Research is at the core of ISSER’s mandate, and from it spring other areas of activity, such as research dissemination and policy advice, and capacity building. Our research spans six major themes: (i) social mobilization and social protection (ii) human capital development and socio-economic transformation (iii) oil find and Ghana’s development (iv) politics of policy making (v) urbanization and national development (vi) energy- and climate-related research.
Besides own independent research, ISSER does commissioned research and provides significant consultancy and advocacy support to government agencies, development partners and the private sector. ISSER-initiated research is generally driven by observed development problems, the needs of Ghana and other developing countries, while maintaining a focus on the academic purpose of the institute by adding to existing knowledge about society and development.
