Dr Suleman Lawani

Part-time Lecturer

Contact info slawani@ug.edu.gh

About

Dr Suleman Lawani is a Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Ghana. He obtained his PhD in History from the University of Cape Coast. His interest is in the history of social movements and change, particularly in the area of industrial relations and trade unionism. 

Research Interest

Economic history

Publications

Recent Publications:
Lawani, Suleman (2022). Taking a Stand: Gold Coast Labour Agitations and the Second World War, 1939-1940, in Edmund Abaka (ed.) Africa and the Second World War: Africa’s Forgotten Finest Hour. Africa World Press, 2022.
Lawani, Suleman (2016). “The Master and Servant ordinance and labour shortages in the Gold Coast.” Historical Research Letter vol.36 (2016) 44-51.
Lawani, Suleman (2016). “Ghanaian Trade Unionism in Perspective.” International Journal of African and Asian Studies vol.26 (2016) 127-134.
Glozah F, and Lawani S (2014). “Social change and adolescent rites of passage: A cross-cultural perspective.” International Journal of Human Sciences, 11: (2014) 1188-1197.