The Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Programme in Uganda.
The Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Programme (PPKP) is an international project bringing together several organisations, initiated by the Kosmopolis Institute and the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS) in the Netherlands. This initiative was triggered by concerned civil society organisations in the South that signaled increasing forms of intolerance manifested in religion, ethnic affiliation, nationalism, social class, gender and other identities.
It seemed increasingly difficult to mobilise local communities to deal with the complexities of diversity and co-existence, rather than the more accessible but divisive and polarizing issues of difference.
Responding to this, a group of academic and civil society actors came together to identify and generate knowledge about the appeal of extremism, and to comprehend divergent experiences and views on pluralism.
Why the PPKP in Uganda?
The PKP in Uganda is informed by the need to better manage diversity, to reflect on our national identity (and its limitations), and to better understand patronage. There is also a need to reinforce legal institutions and instruments that protect minorities and therefore broaden the scope of affirmative action.
The PKP in Uganda provides a missing but much needed platform for the public to engage in conversations that address our differences and build an equitable society.
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Articles | Papers on Pluralism in Uganda
The Family: At the Heart Of Managing Cultural Diversity
This paper explores the role of the family in nurturing the value of pluralism in Uganda. It presents a new and interesting perspective on pluralism in the knowledge program network. The paper is based on empirical research conducted by Emily Drani, who is the Director of the Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), and coordinator of the Pluralism Knowledge Program in Uganda, as well as Santa I Kayonga, who is researcher of CCFU.
Uganda: Playing the ethnicity card
Ethnic diversity in itself is not a recipe for conflict. In the run up to next week's elections politicians should be celebrating Uganda's diversity, not playing the ethnicity card for political gain, says Jimmy Spire Ssentongo
Pluralism: What relevance for Uganda?
As Uganda moves into an intense election period under a multi-party system, Western notions of pluralism appear irrelevant in a context where cultural diversity often results in exclusion, to the detriment of the public good
