Research Themes

The chair's research activities fall under six main categories:

  1. Conflict-Induced Displacement
  2. Climate-Induced Displacement
  3. Development-Induced Displacement
  4. Trafficking and Smuggling-Induced Displacement
  5. Marginalized and indigenous communities in East Africa
  6. Conflict Prevention

Researchers supported so far and their topics:

  1. Opportuna Kweka – rural refugees, livelihood, environment, policies and solutions in Tanzania and Kenya
  2. Chris Maina Peter – refugees rights, policies and history
  3. Khoti Kamanga – Social cohesion – outreach
  4. Petro Protas – Refugees and the regional groupings
  5. Veronica Buchumi – Refugees education and social rights
  6. Faraja Namkesa - urban refugee, social network in Tanzania and Kenya
  7. Colman Msoka – Development induced displacement – Livelihood
  8. Ignatia Mbata- Social-psycho issues of development induced displacement
  9. Johnstone Andrea Shumbusho – temporary displacement - flood victims in urban Dar es Salaam
  10. Saumu Ibrahim – Climate change and migration as adaptation
  11. Robert Katikiro – climate change food and resilience
  12. Lekumok Kironyi – Relocation and migration of Maasai to urban areas
  13. Michael David Rikanga – refugees, Relocation to Msomera and self displaced migrants in Makuyuni
  14. Glory Lyimo- relocation and local host communities
  15. Tiberius Barasa – Refugee Policy in Kenya and Integration
  16. Robert Esuruku – rural and urban refugees in Uganda
  17. Joseph Mukasa- urban refugees in Uganda
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