The Politics of Evidence

Evidence is important. We want to know what we are doing works (or doesn’t work). But, what happens when particular types of evidence are required to get funding, and what impact does this have on the types of work that is supported by donors? These questions are engaged with in the edited volume “The Politics […]

Tags: #Cost effectiveness #Evidence #Politics #Social Justice #Value for Money

Research Fellows: Makerere Institute of Social Research (Uganda)

Makerere University invites applications for One (1) Senior Research Fellow and Two (2) Research Fellow positions in the fields of: Political Economy: Agrarian studies; Economic Theory and History; Late Industrialization and International Political Economy. History, with a specialization in Pre-Colonial African and Indian Ocean History and/or Historiography and Historical Methods. Political Theory: Modern and pre-modern, Western and […]

Tags: #Agrarian studies #History #Political Economy #Research Fellow #Social science

Funded PhD: Northern Food Systems

Lakehead University, in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and the Food: Locally Embedded, Globally Engaged (FLEdGE) project, is looking for an exceptional candidate to undertake PhD research on issues of northern food systems sustainability. We are offering funding of $10,000/year for four years (providing satisfactory performance). Additional funding may be available […]

Tags: #Food policy #Food Security #Food Sovereignty #Food systems #Governance

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