Dear all
Polforsk together with a number of departments in our networks are happy to
announce Ph.D courses in:
- DOING DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
- APPROACHING ORGANIZATIONS
- GOVERNANCE NETWORKS: Theory, Practice and Methods
DOING DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
A four day workshop on 1-4 of December in a wonderful location just outside
Copenhagen. Arrival in the evening of the 30th of November and departure on
the 4th of December in the evening.
Food and accommodation during the workshop and up to 500 Euros of the
travel
costs is covered by the European Science Foundation.
The Workshop on discourse analysis
-Is a chance to strengthen relations between various discourse analysis
research groups in Europe
-Combines a high-level workshop with experts in the field with training of
doctoral students and early career researchers
-Focuses on a broad range of methodological issues
-Focuses on different methods for data collection and data analysis
-Focuses on a variety of subjects: the discursive construction of European
identity and identities in Europe, analysis of mass media discourse, the
discursive framing of policy and governance, etc.
-Combines different formats: lectures, round tables, master classes, group
discussions, etc.
Deadline of applications: 1st of July.
For a full and detailed programme please see
http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=1923
APPROACHING ORGANIZATIONS
- December 8 - 10, 2008 at Hotel Søfryd, Jyllinge, Denmark.
The Ph.D. course will deal with the analytical and methodological
challenges
faced in studying the nature and role of organizations in development. The
course proposes to explore a broad range of organizations from the
international level, such as the World Bank, to the national level, such
as a
government ministry or a large NGO, and down to the local levels of small
NGOs, associations and local government departments and agencies. The
course
will combine lectures from leading international experts in the field of
organizations in development, and workshops in which Ph.D. students
attending
the course present their research projects.
Participating throughout the course will be three international experts
* Diana Conyers is Research Officer at Institute of Development
Studies,
University of Sussex, teaches Governance and Development and writes on
decentralisation, empowerment and democracy, primarily in Southern Africa;
* Graham Harrison, is Senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield.
Recently he published the volume The World Bank and Africa: the
Construction
of Governance States London: Routledge, 2004;
* Richard Crook is Professor and Director of the Institute of
Commonwealth
Studies, teaches Globalization and Development and is the author of The
law,
legal institutions and the protection of land rights in Ghana and Côte d
´Ivoire, IDS, University of Sussex, 2007.
In addition there will be a number of senior research staff from the
organising institutions lecturing at the course
Subscription Deadline: October 20th.
For a full and detailed programme please see:
http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=1941
GOVERNANCE NETWORKS: Theory, Practice and Methods
January 26-30 2009 at Roskilde University
Course directors: Eva Sørensen and Jacob Torfing
The PhD-course will run for five days and combine lectures, joint
discussions
and student presentations. In the morning there will be a thematic lecture
that requires listening and reflection. In the afternoon there will
first be
a joint discussion based on a text presenting an empirical study of
governance. This will be followed by student presentations that will
focus on
research questions, research strategies and the choice of methods. Feedback
will be provided from both course directors and fellow students.
Deadline for submission: December 1st.
For a full and detailed programme please see:
http://polforsk.dk/course_full_view?nn=1955
Please see http://polforsk.dk for a broad overview of Ph.D-courses,
conferences, workshops and other events.
Also please see http://nepos.net to read our newsletter Neposnews for a
broad
overview of national as well as international Ph.D events.
If You have any quistions please do not hesitate to contact us at
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Finally we would like to use the opportunity to wish you all a good summer!
Kind Regards
Asbjørn Brink & Flemming Bjerke
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Politologisk Forskeruddannelsesprogram
Institut for Samfund og Globalisering,
Rosklilde Universitetscenter
Hus 24.2
Universitetsvej 1
Postboks 260
4000 Roskilde
Tel. +45 46 74 29 81
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The Danish Political Science Research Program
Department of Society and Globalization,
Roskilde University Center
House 24.2
Universitetsvej 1
P.O. Box 260
DK-4000 Roskilde
Ph. +45 46 74 29 81
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