PROFILE
Dr. Gyekye-Jandoh is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Political Science. Her areas of specialization are Comparative Politics, Politics of the Developing World, Democratization, Democracy and Elections in Africa, Gender and Politics, and Civil Society and its Role in Elections.
Her current research covers Civil Society and its Relationship with Government/State, Civil Society and Its Role in Elections, Elections and Democracy in Ghana, Civil Society and Political Extremism in Ghana, Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa, The Role of the International Community in Ghana’s Democratization, and Explaining the Dearth of Women’s Political Participation in Ghana.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2006. Political Science. Temple University, College of Liberal Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
(Field: Comparative Politics, with specialization in African Politics, Political Behavior, Democratic Governance and Civil-Military Relations in Africa, The Role of Civil Society in Democratization, Civil Society and State Interface in Ghana and Africa, Gender and Politics/Development, Citizenship and Migration in Africa and Europe, and Politics of the Developing World).
Dissertation: “Explaining Democratization in Africa: The Case of Ghana.”
M.A. 1998. Political Science. Temple University, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
(Fields: Comparative Politics, American Politics).
B.A. (Hons) 1996. Political Science (with a minor in Sociology), University of Ghana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Honors Thesis: “The Survival Strategies of Liberian Women Refugees in the Buduburam Camp, Ghana.”
EXPERIENCE
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Graduate
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
• Comparative Politics,
• Politics Of The Developing World, Democratization,
• Democracy And Elections In Africa,
• Civil Society And Its Role In Elections
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