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Jobs at MISR: We are inviting applications for the position of Director and two Research Fellows

POSITION OF DIRECTOR MAKERERE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH (MISR) Application deadline - 01/ September/ 2021 1. Reporting: The…

Three MISR doctoral students awarded SSRC dissertation research fellowship for 2021-2022

SSRC's Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program has awarded 3 MISR doctoral students a dissertation research fellowship for 2021-2021. The…

The World's Top 50 Thinkers for 2021

Professor Mamdani has been nominated by Prospect magazine in its annual list of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers for 2021. Please scroll down the list…

Postcoloniality, decoloniality and the question of the future

This talk explores postcoloniality and decoloniality as a politics of time / space . . It analyzes issues of uneven development, enclaves, and…

Overlooked facts about Israel-Gaza conflict

Source: Daily Monitor Oped On May 19, Daily Monitor came published an Op-ed piece by Patrick Katagata Jr. titled, ‘Exploring history of the Israel-…

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About MISR

The Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) has had a proud existence since its establishment in 1948. The secret of this pride has been its ability to change with the times, at times to muster t...

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GRADUATE EDUCATION

Four broad themes define the programme’s intellectual focus: Political Studies, Political Economy, Historical Studies, and Cultural Studies. Students specialise in one field, but take classes across all four.

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Monday
Dr. Galabuzi 01:00pm – 03:00pm
Dr. Tallio 02:00pm – 04:00pm
Prof. Mamdani 02:15pm – 04:15pm
Dr. Kafureeka 12:00pm – 02:00pm
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Dr. Sseremba 11:00pm – 01:00pm
Wednesday
Dr. Ossome 11:00pm – 01:00pm
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Dr. Bezabeh 11:00pm – 01:00pm
Friday
Dr. Bangerezako 02:15pm – 04:15pm

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Why is Growth Slowing in China?
By Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (IPS)  - China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 14%. Since then, its growth rate has declined by more than half to 6.6% in 2018. The five-year moving average growth…

America's Imperial Unraveling
The news that President Donald Trump will not recertify the Iran nuclear deal—despite the fact that Iran is in compliance with the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—hardly comes as a surprise. The deal, forged between Iran, the…

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Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa
The State and the Puzzle of Ethnicity: Rethinking Mass Violence in Uganda’s Rwen…

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Book Review: Violence in the Rwenzori region and the puzzle of ethnicity
06 Sep 2021
The problem of the humanities and social sciences.
06 Sep 2021
Sseremba sheds light on ethnicity, violence in the Rwenzori region
06 Sep 2021

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Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa
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Ambivalent memories of imperial legacies: Asmara as ‘beautiful’ and ‘segregationist’ from Ethiopia
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