Winners of the Research Competitions 1989-1992: Abstracts of Study Reports

The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa (OSSREA) was established in April 1980, held its First Congress in June 1983, and celebrated its Tenth Anniversary, in conjunction with its Third Congress, in Kampala. Uganda, in May 1990. OSSREA 's headquarters are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. on the premises of the main campus of Addis Ababa University. Its current membership is drawn from 11 countries, but its constitution opens membership, to social scientists in 18 countries of Eastern and Southern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, and the Comoros Islands. Institutional membership is open to all institutions, within or outside the region, engaged in the promotion of research in the social sciences in Africa. The objectives of OSSREA, as stipulated in the Constitution, are the following :Encourage and promote interest in the study of and research in the social sciences in the region; Promote collaborative research and facilities for scholarly exchange of ideas and publications between individuals and institutions engaged in the study of and research in the social sciences; Promote the training of African scholars in the study of and research in the social sciences and to encourage the establishment of institutions dedicated to this goal; Work in close cooperation with other individuals and institutions in Africa and elsewhere in the world engaged in the study of the social sciences; Establish a special fund to be used for purposes of providing such research grants and training fellowships as are consistent with its objectives.