Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko
Lecturer in Security, Development and Leadership in Africa
Research interests
- Conflict
- International relations
- Politics
Contact details
Biography
Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko is a Lecturer in Security, Development and Leadership in Africa, at the African Leadership Centre at King's. Clement is both an academic and international development practitioner with over a decade’s experience in designing, managing and leading several projects in Africa and the Asia Pacific.
His expertise includes design thinking and application of methodological innovations to research and evaluation of programmes in almost all social and political contexts in Africa, especially Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan and Nigeria.
Clement’s areas of interest include natural resource governance, political theories of the state, social protection, security, and leadership. He has produced several knowledge products in the form of policy briefs, reports, public presentations, book chapters, and peer reviewed papers in high impact international journals.
Clement obtained his doctoral degree from La Trobe University in Australia, where he focussed on a critical appraisal of the natural resource curse discourse using political theory analyses. Clement has completed two MA degrees, on Population Studies and Conflict, and Security and Development obtained from King's and the University of Ghana. He completed his BA in Sociology with Study of Religions.
Research
- Natural Resource Governance
- Political Theories of the State
- Leadership in Peace and Security
- Institutional Design
- Decolonisation and Decolonial Theories
- Methodological Approaches to Research and Evaluation
Clement’s research contributes to interdisciplinary debates in four broad areas namely: peace and security, critical development studies and politics, natural resource governance, and leadership in the contexts of transitions from war to peace and in democratic contexts in Africa.
He specialises in both qualitative and quantitative research. His methodological approach is based on decolonized theories and thinking that involves an interrogation of the theory and practice of institutional design, leadership, and nation building in Africa. His background in demography also means that he reflects on the interaction between peace, security and population distributions.
Teaching
- 7YYFN037 Leadership and Society
- 7YYFSGA5 Research Methods in Global Leadership
- Natural Resource Governance
PhD supervision
Clement invites PhD students interested in the following themes:
- Natural Resource Governance
- Political Theories of the State Leadership in Peace and Security
- Institutional Design
- Decolonisation and Decolonial Theories
- Methodological Approaches to Research and Evaluation
- State-Society engagements (Open governance)
- Social Identities
Further details
Research
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
News
Mining multi-nationals need to gain trust of communities impacted by critical mineral extraction
As the race to secure rare earths and other critical minerals heats up, whether communities impacted by mining are getting a fair deal has again been called...
'A powerful, dramatic performance' inspires discussion on climate emergency
The Global Cultures Institute and the Department of English hosted Kininso Koncepts for a workshop and panel discussion exploring the intersections of...
Events
Roundtable with African ambassadors on critical raw materials
An academic roundtable discussion on critical raw materials co-chaired by Professor Eka Ikpe and Dr Mark Langan.
Please note: this event has passed.
The Threat of Banditry in Contemporary Northern Nigeria
Discussing the banditry-induced conflict in northern Nigeria through emphasis on empirically grounded inquiry.
Please note: this event has passed.
Africa’s Global Infrastructure Outlook: Possibility of South-South Relationships for Transformation
Addressing the boom in South–South relations since the early 2000s and the investments that have followed.
Please note: this event has passed.
Towards a Just Transition with Resource Governance
Panel discussion interrogating the justice implications of the global surge of appetite for transitioning to net zero carbon emission.
Please note: this event has passed.
Kininso@King’s
Lagos-based, socially engaged arts organisation Kininso Koncepts comes to King’s for an interactive creative workshop and a research-led panel and networking...
Please note: this event has passed.
The politics of National Energy Transitions: sites of contestation, compliance and disregard for global climate action
Panel discussing the contestations, compliance and disregard for energy transition policymaking globally.
Please note: this event has passed.
Walking in Healing Soulidarity: ìAfrika’s healing justice approach to intergenerational trauma
Dr Toyin Ajao, Director, ìAfrika discusses research insights on what healing justice means to Africans through an Afrofeminist lens.
Please note: this event has passed.
ALC research seminar 18: 'ESG, Australian mining companies and their operations abroad'
Dr Evan Hamman will explore the phenomenon of ESG with respect to Australian mining companies operating abroad.
Please note: this event has passed.
Story-Ing the Future: An Adventure into Time
This presentation showcases Orature as a contemporary aesthetic intellectual tradition which provides a pathway for research with and within communities.
Please note: this event has passed.
The psychosociology of climate response for environmental sustainability
An online panel on how relationships ‘make’ and ‘unmake’ aspirations for justice in energy transitions.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Psychosociology of climate and environmental sustainability is key to net zero emission transitions
Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko reflects on discussions during Africa Week 2024.
Timely, gendered, and grassroot consultations must underscore the just energy transition in Africa
Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko reflects on the discussions at Africa Climate Week 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Research
Just Transitions and Interdisciplinary Peace research group
Research group examining the transitions, natural resource governance, and (in)security impacted by decarbonisation and sustainability initiatives.
News
Mining multi-nationals need to gain trust of communities impacted by critical mineral extraction
As the race to secure rare earths and other critical minerals heats up, whether communities impacted by mining are getting a fair deal has again been called...
'A powerful, dramatic performance' inspires discussion on climate emergency
The Global Cultures Institute and the Department of English hosted Kininso Koncepts for a workshop and panel discussion exploring the intersections of...
Events
Roundtable with African ambassadors on critical raw materials
An academic roundtable discussion on critical raw materials co-chaired by Professor Eka Ikpe and Dr Mark Langan.
Please note: this event has passed.
The Threat of Banditry in Contemporary Northern Nigeria
Discussing the banditry-induced conflict in northern Nigeria through emphasis on empirically grounded inquiry.
Please note: this event has passed.
Africa’s Global Infrastructure Outlook: Possibility of South-South Relationships for Transformation
Addressing the boom in South–South relations since the early 2000s and the investments that have followed.
Please note: this event has passed.
Towards a Just Transition with Resource Governance
Panel discussion interrogating the justice implications of the global surge of appetite for transitioning to net zero carbon emission.
Please note: this event has passed.
Kininso@King’s
Lagos-based, socially engaged arts organisation Kininso Koncepts comes to King’s for an interactive creative workshop and a research-led panel and networking...
Please note: this event has passed.
The politics of National Energy Transitions: sites of contestation, compliance and disregard for global climate action
Panel discussing the contestations, compliance and disregard for energy transition policymaking globally.
Please note: this event has passed.
Walking in Healing Soulidarity: ìAfrika’s healing justice approach to intergenerational trauma
Dr Toyin Ajao, Director, ìAfrika discusses research insights on what healing justice means to Africans through an Afrofeminist lens.
Please note: this event has passed.
ALC research seminar 18: 'ESG, Australian mining companies and their operations abroad'
Dr Evan Hamman will explore the phenomenon of ESG with respect to Australian mining companies operating abroad.
Please note: this event has passed.
Story-Ing the Future: An Adventure into Time
This presentation showcases Orature as a contemporary aesthetic intellectual tradition which provides a pathway for research with and within communities.
Please note: this event has passed.
The psychosociology of climate response for environmental sustainability
An online panel on how relationships ‘make’ and ‘unmake’ aspirations for justice in energy transitions.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Psychosociology of climate and environmental sustainability is key to net zero emission transitions
Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko reflects on discussions during Africa Week 2024.
Timely, gendered, and grassroot consultations must underscore the just energy transition in Africa
Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko reflects on the discussions at Africa Climate Week 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.