Dr. Thomas Kwasi Tieku
In the context of RASS I will use the Legon school of IR to study informal politics within the African Union.
Research fields: Information aspects of international organizations
King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario (UWO)
Thomas Tieku is a Professor of Politics and International Relations in King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario (UWO). Tieku’s current research, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), focuses on international organizations. He has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from UofT, and Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA), the Hugh Mellon Excellence in Research Award from King’s, and the Best Article Prize from the Review of International Studies and the British International Studies Association for his article on The Legon School of International Relations. Tieku has authored, edited, or co-edited four books and written over 45 refereed book chapters and journal articles. He has consulted for various organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank Group, the African Union, and the government of Canada.
Publications
Tieku, Thomas K. / Yakohene, Afua B. (2024). Exploring Communities of Practice from an Informality Perspective: Insights from the AU, ECOWAS, and UN in West African Mediation. Global Studies Quarterly, 4, 1–12.
Trondal, Jarle / Tieku, Thomas / Gänzle, Stefan. (2022). The organisational dimension of executive authority in the Global South: Insights from the AU and ECOWAS commissions. Global Policy, 14(1), 31–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13157
Tieku, Thomas K. (2023). Expliquer l’APSA du point de vue des pratiques internationales informelles. In: Döhring, K. / Engel, U. / Gelot, L. / Herpolsheimer, J. (eds.). Recherches sur la vie intérieure de l’Architecture Africaine de Paix et de Sécurité (APSA), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004546417_006
Tieku, Thomas K. (2022). A new research agenda for Africa’s international relations. African Affairs, 121(484), 487–499. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adac022
Tieku, Thomas K. (2021). The Legon School of International Relations. Review Of International Studies, 47(5), 656–671. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260210521000395
Tieku, Thomas K. (2021). Punching above Weight: How the African Union Commission Exercises Agency in Politics. Afrikaspectrum/Africa Spectrum, 56(3), 254–273. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002039721990394
Tieku, Thomas K. / Coffie, Amanda / Setrana, Mary B. / Taiwo, Akin. (2021). A social justice perspective of politics of peacebuilding in Africa, pp. 1–15; 233-242. Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003187585-1
Tieku, Thomas K. / Coffie, Amanda / Setrana, Mary B. / Taiwo, Akin (2021). The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa. Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003187585
Tieku, Thomas K. / Payler, Megan. (2021). From Paternalism to the Chambas Formula for Mediation: Conceptualizing Cooperation between the UN and Regional Organizations in Mediating Conflicts. International Negotiation, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-bja10040
