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Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa
Supporting the next generation of African researchers working on peace, security and developmentOverview
The Next Generation Social Sciences program, launched in 2011, responds to an emerging dilemma within higher education in the global South caused by the extraordinary emphasis on increasing undergraduate enrollment without proportionate investment in faculty development. The program currently operates to strengthen tertiary education in Africa through a series of institutional and individual interventions, creating a pipeline for the development of faculty and research communities working on peace, security, and development topics. Currently the program operates in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. To learn more about the program model please visit our Next Generation Social Sciences site.
Program Components
News
View all →The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program hosted its 13th biannual fellows workshop at Makerere University in Uganda last month where fellows from all corners of the continent convened.
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program has announced awards to forty-nine fellows of extraordinary merit from universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program’s 75th fellow is to be awarded a PhD from an African university. We pause and celebrate a significant milestone in the work that we do.
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program has announced awards to forty-one fellows of extraordinary merit from university systems across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Recent Publications
View all →- The politics of continuity and collusion in Zanzibar: political reconciliation and the establishment of the Government of National Unity
- Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Critical Perspectives in Peace, Security, and Development
- Read program director Tom Asher's talk "Comparative Perspectives on Crises in Higher Education in Africa and the United States," part of the Global Studies Distinguished Speaker Series at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Staff
Cyril ObiProgram Director Mamasa DukurehProgram Assistant