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Linda Darkwa

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Research Fellow, International Affairs, University of Ghana, Legon Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteLEGON CENTRE FOR INT. AFFAIRS
DepartmentLEGON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND DIPLOMACY SECRETARIAT
PeaceSecurityDevelopmentGender
Publications

35

Citations

323

H-index

10

i10-index

10

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
9.2
Most cited paper
69
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 01:22
Publications

35 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The African Standby Force: The African Union’s tool for the maintenance of peace and security
L Darkwa
2017 Contemporary Security Policy 38 (3), 471-482, 2017 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 69
Assessing the effectiveness of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
PD Williams, M D’Alessandro, L Darkwa, A Helal, J Machakaire, ...
2018 EPON Report, 2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 40
Killing to protect: Land guards, state subordination and human rights in Ghana
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio
2012 SUR-Int'l J. on Hum Rts. 9, 141, 2012 Law 35
Assessing the effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali/MINUSMA
J Van der Lijn, N Abouelnasr, T Ahmed, L Darkwa, T von Gienanth, ...
2019 EPON Series, 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 29
The challenge of sub-regional security in West Africa: The case of the 2006 ECOWAS convention on small arms and light weapons
L Darkwa
2011 Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2011 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 24
The strategic relationship between the African Union and its partners
L Darkwa
2016 The future of African peace operations: From Janjawed to Boko Haram, 65-75, 2016 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 17
In Our Father's Name in Our Motherland: The Politics of Women's Political Participation in Ghana
LAO Darkwa
2016 Darkwa Linda," In Our Father's Name in Our Motherland: the Politics of Women …, 2016 Social Sciences 16
Analysis of norm diffusion in the African Union and the economic community of West African States
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio
2014 African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review 4 (2), 11-37, 2014 Social Sciences 16
Gender, elections and violence: Pricing women out of democracy in Ghana
L Darkwah
2012 Managing election-related violence for democratic stability in Ghana, 277-305, 2012 Social Sciences 13
Political vigilantism and democratic elections in Ghana: The fourth republic in perspective
P Attuquayefio, L Darkwa
2017 Selected Issues in Ghana’s Democracy 1, 79-91, 2017 Social Sciences 11
Peacemaking in Ghana: lessons learnt, options for the future
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio, A Yakohene
2012 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
Winning the battle and losing the war: Child rape in post conflict Liberia
L Darkwa
2015 The International Journal of Children's Rights 23 (4), 790-817, 2015 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 7
Towards Elections 2016: Addressing the Phenomenon of Political Vigilantism
P Attuquayefio, L Darkwa
2016 LECIAD Policy Brief, 2016 Social Sciences 6
The challenge of sub-Regional security in West Africa
L Darkwa, ONS ARMS
2011 The case of the 2006 ECOWAS convention on small arms and light weapons …, 2011 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 6
Ghana’s Elections 2012: Some Observations
L Darkwa
2013 URL: http://forums. ssrc. org/kujenga-amani/2013/08/15/ghanas-elections-2012 …, 2013 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
Non-aligned!: An Analysis of Africa’s Stance on United Nations General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/ES-11/1 and A/RES/ES-11/6 on the Russian-Ukraine War
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio
2024 The African Review 51 (5), 479-495, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 4
Understanding the work of land guards
L DARKWA
2012 Daily Graphic 26, 2012 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 4
Democracy, oil and political stability in West Africa: Pathways to managing contested spaces
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio
2020 The African Review 46 (2), 292-308, 2020 Social Sciences 2
Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
N Rupesinghe, J Karlsrud, L Darkwa, T von Gienanth, F Edu-Afful, ...
2019 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
BETWEEN THE TIGER AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA: A CRITIQUE OF WESTERN PERSPEC-TIVES ON CONTEMPORARY SINO-AFRICA RELATIONS
P Attuquayefio, L Darkwa, B Torto, RA Consult
2012 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
Focus on Coexistence and Democracy-building in West Africa
L Darkwa
2009 Coexistence International, 1-12, 2009 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
Leveraging Lessons Learned for Innovation in Threat Response Models: A Utilitarian Approach to Addressing Security Challenges in Africa
L Akua Opongmaa Darkwa, P Kortei Attuquayefio
2025 African Journal on Conflict Resolution 25 (2), 33-55, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 1
The African Union and the Phenomenon of Foreign Fighters in Africa
L Darkwa
2016 Foreign Fighters under International Law and Beyond, 373-387, 2016 Law 1
Changing Perspectives in the Didactics of International Affairs in Ghana
L Darkwa, P Attuquayefio
2014 Changing Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Ghana, 193-207, 2014 Social Sciences 1
Land guards, state subordination and human rights in Ghana
L Darkwah, P Attoquayefio
2012 International Journal of Human Rights 17, 1-18, 2012 Law 1