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The course 'Studies in Politics and Socio-Economics of Uganda Since 1962' at Makerere University focuses on the political landscape of Uganda from independence to the present, examining key events, challenges, and shifts in economic policies. It aims to develop critical thinking, research skills, and an understanding of Uganda's historical challenges while promoting values of nationalism and democracy. Topics include identity politics, constitutional changes, political crises, and foreign policy, supported by a comprehensive reading list.

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COURSE OUTLINE

The course 'Studies in Politics and Socio-Economics of Uganda Since 1962' at Makerere University focuses on the political landscape of Uganda from independence to the present, examining key events, challenges, and shifts in economic policies. It aims to develop critical thinking, research skills, and an understanding of Uganda's historical challenges while promoting values of nationalism and democracy. Topics include identity politics, constitutional changes, political crises, and foreign policy, supported by a comprehensive reading list.

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MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES


COURSE NAME: STUDIES IN POLITICS AND SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF UGANDA
SINCE 1962
COURSE CODE: HIS 3201, YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 2020/21
Lecturers: Mwambutsya Ndebesa and Zaid Sekitto
Course Description & Objectives:
In this course, we shall use a thematic approach i.e. not covering all topics but be selective. The
course begins with assessing politics of Uganda on the eve of Independence. It depicts how
independence politics was fragmented along ethnic and religious line. We shall then assess how
the legacy of colonialism shaped the politics at independence. Look at the actors and factors that
led to political crisis of 1966, 67 and 71. The course will also cover shifting economic policies in
Uganda and their consequences. Furthermore the course will cover political challenges of post-
colonial Uganda such as constitutional instability, ethnicity, human rights crisis, electoral crisis
and finally foreign policy.

Course objectives

a) To promote skills of critical thinking among the learners


b) To enable students acquire skills of research and learning how to learn (learners must learn
how to search for relevant literature on their own)
c) To enable students understand and appreciate important challenges of Independent Uganda
from a historical perspective
d) At the end of the course students should have imbibed values of nationalism, democracy,
pluralism and co-operative living

Topics

1. Identity politics on the Eve of Independence


2. The Politics of a new constitutional order (1961-1965)
3. The Kabaka Crisis of 1966
4. The Search for a new Economic and Political System (1967-1971)
5. The Amin’s coup of 1971
6. The military and human rights in Uganda
7. Ethnicity and political conflicts in Uganda
8. Economic Policies since Independence
9. The politics of unending transition to democracy under the NRM regime
10. Elections in Uganda
11. Uganda’s foreign policy since Independence

Reading List

Ibingira, Grace Stuart K. The forging of an African nation: The political and constitutional
evolution of Uganda from colonial rule to independence, 1894-1962. Viking Adult, 1973.

Oloka‐Onyango, Joe. "The question of Buganda in contemporary Ugandan politics." Journal of


Contemporary African Studies 15, no. 2 (1997): 173-189.

William, Muhumuza. "Money and power in Uganda's 1996 elections." African Journal of Political
Science/Revue Africaine de Science Politique (1997): 168-179.

Hansen, Holger Bernt. "Uganda in the 1970s: A Decade of Paradoxes and Ambiguities." Journal
of Eastern African Studies 7, no. 1 (2013): 83-103.

Kanyeihamba, George W. "Constitutional and Political History of Uganda from 1894 to the
Present." (2010).

Nkamuhayo, Pius, and Gill Seidel. "The context of human rights in Uganda today." (1989): 174-
179.

Kayunga, Sallie Simba. "Uganda national congress and the struggle for democracy: 1952-1962."
(1998).

Lwanga-Lunyiigo, Samwiri. The Struggle for Land in Buganda: 1888-2005. Wavah Books
Limited, 2013.

Mengisteab, Kidane. Critical factors in the Horn of Africa's raging conflicts. Nordiska
Afrikainstitutet, 2011.

Golooba-Mutebi, Frederick, and Anders Sjögren. "From rural rebellions to urban riots: political
competition and changing patterns of violent political revolt in Uganda." Commonwealth
& Comparative Politics 55, no. 1 (2017): 22-40.

Mutibwa, Phares Mukasa. Uganda since independence: A story of unfulfilled hopes. Africa World
Press, 1992.

Mutibwa, Phares Mukasa. The Buganda factor in Uganda politics. Fountain Publishers, 2008.
Goodfellow, Tom, and Stefan Lindemann. "The clash of institutions: traditional authority, conflict
and the failure of ‘hybridity’in Buganda." Commonwealth & comparative politics 51, no.
1 (2013): 3-26.

Nyombi, Chrispas, and Ronald Kaddu. "Ethnic Conflict in Uganda's Political History." Available
at SSRN 2645055 (2015).

Brett, Edward A. "Neutralising the use of force in Uganda: the role of the military in politics." The
Journal of Modern African Studies 33, no. 1 (1995): 129-152.

Reid, Richard J. A history of modern Uganda. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Karugire, Samwiri Rubaraza. "A political history of Uganda." (2010).

Kasozi, A. B. K. (1994) The Social Origins of Violence in Uganda (Montreal:

McGill-Queen’s University Press).

Laleef, K. S. (1991) ‘Structural Adjustment in Uganda: The Initial Experience’, in

H. B. Hansen and M. Twaddle (eds) Changing Uganda (London: James Curry).

Livingstone, I. (1998) ‘Developing Industry in Uganda in the 1990s’, in H. B. Hansen

and M. Twaddle (eds), Uganda Now: Between Decay and Development (London/Ohio

University Press, James Currey).

Obote, A. M. (1970) Common Man’s Charter (Entebbe: Government Printer).

Sejjaaka, S. K. (1996) ‘After Privatization: The Role of Government’, Makerere Business

Journal, vol. 1(1), January.

Svensson, J. (2001) ‘The Cost of Doing Business: Firms’ Experience With Corruption’,

in R. Reinikka and P. Collier (eds), Uganda’s Recovery: The Role of Farms, Firms and

Government (Kampala: Fountain Publishers).

Thompson, G. (2003) Governing Uganda: British Colonial Rule and Its Legacy (Kampala:

Fountain Publishers).

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