Call for applications “Adaptation and Creativity in Africa”
Conference in Sally (nr. Dakar), Senegal – 1-4 October 2014 The Research Priority Programme (SPP 1448) “Adaptation and Creativity in Africa: Technologies and Significations in the Production of Order and Disorder”, which is funded by the German Research Society (DFG), is organising its second biannual conference. After a first meeting in
Changing the date and the place – SEVENTH SOUTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE (CLACSO-CODESRIA-IDEAs): INEQUALITY, DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER NEOLIBERALISM AND BEYOND
November 3 to 8, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the International Development Economic Associates (IDEAs), are pleased to announce – in the framework of the third three-year phase of
Call for Applications: 2015 Masters and Doctoral Research Intake
The DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Social Policy invites applications into its 2015 Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Programme. Successful candidates will join an exciting research team working on the theme of “Rethinking Social Policy: in search of inclusive development”. The research sub-themes include: 1. Rethinking Poverty:2. Comparative Social Policy:3. ‘Non-Formal’ Social Policy: Candidates interested
Call for Applications: Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
Deadline: 30 November 2014 DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Social Policy University of South Africa The DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Social Policy invites applications into its Postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme. Successful candidates will join an exciting research team working on the theme of “Rethinking Social Policy: in search of inclusive development”. The research sub-themes
Recrutment of a leading Macroeconomic Modeler (m/f) 100% at Quantum Global Research Lab’s
Quantum Global is a fast growing international investment partner with unique expertise in forging gateway opportunities between Africa and international markets. Quantum Global Research Lab’s (QGRL’s) mission is to lead innovation and excellence in the delivery of bottom-up econometric models of African economies that are embedded in African realities as tools for inclusive
Assistant Professor, Department of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science
Salary is competitive and not less than £51,908 per annum inclusive The London School of Economics and Political Science is looking to recruit a candidate at the level of Assistant Professor with a focus on African development and other issues related to the political economy and sociology of contemporary Africa. You will
“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
