Godfreyb Ssekajja
Godfreyb is an Assistant Professor at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ College, where he teaches courses in Policy Studies. He has previously held academic positions at several institutions, including the College of Charleston, the University of Chicago, Wellesley College, College of the Holy Cross, and Franklin College. He earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington and his M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
His research largely focuses on institutional processes and environmental management, often employing a mixed-methods approach inspired by his extensive training at Indiana University’s Ostrom Workshop. His research has been published in Global Environmental Change, Journal of Environmental Management, World Development, the Journal of Development Studies, Ethnicities, and the International Journal of the Commons.
Education and Degrees
- Ph.D. in Public Policy, Indiana University– Bloomington, IN, May 2022
- Master of International Development, University of Pittsburgh, April 2016
Selected Publications
- Ssekajja, G., 2024. Inherent Dilemma: Balancing conservation efficiency and social equity in natural resource governance. World Development.
- Ssekajja, G., 2025. The inter-community domain of commons governance: A framework for analyzing collaborative management of shared environmental resources. Journal of Environmental Management.
- Ssekajja, G., 2025. Coercive Environmentalism and Political Legitimacy in the Age of Climate Change: The Case of Fisheries in Uganda. Global Environmental Change.
- Ssekajja, G. 2021. Commons Management in Migrant Communities. International Journal of the Commons.
- Ssekajja, G., 2023. Can Immigration Explain Why Ethnic Diversity is Negatively Associated with Common Property Management? The Journal of Development Studies.
- Ssekajja, G., 2024. Immigration, ethnic diversity and public goods provisioning: Evidence from rural communities in Uganda. Ethnicities.
- Cottier, F., Ssekajja, G., Flahaux, M.L., Ribot, J. and Seager, R., 2022. Framing the frame: Cause and effect in climate-related migration. World Development.
- Ssekajja Godfreyb. The Strength of Weak Ties in Commons Governance: Cross-Community Networks and the Enforcement of Environmental Rules, Under Review, Journal of Environmental Development.