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University of Cape coast Institutional Repository

University of Cape (university of Cape Coast, 2018-03)

A three month strategic plan for restructuring of the Institutional Repository (IR) in other to increasing accessibility and assessing of its contents, and to be known nationwide as well as at international level.
Ghana ‘s oil discovery: prospects and challenges for national development and diplomatic relations

Bakyereyele, Aaron (University of Cape Coast, 2019-07)

Oil‘s importance in the global economy cannot be overlooked. Gas, diesel and petrol, which are by-products of oil, fuel transportation and industrialisation globally. Due to these and many other advantages associated ...
Twenty-First Century Terrorism and National Security: An Assessment of Ghanaian Consciousness and Preparedness

Asamoah, Bismark (University of Cape Coast, 2019-07)

The dawn of the twenty-first century has been marred by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States and brought to light the unexpected global debacle, terrorism. Most countries began to map out remedies and national ...
Projecting Ghana’s Soft Power Through Gastrodiplomacy

Nani, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-07)

The acquisition and use of power in international relations has evolved since the end of the Second World War. As a result, the use of force or hard power continues to lose its legitimacy and application in some aspects ...
Polishing the Pearls of Indigenous African Thoughts: A Critical Examination of Kwame Gyekye’s Moderate Communitarianism

Laryea, Amartey Rashid (University of Cape Coast, 2020-03)

The issue about whether the community is superior to the individual, or vice versa, has been a matter of serious controversy and debate in current academic discourse. Looking at this issue, it is observed that there exists ...
International Non-Governmental Organisations and Environmental Policies in Ghana: The Case of “Save Atewa Forest” Campaign

Ansah, Cosmos Saviour (University of Cape Coast, 2020-10)

Since the 1990s, NGOs have become prominent actors in environmental politics across the world. However, studies on NGOs in Ghana have primarily focused on their socio-economic services such that NGOs engagement in environmental ...
Is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a Reading of Postcolonial Theory? A Re-reading of Purple Hibiscus and Americanah

Bartels, Evelyn Ewuradjoa (University of Cape Coast, 2020-10)

The study examines two of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel – Purple Hibiscus and Americanah within the context of postcolonial theory. The overall research purpose stressed on whether or not the two works (Purple ...
The Role of State Actors in Pursuing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Ghana

Asante, Yeboah Gideon (University of Cape Coast, 2020-11)

Ghana was the first country to ratify the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It is mandated on countries to establish effective institutions to pursue the objectives within the UNCRC. This ...
The Threat of Political Vigilantism to Political Security in Africa: A Case of Ghana

Bentil, Emmanuel Papa (University of Cape Coast, 2020-12)

Ghana is gradually building a political culture that seems to support political vigilantism; the activities of vigilante groups have assumed a cyclonic nature. This study, therefore, seeks to assess the threat of political ...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 15: Revisiting Indigenous Environmental Preservation Norms in Selected Fante Communities

Odoom, Joseph Takyi (University of Cape Coast, 2020-12)

The thesis is an exploratory study of revisiting indigenous environmental norms in selected Fante communities, a conception of the environment as public goods and the social expectations and traditional sustainability ...
Shattering the Glass Ceiling Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5: Contributions of Women in Leadership in Selected Districts in the Central Region

Ackon, Ebenezer (University of Cape Coast, 2020-12)

ABSTRACT Achieving gender equality and empowerment for all women and girls has been one of the focuses of the United Nation since the first Women Conference was held in Mexico City in 1975. As a result, several ...
Women in Traditional Leadership: the Status and Roles of Female Chiefs and Queenmothers in the Asebu Traditional Area

Essilfie, Bridget (University of Cape Coast, 2021-01)

This research seeks to comparatively investigate the status and roles of female chiefs and queen mothers in the Asebu Traditional Area. To this end, the succession norms, roles, achievements, and challenges of female chiefs ...
Impact of Student Protests in Some Selected Universities in Africa

Ntim, Kwame Ntiamoah (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

“Previous studies have revealed that there has been a worldwide increase in the number of student protest activities such as petitions, demonstrations, riots, and boycotts. However, it appears studies on student protests ...
Socio-Cultural Impact and Sustainability of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (Leap) in Ghana: The Case of Navrongo, Kasena-Nankana East Municipality of Upper East Region

Alongya, Mark-Anthony Apuri (University of Cape Coast, 2021-07)

This study explores the socio-cultural impact and sustainability of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in Navrongo. LEAP was introduced in Ghana in 2007/8 as a public social protection policy to ...
Asylum Seeking in International Politics: Ghana as a Safe Haven in West Africa

Onomah, Esther Ama (University of Cape Coast, 2022-01)

Asylum seeking have had an impact on every country on the planet in some fashion. States that do not produce asylum seekers are affected by the refugee crisis whether or not they provide relief to refugees. The term refugee ...
Bridging the Global Gender Gap: the Role of Women’s Associations in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Ghana

Teiko, Abigail (University of Cape Coast, 2022-12)

ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of country level governance indicators on the performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) by controlling the effect of inflation and trading volume. The study used an ...
Rethinking Ousmane Sembene’s Film La Noire De…: A Marxist Perspective

Vanderpuye, Mercy (University of Cape Coast, 2022-12)

La Noire de… is the first full-length film to be directed by an African, Ousmane Sembene. Indeed, the numerous analytical studies the film has been subjected to give a clear indication of how thought provocative it is. ...

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