Isaac Kyere, Ph.D

EDUCATION
Ph.D., (History), University of Cape Coast,
Mphil., (History), University of Ghana,  
B. A., (History and Religion), University of Ghana
Dip., (Marketing and Export Practice), University of Bournemouth

Dr. Isaac Kyere, a qualified educator, also teaches History at the University of Ghana, Legon, Department of History. He is an economic and social historian with a focus on issues relating to migration in the West African Sub-region and mining in West Africa. He graduated from the University of Ghana and has written for journals that have undergone peer review. Dr. Kyere occasionally instructs foreign visitors from the United States and Europe while he is a fellow of the Council of International Exchange Education (CIEE), University of Ghana and reviews lengthy essays written by international students. He also teaches diverse University students from the University of Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) who are funded by the Erasmus Plus programme. He holds memberships in the Institute of Chartered Tax Accountancy in Ghana and the Historical Society of Ghana. Dr. Kyere's research interests include business studies, geology, economics, geography, and migration.

COURSES TAUGHT

HIST 111: Earliest Civilizations

HIST 112: Selected Topics in World History

HIST213: Africa and the Wider World in the 19th Century

HIST214: Africa in the International Setting in the 20th Century

HIST 317: Economic History of West Africa, 

HIST 328: Economic History of West Africa, 1890-1960

HIST 433: History of Modern Russia and United States of America: 1700-1860

HIST  436: History of Modern Russia and United States of America: 1860-1939

 SELECTED ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

1. Kyere Isaac, (2022), “Private Joseph Ashiteh Hammond: The account of a Gold Coast soldier, 1943-1948” in The Second World War: Africans and Africa’s forgotten “finest hour,” Edmund Abaka (ed), Trenton, New Jersey, Africa World Press Books, 57-70.

2.  Kyere Isaac and Kankam Philip, (2021) “Information Dissemination During Pandemics: a review on the Spanish Influenza and Covid 19,” Record and library journal, vol. 7, (2), 254-264.

3. Kyere Isaac, (2019), “The Ghana Commercial Bank and Agriculture Financing,” Abibisem journal of African culture and civilization, vol. 8, Accra, Ghana Universities Press, 100-131.

AREA(S) OF SPECIALIZATION
Core Interest: Economic history of Africa, from the 19th century to the present. Specialist Research:  Biographical studies, economic and social historical issues of Ghana.

CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUS
His current research focuses on the following themes:

1. Repatriation and the Ghana Council of Rastafari
2. Mining and the Environment in the three epochs in Ghana History
3. The History of Child’s right and Ethics in Ghana
4. Mining development in the Ahafo Region of Ghana

SECONDARY RESEARCH INTEREST
Dr. Kyere also oversees Mphil theses and lengthy undergraduate essays. Additionally, he would consider research proposals that fit any of his current areas of interest, particularly those that address economic issues in Africa and around the world.

RESEARCH LINKS

• Google Scholar
• LinkedIn
• ResearchGate