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I am a PhD Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Social Work and the Centre for Digital Transformation at the University of Agder, Norway. I hold a Masters in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and a Masters in Global Development and Planning from the University of Agder. Prior to the position as a PhD Research Fellow, I worked as Teaching Assistant at the University of Saskatchewan. I have also worked as an online tutor at the Department of Global Development and Planning and a Teaching and Research Assistant at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana where I obtained my BA(Hons) Sociology and Social Work.
Forskning
Sustainable Urban Development
Rural urban migration
Environment and Development
Population and development
Social Network Analysis
Sociology of food and agriculture
Faglige interesser
I have methodological expertise in both qualitative and quantitative methods with special emphasis on Computational Social Science Methods and Social Network Analysis.
Utvalgte publikasjoner
Ziglioli, G., & Alhassan, A. Y. (2022). Nethnography and Social Network Analysis for Studying Online Social Space. In P. Gabriella & P. Angela Delli (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Advanced Research Methodologies for a Digital Society (pp. 227-247). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8473-6.ch015
Alhassan, A. Y., Abdul-rahim, A., & Akaabre, P. B. (2016). Knowledge, Awareness and Perceptions of Females on Clandestine Abortion in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. European Scientific Journal, 12(12), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n12p95.
Abdulai, A.-R., Adam, A.-w. M., & Alhassan, A. Y. (2016). Indigenous industries in the face of growing competition in textile markets: a study of smock/fugu industry in tamale metropolis, Northern Ghana. International Journal of Development Research, 6(2), 6826-6833. https://www.journalijdr.com/sites/default/files/issue-pdf/4781.pdf.
Abdulai, A.-R., Tundyiridam, R., & Alhassan, A. Y. (2016). Mechanisms and Strategies for Mobilisation of Property Rates in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of Ghana. Public Policy and Administration Research, 6(6), 113-123. http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/PPAR/article/view/31420/32260.
Master Theses
Alhassan, A. Y. (2019). Competing Discourses of Sustainability in African Agriculture: A Case Study of the Sustainable Agriculture Discourse of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. [Master’s Thesis, University of Saskatchewan]. https://harvest.usask.ca/handle/10388/12472.
Alhassan, A. Y. (2017). Rural-urban migrants and urban employment in Ghana: A case study of rural migrants from Northern Region to Kumasi. [Universitetet i Agder; University of Agder] https://uia.brage.unit.no/uia-xmlui/handle/11250/2459938.
Undervisning
UT-204 The political ecology of global environmental challenges (Emneansvarlig)
UT 502 Planning for Local and Regional Development
ME 526 Master Thesis Seminar in Development Management
UT 403 Global environment issues - a political ecology perspective