Irene is a PhD. candidate on a joint candidature between Ruhr University Bochum and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is a recipient of a scholarship from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska‐Curie grant agreement No. 956909 through the ADAPTED project (Eradicating Poverty: Pathways Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals). Her research focuses on legal mechanisms for building coherent social protection systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irene holds a MSc (International Development) from Birmingham University, United Kingdom, and a MA (Public Administration & Management) from Makerere University Kampala.

• Social Protection
• Gender and Development
• Disability and Social Inclusion
• Political Economy

ORCID

• Law and Development (MADM, University of the Western Cape, Summer Term 2023)

Supervision of Master theses (MADM programme at the University of the Western Cape)

• Tesfaye, Hileleule (2023): Assessing the role of unauthorized legal practitioners in access to justice for the poor: A Case study of Lideta sub-city, Addis Ababa