Stephen Imburgia

                                                                                                                    Stephen Imburgia is the communications intern for the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program and joined in May 2018.

Prior to joining the Council, Stephen worked at the Brookings Institution's Governance Studies research program. He is entering his final year as a BA candidate in political science, journalism, and economic policy at the University of Pennsylvania.


Story Archive

New Developments on Development: Part IV

August 30, 2018| For the final article in our "New Developments on Development" series, we feature three-time Next Gen fellow Bernadette Adjei, a PhD student at , currently writing her dissertation on legal pluralism and water resource governance.

New Developments on Development: Part III

August 23, 2018| For the 3rd article in our "New Developments on Development" series, we feature Next Gen alum and @APN_SSRC fellow, Eria Serwajja. For his PhD from @UWConline, he focused on land grabs in #Uganda, and the unfulfilled promises of #development.

New Developments on Development: Part II

August 17, 2018| For the 2nd article in our Development series, we feature Anne Jepkemboi, a Makerere University PhD student. She studies the sub-region of Uganda and asks why poverty persists there despite the promised by commercialized cultivation.

Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Kampala Workshop

August 16, 2018| In July 2018, 47 fellows from the 2018-2019 Next Generation Social Sciences cohort convened at Makerere University for the 13th biannual fellows workshop. Read our workshop announcement to learn more!

New Developments on Development: Part I

August 15, 2018| For the first installment of our "New Developments on Development" series, we feature Yonas Demisse, who uses pre-modern and Ge’ez texts to challenge contemporary conceptions of in .

Identity of the Intellectual Part: III

August 9, 2018| For the final article in our Identity of the Intellectual series, we feature Jojolola Fasuyi, a PhD student at the University of Ibadan studying monitoring and evaluation in . She's also breaking barriers between and professional practice.

Identity of the Intellectual Part: II

August 7, 2018| For the second installment of our "Identity of the Intellectual" Series, we feature Chad Brevis, a Next Gen fellow studying and in digital democracies. "Academia is not just writing a narrative for people. Rather, write with."

Identity of the Intellectual Part: I

August 3, 2018| In the first installment of our "Identity of the Intellectual" Series, we feature Leigh-Ann Naidoo, a former Next Gen fellow studying . A , she's dedicated to removing the barrier that exists between academia and activism!

Next Gen Fellows and Alumni Present at University of Cambridge and Makerere University Environmental Conference in Gulu

July 25, 2018| Five current and former Next Gen fellows presented at a conference entitled “#EnvironmentalPolitics: Environmental Justice in Northern Uganda & the East Africa Region.  Co-hosted by Adam Branch, who served as a facilitator at our July 2018 Kampala workshop, the conference featured presentations by Barbara Nakangu, Laury Ocen, & Jacqueline Adongo of MISR and Eria Serwajja & Eric Awich Ochen of Makerere University.

Forty-Nine New Fellows Chosen for SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa 2018-2019 Cohort

July 21, 2018| We are thrilled to announce our 2018-2019 Next Gen fellows! Fellows were chosen for the quality of their research topics and their potential to advance understanding of peace, security, and development on the African continent and across the globe.