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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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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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(Post) materialist value orientations and global attitudes towards women in politics: a multi-wave cross-sectional analysis
OBORO-OFFERIE, R. A. & ABREFA BUSIA, K., 22 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Contemporary Politics. 18 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Beyond the single job paradigm: policy imperative for multiple jobholders and hybrid entrepreneurs in the evolving labour market
ABREFA BUSIA, K. & OWARE, A. F., 12 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Community, Work and Family. 13 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Work-family Conflict, Sociodemographic Characteristics, Role Demands and Health-seeking Behaviour of Working Mothers in Urban Ghana
ABREFA BUSIA, K. & ARTHUR-HOLMES, F., 17 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Research in Quality of Life.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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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)