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May 10, 2016, Nairobi – PASGR and the African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) co-hosted the inaugural forum of the Research-Policy Community (Utafiti Sera) on Social Protection in Kenya today. Ms. Susan Mochache, Principal Secretary for Social Security and Services (Ministry of Labour and East African Affairs), opened the meeting. In her keynote address, […]

Group work and peer critique are important elements of the Advanced Research Design course Forty African researchers and academics met in Nairobi from  November 2-November 12, 2015.  From countries as diverse as Sudan, Madagascar and Liberia, they undertook a 10-day professional development course in Advanced Research Design for Policy-Oriented Research. Designed for PhD students, academics […]

This professional development course is designed to introduce participants to contemporary Political Economy Analysis (PEA) and the research methods that can help them practise it.  It is based on the premise that public policies imply the [re]distribution of economic resources, creating winners and losers and thus the likelihood of struggles.  PEA seeks to explain how […]

PASGR and the African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) are holding a forum on Research-Policy Community (Utafiti Sera) on Social Protection in Kenya on May 10, 2016 in Nairobi. Ms. Susan Mochache, Principal Secretary for Social Security and Services (Ministry of Labour and East African Affairs), will open the meeting. The one-day forum is […]

Course dates: April 11-15, 2016 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 5-day professional development course in Interpretive Methods and Ethnography.  This training is relevant to PhD students, academics and researchers interested in gaining an appreciation for the different ways in […]

Course dates: March 30 to April 9, 2016 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 10-day professional development course in Advanced Research Design for Policy-Oriented Research.  This training is relevant to PhD students, academics and researchers interested in enhancing their skills […]

The first National Forum on Harnessing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, or “Data Forum” as it has come to be known, was held at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya on 28th and 29th August, 2015. The inaugural event was opened by H.E. Hon. William S Ruto, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya […]

Working Title – Public Policy in Africa:  An Overview of Key Thematic Issues and Concepts Background African universities aspire to world class status with cutting edge content, technology, methods and practices defining and redefining trends in knowledge creation and linkages to national priorities as well as overall sustainable development.  PASGR’s experience with 12 African universities […]

The Steering Committee of the collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) shall convene in Arusha on 21st March 2016 for their eighth meeting.  The one-day meeting will focus on cumulative achievements of the programme since its launch and how to sustain gains made so far. Members will also deliberate on the way forward […]

Collaborative learning came to life at the University of Sierra Leone as students joined staff at a professional development workshop of the Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP).  The meeting, held on March 1-4, was opened in a colourful ceremony by Prof. Ekundayo Thompson, the Vice Chancellor.  He was accompanied by a host of […]