The
Latin American Council of Social Sciences
(CLACSO), the Council for the Development
of Social Science Research in Africa
(CODESRIA) and the International Development
Economics Associates (IDEAs) announce
the launch of the South-South
Scholarships 2015 for research
on the theme "Education, public
policy and rights: Challenges for the
South" aimed at social
scientists from Latin America and the
Caribbean, Africa and Asia. The goal
of this award is to encourage original
research on the subject and to promote
the final work through presentation
at an international seminar. Nine (9)
scholarships will be awarded, three
(3) for each region.
Research grants aim to promote cooperation
between researchers from the South and
to stimulate analytical and empirical
studies on issues that are relevant
to their respective regions and to the
Global South. This call is open for
candidates from all disciplines of Social
and Human Sciences, as well as for researchers
from other sciences with projects related
to the main theme of this year: Education,
public policy and rights: Challenges
for the South.
Please
note the deadline has been extended
to: March 31, 2015.
The aim of this research programme is
to explore theoretical perspectives
and undertake empirical analyses of
the education as right in the context
of neoliberalism and beyond. In a scenario
of increasing privatisation of education
in our continents this call focuses
on the importance of educational policies
as ways of building citizenship. Education
as a right is opposed to neoliberal
privatisation of the different levels
of knowledge transmission. Although
privatisation has been underpinned by
the same ideology, it has taken different
shape in different contexts. Therefore,
the objective of these investigations
would be to allow us to understand in
comparative terms the ways in which
the education system was shaped to challenge
the adverse impact that the colonial
past of continents and the resulting
structure has had on the processes of
development that ensued. Taking account
of the histories and expectations of
the countries and populations of the
South the studies would examine issues
under the following sub-themes that
are common concerns of the three continents:
-
Education
as a Right;
-
Inequality
and education;
-
Privatisation
of education;
-
Education Promotion Policies: Learning
from Southern stories.
Research
proposals should be fall under at least
one of the sub-themes mentioned within
the general theme or address related issues
(topics). Applicants are expected to formulate
projects from a comparative perspective.
These projects should not be restricted
to one country or region, but they should
involve the development of a comparative
framework for conceptual and empirical
research. Although this is not mandatory,
research proposals that adjust to these
criteria will receive special consideration
during the selection process.
DEADLINE
EXTENDED TO: March, 31 2015.
Please
read the attached document for details.
February
11, 2015.
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