Mr. Thomas ANTWI BOSIAKOH
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Migration and Labor Dynamics Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare China's Global Influence and Migration Cassava research and cyanide Demography Sociology and Political Science Management of Technology and Innovation Safety Research Anthropology Plant Science

Bio

My PhD at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia was positioned at the intersection of mixed embeddedness as an explanatory approach for migration and formation of immigrant entrepreneurship among Nigerian immigrants in Ghana. I drew on the constructivist epistemology with empirical base anchored in in-depth interviews and observational data. I argued for a multi-level conceptualization of mixed embeddedness that recognizes the entrepreneurs’ own group characteristics and the Ghana-specific context and further extend the theory’s specifications into borderland and transnationalism.

Educational Journey

Macquarie University

PhD • Migration and immigrant entrepreneurship

2021

Experience

PhD Candidate

2014 - 2021

2009 - 2014

Editors Role

Reviewer

Global Journal of Human-Social Science (GJHSS)

2012 -

Research

aIn Unity Lies Our Strengtha: Exploring the Benefits and Entitlements in Nigerian Migrant Associations in Accra, Ghana

Article July 3, 2012

This paper explores the benefits and entitlements due to members of three Nigerian migrant associations in Accra, Ghana. In doing this, the paper first attempts (re)tracing Nigerian presence in Ghana, and then discusses recent developments in Nigerian migration to Ghana. In the discussion on Nigerian migrant associations in Accra, Ghana, two specific issues are highlighted, namely, the profiles/activities of the associations and the benefits and entitlements due to association members and leaders. The discussions on the benefits and entitlements are grounded within the social capital framework. A number of conclusions have been reached based on the evidence of the empirical data.