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“To be a Man is not Easy”: Everyday Economic Marginality and Configurations of Masculinity among Rural Ghanaian Youth by Dery, Isaac

“…How might an African based knowledge critically cast doubt upon globally hegemonic notions and traditions in understanding and theorizing men and…”
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Community leaders' perceptions of and responses to intimate partner violence in Northwestern Ghana by Dery, Isaac, Akurugu, Constance A, Baataar, Cuthbert

“…Calls to engage community leaders in preventing gender-based violence against women have gained global prominence in recent years. Situated within the growing…”
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Non-governmental organizations’ approaches to women's empowerment amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Towards decolonizing development praxis in northern Ghana by Akurugu, Constance Awinpoka, Nyuur, Richard B., Dery, Isaac

“…•This article examines local non-governmental organizations (LNGOs) approach to women's empowerment amid crisis and the implications for decolonizing women's…”
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Marriage, bridewealth and power: critical reflections on women's autonomy across settings in Africa by Akurugu, Constance Awinpoka, Dery, Isaac, Domanban, Paul Bata

“…This article examines ongoing discourses on the importance of the marriage payment and its role in constraining women's autonomy across societies in Africa…”
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What about older men? Towards a critical interrogation of conceptions of masculinities in northwestern Ghana by Dery, Isaac, Akurugu, Constance A., Baataar, Cuthbert

“…While research on older men’s constructions and experiences of masculinity has gained scholarly attention from the humanistic, medical, and social sciences,…”
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Configuring traditional masculinities among young men in northwestern Ghana: Surveillance, ambivalences, and vulnerabilities by Dery, Isaac, Makama, Refiloe, Khan, Anisur Rahman, Baataar, Cuthbert

“…Most academic scholarships, particularly from the global North continue to theorize African men, especially poor black men as problematic, abusive, and…”
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Marriage, bridewealth and power: critical reflections on women's autonomy across settings in Africa – CORRIGENDUM by Akurugu, Constance Awinpoka, Dery, Isaac, Domanban, Paul Bata

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“Give Her a Slap or Two . . . She Might Change”: Negotiating Masculinities Through Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural Ghanaian Men by Dery, Isaac

“…Critical studies on men and masculinities have gained significant momentum in feminist scholarship in the past decades. The growing interest in feminist…”
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Re-imagining gender equality discourse through an Africa(n)-centred feminist perspective by Dery, Isaac

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Negotiating positionality, reflexivity and power relations in research on men and masculinities in Ghana by Dery, Isaac

“…The main objective of this article is to contribute to a more critical, African-situated understanding of the complexities, emotional vulnerability, and…”
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A situated, African understanding of African feminism for men: a Ghanaian narrative by Dery, Isaac

“…Feminism provides a key analytical space for theory-building and re-centring historically marginalised narratives and epistemologies. However, the…”
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'What men don't know can hurt women's health': a qualitative study of the barriers to and opportunities for men's involvement in maternal healthcare in Ghana by Ganle, John Kuumuori, Dery, Isaac

“…The importance of men's involvement in facilitating women's access to skilled maternal healthcare in patriarchal societies such as Ghana is increasingly being…”
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Spiritual security: an explanatory framework for conflict-related sexual violence against men by Njoku, Emeka Thaddues, Dery, Isaac

“…While there is a growing interest in conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) against men, conceptual understanding and empirical knowledge are still…”
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Agency, Social Status and Performing Marriage in Postcolonial Societies by Dery, Isaac, Bawa, Sylvia

“…This article examines contextually-grounded perspectives on the socio-political significance of marriage in contemporary Ghanaian society. Drawing on…”
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“It Was All Wrong and Shameful to Beat Her”: Discursive Analysis of Men’s Talk of Intimate Partner Violence by Dery, Isaac, Akurugu, Constance Awinpoka, Baataar, Cuthbert

“…In this article, our aim is to foreground men's discourses on gender-based violence as linked to gendered hierarchies, power struggles, and social…”
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Masculinity and Men's Suicide Attempts in Bangladesh by Khan, Anisur Rahman, Dery, Isaac, Helman, Rebecca

“…Drawing on Raewyn Connell's theoretical notion of hegemonic masculinity, this study examines relations between masculinity and suicide attempts in Bangladesh…”
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Oil, fish, and livelihoods: Narratives of hydrocarbon benefits and gendered relations in Ghana by Andrews, Nathan, Amongin, Sandra, Dery, Isaac

“…Oil and gas discovery in Ghana since 2007 has attracted the interest of many international and local actors, including transnational corporations. Despite an…”
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Moral Injury: A Framework for Understanding Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men by Njoku, Emeka Thaddues, Dery, Isaac, Romaniuk, Scott Nicholas

“…Studies on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) emphasize the need for the integration of a victim-centered lens into Feminist International Relations (IR)…”
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'So Kuoↄ Kye Bϵ Yi': disrupting constructions of masculinities among the Dagaaba of Northwestern Ghana by Dery, Isaac, Apusigah, Agnes Atia

“…In this article, our aim is to present an African-centered framework on how researchers interested in critical studies on African men and masculinities might…”
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‘If I go with him, I can't talk with other women’: Understanding women's resistance to, and acceptance of, men's involvement in maternal and child healthcare in northern Ghana by Ganle, John Kuumuori, Dery, Isaac, Manu, Abubakar A., Obeng, Bernard

“…Men's involvement in maternal and child healthcare especially in patriarchal societies such as Ghana is increasingly being advocated. While a number of studies…”
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