Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Archives

What’s in Your (Research) Bag? Tips and an Inside Look from SSRC Fellows Dai Yamamoto and Marion Ouma

Items Admin·June 21, 2018

In this miniseries, SSRC staff caught up with eight current or former SSRC fellows to get a glimpse inside their research bags and to hear their best tips for conducting research.

June 21, 2018

From Our Fellows

Pursuing an Integrative Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence: A Conversation with Ruth Lekakeny

Items Admin·January 12, 2018

Ruth Nekura Lekakeny, a 2017–18 Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Completion fellow, is a feminist human rights lawyer from Kenya. She spoke with SSRC Program Director, Thomas Asher, about…

January 12, 2018

From Our Fellows

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: A Stepping Stone for Emerging Scholars in Africa

Items Admin·October 20, 2017

Ruth Murambadoro, a three-time recipient of the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa fellowship, is the first PhD candidate working on transitional justice and reconciliation in her department at the University of…

October 20, 2017

From Our Fellows

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: A Story of Transformation

Items Admin·September 7, 2017

The Next Generation Social Sciences program 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…

September 7, 2017

From Our Fellows

Gender Refugees and Border Lines: An Interview with Dr. B Camminga

by Francesca Freeman

B Camminga, a 2016-17 Next Generation Social Sciences Completion Fellow, studies transgender refugees establishing a new life in South Africa. SSRC staff, Francesca Freeman and Natalie Reinhart, interviewed B at a workshop in Nairobi, and B shared reflections on their dissertation research.

May 19, 2017

From Our Fellows

Meaningful Mentoring

by NextGen Program

In this video, fellows and workshop mentors from the past four years speak about the vitality and impact of mentoring within the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program.

October 15, 2015