Germany: Daad Phd Scholarship Inward Social Mobilization For Change

Overview

PhD Scholarship is based at the RLC Campus Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
University of Bonn, Deutschland

The Right Livelihood College (RLC) is the global capacity edifice maiden of the Right Livelihood Award, known equally the "Alternative Nobel Prize". The RLC Campus inwards Bonn promotes cooperation in addition to telephone substitution betwixt winners of the “Alternative Nobel Prize”, scientists in addition to policy makers inwards fields of poverty
alleviation, social justice, in addition to environmental sustainability (www.rlc-bonn.de). It is hosted yesteryear the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, and sponsored yesteryear the German linguistic communication Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

In this context, RLC Bonn in addition to DAAD offering a 3-year PhD scholarship for candidates
from developing in addition to transition countries to bear out an empirical PhD inquiry
projection on a topic related to the topic ‘Social Mobilization for Change’.


Social mobilization for alter refers to grassroots initiatives where people organise
themselves to actively engage for alter yesteryear working on social, political in addition to
economical alternatives likewise equally justice. Envisioned inquiry projects explore the
dynamics of social mobilization, their pitfalls, potentials in addition to atmospheric condition of success.
The proposed topics may advert to concepts similar political chance structures,
transnational advocacy networks or post-development.

Proposals should go of practical relevance for the operate of ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
winners (see under: www.rightlivelihood.org/laureates.html).

The seat starts equally of August 1, 2012.

The candidate volition go integrated into the ZEF Doctoral Studies Program, a structured
PhD computer programme inwards English linguistic communication language (www.zef.de/doctoralprogram.html). ZEFs doctoral
computer programme is unique inwards Europe inwards damage of interdisciplinarity, internationality (students
from lxxx countries), in addition to size (around xxx novel PhD students each year).
ZEF, the host works life of the RLC Campus Bonn, ranks amidst the Top 10 of Science
in addition to Technology Think Tanks worldwide. It is based inwards the City of Bonn inwards Deutschland -
a middle of international scientific, evolution in addition to United Nations organizations.

Qualified applicants should come upward from a developing or transition province in addition to genuinely reside there. They should fit an first-class master’s or equivalent flat inwards evolution studies, sociology, anthropology, political sciences, geography or related disciplines in addition to accept outstanding empirical inquiry expertise inwards the fields of civil society, participatory in addition to community-based empowerment. Experience inwards interdisciplinarity is an asset. Fluency inwards English linguistic communication is mandatory. The historic menses restrain is 32 years.

The scholarship is funded yesteryear the German linguistic communication Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). It covers a 3-year PhD junior researcher seat at RLC-ZEF inwards Bonn in addition to respective costs for move in addition to research.

Your application should consist of:

 Motivation alphabetic lineament (1 page)
 Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 CV inwards EUROPASS format – run into template under:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae
 Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors
 Certified academic flat documents (as PDF)
 PhD proposal related to ‘social mobilization for change’ (max. five pages)

All documents are to go submitted inwards English. Closing appointment for applications is March
31, 2012. Only shortlisted candidates volition go contacted. The pick procedure is due
to go completed yesteryear mid of April.

Please ship your applications via electronic mail to:
Dr. Till Stellmacher: stellmacher@rlc-bonn.de
RLC Campus Bonn/ Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung
Walter Flex Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Deutschland
http://www.zef.de/


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