Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
International Development, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford
Oct 2012 → Jun 2016
Award Date: 6 Sept 2016
Development Studies , Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Channels of Participation in a Rentier State: Oil, Organized Labor and Public Policy in Trinidad and Tobago., University of Oxford
Award Date: 16 Jun 2012
Political Science , Master of Philosophy (MPhil), State and Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Societies: The Case of Sierra Leone., University of Ghana
Award Date: 30 Jun 2009
Political Science with French, Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts, Pursuing Transitional Justice in the Contemporary International Order: The Case of Ghana., University of Ghana
Award Date: 6 Jun 2006
External positions
Democracy and Development Fellow, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Center for Democratic Development, Accra-Ghana
Mar 2019 → …
Research Themes and Networks
- Governance & Democracy
- Energy & Sustainability
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Aiding stakeholder capitalism: Donors and the contentious landscape of transparency reform in Ghana
Oppong, N., 13 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Canadian Journal of Development Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mining and the quagmire of job creation in Africa
Oppong, N., 1 May 2023, In: Current History. 122, 844, p. 178-184 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Africa: Oil, colonialism and development
Oppong, N. & Acheampong, K. O., 28 Aug 2022, Handbook on Oil and International Relations. Dannreuther, R. & Ostrowski, W. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 177-190 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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How global norms matter: Norm diffusion and the tangled web of localization in Ghana’s extractive industry
Andrews, N. & Oppong, N., 9 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Globalizations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does political settlements analysis capture the unsettling politics of oil in Africa?
Oppong, N., 1 Dec 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Review of African Political Economy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Between Elite Reflexes and Deliberative Impulses: A Comparative View of New Oil and the Politics of Reform in Africa
Nelson Oppong (Assessor)
21 Mar 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Energy Compacts and the Burning Question of Africa's Post-Oil Future
7/09/23 → 7/09/24
Project: Research
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Energy Compacts and the Burning Question of Africa's Post-Oil Future
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
4/09/23 → 14/04/25
Project: Research