Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome.

• Individual Presentations: Abstracts must include a title and key words and should not be more than 250 words
• Panel/Round Table Sessions: Submissions for panel/round table discussions should include a summary of 300 words maximum. A panel/round table shall comprise a minimum of three and maximum of five papers and must be aligned to one of the sub-themes.

The main language of the conference is English.

• Mode of Presentation: This is an in-person conference. Virtual presentations will be considered only under exceptional circumstances.

• Submission Process: Submission is through the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/YFWcYTwDKX

Conference Sub-ThemesConference Sub-Themes

The Conference welcomes submissions on, but not limited to, the following sub-themes

• Development Aid and Financing
• Economic Inequality and Inclusive Growth
• Inclusion and Exclusion in Resource Governance
• Resource Extraction and Structural Inequalities
• Revenue Distribution, Fiscal Regimes, and Equity
• Digital Transformation, Digital Inclusion and AI
• Innovation and Inclusive Development
• Climate Change and Environmental Justice
• Energy Transitions and Inequality
• Conflict, Fragility, and Security
• Migration and Transnational Inequalities
• Gender and Intersectional Inclusion
• Human Development Inequalities
• Governance and Accountability
• Law, Human Rights, and Justice
• Media and Narratives of Inequality
• Culture, Decolonising knowledge Systems and Epistemic Justice
• Religion, Inclusion, and Social Inequality
• Ethical Perspectives on Equitable Development
• Urbanisation and Spatial Inequality
• Creative Arts and Inclusive Social Change
• Mental Health, Wellbeing and Inequalities
• Reparations and inclusive development

This list is by no means exhaustive. Other topics relevant to the central theme are welcome. Selected abstracts may be recommended for manuscript submission and subsequent publication in special issues of partner journals

Venue

The conference will be held at the Cedi Conference Centre, Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to:

cohconference@ug.edu.gh, WhatsApp: +233(0)504 303 719

Sponsors

The Conference is being organised in partnership with the Ghana Tourism Development Company Limited and Ghana Tourism Marketplace, with support from Oxfam International.