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Kwaku Abrefa Busia is a RGC Postdoctoral Fellow (Research Assistant Professor) at Lingnan University, Hong Kong where he completed his PhD in Sociology and Social Policy. His doctoral research which was funded by the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) investigated work-family interface among married working mothers in urban Ghana. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with research interests in gender, work-family interface, family studies and sociology of development notably small-scale mining in Africa, local governance and community development. Dr. Abrefa Busia holds an MPhil in African Studies from Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge together with an MPhil in Development Studies from St Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is a member of the Work and Family Researchers' Network (WFRN) which is a global network of interdisciplinary scholars, practitioners and policymakers interested in the intersections of work and family across the globe.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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International Migration, Diasporan Transnationalism and Work-family Intersections of African Migrants in Hong Kong and Chinese Migrants in Ghana
ABREFA BUSIA, K. (PI) & XU, L. (CoI)
1/02/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Access heterogeneities and collection time inequalities of drinking water sources in Ghana: implications for water and development policy
AMANKWAA, G., ABREFA BUSIA, K., AGBADI, P., DUAH, H. O. & ARTHUR-HOLMES, F., 2024, In: Local Environment. 29, 3, p. 263-278 16 p., 16.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Women and gender in artisanal and small-scale mining: A review and future research directions
ABREFA BUSIA, K. & ARTHUR-HOLMES, F., 1 Nov 2024, In: Resources Policy. 98, 105357.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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COVID-19’s silver linings : exploring the impacts of work–family enrichment for married working mothers during and after the COVID-19 partial lockdown in Ghana
ABREFA BUSIA, K., ARTHUR-HOLMES, F. & CHAN, A. H. N., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Family Studies. 29, 4, p. 1923-1945 23 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)
Thesis
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Married working women and work-family interface in Urban Ghana : a holistic approach
ABREFA BUSIA, K. (Author), CHAN, H. N. A. (Supervisor) & DAVID, R. (Co-supervisor), 21 Oct 2022Student thesis: PhD Thesis (Lingnan)