Info For Yous Minds Institutional Evolution Query For African Researchers

MINDS: Call for African Researchers

Course(s) Offered: Institutional development
Course Level: Graduate (Research)
Provider: MINDS
Country to Study in: South Africa

Scholarship Description
The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is calling for applications from distinguished African researchers to send enquiry on the dependent champaign of institutional evolution inwards Africa examining ane of the iii (3) aspects: A). Nation edifice inwards Africa; B). The challenges of institutional reform inwards Africa; in addition to C).The efficacy of presidential term limits.

The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) is pleased to offering enquiry proposal on the dependent champaign of institutional evolution inwards Africa. The enquiry papers volition inform forrad looking discussions on the participation of African youth inwards land building.

All qualified applicants are invited to submit consummate applications, equally described below.

Eligibility
Researchers must:

• Have at to the lowest degree a Master's score inwards relevant fields of study.
• Have published operate inwards academic journals.
• Be able to write in addition to present, fluently, inwards English. The mightiness to collect data, write in addition to acquaint inwards other African languages specially French and/ or Standard Arabic volition hold out an advantage.
• Have a demonstrated enquiry involvement inwards governance inwards Africa, African youth or African economies.
• Have an extensive, accessible enquiry network inwards at to the lowest degree 2 of the 5 regions of the African continent.
• Have a demonstrated rails tape of applying both qualitative in addition to quantitative enquiry methods.
• Be available to commence operate immediately.
• Have the flexibility to travel, should that hold out necessary.

Eligible groups
Citizens of sub-Saharan Africa (as below):
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome in addition to Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Republic of Zambia in addition to Zimbabwe)

Participating Institutions
Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS), South Africa

Fields of study
Research on the dependent champaign of institutional evolution inwards Africa examining ane of these iii (3) aspects:

1). Nation edifice inwards Africa.
This newspaper volition examine example studies of post-independence-era attempts at land edifice inwards Africa, interrogating the ideals, objectives in addition to methodologies past times which the objectives were pursued. The successes in addition to weaknesses of these approaches volition hold out investigated. This newspaper volition pull comparisons betwixt the approaches taken past times countries that gained independence relatively early on in addition to the to a greater extent than lately independent states.

2). The challenges of institutional reform inwards Africa.
This newspaper volition analyze example studies of institutional reform efforts inwards Africa in addition to extract lessons from the successes in addition to failures of these reforms. The newspaper volition beak over processes of embedding in addition to adopting societal change, highlighting the experiences of African reformers/leaders. The newspaper must render recommendations on how African youth tin actively in addition to practically participate inwards edifice or strengthening primal institutions.

3). The efficacy of presidential term limits.
This newspaper volition interrogate the efficacy of presidential term limits inwards African countries. The newspaper volition compare the advantages in addition to disadvantages of presidential term limits past times analyzing the touching on thereof inwards developing countries.

Number of awards
This was non specified

Sponsorship duration
The researcher is expected to hold out contracted for at to the lowest degree iii (3) months

Scholarship benefits
This was non specified

Method of Application
To apply, applicants are required to send the next fix of documents via email:

• The applicant's detailed CV highlighting their enquiry experience, including a listing of published research.
• One reference alphabetic quality from an academic supervisor or an equivalent thereof alongside the contact details of the referee.
• A enquiry proposal outlining how the researcher would approach enquiry on ane of the iii aspects listed above, the enquiry methodology to hold out applied in addition to upwards to 5 (5) primal enquiry questions to hold out explored. The proposal should non hold out longer than 5 (5) pages including references.
• A preliminary timeline AND budget guess based on the information provided above. The preliminary timeline must non transcend iii (3) months for the delivery of a terminal enquiry report. The budget guess must non transcend iv k 5 hundred United States of America dollars ($4 500).

The documents higher upwards must hold out emailed to info@minds-africa.org inwards PDF version alongside the dependent champaign 'MINDS/01/2016' on or earlier the deadline appointment below.

It is of import to take in the official website (link to it is below) for consummate information on how to employ to this programme.

DEADLINES:
The documents must hold out emailed on or earlier 1700 hours South African fourth dimension on Fri the 15th of Apr 2016

PLEASE NOTE:
Late applications volition non hold out acknowledged or considered.

MINDS volition admit receipt of complete, timeous submissions. Thereafter, MINDS volition contact exclusively the shortlisted candidates past times Fri the 29th of Apr 2016. Shortlisted individuals may hold out requested to render to a greater extent than information earlier terminal option of the successful candidates.

MINDS reserves the correct non to explicate the effect of the option procedure or render whatever farther item to the applicant's outcome.

Application Deadline: fifteen Apr 2016
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)

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