Our analysis suggests that naked protest in Uganda is a "last resort" for the weak and vulnerable in a public space that is heavily militarised and policed.
Naked protest therefore offers a window into the strategies that ordinary citizens can use to exercise political voice in contexts marked by overt and covert forms of repression.
Nakedness as a form of collective public protest has been used across Uganda by ordinary citizens when they feel that there is no alternative.
One of the best-known contemporary cases of naked protest in Uganda occurred in a town called Apaa, northern Uganda, where the government has been attempting to appropriate land for decades.
Last resort
These three types of power help us understand why citizens employ naked protest, and how it affects its target - in this case the militarised Ugandan state.
