Social Science Research Report Series

The publications in this series are the results of research work carried out by winners of OSSREA's Social Science and Gender Issues Research Competitions. The research report series was first launched in December 1985. So far, OSSREA has published 33 issues under the Social Science Research Report Series. The completed research reports submitted  by the winners are each assessed by at least one reviewer and only those reports which are regarded as being original and that are recommended for publication without major revisions are produced in the series. The reports that are not published are deposited in an archival section of the OSSREA Documentation Centre for reference by researchers. The series do not of a fixed publication schedule. Each year, 4-7 issues of the series are published depending on the number of reports submitted by winners and the number reports recommended for publication.

To date, OSSREA has published the following Social Science Research Reports.

Social Science Research Reports

•       Social Science Research Report Series, no. 33. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2006. [Anthology of three reports] 
   

  •       Claudious Chikozho. Institutional Evolution Under Water Sector Reforms: Lessons from the Mazowe Catchment, Zimbabwe. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 33. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2006.

  •       Hussen Eshetu. Problems and Prospects of the Non-Formal Route of Girls' Basic Education in South Wollo, Ethiopia. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 33. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2006.

  •       Grephas Pancras Opata. The Means and Prospects towards Refugee Self-Reliance: A Study of Dadaab Camp, Kenya. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 33. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2006.
    

•       Lovemore Maris. The impact of commercial forest area on nearby rural communities in eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 32. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2003.
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•       Zewdu Belete. Willingness-to-pay for protecting endangered environments: The case of Nechsar National Park.Social Science Research Report Series, no. 31. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2003.
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•       Sarah Nalungwa. Indigenous approaches to the HIV/AIDs scourge in Uganda. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 30. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2003.
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•       Woldeamlak Bewket.  Land Degradation and Farmers' Acceptance and Adoption of Conservation Technologies in the Digil Watershed, Northwestern Highlands of Ethiopia. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 29. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2003.
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•       William A. L. SAMBO. The Impact of Civil Wars on Basic Education in the Great Lakes Region (AGLR):  A Case Study of Tanzania. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 28. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2003.
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•       Abdul Hameed Elias Suliman. Health Care Financing under Structural Adjustment: Some Reflections on the Health Insurance Exprience of Khartoum State, Sudan. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 27. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Degefa Tolossa. Household Seasonal Food Insecurity in Oromiya Zone, Ethiopia: Causes. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 26. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Tsega Endalew. Conflict Resolution through Cultural Tolerance: An Analysis of the Michu Institution in Metekkel Region, Ethiopia. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 25. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Paul Okiira Okwi and Darlison Kaija. Valuing Tropical Grasslands: The Case of Overstocking in Northern Uganda. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 24. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Helen Omondi Mondoh. The Impact of Pay-As-You-Eat on University Education in Kenya: A Case Study of Egerton University, Njora. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 23. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Stephen L.  Lwasa and Edison E. Mwanje. A Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Water Hyacinth Control Methods: The Case of Lakes Kyoga and Victoria Ecosystems in Uganda. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 22. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2002.
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•       Tegegne Gebre Egziabher. Rural-Urban Linkages under Different Farming Systems: The Case of Coffee and Non-Coffee Growing Regions in Ethiopia. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 21. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2001.
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•       Nadalahwa F. Madulu. Reversed Migration Trends in the Kondoa Eroded Area: Lessons for Future Conservation Activities in the Hado Project Areas, Tanzania. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 20. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2001.
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•       Workineh Kelbessa. Traditional Oromo Attitudes towards the Environment: An Argument for Environmentally Sound Development. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 19. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2001.
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•      Nafukho Muyia. The Forgotten Workers: The Case of Public Service Vehicle Drivers in Eldoret Town, Kenya. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 18. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2001.
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•      Meleckidzedeck Khayesi. Impacts of Interventions in Bee-keeping and Irrigation on Household Welfare in the Kerio Basin Development Zone, Kenya. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 17. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2001.
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•      Kabbashi Medani Suliman. The Dynamics of Rural Change in Dry Agriculture in Sudan: Case Study from Southern Kordofan. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 16. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2000.
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•       Tegegne Gebre Egziabher. Non-Farm Activities and Production Decisions of Farmers: The Cases of Damotgale and Kachabira Weredas in Southern Region of Ethiopia. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 15. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2000.
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•       Welbon M. Kasweswe Mwafongo. An Exploratory Study of Land Use, Management and Degradation: West Malombe Catchment, Mangochi RDP, Malawi. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 14. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 2000.
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•       Salome B. Misana. Deforestation in Tanzania: A Development Crisis? The Experience of Kahama District. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 13. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1999.
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•       Abdel-Rahman Abbaker Ibrahim. The Development of the Livestock Sector in the Sudan: A Case Study of Public Policy Analysis. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 12. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1999.
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•       Ibrahim Mohamed G. Sahal. Crossing the Poverty Line: The Destiny of Sudanese Middle-Class Public Sector Employees. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 11. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1999.
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•      Abdul Hameed Elias Suliman. The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Health Sector in the Sudan: A Case of Khartoum State. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 10. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1999.  
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•      Zacharia Wanakacha Samita. Christian Crusades in Nairobi: An Analysis of Socio_Religious Factors Underlying Their Upsurge. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 9. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1998.
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•      A. L. Kilindo. Monetary and Fiscal Actions: A Test of Their Relative Importance in Economic Stabilization in Tanzania. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 8. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•      Timothy Sigsmund Nyoni. Income Distributional Effects of Economic Adjustment in Tanzania. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 7. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•      J. Ebong-Opyene. Forms of Peasant Agricultural Co-operatives in Uganda: A Case Study in Lango. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 6. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•       Issac Sindiga. Population Change among the Maasai. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 5. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•      Paul S. Maro. Agricultural Land Management for Sustainable Production in Swaziland: A Pilot Study of Gege, Maphilenga and Zombodze Areas. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 4. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•      Arthur Syahuka-Muhindo. Understanding Women’s Participation in Artisanal Salt Production at Lake katwe in Western Uganda 1970-1990. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 3. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•      Severine M. Rugumamu. Technology Transfer through Technical Cooperation: The Case of Tanzania. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 2. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1996.
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•       Dejene Aredo. The Gender Division of Labour in Ethiopian Agriculture: A Study of Time Allocation among People in Private and Cooperative farms in Two Villages. Social Science Research Report Series, no. 1. Addis Ababa: OSSREA, 1995.
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