Researchers

Anna Laven
Christine Böhmig
Johan Post
Kees van der Geest
Marloes Kraan
Mirjam Kabki
Sjaak van der Geest
Ton Dietz
Valentina Mazzucato

Ghana Expertise

Kees van der Geest

Themes

Agriculture
Climate change
Commodity chains
Fishing
Funerals
Governance
Health
Livelihood
Migration
Natural resources
Old age
Poverty
Social capital
Urban issues
Video
Waste management

Regional expertise

Upper West Region
Brong Ahafo Region

Disciplinary background

Thematic interests

Contact information

E-mail: k.a.m.vandergeest @ uva.nl
Website: http://users.fmg.uva.nl/kgeest

M.A. Projects

• Seasonal migration and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Bawku, UER (Bernard Gumah, IDS)
• A visual Analysis of migrant identities in the BAR (Renske Meilof, Human Geography)
• The Church and HIV/AIDS prevention in Nandom, UWR (Hester van Deutekom, IDS)
• Social capital among homeless women in Accra (Christa van den Berg, IDS)
• Participatory development in a community radio station in Wa, UWR (Kersti Wissenbach, IDS)
• Impact analysis of an alternative development NGO in Northwest Ghana (available)
• The impact of mobile phones on economic activities of the self-employed (available)

Students can approach me with their own ideas in the thematic fields mentioned above. For two completed MA theses that I supervised, see http://users.fmg.uva.nl/kgeest/phd/phd.htm

Video

Link to publications