Gerald Bareebe

PhD Candidate, University of Toronto

Gerald Bareebe is a 2013-2017 Trudeau Scholar and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. Before starting his doctoral studies, Gerald was a national political reporter at the Daily Monitor, Uganda’s largest and most influential independent newspaper. 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). His Ph.D. research is focused on the convergence between the military and elite interests in post-conflict state reconstruction, regime consolidation and nation-building in Uganda and Rwanda.