Humphrey Asamoah

Dr. Asamoah is a research associate at the University of Copenhagen and the project manager of the AMARIS project. He holds a PhD in anthropology from the University of Copenhagen. He is the author of From Bullies to Officers and Gentlemen: How Notions of Professionalism and Civility Transformed the Ghana Armed Forces, Berghan Books.

AMARIS project holds Focus Group Event in Accra

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The coordination between the multitude of actors and agencies involved in maritime security continues to be one of the main challenges for tackling the diverse form of blue crime. This is one of the key questions that the Analyzing Maritime Insecurity in Ghana (AMARIS) project is trying to address. How do actors within Ghana’s maritime … Read more

AMARIS project holds kick-off event

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On 25 June 2020, the ‘Addressing Maritime Insecurity in Ghana (AMARIS)’ project held its ‘Kick-Off Event’. AMARIS is a two and a half year initiative funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, administered by the DANIDA Fellowship Centre and based at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. AMARIS started in March … Read more

How to improve the delivery of capacity building? Insights from a coordination meeting

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How can capacity building training for maritime security be better coordinated in West and Central Africa? This was the core question of a recent meeting – ‘Strategic Dialogue Workshop On West and Central Africa Maritime Security Training Capacity’ – held from 25 – 28 February 2020 in Accra, Ghana. The focus of the gathering was … Read more