Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) - Makerere University |

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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Visiting hours

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
Tuesday
Dr. Sseremba	11:00pm – 01:00pm
Wednesday
Dr. Ossome	11:00pm – 01:00pm
Thursday
Dr. Bezabeh	11:00pm – 01:00pm
Friday
Dr. Bangerezako	02:15pm – 04:15pm

The MISR Review

Research

Graduate Education

Commentary

Featured work

Gender, Ethnicity, and Violence in Kenya’s Transitions to Democracy: States…

MISR Working Paper No. 29: MISR Views on the National Discussion on Makerere…

News

The upcoming Publication, Djibouti: The Politics of a Strategic State by Samson Bezabeh. It will come out in May 2020

11 Nov 2019

A Conversation with Dr. Ossome on politics and activism:

08 Nov 2019

Excerpt from the book Decolonisation in Universities this Friday in the Mail & Guardian

07 Oct 2019

Events

12

Jun

WORKSHOP BY Dr. Lyn Ossome, Senior Research Fellow at MISR. 'INTERDISCLIPLINARITY IN THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE'

13

Jun

WORKSHOP BY Dr. Lyn Ossome, Senior Research Fellow at MISR. 'INTERDISCLIPLINARITY IN THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE'

22

Jul

SEMINAR, NATACHA NSABIMANA, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: ''NOWHERE ELSE WE COULD HAVE FLED:''…

Latest Publications

The Impact of Governance on Research in Ugandan Universities

By A.B.K. Kasozi

MISR Working Paper No 30: Yemeni Diaspora, Law and Colonial Social Order in 1930 Djibouti.

By Samson A. Bezabeh

MISR Working Paper No. 29: MISR Views on the National Discussion on Makerere University

By A.B.K Kasozi & Mahmood Mamdani