Alumni

Introduction

This page celebrates the alumni of the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) PhD programme—scholars who have successfully completed their doctoral studies and contributed to MISR’s tradition of critical interdisciplinary research. Their work continues to shape academic and public discourse across the continent and beyond, reflecting the Institute’s enduring commitment to intellectual rigor, social relevance, and scholarly independence.

Postdoctoral Fellow, MISR, Uganda
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Postdoctoral Fellow, ENVIU Project, Denmark/Uganda
His broader research interests are interdisciplinary with particular focus on: land and agrarian questions, state-society relations, environment and…
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Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Gebremichael's academic research focuses on memory, archival studies, historical and cultural documentation practices, particularly through oral…
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Postdoctoral Fellow, MISR, Uganda
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Postdoctoral Fellow, MISR, Uganda
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Postdoctoral Fellow, MISR, Uganda
I am interested in exploring the intersection of political culture and everyday aesthetics, with particular attention to how these dynamics shape…
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Lecturer, Adi-keih College of Business and Social Sciences, Eritrea
Temesgen’s research focuses on peasants-state relationships in Eritrea.
He has published (and in the process of publishing) three peer-…
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Executive Director, LEMU, Uganda
Her academic research interest spans issues around neoliberal market transitions, the land question and agrarian questions around social reproduction…
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Research Fellow, MISR, Uganda
His research is interdisciplinary, with special interest in political thought (colonial, postcolonial and decolonial thoughts), political identity (…
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Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
His research interests include political theory, comparative politics, and the international relations of Africa, with a particular focus on the Horn…
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