Dr. Julius Niringiyimana is a distinguished academic with a robust background in Political Science and Public Administration. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Makerere University, where his thesis focused on “Oil Politics and Land Conflicts in the Albertine Region, Uganda.” His academic journey also includes a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Management, as well as a First Class Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, specializing in Political Science and Sociology, from the same institution.
Dr. Niringiyimana is currently a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University, where he has taught a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. His academic influence extends to national institutions, as he also lectures at the National Defence College Uganda, the Senior Command and Staff College Kimaka, and the Uganda Military Academy in Kabamba.
A member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), and the African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF), Dr. Niringiyimana is widely recognized for his research on African governance, international political economy, resource governance, and livelihoods. He has made significant contributions to the field, publishing numerous journal articles and book chapters
- Niringiyimana, J. (2024). "The Politics of Frontier making and Land Rights Alienation Among the Batwa in Uganda." The Journal of African Studies and Research Forum, 33(4), 69-82.
- Niringiyimana, J. (2024). "From New Public Management to Post New Public Management: Understanding the Applicability of New Public Governance in Africa." Good Governance Worldwide Journal, 4 (2024), 41-60.
- Niringiyimana, J. (2023). "Possession by Dispossession: Investigating the New Wave of Oil-Linked Land Grabbing in Uganda." In A. Nemachena, A. Rwodzi, & M. Mawere (Eds.), The Russian-Ukrain War in African Perspectives. Special Operations in the Age of Techno-scientific Futurism (pp. 293-326). Langaa Research & Publishing.
- Niringiyimana, J., Muhumuza, W., & Murindwa, R. (2023). "Global Oil Capital and the Alienation of Women Land Rights in Uganda’s Oil Village Communities." In E. Etieyebo, K. Obvious, & M. Musemwa (Eds.), Africa’s Radicalisms and Conservatisms: Vol II: Pop Culture, Environment, Colonialism and Migration (pp. 267-289). BRILL.
- Sabastiano, R., & Niringiyimana, J. (2022). "The Colonial Roots of the Lord’s Resistance Army War in Postcolonial Northern Uganda." In Kelechi, A., & George, K. (Eds.), Civil Wars in Africa. Lexington Books, (pp. 281-310).
- Niringiyimana, J. (2021). "Oil Politics, Institutional Framework and Inclusive Development in Uganda." In W. S. Nasong’o (Ed.), African Governance, Security and Development. Lexington Books, (pp. 211-242).
- Niringiyimana, J., Robert, K., Nagasha, J., & Ibilate, W. (2021). "Mandelaism." In A. K. Bangura (Ed.), Africanisms: Africa and the Globalized World (pp. 64-83). Peter Lang.
- Niringiyimana, J., Muhumuza, W., & Murindwa, R. (2019). "Oil Discovery and Large Scale Land Acquisition in Uganda: Examination of Implications for the Community Livelihoods in the Oil Village Communities of Uganda." In H. Chitimira, N. Mpofu, T. Warikandwa, & A. Nhemachena (Eds.), GRID-LOCKED AFRICAN ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY: Decolonizing the Neo-Imperial Socio-Economic and Legal Force-fields in the 21st Century. Laanga Publishers.
- Niringiyimana, J., Muhumuza, W., & Murindwa, R. (2019). "Oil Politics and Land Tenure Changes in Uganda: Understanding the Curse of Dispossession in the Albertine Region." African Social Science Review, 10(1), 164-203.
- Adams, J., Niringiyimana, J., Leeuwen, J. M. V., et al. (2019). "Music as a Vehicle for Reducing HIV Stigma and Increasing Access to Testing in Rural Uganda: A Quasi-Experimental, Mixed-Methods Study." Sociology International Journal, 3(6), 429-435.
