BIANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE
AFRICAN SOCIAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE (ASRI)
THEME: ACCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY & EQUALITY
DATE: 22ND JULY - 23RD JULY 2011
VENUE: ALISA HOTEL, NORTH RIDGE, ACCRA
DAY ONE: 22ND JULY 2011
8.30 AM -10.00 AM - OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME ADDRESS-
. Keynote address
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Vice-Chancellor of UG
Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, Director of SALDRU, University of Cape Town
10.00 AM. COCOA BREAK
10:30AM-12:00PM Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) in Ghana and South Africa
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DAY ONE PANEL : CHAIR - DR. ROBERT DARKO OSEI
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Topic
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Presenters
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"Measuring MDG 4 and 5 using longitudinal surveillance data from a rural district of Northern Ghana"
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Ayago Bawah (Ghana
Essential Health Interventions Project) |
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Dangme West District as a window on progress towards MDGs in the Greater Accra Region
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Margaret Gyapong (School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon)
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"Millennium Development Goals in post-apartheid South Africa"
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Vusi Gumede (University of Johannesburg) and Thula Sizwe Dlamini (Rhodes University)
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“South Africa’s Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals in Education: Evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study”
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David Lam (University of Michigan) and Nicola Branson (University of Cape Town)
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Discussant
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Kenneth Owusu
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12.00 PM-1.00PM LUNCH
1.00PM-2.30PM INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO ASSETS & SOCIAL PROTECTION
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DAY ONE PANEL : CHAIR - DR. ELLEN BORTEI-DOKU ARYEETEY
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Topic
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Presenters
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"Relative standing and subjective well-being in South Africa: The role of perceptions, expectations and income mobility"
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Dori Posel and Daniela Casale (University of KZN)
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“Gender, Assets and Vulnerability.”
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Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, George Domfe (ISSER)
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“Assessing Savings Mobilization and Credit Retrieval Ability of Credit Unions: Source of Funds for Poverty Reduction in Ghana”
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Anthony Osei-Fosu (KNUST)
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Discussant
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Dr. David Lam (University of Michigan)
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2.30PM-3.00PM TEA BREAK
3.00 - 4.30 INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
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DAY ONE PANEL : CHAIR - DR. PHILIP ADONGO
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Topic
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Presenters
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“Sex Differences in HIV Testing in Ghana, and Policy Implications” (Yawson) and “Sex Differentials in Distribution of Adult HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Ghana” (Dako-Gyeke)
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Alfred Yawson (University of Ghana Medical School) and Phyllis Dako-Gyeke (School of Public Health, University of Ghana)
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“Alcohol, ARVs and Masculinity: Being Manly with HIV/AIDS”
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Sakhumzi Mfecane (University of the Western Cape, SA)
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Zoe MacLaren (University of Michigan) and Murray Leibbrandt (University of Cape Town)
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Discussant
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Rachel Snow (School of Public Health, University of Michigan)
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GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
DINNER AT LA PALM ROYAL BEACH HOTEL
DAY TWO 23TH JULY 2011
9:00-10:30 SPECIAL GHANA PANEL: HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE GHANA HEALTH SECTOR
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DAY TWO PANEL : DR. KWESI ASABIR
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Topic
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Presenters
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Health workers in Ghana, an assessment of health labor market outcomes and determinants.
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Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira (MOH, Ghana), Karima Saleh (World Bank, Ghana)
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“Social background of health workers and willingness to work in rural Ghana. Social inequalities, access to work, and access to care.
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Mawuli Dzodzomenyo (School of Public Health, University of Ghana)
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“Challenges and opportunities for Improving Medical Education to Strengthen HRH in Ghana”
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Seth Ayettey (former V-Provost Health Sciences, UG)
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Discussant
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Margaret Chebere (Dep. Director HR, Ghana Health Service)
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10:30AM-11:00AM Tea break
11:00PM-12:30PM THE INTERACTION OF MIGRANT POPULATIONS AND THE STATE: LIMITED ACCESS, DIMINISHED EQUALITY
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DAY TWO PANEL : CHAIR –Prof. KOFI AWUSABO ASARE
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Topic
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Presenters
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"Where There Is No Public: Questioning the Meaning of Politics and Development in Africa's Urban Estuaries”
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Loren Landau & Caroline Kihato (African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand)
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“Migration policy in Ghana: An Analysis of Potential Benefits and Knowledge Gaps"
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Peter Quartey (ISSER, University of Ghana)
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"Immigration and the Labor Market Outcomes of Natives in Developing Countries: A Case Study of South Africa"
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Vimal Ranchhod (UCT) w/N Broussard (Claremont McKenna College) & J Aguero (UC Riverside).
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Discussant
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Prof. Howard Stein (UM African Studies Center)
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12.30PM- 1.30 P.M. LUNCH
1:30PM-3:00PM LABOR MARKET INEQUALITY AND VULNERABILITY
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DAY TWO PANEL : CHAIR –Dori Poisel
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Topic
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Presenters
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Low wage mobility on the South African labor market
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Claire Vermaak (UKZN, SA)
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Cecil Mlatsheni (University of the Cape Town)
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"Wage and Employment Effects of Trade Liberalization: The Case of Ghanaian Manufacturing"
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Charles Ackah (University of Ghana)
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Discussant
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3.00PM – 3.30PM TEA BREAK
3:30PM -5:00PM HOW ACCOUNTABLE ARE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICA?
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DAY TWO PANEL : CHAIR – DR. WILLIAM AHADZIE
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Topic
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Presenters
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"Public perceptions and the measurement of 'good governance' in Africa"
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Rod Alence (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA)
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“The Theory of Legislative Institutionalization and the Mozambican Assembly of the Republic”
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Carlos Shenga (University of Cape Town)
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“Corruption and Satisfaction with Democracy in Africa: The Mediating Role of Mistrust of Democratic Institutions”
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Daniel Armah-Attoh (CDD, Ghana)
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“Is Technocracy Compatible with Democracy? The Role of Independent Privatization Agencies in Africa”
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Anne Pitcher (University of Michigan) and Manuel Teodoro (Colgate University)
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Discussant
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Dr. Kwesi Jonah
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