Envisioning Power

Anthropologist Eric Wolf (1923-1999) last book, Envisioning Power: Ideologies of Dominance and Power (1999) is not his most well-known work, but is a book that should be read by those seeking to understand how anthropological studies, and comparative cultural studies, can contribute to our understand of power and politics and their relation to ideas and […]

Tags: #Anthropology #Culture #Ideology #Interdisciplinary #Power

World Bank: Africa Fellowship Program

The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is relaunching its fellowship program for Ph.D. students who are Sub-Saharan nationals. The program will increase the diverse workforce that is a priority for the Bank and its clients. Started in 2013 by World Bank Africa Vice President Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship […]

Tags: #Africa #Fellowship #International development #World Bank

Post-doc: Water Scarcity (South Africa)

Future Water, a recently formed interdisciplinary research institute based at UCT, is looking for four dynamic and motivated post-doctoral fellows to join a diverse multi-disciplinary team focused on alleviating water scarcity. Research within the Future Water institute focuses on four major themes: ‘New Taps’ – new water resources; ‘Blue-Green Infrastructure’ – water sensitive design and […]

Tags: #Governance #Interdisciplinary #Policy #Sustainability #Water

Post-doc: Dietary transitions in Ghanaian cities

Title of project: Dietary transitions in Ghanaian cities: mapping the factors in the social and physical food environments that drive consumption of energy dense nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods and beverages, to identify interventions targeting women and adolescent girls throughout the reproductive life course. Project objectives: To examine factors in social and physical food environments of African […]

Tags: #Dietary transition #Food Security #Food Studies #Ghana

PhD & Post-doc Awards for Refugees (Canada)

The Government of Canada is offering new doctoral and post-doctoral health research training awards to eligible refugees through a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and IDRC.These new funding awards will target persons with refugee status who have arrived in Canada since September 2014. They are intended to assist refugees with their settlement […]

MA & PhD Studentships: Critical Urban Food Studies

Start date will be January 2017 (preferably) or possibly September 2017. Please apply internally to Prof. Dr. Marit Rosol on or before 25 August 2016. Qualifications: Research project idea that fits within the team’s focus on critical urban food geographies and food justice Outstanding previous degree performance Enthusiasm for research, including interest (M.A.) or experience […]

Tags: #Food justice #Food Security #Food Studies #Geography #Social Justice