PhD Supervisor & 2nd Reader: Aidan Russell and Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou
Expected completion date: 2021
Frank Afari’s ongoing doctoral research examines the truncations of constitutional governance through coups and their associated human rights violations as well as transitions to democratization through the pursuit of truth, restorative justice, and reconciliation over the longue durée of postcolonial politics in Ghana. Between October 2018 and June 2019, he was a Sylff Research Abroad (SRA) fellow at the Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs (Evanston-Illinois, USA) under the partnership between the Graduate Institute and Northwestern University. He holds bachelor's and MPhil's degrees in History from the University of Ghana.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant at the International History and Politics department
The Graduate Institute Excellence Scholarship