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Subject:

Fair Trade ESRC/CASE PhD Studentship

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Alex Hughes <[log in to unmask]>

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Alex Hughes <[log in to unmask]>

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Fully Funded ESRC CASE PhD Studentship

Fair Trade and Community Empowerment: the case of sugar producers in
Malawi

School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle
upon Tyne and Traidcraft

Applications are invited for a three-year fully funded ESRC CASE PhD
Studentship starting in October 2006, which includes full payment of
fees and a maintenance grant.  The student will be based in the School
of Geography, Politics and Sociology with Dr Alex Hughes and Dr Kate
Manzo and will have close links with the collaborative partner,
Traidcraft.

The aim of this PhD project is to evaluate the impact of fair trade on
both the empowerment of producers and community development.  This will
deepen empirical evidence concerning the developmental outcomes of fair
trade at sites of production.  More broadly, the aim also is to
contribute to debates in the social sciences on the changing nature of
alternative economic spaces, the governance of trade and community
development.  The research will focus on fair trade sugar suppliers in
Malawi.  The demand for fair trade sugar is rising rapidly, and fair
trade represents a significant opportunity for sugar producers to
overcome some of the considerable challenges of intense competition and
an oppressive global regulatory architecture in this sector.  At the
same time, Malawi stands as one of the poorest countries in sub-Saharan
Africa, with a significant proportion of its population experiencing
chronic food insecurity.  A key assumption underlying this research is
that if fair trade is going to make a significant difference to the
empowerment of producer communities, then it is likely to be most
apparent in the otherwise intensely competitive trade in sugar and in
the context of poor rural communities in Malawi.  The specific focus of
inquiry will be upon a group of sugar producers in the southern district
of Chikwawa.  The study will involve at least two fieldwork visits to
Malawi of two to four months at the end of the first year and during the
second year of research and will use assistance with translation.

Applications are welcome from candidates with at least a 2.1
undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and a Masters degree from an
ESRC-recognised postgraduate research training programme (or equivalent
training) in a relevant social science discipline such as Geography,
Development Studies, Sociology or Politics.  It is also desirable for
the applicant to have experience of overseas field study or development
work.

Informal enquiries about this studentship to Dr Alex Hughes
([log in to unmask]; telephone: 0191 222 6359).  To apply, please
send the application form (available from
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/pgapplication.pdf) together with
a CV and a letter outlining your interests in the studentship and
relevant experience to: Margaret Hill, Admissions Administrator,
Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School, 7th Floor, Daysh
Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1
7RU.  Alternatively, applications using the same documentation may be
submitted on-line via:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/applicationforms.phtml .


The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 24th April, 2006.


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Dr Alex Hughes
Lecturer in Geography
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Tel: +44 (0) 191 222 6359
Fax: +44 (0) 191 222 5421
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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