Tracing postcolonial resource economies in Ghana

After four years of planning and vital exchange between UFR and UG beforehand, a group of 18 UFR graduate geography students made its journey to Ghana in August 2023. At the centre of this field trip were resource economies in the context of postcolonial development, questions of environmental justice and global change dynamics. Prior to the beginning of the field trip, UFR students were paired with 13 UG students to form thematic groups to collaboratively engage with certain chosen thematic foci. As part of the general interactions with decision makers, politicians and ordinary people, brief qualitative interviews and other field experiences were conducted by the students throughout the field trip, reflected on and aggregated to a final presentation held on the last day of the field trip on UG campus in Legon, Accra.  

As a student task after the field trip, UFR students had to reflect on one main aspect of their choice in a blog post. We cordially invite you to read and browse through the resulting posts gathered here on this webpage – see ‘Student Reports’ to find out more. Further details on the field course in Ghana itself can be found as well (see more details below).

We as the entire group of both students and lecturers are very grateful for all the different kinds of support we received to implement this field trip. Also, we want to thank all the people who shared their experience and knowledge with us in Ghana. Thank you for your trust and openness to let us learn from you!