Grace Atuhaire

Grace Atuhaire is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Political Science, the University of Tuebingen since 2019. Her doctoral project deals with the nexus between global Anti-Terrorism campaign and the Securitisation of Border Communities in Africa. Her Doctorate is funded by the Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst (KAAD). She is the Interim Diaspora Coordinator of Alliance for National Transformation, a political party in Uganda. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences Kyambogo University, Uganda and a Master in Global Studies with a Special Focus on Peace and Security in Africa, a joint programme of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), of Addis Ababa University and the University of Leipzig. Ms. Atuhaire has worked as both the Knowledge Management officer for Tana High-level Forum on Peace and Security in Africa- Institute for Peace and Security Studies (2018-19), Global Maritime and Crime programme intern at the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (2017), Project Manager with Action Aid International (2012-2016) among others. Ms. Atuhaire is a member of Uganda Women Writers Association, Alliance National Transformation (ANT) (Uganda), Rotary International, FemWise-Africa and the African Union_Youth4Peace Group.