The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is a pan-African not-for-profit organisation based in Nairobi that aims to increase the capacity of African academic institutions and researchers to contribute stronger evidence based research on public policy that can have a positive impact on pro-poor development policies in Africa. It was established in response to the declining capacity in political and social science research output in sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the University of Nairobi jointly organized a stakeholders’ workshop in Nairobi on September 22nd 2016.The meeting brought together a range of stakeholders from the private sector, government, NGOs and academia. The objective was to examine the extent to which the Master of Research and Public […]
I once asked the question, “So there’s a welfare programme in Kenya where people receive cash every so often for their sustenance?” That my friends, is what I’ve come to learn is called social protection. Not many Kenyans know about social protection but it is such a key part of our system that it functions […]
PASGR wishes to develop a three-day module on ‘Gendering Social Science Research Methods’. The module is to be delivered primarily to researchers, policy actors, academics, and graduate students. It should interrogate macro and micro power structures from a gender and intersectional perspective, and provide participants with the basic tools to critically incorporate these approaches in […]
The third annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week was held in Nairobi between 8th and 10th August 2016. MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities met to further sharpen their teaching skills. This year’s event largely focused on programme review and professional development in innovative pedagogy. The MRPP week was marked by […]