Dr. ABREFA BUSIA Kwaku

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Abrefa Busia, K., Arthur-Holmes, F. & Chan, A.H.C. (2023). COVID-19’s silver linings: Exploring the work-family enrichment experiences of married working mothers during and after the COVID-19 partial lockdown in Ghana. Journal of Family Studies, 29(4):1923-1945. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2022.2103018

Arthur-Holmes, F., Yeboah, T. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2023). Dimensions of women’s mobility, livelihoods and vulnerability in artisanal and small-scale mining-induced local economy, Journal of Rural Studies, 101, 103061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103061

Arthur-Holmes, F., Yeboah, T., Cobbinah, I.J. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2023). Youth in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and higher education nexus: Diffusion of innovations and knowledge transfer. Futures, 152, 103201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103201

Arthur-Holmes, F., Katz-Lavigne, S. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2023). ‘We don’t joke with our money’: Gender-based occupational segregation and women's remuneration negotiations in artisanal and small-scale mining. Resources Policy, 80, 103188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103188

Arthur-Holmes, F., Abrefa Busia, K., Vazquez-Brust, D. A., & Yakovleva, N. (2022). Graduate unemployment, artisanal and small-scale mining, and rural transformation in Ghana: What does the ‘educated’ youth involvement offer? Journal of Rural Studies, 95, 125-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.08.002

Oboro-Offerie, R. A., & Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Spatial geographies, socio-demographic factors and social trust in women’s organisations in Africa. Women’s Studies International Forum, 92, 102593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2022.102593

Arthur-Holmes, F., & Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Women, North-South migration and artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: Motivations, drivers and socio-economic implications. Extractive Industries and Society, 10, 101076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2022.101076

Yakovleva, N., Vazquez-Brust, D.A, Arthur-Holmes, F. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Gender equality in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: Assessing progress towards SDG 5 using salience and institutional analysis and design. Environmental Science & Policy, 136: 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.06.003

Arthur-Holmes, F., & Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Safety concerns and occupational health hazards of women in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana. Extractive Industries and Society, 10, 101079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2022.101079

Arthur-Holmes, F., Abrefa Busia, K., Vazquez-Brust, D. A., & Yakovleva, N. (2022). Artisanal and small-scale mining methods and the Sustainable Development Goal 6: Perceived implications for clean water supply. Environmental Science & Policy, 137: 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.08.017

Amoah, P. A., Musalia, J., & Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Health behaviors and health literacy: Questing for the role of weak social ties among older persons in rural and urban Ghana. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 777217. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.777217

Arthur-Holmes, F. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2021). Occupying the fringes: The struggles of women in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in rural Ghana - Evidence from the Prestea–Huni Valley Municipality. Gender Issues, 38(2): 156-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-020-09261-4

Arthur-Holmes, F. & Abrefa Busia, K. (2020). Household dynamics and the bargaining power of women in artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A Ghanaian case study. Resources Policy, 69, 101884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101884

Abrefa Busia, K. & Adjei, P. O-W. (2020). The hybridised context of traditional authorities involvement in state-driven educational provision in Ghana. Forum for Development Studies, 47(3), 531-553. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2020.1832568

Book Chapters

Abrefa Busia, K. (in press). Work-family conflict among formal and informal sector working mothers in urban Ghana. In: O. Adekoya, C. Mordi & H. Ajonbadi (eds.), Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.

Abrefa Busia, K., Agbadi, P. & Mokomane, Z. (in press). Engaging the flexibility paradox: Working from home and work-family balance among working adults in South Africa. In: O. Adekoya, C. Mordi & H. Ajonbadi (eds.), Work-Life Balance in Africa: A Critical Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.

Abrefa Busia, K. & Adjei, Prince O-W. (2022). Changing Roles of Traditional Authorities in Local Government and Development in Ghana. In: P. Osei-Wusu Adjei and S. Adu-Gyamfi (eds.), Democratic Decentralisation, Local Governance and Sustainable Development: Ghana’s Experiences for Developing Countries (pp. 241-257). Cham: Springer Nature.

Conference Presentations

Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Work-Family Enrichment Among Working Mothers in Ghana: A Mixed Method Study, Presented at the Work & Family Researchers Network 6^th Biennial Conference, Hilton Midtown, New York City, United States of America, 25 June 2022. [Best Poster Presentation Award]

Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Work-Family Intersection and the Mobilities Turn: The intervening role of automobility and its associated vehicular traffic on working women’s work-family conflict in Ghana, Presented at the Work & Family Researchers Network 6th Biennial Conference, Hilton Midtown, New York City, United States of America, 25 June 2022.

Abrefa Busia, K. & Chan, A.H.N. (2022). The Relationship between Perceived Work Demands and Work-Family Conflict: The Moderating Role of Type of Employment, Presented at the Work & Family Researchers Network 6th Biennial Conference, Hilton Midtown, New York City, United States of America, 25 June 2022.

Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Engaging the ‘rural’ in work-family research: An exploratory study on the work-family enrichment experiences of rural working mothers in Western Ghana, Presented at the 15^th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa/via Zoom, 24 July 2022.

Abrefa Busia, K. (2022). Single Fathers’ Experiences of Work-family Conflict during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning, School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 1 April 2022.

Abrefa Busia, K. (2020). Levelling the Playing Field: COVID-19, Educational Inequalities, and the Transition to Online and Hybrid Teaching and Learning among Rural-based Tertiary Students in Ghana, Presented at Conference for Higher Education Research (CHER-2020): Innovation of Higher Education Amid the Pandemic: Institutional Management, Teaching and Research Perspectives. Lingnan University, Hong Kong/via Zoom, 14 November 2020.

Abrefa Busia, K. (2017). Borders, Belonging and Hegemony: State-Chieftaincy Relations in Ghana and the Ashanti Factor, presented at St Antony’s Graduate Research Conference: Shifting Borders: History, Reality and Legacy. St. Antony’s College, Oxford, UK, 2 May 2017.

Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer

Community, Work & Family

Journal of Rural Studies

Resources Policy

Journal of Asian Public Policy