“The democratic developmental state –Southern African and Nordic experiences” – workshop
Organised by CROP, SANORD, UiB Global (UiB) and School of Government (UWC) Cape Town, February 9-11, 2015 Call for papers The ‘developmental state’ generally refers to the model many of the East Asian and Latin American nations pursued after the Second World War to rapidly modernise their economies, ensure economic growth and promote
CROP International Studies in Poverty Prize 2014
CLOSING DAY FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES IS 31st of August 2014 The Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), in cooperation with Zed Books, requests entries for the CROP International Studies in Poverty Prize 2014. We seek original, high-quality, alternative and critical academic manuscripts. Works challenging the dominant thinking and knowledge about poverty
Mainstreaming Gender and Socio-cultural Inclusion in Global Change
Calling for experts based in South Africa in the fields of Gender and/or Socio-culturaland/or Global change With the aim of identifying innovative approaches to mainstreaming gender and socio-cultural inclusion within global change research, this project aims to bring together academics from different disciplines, primarily those who have expertise in gender theories
Highway Africa Conference 2014: Call for Papers
Theme: Social Media – from the margins to the mainstream Dates: 7-8 September 2014Venue: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa Social Media – from the margins to the mainstream The birth of social media promised much in terms of a new dawn of democratisation of communication. There were expectations about the way social media
Call for applications: World Social Science Fellows
Deadline Extended: 30 June 2014, Midnight GMT+1 (Paris Time) 2014. The ISSC is proud to announce a call for applications for World Social Science Fellows. Talented early career social and other scientists are encouraged to apply to participate in a seminar in Taiwan from 2 to 8 November 2014, on “Sustainable Urbanization
2015 Africa Conference at The University of Texas at Austin: Development, Urban Space, and Human Rights in Africa
Deadline: November 30, 2014 April 3-5, 2015Austin, Texas Development, which has always been intertwined with human rights, is increasingly linked to the fate of urban spaces and urban livelihoods. Questions about poverty, economic growth, quality of life, social inequality, human rights and citizenship are framed through the lens of urban planning and
Call for Applications for the Third Global Economic Governance Capacity Building Workshop
Deadline: 13 June 2014 The Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria, together with the South African Institute for International Affairs, leading foreign policy research institute on the African continent, invites government officials, academics, researchers and officials from relevant civil society organisations to apply for a
Call for Applications: The African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme 2015
Deadline: Applications must be in by 1 April 2014 at the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden For information, including directions for application and application form, please visit: www.nai.uu.se/scholarships/african/Inquiries: inga?britt.faris@nai.uu.se
RAS TAFARI: The Majesty & The Movement
Deadline: March 31, 2014 May 24-25, 2014Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Call for Papers Ethiopia has always been important to the imagination of those familiar with this civilization and its status as the cradle of humanity. This no doubt is connected to the dynamism of Ethiopia’s leadership over the centuries, with mythical lore surrounding that
‘’New Paradigms Factory’’ – Nationalism and Patriotism
Deadline Extension: 19 March 2014 Fellowship Opportunities from the Arab Council for the Social Sciences The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is pleased to announce the second round of its New Paradigms Factory (NPF) competition. The theme of this cycle is “Nationalism and Patriotism” in the Arab region. NPF aims to
