Rosemary Obeng-Hinneh

• University of Media, Arts and Communication - Ghana Institute of Journalism

The literature on news framing largely focuses on political news. When Ghana experienced what came to be known as the “banking crisis” in 2017/2018, there was wide media coverage of the issues that came in its wake and that provided an avenue for studies on the framing of a financial phenomenon. This paper examines the online media framing of this...

A large body of work on consensual unions suggests a unitary household conception of consensual unions either as a precursor or an alternative to marriage. Another set of literature, though quite scanty, reveals gender differences in experiences in consensual unions. This paper adds to the argument that attitudes towards intimate relationships and...

Although largely considered an unconventional form of domestic partnership, cohabitation is a growing phenomenon in Ghana. The lived experiences of cohabiting couples have, however, received little scholarly attention. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with cohabiting couples in Accra, Ghana, this study focuses on the implications of cohabit...

Scholars have identified various ways in which people negotiate entry into marriage, including child betrothal, arranged marriage, forced marriage, self-choice marriage and remarriage. This paper will focus on how couples in already 'marriage-like' arrangements or 'consensual unions' negotiate the conversion of their relationships to 'marriage prop...