News
New Acquisitions in the Library
MISR announces the acquisition of a a new set of 38 book titles from Tanzania Publishing House. For titles, please consult the library.
MISR Director publishes op ed in The New York Times on the latest South Sudan agreement
Source:The New York Times Sept. 24, 2018
The Trouble With South Sudan’s New Peace Deal
The agreement will divide the country into a collection of tribes and disenfranchise minorities in each tribal homeland.
By Mahmood Mamdani
Congratulations to Temesgen Tesfamariam Beyan on His Successful PhD Defence
Makerere Institute of Social Research is honoured and
Congratulations to Yahya Sseremba on His Successful PhD Defence
Makerere Institute of Social Research is honoured and proud to announce that
Mamdani on the African University
The African University - Mahmood Mamdani
The University of Cape Town appoints Mamdani as Honorary Professor
Source: UCT website
Mamdani rejoins UCT
30 May 2018 | Compiled by Kate-Lyn Moore. Photos Caroline Bull. Read time 5 min.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO 2019 MPhil/PhD CLASS
The Makerere Institute of Social Research launched its Interdisciplinary PhD in Social Studies in January, 2012. The five-year programme entails two years of coursework and three years of dissertation research and writing. Four broad themes define the program’s intellectual focus: Political Studies, Political Economy, Historical Studies, and Literary and Cultural Studies. Students specialize in one field, but take classes across all four.
Two MISR fellows awarded the African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
MISR is pleased to announce that Dr Haydee Bangerezako and Dr Laury Ocen have been awarded the African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellowship by the African Humanities Program (AHP) of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).