Abstract:
Unemployment has been a problem of interest since the industrial revolution in the
1800’s, yet reducing unemployment to the barest minimum is a challenge to economies
worldwide especially Africa including Ghana. Sadly, the major sufferers of this canker
are the youth. This threatens the human security of the unemployed youth, their families
and Ghanaians at large. The purpose of this study was to uncover the connection
between youth unemployment and human security in the Effutu Municipality. The
specific objectives were to find out how youth unemployment has manifested in the
municipality; examine the consequences of youth unemployment on human security in
the area and explore how the measures adopted to mitigate youth unemployment have
improved human security in the municipality. The case study design within the
phenomenological interpretative paradigm was adopted and underpinned by the
Keynesian unemployment theory to realise the goal of the study. Data was collected
with the aid of semi-structured interview guide, and analysed using thematic narratives.
The study found that youth unemployment in the municipality is high and this adversely
affects human security in the municipality. Evidence to the above included negative
effects on the psychological and physical wellbeing of the unemployed youth, financial
constraints and strenuous livelihood to the family. The study recommends that
government policies should target the youth and strict measures to curb illegal fishing
should be observed in order to reduce youth unemployment and ensure improvement
of human security in the municipality
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Political Science Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Political Science).
NOVEMBER, 2022