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Political scientist

Other names

war researcher, peace researcher, public administration researcher, political analyst, political scholar, political researcher, political studies research scientist, politics scienctist, political studies scientist, political studies scholar, pundit, peace and conflict researcher

They study how governments and politics work, collect facts like election results, write about what they find, and advise governments.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Teach political science.

  2. 2

    Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.

  3. 3

    Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
politologue
español
politólogo/politóloga
العربية
عالم سياسي / عالمة سياسية
português
Politólogo/Politóloga
Deutsch
Politologe/Politologin
italiano
specialista in scienze politiche

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