6 results on '"Sowatey, Emmanuel A."'
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2. Urgent issues and prospects at the intersection of culture, memory, and witness interviews: Exploring the challenges for research and practice
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Hope, Lorraine, Anakwah, Nkansah, Antfolk, Jan, Brubacher, Sonja P., Flowe, Heather, Gabbert, Fiona, Giebels, Ellen, Kanja, Wangu, Korkman, Julia, Kyo, Akira, Naka, Makiko, Otgaar, Henry, Powell, Martine B., Selim, Hedayat, Skrifvars, Jenny, Sorkpah, Isaac Kwasi, Sowatey, Emmanuel A., Steele, Linda C., Stevens, Laura, Sumampouw, Nathanael E.J., Taylor, Paul J., Trevino-Rangel, Javier, van Veldhuizen, Tanja, Wang, Jianqin, Wells, Simon, Anonymous, Criminal Law and Criminology, RS: FdR Institute MICS, RS: FPN CPS IV, Section Forensic Psychology, Hope, Lorraine [0000-0002-0012-8165], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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COGNITIVE INTERVIEW ,SDG 16 - Peace ,investigative interviewing ,L900 ,STRATEGIES ,rapport ,L300 ,5201 Applied and Developmental Psychology ,Social Sciences ,ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING ,INDIVIDUALISM ,AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,memory ,Government & Law ,Psychology, Multidisciplinary ,cross-cultural communication ,SEXUAL-ABUSE ,Psychology ,Applied Psychology ,44 Human Society ,48 Law and Legal Studies ,child interviewing ,POLICE INTERVIEWS ,SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,4805 Legal Systems ,eyewitness memory ,4402 Criminology ,COLLECTIVISM ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ,culture ,SELF-ENHANCEMENT ,CONTEXT ,52 Psychology ,Criminology & Penology ,Law ,SYSTEM - Abstract
Funder: UK Home Office and security and intelligence agencies, Funder: KU Leuven; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004040, Funder: FWO Research Project, The pursuit of justice increasingly relies on productive interactions between witnesses and investigators from diverse cultural backgrounds during investigative interviews. To date, the role of cultural context has largely been ignored by researchers in the field of investigative interviewing, despite repeated requests from practitioners and policymakers for evidence‐based guidance for the conduct of interviews with people from different cultures. Through examining cultural differences in human memory and communication and considering specific contextual challenges for investigative interviewing through the lens of culture, this review and associated commentaries highlight the scope for considering culture and human diversity in research on, and the practice of, investigative interviewing with victims, witnesses, and other sources. Across 11 commentaries, contributors highlight the importance of considering the role of culture in different investigative interviewing practices (e.g., rapport building, questioning techniques) and contexts (e.g., gender‐based violence, asylum seeking, child abuse), address common areas of cultural mismatch between interviewer–interviewee expectations, and identify critical future routes for research. We call for an increased focus in the investigative interviewing literature on the nature and needs of our global community and encourage constructive and collaborative discussion between researchers and practitioners from around the world to better identify specific challenges and work together towards evidence‐based solutions.
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3. Reflections from Cross-Gender Fieldwork Experiences in Open Markets in Ghana.
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Sowatey, Emmanuel A., Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, Hussey, Lucia K., Annan-Aggrey, Eunice, Pinkrah, Ama, and Arku, Godwin
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RELATIONSHIP marketing , *ETHICAL problems , *FIELD research , *AFRICANS - Abstract
Fieldwork can be an enjoyable academic adventure producing lifelong experiences of excitement and a sense of academic accomplishment. However, it can be an equally frustrating undertaking, especially when carried out in 'unfamiliar' environments. This paper adds to the growing number of studies about fieldworkers' experiences by reflecting on the complexities involved in the process and proffering ways to respond to them. We share our perspectives as three adult African males conducting research in a predominantly female space in two informal markets in Accra, Ghana. To do this, we engage with five issues related to fieldwork: preparing to enter the field; negotiating access; handling interviews; dealing with ethical dilemmas; and exiting the field. We found that being male is not a barrier to conducting research in a predominantly female space. The success of our fieldwork was a product of our ability to adapt, be creative, appreciate our inadequacies, learn quickly and also take some practical and common-sense steps. Our hope is that the insights shared in this paper will serve as a compass for prospective fieldworkers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Doing research with police elites in Ghana.
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Sowatey, Emmanuel Addo and Tankebe, Justice
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SOCIAL networks , *ETHICAL problems , *POLICE-community relations , *POLICE , *POLICE psychology - Abstract
Much of our methodological insights from researching policing in sub-Saharan Africa comes from studies of frontline officers. Consequently, many important methodological questions about research on senior police officers remain unanswered. This article addresses this gap by drawing on insights from interviewing senior officers in Ghana. It focuses on the challenges and opportunities in negotiating access, establishing trust during interviews and dealing with ethical dilemmas. We highlight the role of informal social networks and cultural practices of surprise visits, what we have termed strategic ambush, in securing formal approval for our research. However, this represented mere or putative access for which deference towards institutional gatekeepers was key to its actualization. Deference towards officers and extensive knowledge of the policing environment helped to put the senior officers at ease, and enhanced the chances of a successful interview. Finally, we offer reflections on our responses to unexpected ethical dilemmas that we faced in the field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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5. Spaces of resilience, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship in informal work in Ghana.
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Sowatey, Emmanuel, Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, Mkandawire, Paul, Arku, Godwin, Hussey, Lucia, and Amasaba, Aluizah
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP , *BUSINESSWOMEN , *INFORMAL sector - Abstract
Despite playing an important role in the economies of low-income countries, there is a perception that informal markets are haphazard and disorganized. Using in-depth interviews conducted in Accra, Ghana, this study examines the strategic choices that market women pursue to gain access to and thrive in informal working spaces and ensure long-term survival. The findings reveal that entry into the informal working spaces is contingent on women’s ability to forge and nourish ties with acquaintances, kinsmen and middlemen. Further, the study found that in contrast to the notion of unregulated competition typically associated with street vending, market relations among women traders in informal market spaces are marked by alliances between rival sellers that transcended religious, ethnic, linguistic, and generational divides. As well, a strict code of conduct governs market behaviour, underpinned by an ethos of cooperation and mutual assistance among rival sellers. Furthermore, market women in Accra articulate the rationale behind informal entrepreneurship in ways that align with local and national development agenda. In so doing, the market women lend legitimacy to their trade, demand accountability from local authorities, and oppose repressive practices by the state. We highlight the implications of our findings for city planning and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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6. Democracy and Peace-building in Ghana: Paradoxes and Challenges.
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Sowatey, Emmanuel Addo
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PEACEBUILDING , *CONFLICT management , *CIVIL society , *PEACE , *RULE of law , *DEMOCRACY - Abstract
The search for an efficient peace-building mechanism is an increasingly topical issue among governments, international bodies and civil society organisations as the appropriate tool for preventing or resolving conflicts. Ghana is perceived to have an efficient peace-building mechanism that has steered her away from conflicts, which have engulfed her West African neighbours, namely Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. Using chieftaincy (chiefship) conflicts in Ghana as a case study, this article seeks to analyse the efficiency of the peace-building mechanism of the Ghanaian state. It also highlights the effect of the mechanism on society, rule of law, democracy, good governance and human security in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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