Meeting My Idol: Prof. Jorgen Carling
This weekend I had the unmitigated pleasure of meeting one of my foremost academic idols: Professor Jorgen Carling. I have followed his work on migration aspirations and his work informed much of the theoretical frame for…
Rethinking Infidelity and Vulnerability
The psychologist looks out from the brightly lit stage and asks the audience, “How many of you have been affected by infidelity? As a family member? As the one who is cheating? As the betrayed partner?” The…
Introducing the team behind #Justice4Her – and next steps for the campaign!
These are historical times. The week after the hashtag #metoo took over the world, Ghana saw the perhaps most successful social media campaign ever, #Justice4her, in response to a very brutal sexual assault case. I…
#PaGya Literary Festival in Accra: 3 Observations
test #PaGya Literary Festival in Accra This weekend the new literary festival PaGya (I believe the meaning is “To light a fire” in Akan) organized by Writers Project Ghana happened. Here are my impressions. 1….
My Summary Schedule for the AS-AA conference in Accra 12-14 Oct, 2017
On Thursday, the Second Biennial African Studies Association of Africa (AS-AA) conference is taking off here in my academic home, the Institute of African Studies at University of Ghana Legon. It is a three-day conference…
My Week: Teach, Do Research and Work-Family Balance?
This week, I have a demanding and varied set of tasks ahead. Monday, I will be welcoming guests to Ashesi University from Kenyon College, Ohio, US (Their 2020 plan is interesting and impressive). I am the…
Sunday Reads Sep 17, #KajsaHASundayReads
This week I read: Female entrepreneurship rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are the highest in the world, according to a new report that says women’s entrepreneurial activity is increasing globally. Africa doesn’t need white tech entrepreneurs…
My Week Following The @Sweden Curatorship Experience, #SMWiAccra
So last week, I had the honor of being the curator of the twitter account @Sweden. With a click, I increased my following by 10 and was the seven-day temporary face of my native Sweden. In…
The Week When I Increased My Twitter Following by x10
This week I have the honor of representing my native Sweden as the curator of the Twitter account @Sweden. It is every week run by a new Swede or person living in Sweden (this week…
Sunday Reads Sep 3, #KajsaHASundayReads
This week I read: 1. Why a Swedish top academic chose to leave his professorial chair at Oxford Uni. https://t.co/dRzuSFCunl #KajsaHASundayReads #highered — Kajsa Hallberg Adu (@kajsaha) September 3, 2017 2. Why election observers were…
Three Weeks without Social Media: Was I Happier in the End?
To be able to have a completely restful vacation, I took three weeks off social media this summer. What I intended was to not read or post anything on my three favorite social media platforms:…
