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Dr. Festus Boamah

Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Sozial- und Bevölkerungsgeographie


Research priorities

  • Renewable Energy and Socio-Technical Relationality,
  • Biofuels land Deals & Land Politics,
  • Climate Change, Food Security,
  • Rural Livelihoods & ‘Green’ Governmentality

Biography

since 04/2016Post-Doc/Habilitation. Chair of Social and Population Geography, University of Bayreuth
05/2015PhD in Development Geography: Department of Geography, University of Bergen. PhD dissertation entitled: ''Biofuels and land politics: connecting the disconnects in the debate about livelihood impacts of jatropha biofuel land deals in Ghana''
11/2011 - 12/2011Visiting PhD Student: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex under the sponsorship of Professor Ian Scoones
05/2013-06/2013, 05/2009PhD Scholarship Holder at the Nordic African Institute, Uppsala, hosted by Professor Kjell Havnevik under the Rural and Agrarian Change, Property and Resources Research Cluster
08/2010Masters in Development Geography: Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Norway. Thesis topic: ''Competition between biofuel and food? The case of a jatropha biodiesel project and its effects on food security in the affected communities in Northern Ghana''
08/2003 - 05/2007Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honors Division): Geography and Resource Development, Department of Geography, University of Ghana

Work and Research Experience

08/2015 - 11/2015Higher Executive Officer, Dept. of Geography, University of Bergen
24 - 27/11/2015A co-organizer of a PhD Course and Workshop entitled: ‘Power in Political Ecology organized at the Department of Geography, University of Bergen. Available here: http://www.uib.no/en/course/GEO902 
21 - 22/10/2015A co-organizer of the International Conference dubbed: Beyond Oil: Geographies of climate and energy transformation at the University of Bergen. Available here: https://spacelab.b.uib.no/conference-beyond-oil/  
09/2015Guest Lecturer at the Bergen University College. Lecture topic: Synergies and contradictions in ‘Green’ Initiatives: From Green Revolution to Green/Climate Governmentality.
06 - 07/2015Consultant for Christen Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway: Undertaking Systematic Literature Review Assignment for ‘Anti-Corruption and Extreme Resource Governance’ project
04/2015Guest Lecturer at the Bergen University College. Lecture topic: Biofuels and other agricultural Investments in Africa: Challenges and Prospects.
02 - 04/2015Higher Executive Officer: Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Norway
09/2010 - 08/2011Research Associate: The Energy Center, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
2007 - 2008Research Assistant: Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana. Responsibilities: Undertaking research, teaching and training, capacity building, policy assessment, development and dissemination in the area of migration.


Dr. Festus Boamah

Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Sozial- und Bevölkerungsgeographie


Publikationen

Dr. Festus Boamah

Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften
Sozial- und Bevölkerungsgeographie


PD Dr. Festus Boamah
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

Raum: 159, GEO II
Sprechstunde: consultation by arrangement (nach Vereinbarung)

Telefon: +49 (0)921 / 55-2281
E-Mail: festus.boamah@uni-bayreuth.de

Verantwortlich für die Redaktion: Univ.Prof.Dr. Eberhard Rothfuß

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