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26
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1550
National Ranking
260

Overview

Gordon Crawford is affiliated with Coventry University in the United Kingdom and has contributed significantly to the field of social sciences, with a focus on sociology, political science, and related interdisciplinary areas. Their scholarly work spans numerous subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, gender studies, education, and anthropology.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of themes such as peacebuilding and international security, political conflict and governance, gender politics and representation, religion, society and development, issues related to sex work, African cultural and philosophical studies, and educational theory and curriculum studies.

Some of the recent research papers authored or co-authored by Gordon Crawford include:

  • "Decolonising knowledge production on Africa: why it's still necessary and what can be done" (2021), Journal of the British Academy
  • "Community-led reconstruction, social inclusion and participation in post-earthquake Nepal" (2020), Development Policy Review

In addition to their own work, Crawford has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including Maurice Beseng, Nancy Annan, Nana Akua Anyidoho, Peace A. Medie, and Zainab Ladan Mai-Bornu. These collaborative relationships reflect intersections of peacebuilding, political governance, and gender in the context of global and African socio-political issues.

The publication venues where their work has appeared notably include Politics & Gender, Journal of the British Academy, Africa Spectrum, Conflict Security and Development, and Development Policy Review. These venues are well aligned with the thematic focus of social sciences and interdisciplinary studies addressing conflict, development, and social transformation.

The body of work associated with Gordon Crawford contributes to ongoing discussions around political conflict and governance, peacebuilding, and the socio-political dynamics of African regions, while also engaging with gender and development studies. Their multidisciplinary approach highlights social inclusion, participation in post-crisis settings, and the decolonization of knowledge as critical areas within contemporary social sciences research.

Best Publications

  • Democratization in Africa 1990–2010: an assessment

    Gabrielle Lynch;Gordon Crawford

  • Foreign aid and political reform: a comparative analysis of democracy assistance and political conditionality.

    Gordon Crawford

  • Foreign aid and political conditionality: Issues of effectiveness and consistency

    Gordon Crawford

  • Partnership or power? Deconstructing the 'Partnership for Governance Reform' in Indonesia

    Gordon Crawford

  • Conflict, collusion and corruption in small-scale gold mining: Chinese miners and the state in Ghana

    Gordon Crawford;Gabriel Botchwey

  • Decentralisation in Africa : A Pathway out of Poverty and Conflict?

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  • ‘Democratic Consolidation in Ghana: Prospects and Challenges?'

    Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai;Gordon Crawford

  • ‘Making democracy a reality’? The politics of decentralisation and the limits to local democracy in Ghana

    Gordon Crawford

  • The European Union and Democracy Promotion in Africa: The Case of Ghana

    Gordon Crawford

  • Promoting Democracy From Without - Learning From Within (Part II)

    Gordon Crawford

  • Decentralization and the Limits to Poverty Reduction: Findings from Ghana

    Gordon Crawford

  • Undermining Western democracy promotion in Central Asia: China’s countervailing influences, powers and impact

    Aijan Sharshenova;Gordon Crawford

  • Foreign aid and political reform

    Gordon Crawford

  • Evaluating European Union promotion of human rights, democracy and good governance: towards a participatory approach

    Gordon Crawford

  • The Role of Women’s Movements in the Implementation of Gender- Based Violence Laws

    Nana Akua Anyidoho;Gordon Crawford;Peace A. Medie

  • Promoting democratic governance in the south

    Gordon Crawford

  • South-South Irregular Migration: The Impacts of China's Informal Gold Rush in Ghana

    Gabriel Botchwey;Gordon Crawford;Gordon Crawford;Nicholas Loubere;Jixia Lu

  • EU human rights and democracy promotion in Central Asia: From Lofty principles to Lowly self-interests

    Gordon Crawford

  • NGOs, Rights-Based Approaches and the Potential for Progressive Development in Local Contexts: Constraints and Challenges in Northern Ghana

    Matilda Aberese Ako;Nana Akua Anyidoho;Gordon Crawford

  • Decolonising knowledge production on Africa: why it’s still necessary and what can be done

    Gordon Crawford;Zainab Mai-Bornu;Karl Landstrom

  • Aid sanctions and political conditionality: continuity and change

    Gordon Crawford;Simonida Kacarska

  • Decentralisation and struggles for basic rights in Ghana: opportunities and constraints

    Gordon Crawford

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabrielle Lynch
Gabrielle Lynch University of Warwick
Ben Fine
Ben Fine School of Oriental and African Studies

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