ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

1.0 List of publications in peer reviewed journals since appointment as Associate professor

1. Abane, J. A; Brenya, E; Cobbina, M & Osei-Acheampong, B. (2025) “Inclusive Education Policy and its Implementation at the Local Level: Insights from Krachi West Municipal Assembly, Ghana”, Journal of Social Science and Policy, 1 No. 1 (2025)
2. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Apau, Dennis; Brenya, E. & Mills, G. B (2025) "Ghana's Right to Information Act and Public Sector Information Accessibility" International Federation of Library Association and Institutions Journal, 51(1)
3. Abane, J. A & Brenya, E. (2025) “Partisan Politics in Public Sector Resource Management”
4. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Nyaaba, A. Y; Brenya, E & Phinehas, A. (2024) “Indigenous and European Policies and Strategies for Combatting Asante Trypanosomiasis During the Colonial Period” Studia Universitatis Hereditati Znanstvena Revija Za Raziskave in Teorijo Kulturne Dediscine, 12(1), 109-126.
5. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Nortey, P.N.N; Apau, D; Dapaah, K.O; Antwi, F. O & Owusu-Edusei D.E. (2024) Oil and Democracy in Ghana: A Discursive Interpretation' African Renaissance, 21(3),319-343
6. Brenya, E; Abane, J.A; Fedawus, B; Andam, S.A; Owusu-Antwi, C & Yevu, I. (2024): Calibration of Medical Equipment and Quality of Healthcare Delivery: A Case Study of Hospitals in Sunyani Municipality" International Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences 6(2), 1-25
7. Denyo, S; Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Kipo-Sunyehzi, D.D; Brenya, B.K.N.E & Kwofie, Y.R. (2024) "Acceptability and Integration of Dustbin for Waste Collection and Management in the Ho Municipality of Ghana" J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage, 28 (8), 2431-2441  
8. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Unicorn, G; Brenya, E.d & Nimoh, M. (2024) "Notes on Human Rights Violations in Ghana" PsychologIA, 32 (1), 73-84
9. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Nortey, P.N.N; Apau, D; Dapaah K.O. (2024) "Do the People Matter in Policymaking in Ghana? A Reflection on the E-Levy and Debt Exchange Programs" Pan African Journal of Governance and Development, 5 (1), 56 -77
10. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E; Dwamena, R; Sulemana M.A. (2024) “Empirical Study on Prison Inmates’ Access to Healthcare in Asante” Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 9(1),147-163
11. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E; Antwi, F.O; Owusu-Edusei, D.E & Nimoh, M. (2023) "The Impact of Governmental Actions and Inactions on the Level of Political Participation on the Ghanaian Youth and How it Affects Sustainable Development: A Focus on KNUST: Journal of African Development Studies, 10(1), 14 -29
12. Abane, J.A; Brenya, E. & Agyapong A.B. (2023) “Employee Perception of Electronic Human Resource Management and COVID-19 Restrictions in Public Organizations: The Experience of Ghana Revenue Authority, Bono Region” Future Business Journal,9 (89), 1-19
13. Kipo-Sunyehzi, D.D; Brenya, E. & Fusheini, A. (2023) Frontline Workers’ Use of Discretion in the Implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana, International Journal of Public Administration, DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2022.2145307
14. Brenya, E; Andam, S.A; Owusu-Antwi, C. Baffour, F.A; Quaye, P; Kyirem, S. & Quansah, S. (2022) “Struggling to Arrest a Microscopic Giant: A Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 Policy Models for China, Italy, the USA And Ghana” Journal of Public Policy in Africa 8(1): 1
15. Adu-Gyamfi S; Paalo, S.A; Brenya E; Arthur D.D; Letsu J. (2022) Rethinking the Influence of Colonialism on the Secession in Africa: The Case of Western Togoland Independence Movement, The Australasian Review of African Studies, 42(2), 4-25
16. Abane, J.A & Brenya, E. (2021) "The Relationship between Organizational Environment Antecedents and Performance Management in Local Government: Evidence from Ghana" Future Business Journal 7(3)

2.0 List of publications in peer reviewed journals since appointment as Senior Lecturer

17. Brenya, E. & Brown, T. (2021) “Consolidating for Consolidation: Technocrats, Party Building and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana” Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies Journal, 21(2), 247–262

18. Brenya E; Arthur D.D & Nyarko, J. (2021) “Unlocking the Challenging Pathways of Youth Participation in Ghana’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency” Journal of Social and Developmental Sciences, 12, 8-16

19. Brenya E; Arthur D.D; Opoku, R & Andam, S. (2021) “The Regimented Administrative Structure of Education Units and The Academic Performance of Basic Schools in Military Barracks in Ghana” Journal of Social and Developmental Sciences,12(1), 27-37

20. Brenya, E. & Addo, L. (2021) “Electronic Management of Records in The Health Institutions of Ghana And Its Effects on Healthcare Delivery: A Review of Record Automation Processes of Trust Hospital and Midway Clinic” International Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences, 3(1), 23-38

21. Adu-Gyamfi S; Brenya E; Gyasi, R; Abass K; Darkwa, B. D; Nimoh, M. & Tomdi, L. (2021) “A COVID in the Wheel of the World: A Contemporary History of a Pandemic in Africa” Research in Globalization, 3, 100043 

22. Brenya, E; Arthur D.D. &Saeed, M.S. (2020) "Unraveling the Dynamics and Options for Curbing the Emerging Threat of Terrorism in Ghana" African Journal on Terrorism 9(2): 105 – 121

23. Yevu, I; Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Darkwa B.D. & Tomdi, L. (2020) “Evaluation of the Management Practices in the Healthcare Delivery System of Ghana: A Case Study of KNUST Hospital, Kumasi” International Journal of Public Health and Health Sciences; IJPHS

24. Asare, B; Owusu, D; Mamudu, H.M, John, R.M, Ibrahim, A. & Brenya, E. (2018) "Support for Ban on Smoking in Public Places Among Adults in Sub Saharan Africa" Tobacco Induced Diseases 16: 65

25. Mamudu, H.M; Wang, L, Owusu, D; John, R.M, Ibrahim, A. & Brenya, E. (2018) “Exposure to The Number of Tobacco Control Policies and Tobacco Use Cessation Among Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa” Tobacco Induced Diseases 16: 222

26. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S. & Warden, E. (2017) “Globalization and Development Gap in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Post - Independence Development Trajectories of Ghana and Singapore" APJEAS 4(3): 114 -120

27. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Kyei, E.Y; Tariah, F.P; Nmerukini, A. & Boateng, E.K. (2017) "Public Service Motivation in Ghanaian Civil Service; A Case Study of Ejisu-Juaben Municipality" Taylor and Francis International Journal of Public Administration 40 (2), 164-175

28. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Amakye-Boateng, K; Brenya, E; Yartey H.T; Dramani, A. & Adoteye, V.N (2017) “Nuclear Energy in Ghana? History, Science and Policy” Journal of Social and Developmental Science 18 (3), 11-34

29. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; & Warden E.W. (2017) “Globalization and Development Gab in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Post-Independence Development Trajectories of Ghana and Singapore” Asian Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, 4(3), 114-120

30. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. & Egyir, P.N. (2017) “Public Health in Colonial and Post-Colonial Ghana: Lesson Drawing for the Twenty-First Century” Studies in Arts and Humanities, 3(1), 34-54

31. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. &Adjei G.N. (2017) “Maternal and Infant Health Section of the Demographic and Health Survey Report of Ghana” Journal of Humanity, 5(1), 124-131

3.0 List of publications in peer reviewed journals since appointment as Lecturer

 32. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Kyei, E.Y; Tariah, F. P; Nmerukini, A; Boateng E. K. & Angmor, Y. (2016): “Public Service Motivation in Ghanaian Civil Service: A Case Study of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipality” International Journal of Public Administration, DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1089443.

33. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. & Owusu-Ansah, D. (2016) “History’s Role in Policy Making: Solutions and Questions for Humanity and the Ghanaian Context” Modern Research Studies: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3 (2): 261-285.

34. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S. & Yeboah, J.O. (2016) “The Role of Affirmative Action in Promoting the Political Participation of Women in Ghana” Open Journal of Social Science Research, 14(2), 121-141

35. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. & Gariba, S. (2016) “The Balkans and the European Union” Epiphany: Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies 9 (2) 91-105

36. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. & Adjei, G. N. (2015) “National Health Insurance and Free Maternal Healthcare in Ghana: Responses from Women and Health Workers in Akropong” Modern Research Studies: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2 (4): 696-737

37. Adu-Gyamfi, S. & Brenya, E. (2015) “The Marijuana Factor in a University in Ghana” Journal of Siberian Federal University, Humanities and Social Sciences ,11(8), 2162 -2082

38. Owusu-Ansah, D; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E; Sarpong, Y.A. & Damtar, D. (2015) “Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Companies in Ghana: The Case of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited at Ahafo” Journal of Social and Development Sciences 6(4):52-70

39. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; Afful, I; Darkwa, B; Richmond, M.B; Boateng. K.O; Boakye, E.S. & Turkson, G. (2015) “The Rawlings’ Factor in Ghana’s Politics: An Appraisal of Some Secondary and Primary Data” Journal of Political Science and Public Affairs S1: 2332-0761

40. Adu-Gyamfi, S., Brenya, E. & Abakah, E. (2015) “Artisanal Mining and Its Ramification on the People of Prestea” Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, 8(1), 12-24

41. Brenya, E. & Kweitsu, R. (2015) “The Politics of Extractive Resource Policy and Revenue Management: A Case of the Mining and Petroleum Sectors of Ghana” Journal of Public Policy in Africa, 2(2), 140 -152

42. Kumah - Abiwu, F, Brenya, E & Agbodzakey, J. (2015) "Oil Wealth, Resource Curse and Development: Any Lessons for Ghana?" Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 6 (1), 62-73

43. Brenya, E. & Adu-Gyamfi, S. (2015) “External Forces on Africa’s Democracy and Development” Epiphany Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies, 8(3), 28 – 55

44. Brenya, E. & Adu-Gyamfi, S. (2015) “Analytical Review of the External Forces of Africa’s Democracy and Development” European Scientific Journal, 11 (35), 1857 – 1891

45. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. & Ogu, J.M. (2015) “Historical Analysis of Political and Democratic Liberation in Africa” International Research Review of Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(2), 1-12

46. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S; & Vandi EP (2015) “The Concept of Natural Law: Some Lessons for Humanity” Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues

47. Adu-Gyamfi, S. & Brenya, E. (2016) “Nursing in Ghana: A Search for Florence Nightingale in an African City” International Scholarly Research Notices. Article ID 9754845, 1-14

48. Brenya, E; Adu-Gyamfi, S & Amoah, A. (2015) “National Health Insurance Scheme of Ejisu-Juaben and Matters Arising” International Journal of Social Science Studies, 3(5), 40-60

49. Brenya, E; Mensah, A.E; Nyarko, C.J.N. (2015) “Women Participation in Local Governance: A Case Study of The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly” International Journal Advances in Social Science and Humanities, 3(3), 16-28

50. Brenya, E; Kuffuor, O.K; Asamoah, J.A; Adu-Gyimah, Y.Y; Dugan, A. (2015) “Democratic Institutions and Political Accountability: A Case Study of Ghana’s Fourth Republican Parliament” International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2(12),52-67

51. Brenya, E. & Kuffuor, O.K. (2015) “Regional Organizations and Response to Political Threat: A Review of the Role of ECOWAS in Ebola and Boko Haram Crisis” Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 2(3), 82-88

52. Brenya, E; Asamoah, J.A & Alhassan, H.A. (2015) “Electoral Systems and Antagonism in Politics: A Case Study of Ghana” Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 2(2), 64-69

53. Brenya, E. (2014) “Interest Groups, Voluntary Agreements and Tobacco Control in Ghana” Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research 6(4): 102 -113

54.Brenya, E. & Nyame, P. (2014) “Implementation of Labour Laws and Political Instability: A Case Study of the Single Spine Pay Policy in Ghana” International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2(12), 71-92

55. Adu-Gyamfi, S; Brenya, E. Lamtey, E. (2014) “Accommodation Reforms and Its Effects on Students: A Focus on Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology From 1960-2013” Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 14(2), 52-80

56. Brenya, E. & Warden, E. (2014) “Sustainable Development: Can new Technology and Economic Growth be the Answer?” Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development 5(7): 182-187

57. Brenya, E. & Warden, E. (2014) “Bridging the Great Divide: A Case Study of the Ghana Community Policing as a State-Society Synergetic Developmental Approach”. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies 5(2): 242-247

58. Brenya, E. & Adu-Gyamfi, S. (2014) “Interest Groups, Issue Definition and Politics of Healthcare Management in Ghana” Public Policy and Administrative Research, 4(6), 88-96

59. Brenya, E. (2014) “Judicial Power and Consolidation of Democracy: The Case of Ghana’s Atuguba’s Court” Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3(3), 63-68

60. Adu-Gyamfi, S. & Brenya, E. (2014) “Re-Hushing Commentaries on the Effects and Potential Benefits of Cannabis, Lesson, Ghana Can Learn from USA and Canada: A Review” Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3(3), 10-20

61. Brenya, E. (2013) “Seeking Real Partners in Development: The World Bank and The Traditional Authorities Project in Ghana” Journal of Public Policy in Africa 1(1): 42-59

62. Brenya, E. (2013) “An Overview of a Regionalist Approach to Tobacco Control in Developing Countries” CODESRIA Journal of African Development, 38(1), 107-132

63. Brenya, E. (2012) “Struggling to Weaken the Giant: Litigation as a Measure to Compel the Adoption of Tobacco Control Instrument in Malawi’ African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 6(7), 155 - 166

64. Brenya, E. & Asare, B. (2011) “Traditional Institutions and Agenda Setting: The Case of The Adoption of the Ghana Educational Trust Fund” African Research Review, 5(3), 90-103

 4.0 BOOK and BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED

4.1 BOOK

1. Brenya, E. (2012). The Politics of Tobacco Control in Ghana and Malawi: A Comparative Study. Saarbucken, Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG

4.2 BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Gumah, B. & Brenya, E. (2019) “Public Service Commission Capacity and Performance Management in Ghana" in Farazmand A (ed. 2019) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance Switzerland AG: Springer Nature 

2. Abane, JA & Brenya, E (2024) “Job Satisfaction of Public Sector Employees” in Farazmand A (ed. 2024) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance Switzerland AG: Springer Nature

3. Abane, JA & Brenya, E (2025) “Partisan Politics in Public Sector Human Resource Management” in Farazmand A (ed. 2025) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance Switzerland AG: Springer Nature