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Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Acemoglu and Robinson are most well known for their book Why Nations Fail. This thought provoker post covers an earlier work, from 2006: Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Parts of this book are heavy with the formulas; so those wary of economics and mathematics, and interested in more of the social sciences side of political […]
Tags: #Democracy #Dictatorship #Institutions #Middle Class #Power
Post-doc: Conflicts between food security and biodiversity conservation
3 postdoctoral research assistant positions are available at the University of Stirling to work in the research group of Dr Nils Bunnefeld on a European Research Council (ERC) funded project entitled “Resolving conflicts between food security and biodiversity conservation under uncertainty (ConFooBio)”. The three posts will initially be employed on a 3 year fixed term […]
Tags: #Biodiversity #Conflict #Conservation #Food Security #Post-doc
Research Fellowship: Civil Resistance
In 2016, ICNC offers a new, expanded stipend opportunity for both Ph.D. students and Junior Faculty. ICNC’s Doctoral and Junior Faculty Research Fellowship enables eligible applicants to carry out research on civil resistance and/or conduct a study that can benefit from a civil resistance perspective, as part of their dissertation or for an upcoming book, […]
Tags: #Civil resistance #Fellowship #PhD Award #Research Award
2017-18 Social Science Fellowship
Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites between 20 and 25 scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with […]
Tags: #Anthropology #Economics #Fellowship #Political Science #Social Sciences in a Changing World
Social Consequences of Resettlement & Relocation
Particularly since 2008, there has been a rise in displaced people due to land grabbing, or large-scale land investments. These developments has led some researchers to ask what the consequences, beyond the obvious loss of land, abuse of rights and disruption of livelihoods. For this, history has much to teach us. One such study is […]
Tags: #Anthropology #Political Protest #Relocation #Resettlement #Social Consequences
PhD studentship: ‘Changing Cultures in Health and Medicine’
Deadline for applications: Friday 3rd June 2016, 4pm The University of Liverpool is seeking applications for a fully funded PhD studentship in the Medical Humanities and Social Sciences to be associated with the Centre for Health, Arts and Science (CHARTS). Alongside PhD research, the successful candidate will play a role in raising the profile of […]
Tags: #Anthropology #Culture #Ethiopian Public Health Institute #PhD Studentship
About me
Logan Cochrane
Logan is a Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last twenty years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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