Julius Kiiza

Visiting Fellow
Education: Ph.D. (Government), University of Sydney. MA (Public Policy), University of Sydney. BA (Public Administration and Development Studies), Makerere University.
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Julius Kiiza is an IDRC visiting fellow at the Center and teaches political economy, public policy and development studies in the department of political science at Makerere University (Uganda). He holds a Bachelors degree from Makerere, a First Class Master of Public Policy from the University of Sydney (Australia), and a Ph.D. from the same university. Kiiza did his postdoctoral studies at Cambridge University and was a visiting fellow at Dickinson College in 2006. He has completed several research projects funded by Global Development Network (GDN), the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER), DFID, and other agencies. He has several publications in the areas of economic governance, institutional reform, and political economy of development.

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  • Getting Aid Right in Northern Uganda—Interview with Julius Kiiza - Mar 1, 2010
    I'm joined on the Wonkcast this week by Julius Kiiza, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Julius is an associate professor at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and is spending time at CGD on a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Center. His research addresses the prospects for aid effectiveness and development in northern Uganda. Julius tells me that northern Uganda has presented a difficult paradox for aid donors. For years, the country as a whole has been touted as a success story, and a potential model for other developing countries. It boasts one of the fastest rates of economic growth in all of Africa and has cut poverty nearly in half since 1992. However, Julius explains, the north of the country has made very little progress during that time. While the national poverty rate is around 30%, the poverty rate in the north is still around 60%.
  • Getting Aid Right in Northern Uganda—Interview with Julius Kiiza - Mar 1, 2010
    I'm joined on the Wonkcast this week by Julius Kiiza, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Julius is an associate professor at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and is spending time at CGD on a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Center. His research addresses the prospects for aid effectiveness and development in northern Uganda. Julius tells me that northern Uganda has presented a difficult paradox for aid donors. For years, the country as a whole has been touted as a success story, and a potential model for other developing countries. It boasts one of the fastest rates of economic growth in all of Africa and has cut poverty nearly in half since 1992. However, Julius explains, the north of the country has made very little progress during that time. While the national poverty rate is around 30%, the poverty rate in the north is still around 60%.
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  • Getting Aid Right in Northern Uganda—Interview with Julius Kiiza - Mar 1, 2010
    I'm joined on the Wonkcast this week by Julius Kiiza, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Julius is an associate professor at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and is spending time at CGD on a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Center. His research addresses the prospects for aid effectiveness and development in northern Uganda. Julius tells me that northern Uganda has presented a difficult paradox for aid donors. For years, the country as a whole has been touted as a success story, and a potential model for other developing countries. It boasts one of the fastest rates of economic growth in all of Africa and has cut poverty nearly in half since 1992. However, Julius explains, the north of the country has made very little progress during that time. While the national poverty rate is around 30%, the poverty rate in the north is still around 60%.

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