Clement Amponsah

Clement is pursuing the DPhil in International Development as an Eni Scholar at St Antony’s College. He is broadly interested in the political economy and political ecology of climate resilience and adaptation policies in climate-vulnerable communities. His research examines why and how resilience has gained prominence in Ghana’s agricultural adaptation governance, analysing how resilience is designed, the role of the state in shaping its logics and practices, and how resilience initiatives are implemented on the ground. In doing so, he investigates their implications for environmental injustice, community agency, and everyday forms of resistance.

Clement’s research has been published in leading journals including Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, Development in Practice, Public Administration and Development, International Politics, and African Studies. He has also published short articles in E-International Relations, Africa is a Country and ODID Blogs. Clement currently works with the UNDP as an Energy Research Analyst and serves as a Senior Researcher on the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project, ‘Decolonising Resilience: African Voices in Conversation (ResilienceVoices)’.

Prior to this DPhil, Clement completed his MPhil in Development Studies here in Oxford as a QEH Scholar. He received his BA in Political Science with Philosophy from the University of Ghana, Legon. Clement previously worked as a Programme Facilitator for UNESCO Center for Peace in Maryland, USA, and has volunteered with the ‘International Association of Students in Economics and Commercial Sciences’ (AIESEC) in Kazan, Russia. He has also worked as a Research Assistant for Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS-Ghana), the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG-Ghana), and the Politics Department at the University of Ghana.