Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte is a Political Scientist and Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana. He joined IAS in 2011 and in 2012, was adjudged the most “Promising Young Researcher” by the School (previously Faculty) of Social Sciences of the University. Between 2013 and early 2017, he was a Policy Advisor at the Office of the President of Ghana, with parallel responsibility as Ag. Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme. His research interests include institutionalism, public policy analysis, comparative politics, social policy, governance, nation-building, and the politics of transnational actors in Sub-Saharan Africa. He was previously a recipient of the highly competitive Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, as well as the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Policy from the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan.
Among others, his peer-reviewed articles have been published in Policy Studies, Canadian Journal of African Studies, Gerontologist, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Canadian Public Policy, Canadian Journal of Public Administration, Poverty and Public Policy, Ghana Journal of Development Studies, International Social Security Review, Journal of Developing Societies, Journal of Politics and Law, Journal of Developing Country Studies, Review of International Political Economy, Pensions, and Research Review of African Studies. He obtained his PhD and MA from McMaster University and Brock University respectively in Ontario Canada; and his BA from the University of Ghana, Legon.
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