Raymond A Atuguba

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Anthropology
Economics and Econometrics
Law
Gender Studies

In their own words

Constitutional and Administrative Law in Africa
Policy
Law and Development in the Global South

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 792000–2026
Citations: 589to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 1.321.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%6 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 22%5 of the 23 whose access is recorded

9 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 709 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 17 (421 citations and h-index 10 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Publications

79 in all

Neo-democracy: Legal empowerment and the reincarnation of democracy in Africa
2026International Journal of Constitutional LawJournalFirst author0 citations10.1093/icon/moag067/8712752
Local perspectives on human rights abuses within Ghana's extractive industries
2025The Extractive Industries and Society

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1620%
Political Science and International Relations1316%
Anthropology45%
Economics and Econometrics34%
Law34%
Gender Studies23%
Accounting11%
Building and Construction11%
Development11%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology11%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Policing Practices and Perceptions8
Political Conflict and Governance5
African history and culture studies3
Human Rights and Development3
African studies and sociopolitical issues2
Corruption and Economic Development2
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance2
Legal Issues in South Africa2
Local Government Finance and Decentralization2
Military History and Strategy2
Taxation and Compliance Studies2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

26% of their 23 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States6
Canada3
Colombia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Harvard UniversityUS4 papers
Keene State CollegeUS2 papers
York UniversityCA2 papers
Boston CollegeUS1 paper
Mercy CorpsUS1 paper
University of GuelphCA1 paper
Central UniversityCO1 paper

Where they publish

African histories and modernities10
African Agenda2
Harvard Law School2
Journal of Politics and Law2
The New Legon Observer2
U. Ghana LJ2
A report to (FES-foundation)

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions14
1No poverty2
10Reduced inequalities2
5Gender equality1
7Affordable and clean energy1

Most cited

Corporate social responsibility in Ghana
A report to (FES-foundation)
200699 citations
The Ghana police service: A practical agenda for reform
IEA Policy Analysis (0855-2460):
200744 citations
Ghana's renewable energy agenda: Legislative drafting in search of policy paralysis
Energy Research & Social Science7
202038 citations

Institutional Dysfunction and Continuity

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_2

The Police in the Period of Political and Economic Uncertainty, 1966–1981

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_6

Akpeteshie

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_9

The Police in the Era of “Positive Change”, 2001–2005

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_8

The Police in the Years of Political Stability and Economic Recovery, 1982–2000

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_7

“BO ME KUTUKU”, 1830–1900

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_3

Introduction

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_1

The Reform Game and Its Players

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_10

Policing from 1900–1957

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_4

Post-Independence “Bo Me Kutuku”, 1957–1966

2025African histories and modernitiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0_5

The Political Economy of Policing in Ghana, 1830-2005

2025Palgrave MacmillanReportFirst author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-91922-0

Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights

2022Business and Sustainable Development in Africa: Medicine or Placebo?Book chapterFirst author2 citations

Customary law revivalism: Seven phases in the evolution of customary law in Sub-Saharan Africa

2022McGill Journal of International Law and Legal PluralismJournalFirst author3 citations

The new constitutional and administrative law of Ghana: From the garden of Eden to 2022

2022University of Ghana Printing PressReportFirst author4 citations

Tax Culture: Perspectives from an African State

2021American Journal of Trade and PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.18034/ajtp.v8i1.510

Legal Pluralism in Africa

2021The Routledge Handbook of African LawJournalFirst author8 citations

The child labour quagmire in Ghana: Root causes and ephemeral solutions

2021Business and Human Rights JournalJournal5 citations

Getting to the Roots: Constitutional Rules and the Zero-Sum Politics of Winner-Takes-All in Ghana

2020Journal of Law Policy and GlobalizationJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.7176/jlpg/99-08

The concept of sovereignty in Ghanaian constitutionalism

2020International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1504/ijhrcs.2020.10028174

Mobilising the Law for Ghana's Future: Appraising to Revolutionise

2020School of LawReportSenior author0 citations

Homosexuality in Ghana: Morality, Law, Human Rights

2019Journal of Politics and LawJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.5539/jpl.v12n4p113

Reform of civil litigation in Ghana

2017Annual Conference of the Ghana Bar AssociationJournalFirst author6 citations

Community policing in Accra: The complexities of local notions of (in) security and (in) justice

2014Policing and the politics of order-makingBook chapterSenior author17 citations

Inside Ghana’s Prisons

2010African AgendaJournalFirst author0 citations

The Journey of RAVI.–Accra

2010RAVIReportFirst author0 citations

Customary Law: Some Critical Perspectives in Aid of the Constitution making Process in Zimbabwe

2010In: Constitution in Transition: Academic Inputs for a New Constitution in …ReportFirst author2 citations

Making international policy: a stern look at Ghana's policies on migration and remittances

2009Legon Journal of International AffairsJournalFirst author0 citations

Rights and the Limits of Public Interest Law: Ghana’s Reaction to a Messy World Phenomenon.

2008UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign AffairsJournalFirst author0 citations

To comment or not to comment on judgments of the courts of law

2008The New Legon ObserverJournalFirst author0 citations

Killing the NGO Industry in Ghana

2008The New Legon ObserverJournalFirst author0 citations

Human Rights and the Limits of Public Interest Law: Ghana's Reaction to a Messy World Phenomenon

2008UCLA J. Int'l L. & Foreign Aff.JournalFirst author16 citations

Social Exclusion: The Political and Legal Dimension

2007In: Ghana Human Development ReportReportFirst author0 citations

a Workshop organised by GTZ and delivered on 20th May1

How it can be read

22% free to read, of the 23 recorded

Diamond 3 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 1%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 18 · 23%Behind a paywall
Unknown 56 · 71%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 79 papers name a funder

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council1
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada1

202031 citationsOpen access · Gold

Homosexuality in Ghana: Morality, Law, Human Rights

Journal of Politics and Law16

201931 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond