Call for Applications: 2013 Workshop Fellows: “Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective” July 1 to 12, 2013
Deadline: March 15, 2013 Sponsored by the American Political Science Associationand the Institute for Governance and Development, Burkina Faso The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Institute for Governance and Development (IGD) are pleased to announce a call for applications from individuals who would like to participate in a workshop on
Doctoral Workshop in World History, June 3 -15, 2013
Deadline: March 31, 2013 The World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh is happy to announce its third twoweek summer doctoral workshop on World History. The workshop addresses the construction of dissertation projects and teaching curriculum in world history. The program is based on common readings and discussions in World
Conference On Land, Race And Nation In South Africa: A Century Of Dispossession 1913 – 2013
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa, Date: 19–21 June 2013 Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth. Sol Plaatje (Native Life in South Africa, 1916) 1. BACKGROUND The notorious Natives Land Act of 1913 confirmed
Atelier méthodologique sous-régional sur les sciences sociales en Afrique: session 2013 pour l’Afrique Centrale et l’Afrique de l’Ouest Francophones
Thème: Terrains et théories de l’enquête qualitative Date limite : 31 Mai 2013 Date: 08-12 juillet 2013Lieu: Yaoundé, Cameroun Appel à candidatures Une des faiblesses majeures de la recherche sociale contemporaine en Afrique est le peu de considération accordée aux questions épistémologiques et méthodologiques à un moment où se manifeste une complexité croissante des
Atelier méthodologique sous-régional sur les sciences sociales en Afrique : session 2013 pour l’Afrique du Nord
Thème: Terrains et théories de l’enquête qualitative Date limite : 27 juillet 2013 Date: 04-08 Novembre 2013Lieu: CRASC, Oran, Algérie Appel à candidatures Une des faiblesses majeures de la recherche sociale contemporaine en Afrique est le peu de considération accordée aux questions épistémologiques et méthodologiques à un moment où se manifeste une complexité croissante
CODESRIA Methodology Workshop Series: Training the Trainers
Theme: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Science Research Deadline: 26 april, 2013 Date: 17-21June 2013Venue: Dakar, Senegal Call for Applications Are you a lecturer in an African university? Do you have responsibility for the teaching of courses on research methods? If so, this announcement is targeted at you. The Council for the Development of
Sub-Regional Methodology Workshops for Social Research in Africa: 2013 Session for East and Southern Africa
Theme: Fields and Theories of Qualitative Research Deadline: 28 June, 2013 Date: 23 – 27 September 2013Venue: Naïrobi, Kenya Call for Applications Introduction One of the major weaknesses of contemporary social research in and about Africa is its lack of careful attention to epistemological and methodological issues. This weakness has made itself manifest at a
CODESRIA National Working Groups: A Call for Proposals for 2013
Deadline: 31 May, 2013 One of the most important vehicles by which CODESRIA has sought to mobilise national-level research capacities and to channel these into organised reflections has been the National Working Groups (NWGs) which has encouraged African researchers to organise autonomously on priority themes of their choice. NWGs have been
2013 IASC Africa Regional Meeting
Research has shown that success in dealing with problems facing Africa commons management may lie in addressing fragmentation of the knowledge base and, hence, management policy. Traditionally management has been carried out by government agencies that focus on a particular sector, e.g. fisheries, agriculture or forestry, using knowledge from scientists
Job Opening: OSIWA Higher Education Support Program Officer
POSITION RE-ADVERTISEMENTOPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR WEST AFRICA (OSIWA) Higher Education Support Program Officer The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems
