#43 Activism and the Academe – with Akosua Adomako Ampofo

In this episode, we welcome Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Tapping into her experience as a Ghanaian scholar and activist, we discuss feminism, activism, and potential pitfalls in academic collaborations between the global north and the global south.  

Akosua Adomako Ampofo is Professor of African and Gender Studies, and a former Director of the Institute of African Studies and the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Ghana. She was awarded the 2025 Claude Ake Chair, hosted by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and the Nordic Africa Institute. (NAI)

This episode is hosted by Joakim Palmén