Akwasi Boateng

Dr Akwasi Bosompem Boateng is a cultural, communication and media scholar. He is a Lecturer at the School of Communication and Media Studies, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. He did his postdoctoral fellowship at the School of Communication Studies, North-West University, South Africa before joining the University of Education, Winneba. Dr Boateng received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cultural and Media Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He also holds a post graduate diploma in International Studies from Rhodes University. Akwasi had his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Administration, a post graduate diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and a Master of Arts (MA) degree from the University of Education, Winneba. He has received awards and grants from various institutions for research and conferences. Dr Boateng publishes and reviews articles in journals and books. He is a member of several academic and professional bodies including the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA), the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), Nigeria, the Collaborative Research Group African History of the ASCL, the Africa Network of Researchers on Inequality in Science (ANRIS), the Communication Educators Association of Ghana (CEAG) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). He has consulted and taught courses in communication and media studies in universities in South Africa and Ghana.

Recent publications:

Boateng. A., B. (2022). Social media usage and digital rights restrictions in the Republic of Chad. In Kperogi, F., A. (Ed.), Digital dissidence and social media censorship in Africa. London: Routledge. 

Boateng, A., B. & Tindi, S. (2022). Technology appropriation in higher education: The case of communication educators in Ghana. Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities, 2(2), p. 1-8.

Boateng, A., B. (2021). Twitter as political communication platform in election campaigns in Ghana. International Journal of Communication and Media Studies, 11(2), p. 25-36.

Boateng, A., B., McCracken, D., P. & Lubombo, M. (2020). Intra-party election campaigns in Ghana: An analysis of Facebook use. In M., Ndlela & W., Mano (Eds.), Social media and electoral democracy in Africa, Volume 1, pp. 215-232, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.

Boateng, A., B. (2019). African regional organisations in rebuilding conflict nations in West Africa, Journal of International Affairs and Global Strategy, 75, p.1-8.

Boateng, A., B. (2015). Branding public universities through advertising: A study of two public universities in Ghana, Journal of Developing Country Studies, 5(21), p. 43-55.