Rosina Foli

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Political Science and International Relations
Development
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Finance
Strategy and Management

In their own words

Public Policy
Development
Transnationalism
Governance
Poverty

Publications: 442014–2026
Citations: 389to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 3.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%10 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 33%9 of the 27 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 481 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (377 citations and h-index 9 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public PolicyUniversity of Saskatchewan2011–2018
PhD, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public PolicyUniversity of Saskatchewan2011–2016

Publications

44 in all

The Paradox of Pro-Poor Targeting:Social Policy in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2026Ghana Journal of Sociology & AnthropologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.13169/gjsa.9.1.115
Making experts accountable in global health
2026BMJ Global HealthJournal

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Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Political Science and International Relations1943%
Development920%
Safety Research716%
Sociology and Political Science716%
Finance511%
Strategy and Management37%
Gender Studies25%
General Health Professions25%
Demography12%
Economics and Econometrics12%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Social Policy and Reform Studies14
International Development and Aid9
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare7
Human Rights and Development5
Policy Transfer and Learning5
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism3
Community Development and Social Impact2
Employment and Welfare Studies2
European Union Policy and Governance2
Political Influence and Corporate Strategies2
Gender Politics and Representation1
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their 27 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234678Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada9
United States2
Belgium1
France1
Singapore1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Concordia UniversityCA4 papers
McGill UniversityCA3 papers
University of SaskatchewanCA2 papers
National University of SingaporeSG1 paper
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCA1 paper
Simon Fraser UniversityCA1 paper
Université Libre de BruxellesBE1 paper
Université Paris CitéFR1 paper
Université Sorbonne Paris NordFR1 paper
University of DelawareUS1 paper

Where they publish

Sustainable development goals series8
Policy and Society3
Global dynamics of social policy2
Global Social Policy2
Peaceful Political Transitions in Ghana: Elections, Institutions, and Impact2
The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in Africa2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty5
10Reduced inequalities4
5Gender equality2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
17Partnerships for the goals2
3Good health and well-being1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

How instrument constituencies shape policy transfer: A case study from Ghana
Policy and Society
201884 citations
Transnational actors and policymaking in Ghana: The case of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty
Global Social Policy
201668 citations
International organizations and ideas about poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Poverty & Public Policy
201446 citations
Instrument constituencies and transnational policy diffusion: the case of conditional cash transfers

Engendered Political Transitions in Ghana?

2026Peaceful Political Transitions in Ghana: Elections, Institutions, and ImpactJournalSenior author0 citations

Ensuring Effective Political Transition in Ghana

2026Peaceful Political Transitions in Ghana: Elections, Institutions, and ImpactJournalFirst author0 citations

The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in Africa

2025Global dynamics of social policyBookOpen access1 citation10.1007/978-3-032-02432-9

The Role of Transnational Actors in African Social Policy

2025Global dynamics of social policyBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-02432-9_7

Introduction: Reconsidering Social Policy Reform in Africa

2025The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in AfricaBook chapter1 citation10.1007/978-3-032-02432-9_1

Conclusion: The Future of Social Policy Reform in Africa

2025The State and the Imperative for Social Policy Reform in AfricaJournal7 citations

Crisis Management, Transnational Administration, and Administrative Sovereignty in Developing Countries

2025The Routledge Handbook on Crisis, Polycrisis, and Public AdministrationJournalSenior author2 citations

Republic and the Implications for Women's

2024Political Institutions, Party Politics and Communication in Ghana: Three Decades of the Fourth RepublicJournalSenior author0 citations

The Making of Anti-Poverty Policies in Ghana

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBookFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4

Social policy framing and the researcher

2023Global Social PolicyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/14680181231201946

Transnational Policy Process: Analytical Framework

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_2

Ghana’s Decision to LEAP Out of Poverty: Interrogating the Transnational Involvement

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_5

Conclusion: Lessons and Implications

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_7

Transnational Policymaking After the GPRS and LEAP in Ghana and Beyond

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_6

Transnational Actors and Social Policymaking in Ghana: A Brief Historical Background

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_3

Transnational Actors and Policymaking in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Scholarly Context

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_1

Transnational Actors and Policymaking: The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS)

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-17230-4_4

Ideas, Interests, and Institutions in Public Policymaking

2023International series on public policyBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-33005-6_8

Africa’s New Global Politics: Regionalism in International Relations

2023African AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/afraf/adad029

The role and impact of international bureaucrats in policymaking in Africa

2021Manara-Qatar Research RepositoryReportFirst author9 citations

Politics, governance, and development in Ghana

2019Bloomsbury Publishing PLCReport13 citations

Transnational Actors and Policymaking in Ghana

2019Ayee, Joseph RA (Hg.): Politics, Governance and Development in Ghana, LondonJournalFirst author4 citations

Social policy as nation-building: identity formation, policy feedback, and social citizenship in Ghana

2018Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africainesJournal29 citations10.1080/00083968.2018.1425147

How instrument constituencies shape policy transfer: A case study from Ghana

2018Policy and SocietyJournalFirst author84 citations

Understanding global social policy

2016Journal of Social PolicyJournalFirst author2 citations

Transnational actors and anti-poverty policymaking in Ghana: An ideational perspective

2016University of SaskatchewanThesisFirst author5 citations

2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference

Administrative Theory & Praxis1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 27 recorded

Diamond 3 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 18 · 41%Behind a paywall
Unknown 17 · 39%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 44 papers name a funder

University of Ghana2
University of Toronto2
Canada Research Chairs1
Canadian Institutes of Health Research1
Department for International Development1
Government of Canada1
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization1
Universiteit van Amsterdam1

Review of International Political Economy16

201843 citationsWorld top 10%