Prof. Boateng Kyereh
Project CoordinatorThe Access and Authority Nexus in Farmer-Herder Conflicts (AAN) Project investigates the dynamic processes of formation and erosion of access, identities, and authority in spatial and historical perspectives. Through a theoretical lens guided by political ecology, and in particular the concepts of frontiers and territorialization, it understands the conflict as a dynamic process whereby people seek access and try to legitimize their claims as property. The project is implemented in partnership between Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, and University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Ghana, University of Development Studies (UDS), Ghana, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark.
The project has a four-year lifespan, and its goal is to investigate how the conflict between farmers and herders affects institutions attempting to mediate the issue.
AAN strengthens research capacity through three embedded PhD studies and two Postdocs closely coordinated with senior staff from Ghana and Denmark.
The project will offer one international PhD course on frontiers and territorialisation; 12 manuscripts for peer reviewed journals; one panel on farmer-herder conflicts in a major international research conference; case description/documentation to be used in MSc learning activities at the Ghanaian and Danish universities; and eight MSc/MPhil theses
AAN will organise 10 district and two national levels forum meetings; three policy briefs; a video on farmer-herder conflicts; and one national science and policy workshop at the end of the project to share and discuss research findings and further their application.