Philipa Birago Akuoko

PhD student

E-Mail
philipa.akuoko@unibe.ch
Office
113
Postal Address
University of Bern
Institute of Geography
Political Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern

Short CV

CV
2022- PhD student in Geography, Universität Bern
2016-2018

Mphil Development Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2009-2014

BA Geography and Resource Development with French, University of Ghana, Legon 

Research interests

  • Urban development 
  • Spatial planning
  • Informality 
  • Women's work

Publications

Conference Paper

Akuoko P B (2018) What redevelopment means to the informal worker, held in University of Manchester, under the theme “DSA 2018 Global Inequalities”, June 27th – 29th, 2018

Journal Publications

Aggrey, V., Akuoko, P. B., & Amoako-Arhen, A. (2022). Shadow men: The third wheel of public transport in Ghana. Journal of Urban Affairs, 1-14.

Akuoko P.B., Amoako C., & Owusu Ansah J. (2021) Compliance, Resistance and Innovation: Reflections of informal traders’ responses to Kejetia Redevelopment in Central Kumasi, Ghana. African Geographical Review. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2021.1945466

Akuoko, P.B., Aggrey, V., & Mengba, J.D. (2021). Mothering with a career during a pandemic; the case of the Ghanaian woman. Gender, Work and Organization. http://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12711

Akuoko, P.B., Aggrey, V., & Amoako-Arhen, A. (2021). Ghana’s informal economic sector in the face of a pandemic. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 3(1), 100094.

Commentary

Akuoko, P.B., Aggrey, V., & Amoako-Arhen, A. (2021) Current state of affairs: Ghana’s informal economic sector in the face of a Pandemic. Arts and Social Science Journal 12 (474)

Blog Post

Akuoko, P.B.  & McCluskey, R (2022, June 24). How will the E-levy impact the informal sector in Ghana?. International Centre for Tax and Development. https://www.ictd.ac/blog/how-e-levy-impact-informal-sector-ghana/

Research Insights

09/07/2024

Urban Redevelopment and its Gendered Implications

Many cities in the Global South are growing rapidly and face enormous planning challenges. In central Kumasi, Ghana, the redevelopment of the central market shows that urban planners often ignore the importance of public spaces in the livelihood strategies of women as informal urban workers.
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