NRM

Wilkins and Vokes argue that while the NRM certainly makes use of crude abuses of state power, this occurs within the context of a sophisticated electoral technique which is equally important to understand.

Tom Goodfellow explores what informal transport associations tell us about political trajectories in Africa, and Uganda in particular.

Ramathan Ggoobi argues that has the NRM failed to deliver on its 1986 promise of an "independent, integrated and self-sustaining national economy".

Michael Mutyaba looks at the tactic of opposition co-option in Uganda; a strategy that has been continuously used by the NRM since it came to power in 1986

Jamie Hitchen attempts to read between the lines in an effort to understand some of President Museveni's recent actions in Uganda.

Ramathan Ggoobi seeks to explain why Uganda’s economic progress is being limited by the ‘wrong obsessions’ of President Museveni.

Our Policy Researcher Jamie Hitchen was interviewed by RFI on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's new cabinet appointements.

Our Policy Researcher Jamie Hitchen's blog "Politics in Uganda: the historicals’ domain" was republished in one of the leading Ugandan newspapers, "The Observer ".

Jamie Hitchen reflects on recent political developments in Uganda and looks ahead to what they can tell us about the next five years.

Jamie Hitchen looks at the role of Uganda's Electoral Commission in the recent polls and asks whether they are still viewed as credible by the majority of Ugandans.