Doctoral Students

Introduction

Welcome to the directory of active PhD Fellows at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR). This page highlights the scholars currently engaged in MISR’s interdisciplinary doctoral programme, showcasing their diverse research interests and contributions to critical social inquiry. These fellows embody MISR’s ongoing commitment to rigorous, innovative, and contextually grounded research on society.

Meet the PhD fellows

Nwachukwu Kenechukwu P.

Nwachukwu Kenechukwu P.

My research areas are Political and Historical Studies. I explore how state power influences and shapes the production of knowledge in general, and history in particular.
Olivia Komuhangi

Olivia Komuhangi

Patience Itah Mbethis

Patience Itah Mbethis

Philip Atiba

Philip Atiba

Rhainer Lomol Koryang

Rhainer Lomol Koryang

Robert Birungi

Robert Birungi

Ruth Kitamirike

Ruth Kitamirike

Samuel Nyende

Samuel Nyende

Stanley Elias

Stanley Elias

I am interested in exploring the intersection of political culture and everyday aesthetics, with particular attention to how these dynamics shape participatory imaginaries and contest public space in postcolonial Africa. My work seeks to understand how people creatively engage with political structures and cultural narratives through aesthetic forms—such as performance, literature, and digital culture—to assert agency, negotiate power, and imagine alternative futures.
Sulaiman Kakaire

Sulaiman Kakaire