Dr. Clement Sefa Nyarko

Biography

Clement Sefa-Nyarko is a lecturer at King's College London and an expert in international development with over a decade of experience in designing, managing, and leading projects across Africa and the Asia Pacific. His expertise includes the application of design thinking and methodological innovations in research evaluation programs within various social and political contexts in Africa, particularly in countries such as Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, and Nigeria. His research interests encompass natural resource governance, political theories of the state, social protection, security, and leadership. He has authored numerous knowledge products, including policy briefs, reports, public presentations, book chapters, and peer-reviewed papers published in high-impact international journals. Clement holds a doctorate from La Trobe University in Australia, where he focused on critically appraising the discourse surrounding the natural resource curse through political theory analyses. He has also obtained master's degrees in Population Studies and Conflict, Security, and Development from King's University of Ghana and a bachelor's degree in Sociology and the Study of Religions.

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