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Constance Sorkpor

Postdoctoral Fellow

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334 Administration Building

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Department of Politics & Philosophy
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3165
Moscow, ID 83844-3165

Constance Sorkpor specializes in comparative political economy within the realm of political science. His academic pursuits and teaching dynamically lie at the intersection of comparative politics, international relations, and public administration.

  • Ph.D. (Advanced Policy Studies), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, 2021
  • M.A. (Advanced Policy Studies), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, 2017
  • M.Phil. (Public Administration), University of Ghana, 2014
  • B.Sc. Admin. (Public Administration), University of Ghana, 2011

Constance Sorkpor’s work addresses issues of political economy, and development, power, and comparative institutional analysis. He is interested in the debates of developmental state-building and global production network analysis, institutional change and persistence, varieties of capitalism, sustainability and climate change politics, economic catch-up, and bureaucratic politics, including, how varieties of politics-administration ties shape how policies are implemented at local and national levels. His current research focusses on understanding how power relations and domestic politics interact with global forces to shape upgrading outcomes of developing economies in global production networks, along with its broader implications for developmental outcomes. Sorkpor received his bachelor's in administration (Public Administration) and master's (Public Administration) from the University of Ghana, Legon, before completing a master's and doctorate from the Tokyo-based National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan. Additionally, he has worked at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), teaching a wide range of courses in the discipline of public administration. He is also accomplished in policy analysis, project management and business development and facilitation mainly related to promoting private sector development and forging partnerships toward the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As part of this experience, he oversaw research and development initiatives, offering consultancy services to Yamagata University, and other major corporations like Asahi KASEI Group, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyobo Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Electric in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Takyi, P.O., Sorkpor, C. and Asante, G.N. (2022), "Mobile money for financial inclusion and saving practices: empirical evidence from Ghana", Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-11-2021-0232

  • Bondong, R., Sorkpor, C., & Pagrah, M. M. (2020). Implementation Challenges of the Decentralized Recruitment and Selection Policy in Ghana Education Service: The Case of the Upper West Region. ADRRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 17(5 (5), 1-23.

  • Appiah-Agyekum, N.N., Sorkpor, C. & Ofori, S.M. (2014). Determinants of Abortion Decision among Ghanaian University Students. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 26(4):457-589.

Contact

College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences

Physical Address:
112 Administration Bldg
851 Campus Drive

Mailing Address:
College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3154
Moscow, ID 83844-3154

Phone: 208-885-6426

Fax: 208-885-8964

Email: class@uidaho.edu

Web: College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

Map