Dr. Gerald Bareebe completed his doctorate in 2019 as a Trudeau Scholar in the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communications (Makerere University), a Master’s degree in International Relations (Makerere University), and an advanced Master’s degree in Governance and Development (University of Antwerp).​

Dr. Bareebe’s doctoral dissertation analyzed the convergence of military and regime interests in the process of post-conflict state reconstruction in two cases: post-genocide Rwanda and post-war Uganda. Drawing upon original qualitative data, this work explained the strategies used by actors who win civil wars to transform themselves from ‘war-makers’ into ‘state-makers’ and, more precisely, how they use their newfound power to fundamentally restructure economic, social, and political systems in a new post-war society.​

Recently, Dr. Bareebe served as Provost Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His work has been published in top international journals and book publishers, including African Affairs, Civil Wars, Journal of Democracy, Canadian Journal of African Studies, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Lynne Rienner, and The University of Antwerp Press. Additional publications include: “Developing (and diffusing) African norms: The Pan-African solidarity norm” (Lynne Rienner, 2018), “Uganda 2016 elections: Not even faking it anymore” (African Affairs, Oxford University Press, 2016), "Uganda’s Fraudulent Elections" (Journal of Democracy, 2021), "Elections without democracy: A political chronicle of Uganda’s 2016 presidential election” (in Filip Rentijens, eds.), and “Personalization of power under the Museveni regime in Uganda” (L’Afrique des grands lacs Annuaire, 2013).​

Research Interests

• Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, $240,000 - 2014
• Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship $15,000 - 2020
• University of Toronto (Scarborough) Postdoctoral Fellowship $90,000 - 2019
• Research Fellowship, Trudeau Centre, Munk School of Global Affairs, $3,000 - 2018
• Massey College Graduate Excellence Scholarship, $4,000 - 2016
• University of Toronto SGS Research Travel Grant, $3,000 - 2016
• Catherall Research Grant, Massey College, $2,500 - 2015
• University of Toronto, Dpt. of Pol. Science Research Travel Grant, $3,000 - 2015
• One Earth Foundation Conference Travel Grant, $4,000 - 2015
• Jeanne Sauvé Fellowship, McGill University, $64,000 (8 months) - 2012
• Vlir-UOS Master’s Scholarship/Belgium Government, €36,000 (one year) - 2011
• The World Bank Institute fellowship, $3,000 - 2010
• Belz International Fellowship, World Journalism Institute, New York, $5, 000 - 2009
• University of Toronto SGS Dissertation Completion Award, $10, 000 - 2019
• University of Toronto Department of Pol. Science, Completion Award, $ 4,000 - 2019

Current Courses

Dr. Gerald Bareebe completed his doctorate in 2019 as a Trudeau Scholar in the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communications (Makerere University), a Master’s degree in International Relations (Makerere University), and an advanced Master’s degree in Governance and Development (University of Antwerp).​

Dr. Bareebe’s doctoral dissertation analyzed the convergence of military and regime interests in the process of post-conflict state reconstruction in two cases: post-genocide Rwanda and post-war Uganda. Drawing upon original qualitative data, this work explained the strategies used by actors who win civil wars to transform themselves from ‘war-makers’ into ‘state-makers’ and, more precisely, how they use their newfound power to fundamentally restructure economic, social, and political systems in a new post-war society.​

Recently, Dr. Bareebe served as Provost Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His work has been published in top international journals and book publishers, including African Affairs, Civil Wars, Journal of Democracy, Canadian Journal of African Studies, Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, Lynne Rienner, and The University of Antwerp Press. Additional publications include: “Developing (and diffusing) African norms: The Pan-African solidarity norm” (Lynne Rienner, 2018), “Uganda 2016 elections: Not even faking it anymore” (African Affairs, Oxford University Press, 2016), "Uganda’s Fraudulent Elections" (Journal of Democracy, 2021), "Elections without democracy: A political chronicle of Uganda’s 2016 presidential election” (in Filip Rentijens, eds.), and “Personalization of power under the Museveni regime in Uganda” (L’Afrique des grands lacs Annuaire, 2013).​

Degrees

Research Interests

Awards

• Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship, $240,000 - 2014
• Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship $15,000 - 2020
• University of Toronto (Scarborough) Postdoctoral Fellowship $90,000 - 2019
• Research Fellowship, Trudeau Centre, Munk School of Global Affairs, $3,000 - 2018
• Massey College Graduate Excellence Scholarship, $4,000 - 2016
• University of Toronto SGS Research Travel Grant, $3,000 - 2016
• Catherall Research Grant, Massey College, $2,500 - 2015
• University of Toronto, Dpt. of Pol. Science Research Travel Grant, $3,000 - 2015
• One Earth Foundation Conference Travel Grant, $4,000 - 2015
• Jeanne Sauvé Fellowship, McGill University, $64,000 (8 months) - 2012
• Vlir-UOS Master’s Scholarship/Belgium Government, €36,000 (one year) - 2011
• The World Bank Institute fellowship, $3,000 - 2010
• Belz International Fellowship, World Journalism Institute, New York, $5, 000 - 2009
• University of Toronto SGS Dissertation Completion Award, $10, 000 - 2019
• University of Toronto Department of Pol. Science, Completion Award, $ 4,000 - 2019

Current Courses