Poverty & the MDGs

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were widely touted as having broad positive impact, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continue the general, expanded, trajectory. With these high level, long-term agendas it is important to, on occasion, take ten steps back and reflect. Critical reflection may identify design challenges and structural flaws that can better inform, […]

Tags: #MDGs #Millennium Development Goals #Poverty #SDGs #Sustainable Development Goals

Post-doc Fellowship: Canada

Multiple Disciplines – 2017 Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships, Dalhousie University Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships (KPDF) in most fields of study are tenable for up to two years at Dalhousie University, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. KPDFs are valued up to $55,000 CDN per year including travel allowance, a one-time $3,000 research grant, a […]

Post-doc: International Studies

University of Denver Post-Doctoral Fellow – Korbel School of International Studies: The Sié Center is a center of excellence within the Josef Korbel School that leads research, education and policy programs focused on global peace and security. Eight faculty, visiting and post-doctoral scholars, and over 40 Korbel MA and PhD students contribute to the Center’s […]

Tags: #Governance #International Studies #Peace Building #Policy #Security

Post-doc Fellowship: Literature, Science and the Arts Program

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan is excited to announce the LSA Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a major initiative aimed to promote a diverse scholarly environment, encourage outstanding individuals to enter academia, and support scholars committed to diversity. After reviewing the materials here, if you have questions […]

Tags: #Arts #Fellowship #Literature #Political Science #Science

Life After Violence: Burundi

What happens after conflict ends? How are lives changed, perceptions altered and the future envisioned? Peter Uvin held hundreds of interviews in Burundi to find out in his book “Life After Violence: A People’s Story of Burundi” (2009). The author presents “a snapshot of life as lived and analyzed by ordinary Burundians” being “based on […]

Tags: #Burundi #Conflict #International development #Uvin #Violence

Funded PhD: Human Rights

The Department of Anthropology at UCL is seeking applications for an MPhil/PhD candidate fully funded by The Sigrid Rausing Trust, to commence in the academic session 2017/18. The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a UK grant-making foundation, founded in 1995 by Sigrid Rausing to support human rights globally. In conjunction with potential supervisors, the successful applicant will be expected […]

Tags: #Anthropology #Human Rights