Strategic Approach and Priorities

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Research Focus

  • Gender, social inclusion and empowerment
  • Race and decolonisation
  • Class and inequality

Teaching/Capacity-building

  • Short Learning Programmes
  • Training
  • Master’s Programme

Policy and Social Impact

  • Periodic policy/research briefs
  • Annual community outreaches
  • Periodic media engagement

Strategic Partnerships

  • Faculties/Department
  • Development partners
  • Government, CSOs, and FBOs
  • Exchange programmes

Academic Engagement

  • Quarterly seminars/webinars
  • Periodic workshops
  • Annual conferences
  • •CSRGC Journa

Strategic Approach

CSRGC is an African-based centre committed to transformative research on race, gender, and class. Using intersectionality as a core framework, it challenges systemic inequalities and promotes inclusive, sustainable solutions that reflect Africans’ lived realities, advancing equity, democracy, and social justice across the continent.

Research Units

Economic Disparity and Inequality

Economic Inequality, Class Disparities, Intersectional Approaches to Poverty, Labour Market Inequities, Economic Empowerment, Social Justice, Gendered Economic Challenges.

Politics and Racialised Identity Formation

Political Identity and Political Structures, Racialised Politics, Intersectional Racial Justice, Ethnic and Racial Identity Formation, Populism and Social Movements, Power Dynamics in Politics, Governance and Racial Discrimination.

Social Policy and Mobility

Social Mobility, Class and Gender-based Policy Impact, Education, Healthcare Access, Intersectional Social Policy, Structural Inequality, Inclusive Policy Design.

Innovation and Technology

Technological Innovation, Digital Divide, Gender and Technology, Intersectional Impact of 4IR, Tech Accessibility, Innovation for Economic Empowerment, Technology and Social Inclusion, Ethical Implications of New Technologies.

Publications

The Centre prioritizes scholarly publications to advance its vision and mission, producing books, journal articles, policy briefs, and opinion pieces, often through collaborative efforts. Guided by an intersectional lens, research outputs target high-impact academic platforms, with policy recommendations tailored for stakeholders. Plans include launching a biannual, Centre-owned journal.

Social Impact

The CSRGC bridges the gap between academia and policymaking by advocating for marginalised groups, influencing policy, and fostering community empowerment. It leverages its research to educate and engage the public while driving actionable change locally and globally.

The Centre offers opportunities, including research vacancies, year-round postdoctoral fellowships across disciplines with a strong publication plan, and research internships advertised periodically on our website.

Staff Composition

The centre currently has a director, an administrator, a research coordinator, research assistant, interns, postdocs acting as unit heads, research associates and visiting professors.