Faculty & Staff

KWAMINA PANFORD

Associate Professor of African American Studies
Ph.D. Northeastern University

Department of African American Studies
210A Lake Hall
(617) 373-4333
(617) 373-2625 (fax)
k.panford@neu.edu

Areas of Study:
International/Comparative Development; Petroleum and Development; Human Capital/Labor & Public Policy, the African Union and other International Organizations with special emphasis on United Nations’ Specialized Agencies (the International Labor Organization, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund) in Africa and other Developing Countries, Africa-China political-economy relations and the role of technology in Africa's development.

Selected Publications:

Ghana’s Industrial Relations and Labor Laws (A monograph on Ghana’s labor policies, laws and practices from colonial times to the present). The International Encyclopedia of Laws: Labor Law and Industrial Relations Series, Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, Deventer, The Netherlands, 2008, Revised, April 2012

“Trade Unions, Democratic Transition and Organizational Challenges: The Case of the Ghana TUC (1989-2009)” in Craig Phelan, Ed: Labor in West Africa, Peter Lang, 2011

“The Crucial Roles of Model Oil Agreements: The Public Policy Implications and Requirements” Ghana Policy Journal, 4th Edition, The Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana, (2011)

Contributor, “Oil Exploration and Production: A Baseline Socio-Economic Survey of Six Coastal Fringe Districts in the Western Region of Ghana,” Institute for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Draft Report, December, 2010

Book Review: Michael Amoah, Reconstructing the Nation in Africa: The Politics of Nationalism in Ghana, Tauris Academic Series, London & New York, 2007, International Affairs, Vol. 83, No. 3, 2007, p. 608

Selected Professional Activities/Awards:

Senior Fulbright Scholar, Council for International Exchange of Scholars (2011)

Hearing Committee Member, Board of Bar Overseers of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, MA., (2010-2013)

Chair and Member Ph. D. & MA Thesis Committees, LPS and Political Science Department, Northeastern University, Boston (1989-Present )

Worked as a professional intern at the International Labour Organisation's International Labour Standards Department in Geneva, Switzerland. Also has extensive experience as a consultant in industrial and labour relations, management and development. Specialties include training high level personnel and professionals for both public and private institutions in and out of Ghana.

Upcoming Courses and Recent Courses Taught:

AFRS 2370 – Africa Today

AFRS 3460 - Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa