Emmanuel Ampomah
Doctoral Student
He/Him
Master of Social Science - International Relations (2019), University of Cape Town, South Africa | BA (Honours) Political Science and Philosophy (2017), University of Ghana, Ghana
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Research Interests
Peacebuilding, International Institutions, Localized conflicts, African politics
Brief Biography
Emmanuel Ampomah is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen鈥檚 University. Prior to joining Queen鈥檚 he was a researcher at the Human Sciences Research Council鈥檚 Equitable Education and Economies research division in South Africa. He holds a master鈥檚 degree in International Relations from the University of Cape Town and a BA (honors) degree in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Ghana. Emmanuel has presented his research at international conferences in Tanzania, USA, Germany, Belgium and Kenya. He is passionate about peacebuilding, youth, and development in Africa.
Awards
- Mastercard Foundation Scholar (2018-2019), University of Cape Town
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (International), 2025, 成人大片
- Timothy C.S. Franks Research Travel Fund, 成人大片
- Peacock Research Award, 成人大片
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Ampomah, E. 2025. 鈥淥ur Future is Under Attack鈥: Navigating Precarious Youth Livelihoods in Conflict-Prone Bawku, Youth Voice Journal, 15(1),
Orsini, A; Kang, Y ; Ampomah, E; Cooper, A; Gomez-Mera, L; et. al. 2024. Youth as Boundary Actors in International Studies. In: International Studies Perspectives,
Ampomah, E. 2024., Transformative leadership in unconventional terrain: examining the leadership, values and personality of J.J Rawlings. In: Swartz, S, De Kock, T & Hopper, C (eds) Transformative Leadership in African Context: Strategies for Social Change.
Ampomah, E., and Cooper, A. 2023., Connective Action Through Digital Technologies: African Youth (Re)Making Twenty-First-Century Citizenship. In: Wyn, J., Cahill, H., Cuervo, H. (eds) Handbook of Children and Youth Studies. Springer, Singapore.
Ampomah, E. 2023., Assessing the Impact of the Bawku Conflict on Youth Livelihoods. HSRC Review., 21(1), PP 18-21. \
Ampomah, E & Akokpari, J. 2023., Economic Community of West African States. In Monyae, D, and Nkala, S (eds). The Quest for Unity: An Appraisal of Regional Integration in Africa
Akokpari, J & Ampomah, E., 2020. Bottom-up or top-down? Evaluating the Transitional Justice processes in Sierra Leone. Afro Asian Journal of Social Sciences., XI(11.2), PP. 1-20.
Ampomah, E. 2019., Examining the impediments to conflict management in West Africa: a study of the ECOWAS interventions in Liberia (1990) and Cote d'Ivoire (2010), Faculty of Humanities, Department of Political Studies. Download RIS
Selected Conference Presentations
June 2023: European Conference on African Studies (Germany): Presented on the topic: Practical post-colonial knowledge creation through a community of joint responsibility
May 2023: 15th WIRE workshop hosted by the University of Saint-Louis (Belgium): Presented a paper on: Connective Action Through Digital Technologies: African Youth (Re)Making Twenty-First-Century Citizenship
March 2022: Transformative Leadership Symposium (Zanzibar): Presented a paper on: Transformative leadership in unconventional terrain: examining the leadership, values and personality of J.J Rawlings
October 2019: African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), 3RD Biennial Conference (Nairobi). Presented a paper on: 鈥淐hallenges to conflict management in West Africa: a study of the ECOWAS interventions in Liberia,1990 and Cote d'Ivoire, 2010鈥
January 2019: World International Model United Nations Conference (New York): Presented a position paper on 鈥淢easures to eliminate terrorism鈥