4th-9th June 2004. “The Relevance of Emancipation Day in the Socio-economic Development of Ghana” Paper presented at Kumasi Technical Institute on 9th June 2004

xi. Workshop on Improved Pedagogy and Research Proposal Writing, organized by the Quality Assurance Unit of the Vice Chancellor’s office, 9th-13th February 2004.

xii. International Conference on Women Empowerment and Leadership, National Theatre, Accra, 10th-13thDecember 2003. “Women in Leadership: the Role of Queenmothers”, Paper presented at the National Theatre, Accra, 11th December 2003.

xiii. Religio-historical Festival and Tourism Initiative Programme of the Methodist Church Ghana (Methofest), Kwaku Duah I House, Kumasi, 13th-17th August 2003 “A Healthy Church for National Reconstruction: The Role of Religious Tourism”, Keynote address delivered at Methofest, 14th August 2003

xiv. Conference of the Historical Society of Ghana, Accra, 14th-17th July 2003 “The Voice and Times of Baafour Osei Akoto” Paper presented at Institute of African Studies, Legon on 16th July 2003

xv. University of Georgia Summer-in-Ghana Study Abroad Program, 17th-20th June 2003 “The Asante Factor in Ghanaian History and the Construction Cultural Identity”, Paper presented at the Centre of African Studies and Culture, KNUST, Kumasi, 18th June 2003.

xvi. College Consortium for International Studies and Ocean County College Professional Development Seminar, 3rd-14th January 2003 “The Asante Factor in Ghanaian History and Cultural Identity”, Paper presented at the National Commission of Culture, Kumasi, 8th January 2003.

xvii. Friends World Program for Students of Long Island University, 2001-2002 Academic Year “Survey of Ghana’s History from earliest times to the present”.

xviii. History, Archives and Library Workshop, Freeman Leadership Centre, Kumasi, 14th-16th March 2001 “The Significance of Good Record Management in Historical Reconstruction” Paper presented on 15th March 2001.

xix. African Studies Association Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 16th-19th November 2000. “Yaa Asantewaa; A Role Model for African Womanhood in the New Millennium”, Keynote address presented at the Women’s Caucus Luncheon of the African Studies Association Annual Confer

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Ali Yakubu Nyaaba

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Dr. Ali Yakubu Nyaaba has several years of professional experience in research and teaching. He has taught courses in Research Method, History of the African Diaspora, History of Ghana, Introduction to Political Science, International Relations, various aspects of African History etc at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, University of Education, Winneba and as a tutor at the University of Ghana Distance Centre in Kumasi, all in Ghana.

Ali has special expertise in historical and social research (information gathering) and data analysis through the use of descriptive and statistical tools. He has researched into various aspects of the indigenous Political System in Northern Ghana and the African Diaspora (particularly about the Brazilian Returnees to some parts of West Africa).

Ali has published a considerable number of articles in reputable journals across the world. He has been an Internship Coordinator for the Department of History and Political Studies, KNUST since the 2012/2013 Academic Year. He is also a member of several learned associations and committees including the Ghana Studies Council, the Historical Society of Ghana.

CONTACT

Email ayimbil@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +233 243921278 / +233 266167014 / +233 202968936 / +233 233921278

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST

Indigenous political systems and governance (particularly in Northern Ghana).
Traditional conflict resolution.
African Diaspora.
African history
International Studies

EDUCATIONAL RECORDS

Institution Date Award

1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tech. (KNUST), Ghana 2009 PhD (Historical Studies)

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tech. (KNUST), Ghana 2004 BA (History/Sociology)

Publications Arising out of Research

Nyaaba A.Y. etal, Manipulation of the Indigenous Political Institution in Navrongo from 1900-1966, in Eric Sakyi Nketsia ed. Distance Forum Vol. 1 ( Bloomington: 2011).

Nyaaba A.Y. etal, The Indigenous Political System of the Kasena-Nankana of Navrongo from the Pre-Colonial Period, in Eric Sakyi Nketsia ed. Distance Forum Vol. 2 (Accra: 2012).

Research Papers under Review in 2013

a. Reverse Diaspora and Reverse Acculturation: A Re-examination of Afro-Brazilian Surnames in Keta (Ghana) – (West Africa Review, USA).

b. Who Wields Political Power: An Examination of the ambiguities in the Roles and Responsibilities of Tendanma and Chiefs in Northern Ghana – (The Afrikan Journal of Culture, Politics and Consciousness, USA).

Undergraduate Courses Taught (2013/2014 Academic Year)

a. Economic and Social History of Ghana

b. History of Southern and Central Africa

c. History of East Africa

d. Introduction to the Study of African History