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MISR's Statement on the current situation in Palestine.

We, the undersigned scholarly community at Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University, strongly condemn the ongoing massacre and war…

We are all Palestinians

2023 will be recorded historically as the year that Palestinians stood boldly in the face of colonial fascism and screamed in defense of their homes…

Four MISR students have been awarded the 2023-2024 Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award

We heartily congratulate four of our continuing students whose projects have been awarded the 2023-2024 Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa…

Three continuing MISR Students awarded research scholarships in the African Fellows Program of the Harry Frank Guggenheim (HFG) Foundation.

We heartily congratulate three of our continuing students who have been awarded research scholarships in the African Fellows Program of the Harry…

MISR appoints a new Director.

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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. Lawyer Kafureeka 12:00pm – 02:00pm
Tuesday
Dr. Florence Ebila 01:00pm – 03:00pm
Dr. Galabuzi 02:00pm – 04:00pm
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Prof. Lyn Ossome 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Dr. Yahya Sseremba 10:00pm – 12:00pm
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Dr. Setargew Kenaw 11:00am – 12:00pm
Dr. Joseph Kasule 02:00pm – 04:00pm
Dr. Andrea Cassatella 02:30pm – 04:30pm

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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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BOOK REVIEW: Yahya Sseremba: America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda…
Resisting Degazetting of Forests and the Discourse of Development in Uganda

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Mmengo Should Respond, Not React to Buganda’s Aspirations
05 Dec 2023
On Visionless ‘Visions’ and the Need to Transcend Tantalising Myths
05 Dec 2023
Genealogy of African Debates on Decoloniality: Afrikaans and Kiswahili. Part V: Hindu Nationalism and Decoloniality
30 Nov 2023

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Resisting Degazetting of Forests and the Discourse of Development in Uganda
By Muhamed Lunyago
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Gender and the bifurcated state: Women in Uganda’s traditional authority
By Yahya Sseremba
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DRGT GRADUATE HANDBOOK
By Professor Buyinza Mukadasi
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