This study is derived from the previous study on ‘
Anthropological Critique and the Karamoja Question: A Case of
Post Disarmament Livelihood Sources and Gender Disparities in the North East Region of Uganda.
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The study revealed that
unresolved historical narratives that altered community governance regarding gender led to the objection of the development strategies. Consequently
, gender as a social structure became dysfunctional and women have ended up being overwhelmed with both productive and reproductive roles while men are grappling with masculinity crisis, alcoholism, violence, and social lethargy. Furthermore, besides the studies by Bruno Novelli and Pazzaglia, which used the structural functional theory; a precolonial theory that may not adequately address contemporary issues, the rest of the studies about Karamoja
were descriptive and hardly referred to a theoretical framework. Since theory guides practice, this research will attempt to make a theoretical critique to inform theories that can inform policy making in Karamoja.
DR. THABITA NAISIKO
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Tabitha Naisiko is specialized in cultural anthropology and African studies. She has been a lecturer in the Department of Development studies in Makerere University since 2012. Prior to that, she held teaching positions in Queen of Apostles ‘Philosophy Centre Jinja and Uganda Martyrs University. She worked as a Research Coordinator of the African Research and Documentation Centre in Uganda Martyrs University from 2003 to 2011 and Research Officer in the Cultural Research Centre Jinja. In the year 2009 – 2011, she was a researcher on a project of “Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Programme: Valuing and Managing Pluralism”; a tri-continental project that was concurrently run in the Netherlands, Uganda and Indonesia. She is also faculty member on the Young Leadership Forum training organised and sponsored by the Fredrich Egbert Stiftung Foundation on Module 7: Managing Diversity in Uganda.
