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An academic or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published in University of Ghana. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and discussion of research. They are usually peer-reviewed or refereed.
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Item The Question of Religious Authority: Ga Converts and Non-Indigenes in Muslim Identity Politics in Postcolonial Accra(Merian Institute for Advances Studies in Africa (MIASA), 2023) Dumbe, Y.This contribution to the working paper focuses on the religious conversion to Islam of some Ga ethnic people, their role in the Islamic revival and their impact on founding Muslim communities in postcolonial Accra. Ga converts have considered themselves as relevant to assuming religious authority positions in Accra, which was already dominated by Muslims of migrant descent. The issues of representation and integration have been a challenge for Muslims of diverse backgrounds in the Islamic sphere in Accra. The study demonstrates that while the Ga converts have highlighted their unique background in secular education as well as being the indigenes of Accra, the Muslims of migrant origin have questioned the place of converts in religious proselytization.Item Religious Diversity through the Life Trajectories of Northern Migrants in Madina, Accra(Merian Institute for Advances Studies in Africa (MIASA), 2023) Zaami, M.In this paper, I explore the interrelatedness of individual migration and religious conversion stories, both temporal and permanent. Through two contrastive case studies, I analyze the role of migration in religious diversity among Christians, Muslims, and practitioners of African Religious Traditions in Accra’s urban settings. I illustrate how the life trajectories of Aisha and Solomon provide some critical and insightful perspectives on how migration and urban settings intersect in shaping individual social actors’ lived religious experiences in a multi-religious field and help them navigate between different familial and societal demands, as well as how individuals’ upbringings can impact religious diversity.Item Urban Sprawl and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Accra and Kumasi Urban regions(Ghana Social Science Journal, 2020-06) Yiran, G.A.B.;Item 'Westernizing, Solid Waste Management Practices in Accra, Ghana - a Case of 'Negotiated Waste Collection'(University of Ghana, 2020-06) Oteng-Ababio, M.; Nikoi, E.Managing solid waste in Ghana remains a critical challenge. To date, attempts to remediate the problem using 'best practices' prototype from Western countries have yielded elusive responses in low-income communities where such models are incompatible with local development trajectories. While city authorities remain defiant to this policy mismatch, the environmental and health Implications associated with the practice are mounting in urgency. Using Accra, the national economic and administrative hub, as a case study, we argue that waste policy designed to reduce unsanitary conditions can be counter-productive if it ignores context-specific complexities. Contrary to popular wisdom, this paper argues that there is no 'one size fits all' answer for the quest for an efficient, effective, and affordable waste management system. Instead, each solution must be tailored to its specific social, cultural, and political context, with the direct involvement of service beneficiaries, and integrated with indigenously derived strategies. While not a cure-all 'solution,' the paper is optimistic that this kind of publicly engaged process can provide some understanding and create approaches for coping with waste management complexity.