News

Stella Nyanzi has published an article entitled 'Dismantling
Reified African Culture Through Localised Homosexualities in Uganda' in
the journal 'Culture, Health and Sexuality'. The article is based on
ongoing ethnographic research. For details please visit
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showAxaArticles?journalCode=tchs20#.Ub7v0tjRmho

Presentation on “Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Political Settlements”

Global Resilience Innovation Platform Summit, IDRC and the World Bank.

May 15, 2013

Nairobi, Kenya.

by Dr. Adam Branch

Stella Nyanzi has published a chapter entitled "Rhetorical Analysis of President Jammeh's Threats to behead homosexuals in The Gambia' in the edited volume entitled 'Sexual Diversity in Africa: Politics, Theory and Citizenship'. This book is edited by Sybille Nyeck and Marc Epprecht, and published by McGill Queen's University Press, Buffalo.

Prof. Mahmood Mamdani wrote the introduction to "The Sidi: Indians of African Descent", a book of photographs by Ketaki Seth. 

To read the 'Introduction', click on downloads below.

Talk at the UN Thematic Debate on ‘Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts in Africa,’ held at the United Nations General Assembly, New York City, 25 April, 2013

Mahmood Mamdani, Professor and Director, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Kampala

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) invites applications from qualified candidates for the interdisciplinary Ph.D programme in Social Studies for the academic year 2014.

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Stella Nyanzi presented a paper on the Equal Opportunities Commission

Stella Nyanzi to participate in the ‘Sexuality without Borders’ symposium in Beijing

Text of Remarks at the 2^ndTana High Level Forum on Security in Africa – Bahr Dar, Ethiopia – 20-21 April, 2013

Mahmood Mamdani, MISR, Kampala

My main point is going to be this: there is a history to organized crime, and there is a politics to it.  We need to be aware of both.

History

Organized crime became a global problem during the Cold War.  Why?