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.
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