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Bibliography of Research on Uganda Women: Politics and The State
(Prepared for The New Women's Movement in Uganda)

BOOKS

Tamale, Sylvia. 1999. When Hens Begin to Crow: Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda. Boulder: Westview Press.

Tripp, Aili Mari. 2000. Women and Politics in Uganda. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press; Oxford: James Currey; Kampala: Fountain Publishers.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Byanyima, W. Karagwa. 1992. 'Women in Political Struggle in Uganda'. In Jill M. Bystydzienski (ed) Women Transforming Politics. Worldwide Strategies for Empowerment. 129-142.

Kakwenzire, Joan. 1996. 'Preconditions for demarginalising women and youth in Ugandan politics'. In J. Oloka-Onyango (ed) Law and the Struggle for Democracy in East Africa. 293-311.

Mugyenyi, Mary R. 1998. 'Towards the empowerment of women: a critique of NRM policies and programmes'. In Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (eds) Developing Uganda. 133-144.

Tamale, Sylvia R. 1996. 'Democratization in Uganda: A feminist perspective'. In J. Oloka-Onyango (ed) Law and the Struggle for Democracy in East Africa. 312-326.

Tamale, Sylvia. 1999. 'Towards legitimate governance in Africa: the case of affirmative action and parliamentary politics in Uganda'. In Edward Kofi Quashigah and Obiora Chinedu Okafor (eds) Legitimate governance in Africa: international and domestic legal perspective. 235-261.

Tripp, Aili Mari. 1998. 'Local women's associations and politics in contemporary Uganda'. In Holger Bernt Hansen and Michael Twaddle (eds) Developing Uganda. 120-132.

Tripp, Aili. M. 1998. 'Gender, political participation and the transformation of associational life in Uganda and Tanzania'. In Peter Lewis (ed) Africa: Dilemmas of Development and Change. 232-257.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ahikire, Josephine. 1994. 'Women, public politics and organization-potentialities of affirmative action in Uganda'. Economic Political Weekly Volume 29, Issue 44 (Oct 29). WS77-WS83.

Goetz, Anne Marie. 1998. 'Women in politics & gender equity on policy: South Africa & Uganda'. Review of African Political Economy Volume 25, Issue 76. 241-262.

Staudt, Kathleen and Jeanne-Marie Col. 1991. 'Diversity in East Africa: Cultural Pluralism, Public Policy and the State'. The Women and International Development Annual Volume 2. 241-264.

Tripp, Aili Mari. 1994. 'Gender, political participation and the transformation of associational life in Uganda and Tanzania.' African Studies Review Volume 37, Issue 1 (Apr). 107-131.

Tripp, Aili Mari. 1998. 'Expanding "civil society": women and political space in contemporary Uganda'. Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics Volume 36, Number 2 (Jul). 84-107.

RESEARCH REPORTS

Friedrich Ebert Foundation. 1995. Women's landmarks in the democratization process in Uganda. Kampala: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. 48 pages.

Matovu, Norah. 1994. 'Women's participation in the democratization process in Uganda'. In Ludgera Klemp (ed) Empowerment of Women in the Process of Democratisation: Experiences of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Mugisha, Maude. 2000. Gender and Decentralisation: Promoting Women's Participation in Local Councils.

Ugandan Women's Network (UWONET). 1998. Women emerging in Uganda's democracy: a documentation of women's experiences in Uganda's Local Council and Local Government elections, 1998. Kampala: UWONET. 81 pages.

WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE REPORTS

National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda (NAWOU). 1996. Report of the Parliamentarians and District Leaders Forum: theme: Political empowerment for women participation in national and local politics, held at Pope Paul Community Centre and International Conference Centre, 21-22nd November, 1996. Kampala: NAWOU.

Sebagereka, Victoria K. 1993. 'The ongoing transition to democracy in Africa and the role women must play in the sustainment of democracy: the Ugandan experience'. In Ayodele Aderinwale (ed) Conclusions and papers presented at conferences of the Africa Leadership Forum on Sustainment of Democratization and Good Governance in Africa. Nigeria: African Leadership Forum. 72-79.

DISSERTATIONS

Nabirye, Sylvia. 1998. 'The role played and the problems faced by women in policy formulation: A case study of women parliamentarians in Uganda'. LLD.

Tamale, Sylvia Rosila. 1997. 'When hens begin to crow: Gender and parliamentary politics in contemporary Uganda'. PhD.

UN DOCUMENTS

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and African-American Institute. 1995. African women in politics: together for change: three struggles for political rights. New York: UNIFEM and African-American Institute.

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). 2000. In and Against the Party: Women's Representation and Constituency-Building in Uganda and South Africa. Geneva: Switzerland.

WORKING PAPERS

Ahikire, Josephine. 2001. Gender equity and local democracy in contemporary Uganda: Addressing the challenge of women's political effectiveness in local government. Working Paper No. 64. Centre for Basic Research Publications. Kampala: CBR.




Last update: December-16, 2001