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The Director Makerere Institute of Social Research Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, cordially invites you to the PhD Public Defence of Ms. Netsanet Gebremichael Woldesenbet scheduled to take place on Friday 15th February, 2019 at 2:15pm. at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) in Seminar Room 1.

Makerere University, Directorate of Human Resources invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Finance and Grants Coordinator at the University. To submit your application, use the links on the job details to access an online tool for sending full details of your biodata, education, qualifications, work experience, and all the other required information, including your Curriculum Vitae, Certificates, Transcripts and names and addresses of at least three referees.

Makerere Institute of Social Research calls for abstract submissions for the 2019 Graduate Student Conference scheduled for June 28 - 29 2019.

The text of the Hormuud Lecture given by Prof. Mamdani at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta. 

The MISR director, Professor Mamdani, gave the prestigious Hormuud lecture at the ASA Annual Convention in Atlanta last week.

The lecture, titled "Decolonization and higher education: the experience of Makerere Institute of Social Research” was delivered on December 1, 2018. A full video presentation will be available on the ASA website in another week.

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) invites scholars and researchers to participate in a one-day symposium  on April 5, 2019 (10am-6pm) to honour the memory and legacy of poet and scholar Okot p’Bitek (1931 – 1982).

MISR announces the acquisition of a a new set of 38 book titles from Tanzania Publishing House. For titles, please consult the library.