CURRICULUM VITAE
BRIGADIER GENERAL(DR) EMMANUEL WEKEM KOTIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.Part 1: Introduction
2.Part 2: Academic and Professional History
3. Part 3: Lectures Delivered at Various Institutions.
4. Part 4: Consultancy Work.
5.Part 5: Papers Presented at Majors Scholarly Seminars, Workshops and Foras.
6.Part 6: List of Major Scholarly Publications.
7. Part 7: Selected Honours and Awards.
8.Part 8: Membership of Academic and Professional Bodies.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Current Contact Address: Deputy Commandant & Senior Lecturer
Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
PMB CT 210
Cantonments
Accra – Ghana
Telephone: +233302718200 Ext. 1002
Cell: 233 (0)20 8154037
Email:
1.2 International Appointments: Clinical Professor 'Peace and Conflict,'
International Conflict Management
Kennesaw State University,
Graduate School, Atlanta, Georgia State (USA).
Visiting Professor
Graduate School of International Relations
University of Bedfordshire,
United Kingdom.
1.3 Areas of Research Interest:International Security.
Defence and International Politics.
Regional Security and Governance.
International Peace Operations.
Gender and Peace Studies
1.4 Languages:English – Excellent (Written and Spoken)
PART 2: ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
2. GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
2.1 Personal Particulars
Name: Emmanuel WekemKotia
Military Rank: Brigadier General
Corp of Service:Army
Sex:Male
Nationality: Ghanaian
2.2Educational Qualifications
2.2.1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science, University of Ghana, June 2012.
2.2.2. Master of Science Degree (Msc), Global Security, Cranfield University, United Kingdom, 2005.
2.2.3. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (First Class Honours), University of Ghana, 2004.
2.2.4. Peace Support Operations Competences Certificate, Pearson Peacekeeping Training Centre, Halifax, Canada, February 2004.
2.2.5. Post Graduate Certificate, Public Administration, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana, 1999.
2.2.6. Diploma Certificate, Senior Division Course, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, 1999.
2.3Academic Work Experience
2.3.1.Non-Resident Clinical Professor, PhD Programme in International Conflict Management, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Work involves teaching at the PhD and Masters level in International Conflict Management course at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Courses taught are: Gender, War and Conflict in Africa; Peace Operations; and Emerging Security Issues in Africa.
2.3.2.Visiting Professor, Graduate School of International Relations, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom.
2.3.3. Visiting Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology, International Relations Department, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2013.
2.3.4. Visiting Lecturer, United States Military Academy (USMA), Department of Social Sciences, West Point, New York, USA, 2013 to date.
2.3.5.Non-Resident Fellow, Ghana Police Command and Staff College, Winneba, Ghana
2.3.6.Senior Lecturer, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). Teaching courses in Gender, War and Conflict in Africa; National Security Framework; and Contemporary and Emerging Security Issues at the Masters of Arts course in Conflict, Peace and Security; and Master of Arts course in Gender, Peace and Security.
2.3.7.Adjunct Lecturer, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Teaching of Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security subjects at the GIMPA School of Governance and Leadership at the post graduate level and supervision of thesis/project work, 2009 to 2013.
2.3.8.Senior Lecturer, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC). Teaching Theories and Analysis of Defence; Theories and Analysis of Security; Defence Management; and Peace Operations at the MSc course in Defence and international Politics.
2.3.9.External Examiner, Political Science Department, University of Ghana,
2.3.10.External Evaluator, National Accreditation Board, Ghana. Responsible for assessing courses at Universities for accreditation.
2.3.11.Academic Thesis Superviser, Post Graduate Courses, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana. Supervised over 40 Student Thesis, Master of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security; and Gender, peace and Security.
2.3.12.Academic Thesis Superviser, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Accra. Supervised over 40 Post Graduate Student Thesis, MSc Defence and International Politics.
2.3.13.PhD Thesis Superviser, supervised students of the PhD course in International Conflict and Security course at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra.
2.4Military Work Experience
2.4.1.2016 to date.Deputy Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. Responsible for the administration and supervision of Directors. Supervising authority over the Women, Peace and Security Institute and other agencies under the office of the Commandant.
2.4.2.2012 to 2016. Chief Instructor, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana.
2.4.3.2011 to 2012. Course Director, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana.
2.4.4.2009 to 2011. Directing Staff/Lecturer, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Accra, Ghana.
2.4.5.2005 to 2009. Commanding Officer, 66 Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Army. Responsible for the overall direction of operations, training and administration of the regiment; and responsible for the general direction of operations and control of all the Ghana Armed Forces Artillery guns and resources on charge.
2.4.6.2006 to 2007. Commanding Officer (Ghana Battalion, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon). Overall command and control of Ghana Battalion Area of Operations in South Lebanon. Supervised the provision of security to the borders (Blue Line) and the main entry point at the Border Crossing Point with Israel. Responsible for the organisation of Joint Multi-National Force training with the Lebanese Army as part of the UN mandate. Liaised and assisted the Lebanese Army to establish their authority in southern Lebanon and established contact with local Mocktars, Opinion Leaders and Hezbollah Faction Leaders in the area of responsibility after the 2006 war in Lebanon.
2.4.7.2002 to 2004. General Staff Officer Grade 2, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Accra, Ghana.
2.4.8.2001 to 2002. Second-in-Command, 66 Artillery Regiment, Ghana Army, Ho, Ghana.
2.4.9.1993 to 2000. Instructor/Lecturer, Ghana Military Academy, Teshie, Accra, Ghana.
2.4.10.1987 to 1989. Adjutant, 66 Artillery Regiment, Ghana Army, Ho, Ghana.
2.4.11.1986 to 1987. Unit Intelligence Officer, 66 Artillery Regiment, Ho, Ghana.
2.5Other Academic Work/Experience
2.5.1. Academic Programmes Coordinator: Coordinator of Academic Programmes at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre from 2011 to 2016.
2.5.2.Academic Board: Member of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre Academic Board for the running of Post Graduate Programmes, 2011 to date.
2.5.3.Academic Coordinator: Master of Arts Degree Course in Governance and Leadership Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)/Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) from 2010 to 2012.
2.5.4.Curriculum Review Committee: Member __ Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College Curriculum Review Committee for the proposal of the introduction of Post Graduate Diploma in Defence and Conflict Studies, 2010.
2.5.5.Curriculum Review Committee: Member __ Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College Curriculum Review Committee for the proposal of the introduction of Master of Arts Degree in Governance and Leadership, 2009.
2.5.6.Curriculum Review Committee: Convener of the first Kofi International Peacekeeping Training Centre Curriculum Review Committee for the review of Master of Arts Degree course in Gender, Peace and Security, 2011.
2.5.7.GAFCSC Academic Board: Member of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College Academic Board, 2014 to date.
2.5.8.Academic Committee: Member of the Academic Committee of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College. Responsible for approving results of post graduate students, 2014 to date.
2.5.9.Academic Administrative Committee: Member of the Administrative Committee of the Kofi International Peacekeeping Training Centre, 2011 to date.
2.6.Experience in International Peace Operations
2.6.1.United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Commanding Officer, Ghana Battalion, 2006 – 2007.
2.6.2.United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC), Deputy Commanding Officer, Ghana Battalion, 2002.
2.6.3.United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Deputy Commanding Officer, Ghana Battalion, 2000 – 2001.
2.6.4.United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), Military Observer, 1994 – 1995.
2.6.5.United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR), Staff Officer, 1993 – 1994.
2.6.6.United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), DeputyCompany Commander, Ghana Battalion 1992 – 1993.
2.6.7.United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), DeputyDetachment Commander, UNIFIL Force Mortar Battery, 1991.
2.6.8.ECOWAS Monitoring Force in Liberia (ECOMOG), Artillery Forward Observation Officer, Ghana Battalion, 1990 – 1991.
2.6.9.United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Troop Commander, Ghana Battalion, 1987 – 1988.
PART 3: LECTURES DELIVERED AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS
3.1.Topic:Framework of Military Operations. Lecture delivered at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and GIMPA Master of Arts Degree Course in Governance and Leadership, September, 2005 to 2013.
3.2.Topic: The Contemporary Relevance of the Teachings of Sun Tzu. Lecture delivered at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and GIMPA Master Degree Course in Governance and Leadership, September, 2005 to 2013.
3.3.Topic: The Impact of War on Social Change. Lecture delivered at Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, 2005 to date.
3.4.Topic: The Effect of War on the Environment. Lectures delivered at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and GIMPA Master Degree Course in Governance and Leadership, September, 2005 to 2013.
3.5.Topic: The Lebanon - Israeli Conflict of 2006: The Global Effects and its Aftermath. A presentation to students of the PhD and Masters programmes in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University.
3.6.Topic: The United Nations Humanitarian Policy on Civil-Military Coordination: Lecture delivered at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Integrated Peace Support Operations Course, July 2010 to July 2013.
3.7.Topic:The Global Effects of the Israel/Lebanon 34-Day War: Lecture delivered at Cranfield University Alumni, United Kingdom, July 2008.
3.8.Topic:Contemporary Challenges to Peace Operations in Africa: Lecture delivered at Kennesaw State University, (USA), 2013 and 2014.
3.9.Topic:Emerging Threats to National Security and Development in Africa: A presentation to students of the PhD and Masters programmes in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University, USA, 2013 and 2014.
3.10.Topic:Emerging Threats to National Security and Development in Africa: A presentation to students of the US Military Academy, West Point, USA, 2013.
3.11.Topic:The Liberia War and Peace Operations by ECOWAS and the UN: A presentation to students of the PhD and Masters programmes in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University, USA,2013 and 2014.
3.12.Topic: Gender, Governance and Conflict in Africa: A presentation to students of the PhD and Mastersprogrammes in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University, USA, 2013 and 2014.
3.13.Topic: History and Types of Peace Operations: A presentation to students of the Masters programme in International Relations at the Georgia Technical University, USA, 2013.
3.14.Topic: Peace Operations - Perspectives and Challenges: A presentation to students of Southern Polytechnic University of Georgia, USA, 2013.
PART 4: CONSULTANCY WORK
4.1.Defence and Legislature.Assisted the African Security Dialogue and Research (ASDR) on to prepare and delivery of a Defence and Security Workshop for the Select Committee of Defence and Interior of Ghana’s Parliament on the Relative Roles of the Legislature over Defence, March 2009.
4.2.Institutional Accreditation for GAFCSC. Prepared documents for the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) to secure Institutional Accreditation as a Tertiary Institution to run Post Graduate Courses from the National Accreditation Board, April 2010.
4.3.Proposals for Constitution Review Commission. Prepared proposals and papers for the Ghana Constitution Review Commission on some critical areas on the organization and roles of National Security Council and the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act for amendment. Also presented a paper on the same subject at a workshop organized by the Commission for stakeholders of the Security Sector on the 25 September 2010.
4.4.Institutional Accreditation for KAIPTC. Prepared documents for the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre to secure Institutional Accreditation as a Tertiary Institution to run Post Graduate Courses from the National Accreditation Board, September 2010.
4.5.Post Graduate Programme Accreditation. Prepared documents for Programme Accreditation for the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to be granted authorization to run a Master of Arts Degree course in Conflict, Peace and Security; Post Graduate Diploma course in Development Diplomacy; and Post Graduate Certificate course in Integrated Peace Support Operations, December 2010.
4.6.National Peace Council Draft Bill.Engaged by the Ministry of Interior as member of experts to assist in the preparation a draft bill for the establishment of a National Peace Council to be submitted to the Cabinet and Parliament to be passed as a law. The programme was sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme, April 2010.
4.7.Post Graduate Programme Accreditation (KAIPTC). Prepared documents for Programme Accreditation for the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to be granted authorization to run a Master of Arts Degree course in Gender, Peace and Security, December 2011.
4.8.Diploma Programme Accreditation. Prepared documents for Programme Accreditation for the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre to be granted authorization to run a Diploma course in Gender, Peace and Security, December 2012.
4.9.Master of Science Programme Accreditation for GAFCSC. Prepared documents for programme accreditation for the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) for granting authorization to run a Master of Science course in Defence and International Politics, April 2014.
4.10.Ghana Police Command and Staff College.Drafted the syllabus and teaching notes for the establishment of the Ghana Police Command and Staff College in 2013.
PART 5: PAPERS PRESENTED AT MAJORS SCHOLARLY SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND FORAS
5.1.Emerging Threats to National Security and Development in Africa. Paper presented to the new Ghana Parliament induction training at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration on 5 February 2013.
5.2.Governance in Africa: Threats to National Security and Development. Paper presented at the seminar for students of Masters course in Gender, Peace and Security and Conflict, Peace and Security at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Ghana annually July 2012 and February 2013 respectively.
5.3.The Desirable Roles of the Legislature over Defence. Paper presented to the Parliamentary Select Committees of Defenceand Interior of Ghana and Liberia organized by the Africa Security Dialogue and ResearchWorkshop at Elmina, Ghana. 15 March 2010.
5.4.Structure, Composition and Tasks of the National Security Council of Ghana: Possible Areas for Amendment. Paper presented at a Security and Constitutional Experts Seminar organized by the Ghana Constitution ReviewCommission at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana,25 September 2010.
5.5.An Analysis of the Ghana Security and Intelligence Agencies Act: Possible Areas for Amendment. Paper presented at a Security and Constitutional Experts Seminar organized by the Ghana Constitution Review Commission at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana, 25 September 2010.
5.6.United Nations Humanitarian Policy on Civil - Military Coordination. Paper presented at an International Peace and Security Experts Course in Integrated Peace Support Operations at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana,22June 2010.
5.7.The Global Effects of the Lebanon/Israel 34-Day War. Paper presented at the Seminar for Experts, Alumni and Post Graduate Students of Global Security at the Cranfield University, Shrivenham, United Kingdom, 14July 2007.
5.8.Procedures and Requirements for Institutional and Programme Accreditation for Post Graduate Programmes in Ghana. Paper presented at an International Workshop for Gender, Peace and Security Experts at the Busua Beach Hotel, Takoradi,Ghana, 22July 2010.
5.9.Programmes and Syllabus for Gender Peace and Security Post Graduate Programme. Paper presented at an International Workshop for Gender, Peace and Security Experts at the Elmina Beach Hotel, Elmina, Ghana, 16 November 2010.
5.10.Reflections on the 2008 Elections by the National Peace Council Election Observation Group. Paper presented at a Seminar held at Alisa Hotel, Accra on Wednesday 29th April, 2009.
PART 6: LIST OF MAJOR SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
6.1.The Global Effects of the 2006 Lebanon-Israel 34-day War, Paper presented at
theCranfield University Alumni, United Kingdom, July 2007.
6.2.Russia’s Perspective to NATO’s Expansion, Cranfield University, Shrivenham,
United Kingdom, 2005.
6.3.The Security Implications of HIV/AIDS in Africa, Cranfield University, Shrivenham,United Kingdom, 2005.
6.4.The Contribution of Ghana to the Solution of Africa Conflicts: A Case Study of the Ghana Armed Forces Operations in Liberia (Thesis for Master of Science Degree in Global Security),Cranfield University, United Kingdom, 2005.
6.5.The Use of the Environment as a Tool of War, Cranfield University, ShrivenhamUnited Kingdom, 2004.
6.6.The United Nations Charter and the Just War Doctrine, Paper presented at Cranfield University, Shrivenham, United Kingdom, 2004.
6.7.The Consistency of the USA Adoption of Pre-emptive Self Defence in the 2002 National Security Strategy with International Law, Cranfield University, 2004.
6.8.Parliamentary Oversight as a Mechanism for Accountability, Prepared Publication (unpublished), 2016.
6.9.Legislative Oversight over Intelligence, Prepared Article (unpublished), 2016.
6.10.Ghana and Global Conflicts: A Comparative Study of the Engagement of the Ghana Armed Forces in International Peace Support Operations in Liberia and Lebanon – Doctorate of Philosophy Thesis Research, University of Ghana, 2012.
6.11.The Principle and Reality of Legislative Oversight in Defence Matters in Liberal Democracies: An Empirical Case, Published in the Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences (May 2011) Volume 3, No1, 57-71.
6.12.Book Review: A Focus on the Book, Indigenous African Warfare: Its Concepts and Art in the Gold Coast, Asante and Northern Territories up to 1900s. Book written by Colonel (retired) Festus Aboagye, ASSN Newsletter, July 2014.
6.13.Understanding the Geo-Politics of the War in Lebanon,Ibadan Journal of Peace and Development, Volumes and 4, May 2014.
6.14.Assessing the Role of the Ghana Armed Forces in the United Nations Operations in Lebanon from 1979 to 2012. Ibadan Journal of Peace and Development, Volumes and 4, May 2014.
6.15.Liberia: History of the Origins of War and Profile of Actors. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw (USA), April 2013.
6.16.Building National Infrastructures for Peace in Africa: Understanding the Roles of the National Peace Council in Ghana, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw (USA), January 2014.