Doctoral Students

Introduction

Welcome to the directory of active PhD Fellows at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR). This page highlights the scholars currently engaged in MISR’s interdisciplinary doctoral programme, showcasing their diverse research interests and contributions to critical social inquiry. These fellows embody MISR’s ongoing commitment to rigorous, innovative, and contextually grounded research on society.

Meet the PhD fellows

Adam Kyomuhendo

Adam Kyomuhendo

Annet Nannungi

Annet Nannungi

Astelia Mihayo

Astelia Mihayo

Brian Junior Musenze

Brian Junior Musenze

Charles Nyakahuma

Charles Nyakahuma

Broadly as a political economy and political studies scholar, I have interest in the state and traditional mediation of land access, use and redistribution in Uganda. I am particularly fascinated by the state return of kingdom assets (Ebyaitu/Ebyaffe) together with the land relations and class struggles the phenomenon reproduces and naturalizes.
Jacqueline Adongo

Jacqueline Adongo

Lilian Caroline Namugenyi

Lilian Caroline Namugenyi

I am interested in the relationship between the state and religious revivals in Uganda. Particularly, the idea that the modern state is Secular is something that captures my interest.
Nwachukwu Kenechukwu P.

Nwachukwu Kenechukwu P.

Stanley Elias

Stanley Elias

I am interested in exploring the intersection of political culture and everyday aesthetics, with particular attention to how these dynamics shape participatory imaginaries and contest public space in postcolonial Africa. My work seeks to understand how people creatively engage with political structures and cultural narratives through aesthetic forms—such as performance, literature, and digital culture—to assert agency, negotiate power, and imagine alternative futures.
Sulaiman Kakaire

Sulaiman Kakaire