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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Susanne Giese

susanne.giese@arcor.de

is a freelance development consultant based in Accra. 

All articles of Susanne Giese

Informal market

Up in smoke: Ghana’s Kantamanto market

Informal traders start reconstruction immediately

Empowerment

The afterlife of fast fashion

The informal second-hand clothing tade offers women livelihoods, but it is marked by serious risks.

Participation in public life

“Voice is fine – but needs to be heard”

Ghanaian youth organisation increases its reach

Social norms

Marginalised majority

African youth deserves to be listened to and must shoulder responsibility for their nations' development

Natural resources

The oil curse

African scholars consider alternatives to the „oil curse“

Elections

Democracy prevails in Ghana

The reasons for Ghana’s success at holding democratic elections

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