Call For Applications: 2015 MILEAD Fellowship For Young African Women Leaders
The Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa hereby announces its annual call for applications for the 2015 MILEAD (Moremi Initiative Leadership Empowerment and Development) Fellows Program – to identify 25 of Africa’s most outstanding emerging women leaders.
The MILEAD Fellows Program is a long-term leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and thrive in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them address issues facing women and girls across communities in Africa. The MILEAD Program equips Fellows with the world class knowledge, skills, values and networks they need to succeed as 21st century women leaders. Applications are invited from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and the Diaspora.
The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to 25 outstanding young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession. To be eligible for the program, an applicant must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – beginning with a three-week residential Summer Institute in Ghana; and commit to a community change project. Specific requirements of the program and related dates are outlined in the application package. Please review program and application guidelines carefully, before completing your application.
Please note that this one year program is not a full-time fellowship. Selected candidates may remain full time students or work full time for the program duration, except during the 3–week summer institute. The 3-week summer institute is an intensive and full-time residential program and all fellows will be required to attend. The rest of the program involves community-based, online and other distance activities.
We invite you to share this application information with emerging African women leaders in your network who have the passion and potential to help transform the continent.
How to Apply: Applications are available online at www.moremiinitiative.org or by request via email. Download the full 2015 Application Package and Forms below.
Completed application forms must be submitted along with a CV and two recommendation letters. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted by email.
DEADLINE: March 20, 2015.
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Job Vacancy – Country Director, Nonviolent Peace Force, South Sudan
Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) envisions a worldwide culture of peace where conflicts within and between communities and nations are managed through nonviolent means. NP is a global civil society organisation that works with people affected by violent conflicts to enhance their security and dignity through unarmed civilian protection (UCP) and by helping to transform the world’s response to conflict situations
In South Sudan, NP has 11 field teams providing thematically focused protection programming in child protection, women’s participation and protection, displacement (IDPs & refugees), inter-communal violence reduction and conflict early warning/early response). This young country programme is growing rapidly responding to the dynamic, high needs environment in South Sudan.
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
We are looking for a Country Director who has with solid management experience and an understanding of operating in a complex conflict environment to lead NP’s largest country programme in South Sudan. As head of this dynamic country programme you will be responsible for providing leadership that deepens our impact and expands our work. You have the ability to develop strategy, provide leadership for a staff of 150 people, and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You are knowledgeable about protection and peacebuilding, and have experience managing projects and programmes in difficult operating environment.
You have excellent interpersonal skills and a flair for connecting and building trust with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. You are solutions focused, strategic and driven by a keen interest and personal commitment to
civilian protection. You know how to support successful programming with strong operational and administrative functions. You are a highly creative problem solver, who works tenaciously find solutions. You are able to build positive relationships with a wide range of actors; you motivate, inspire and nurture the development of your teams.
You are someone who takes pride in your work and being part of something bigger than yourself. As a Country Director, you will be a member of the Global Management Team, contributing to the development of NP worldwide. NP is young and growing – you are someone who wants to be part of building something.
For more information about NP and its work, as well as full details of the position and the application process, please go to NP’s website www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org.
For inquiries about the position, please contact Tiffany Easthom, Country Director, NP South Sudan at
teasthom@nonviolentpeaceforce.org
www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
Send CV and Letter of Motivation describing your interest and suitability for the position to recruitNPSS@nonviolentpeaceforce.org
DEADLINE: March 25, 2015
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 11 –18 2015
VENUE: DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the International Development Economic Associates (IDEAS), are pleased to announce, within the framework of the third three-year phase of the Africa/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program, the call for applications for participation in the Eighth South-South Institute on “Inequality and Social Justice: Perspectives from the Global South”. The Institute will be held in Durban, South Africa, from September 11 to 18, 2015, on the back of the third World Social Science Forum (WSSF III, jointly hosted by CODESRIA, the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa and the ISSC). The Theme of the WSSF III is: Transforming Global Relations for a Just World. For more information about the WSSF III, visit the forum website: http://www.wssf2015.org/
The annual South-South Institute is a key part of the third phase of the Africa/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program and it aims at offering research training to younger scholars on the diverse set of issues that are relevant to the countries of the South. The institute seeks to promote the revival and growth of comparative research and cross-regional networking among a younger generation of Southern scholars. Annual sessions of the South-South Institute rotate among the three continents where the lead collaborating institutions are located, namely, Africa, Asia and Latin America. This exposes participants, who are drawn from all three continents to the socio-historical contexts of other regions of the South and helps broaden their analytical perspectives and improve the overall quality of their scientific engagements.
1. OBJECTIVES:
The underlying objective of the South-South Institute is to offer advanced research training opportunities to participants working on various key issues relevant to the South. It seeks to impart theoretical and methodological perspectives that might be appropriate for gaining a full understanding of the specific situation of the countries and peoples located outside the core of the international system such as it is presently structured. All of this is premised on the glaring inadequacy of much of the theories and methodologies developed in the North and crystallised in the mainstream social sciences, to provide the required instruments for a sound understanding of the problems confronting the countries of the South. The institute hopes to mobilise young scholars from across Africa, Asia and Latin America to reflect on the alternatives that are available for overcoming the challenges facing the countries of the South. It is also expected that participants will become acquainted with the local intellectual environment in the regions where different sessions of the institutes are hosted, and strengthen their comparative research capacities. In sum, the institutes are structured to serve as a unique forum for enhancing a deeper understanding among a younger generation of Southern scholars of the history, politics, economy and culture of the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, and offer an opportunity to participants to develop long-lasting collaborative relationships with their counterparts from other Southern countries.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION:
Younger scholars resident in countries of the South and who are pursuing active academic careers are eligible to apply for a place in the Institute. Each applicant should have university education, preferably with a minimum of a master’s degree in any of the social sciences and humanities. Applicants should have a demonstrable working knowledge of English. Selection for participation will be on the basis of a competitive process. Altogether, 30 candidates will be selected for participation in the Institute, with 10 each from Africa, Asia and Latin America. The full participation costs of the selected laureates will be covered, including their travel (economy return air tickets), accommodation and subsistence.
3. FACULTY:
Each session of the South-South Institute is led by a faculty of tri-continental Southern scholars who are leading contributors to the thematic area covered by the Institute This will foster mentorship of the participants as well as exchanges between faculty that will inform inter-continental understanding of processes in the South. We shall also draw upon intellectual resources we can locate in the countries hosting each edition of the institute.
4. THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE INSTITUTE:
The eighth session of the South-South Summer Institute, as decided by CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAS, will take place in Durban, South Africa. The theme of the eighth institute is Inequality and Social Justice under Neoliberalism: Perspectives from the South. The theme builds upon that of 2014 institute in Bangkok, which was devoted to Inequality, Democracy and Development under Neoliberalism and Beyond. CODESRIA will lead the organization of the 2015 institute, which will run from September 11 to 18, 2015.
5. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Researchers wishing to participate in the institute as laureates are invited to submit an application with the following documents:
a) A research proposal, written in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, on the subject on which the prospective laureate would like to work during the Institute. The topic selected must be related to the theme of the Institute. Proposals should not exceed 10 pages in length and should have a clearly defined problematic;
b) A one-page cover letter, which should indicate the motivation of the prospective laureate for wanting to participate in the Institute and explain how they envisage that they and their institution will benefit from the Institute;
c) A Curriculum Vitae complete with the names of professional and personal referees of the prospective laureate, the scientific discipline(s) in which s/he is working, the nationality of the applicant, a list of recent publications, and a summary of the on-going research activities in which the applicant is involved;
d) A photocopy of the highest university degree obtained by the applicant and of the relevant pages of his/her international passport containing relevant identity data; and
e) A letter from the applicant’s institution (university department/faculty) or research centre supporting his/her candidature. This statement of institutional support should be done on institutional letter-headed and must be duly signed and stamped.
To receive certificates of participation laureates will be required to draw on the lectures and materials from the institute to transform their proposal into a 20 pages essay for consideration for joint publication and dissemination by CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAS.
6. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE
The Tri-continental arrangement requires applicants resident in Africa to submit their applications to CODESRIA, those resident in Asia to IDEAS and those resident in Latin America to CLACSO. The full contact details for CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAS are below. The deadline for the receipt of applications is April, 15 2015. Applications that are incomplete or late will not be considered. Successful applicants chosen by the selection committee will be notified immediately after the Committee completes it work. Notification of results will be done by e-mail, fax or post. The results of the selection exercise will also be published on the websites of CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAS.
African applicants should send their applications to:
CODESRIA
Email: south.institute@codesria.sn
Website: www.codesria.org
Asian applicants should send their applications electronically to:
IDEAS
south.institute@networkideas. org
Latin American and Caribbean applicants should submit electronically their applications through:
CLACSO website: www.clacso.org
ANNEX: Inequalities and Social Justice under Neoliberalism: Perspectives from the Global South
Since the late twentieth century the world has witnessed an unprecedented wealth increase. Overall, corporations and individuals have become richer. This development that was driven by the accumulation of capital of various kinds, has seen capital multiplying itself in a long process, despite the crises and the metamorphoses that it went through.
However, this increase in production and wealth has been very uneven across countries, regions and time. In fact, it is estimated that about half the world’s wealth is currently in the hands of about one percent of the population. On one hand Globalization under neoliberalism has seen a slowing down of growth in a number of South American countries forcing experts to speak about a “lost decade”, which was accompanied by high unemployment and inflation rates. On the other hand emerging economies like the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have seen sharp increases in growth. While between 1900 and 1980, Europe and America controlled between 70% and 80% of the world’s production of goods and services, that proportion has been in steady decline over the last four decades.
Importantly, growth, where it has occurred has been accompanied by the intensification of social and economic inequalities. Many southern countries are experiencing higher growth rates marked by high levels of poverty and inequality. We know for instance that in Africa, in 2011, 46.8% of the population was living on less than $1.25 a day. Unemployment rates among the youth are extremely high. The withdrawal of the state has led to the emergence of powerful private entities, and increased the power of global finance and transnational companies that are guided only by the motive of profit and are not democratically accountable. The privatization of access to education, healthcare and culture has made it difficult for certain sections of the population to access these services, further widening the gap between rich and poor. Differences in access to basic services such as water, sanitation, health, education and housing are a reality across the world, but the deficit is particularly alarming in so-called developing countries.
As a result of outcomes such as these, neo-liberalism, which fetishizes the unrestrained market and presents itself as a benign universal doctrine has revealed its limits. Decades of experience of neoliberalism has provided ample evidence that we now live in a less free, more unjust, undemocratic and unsafe world. What are the trends in inequality and social justice across the Global South? How has economic growth affected the social dynamics in countries in the global South? What is the relationship between different models of economic growth and inequality rates? How is neoliberalism connected with the issue of inequality in different regions and countries? What mechanisms can be exploited to address the issues of inequality and social justice?
The Eighth Institute will explore these questions, with a particular focus on the location of women in these dynamics. It will discuss the similarities and differences between countries of the South, highlight their peculiar challenges and identify the contributions of different disciplines in the social sciences (economics, sociology, political science) towards understanding and addressing inequality and social justice.
DEADLINE: April 15, 2015
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The world is moving fast to a more plural distribution of power. Non-Western powers are increasingly bringing their perspectives into the global policy-making process, challenging European and other Western powers. They contribute their own interpretations of global norms to the discussion based on different interests and historical and cultural trajectories. As a result, policy-making on key global challenges ranging from security to human rights to Internet governance becomes more contested.
There is a need for better academic understanding of the workings of multilateralism in an increasingly “post-Western” world. European scholars and policymakers alike stand to profit from deeper familiarity with the traditions, motivations, and worldviews of powers not traditionally regarded as part of “the West.” Conversely, scholars from outside Europe are often not fully immersed into the diverse set of influences on Europe’s multilateral policies. In other words, there is a need for mutual learning and exchange. One way of achieving this is for European scholars to forge closer ties with researchers from countries not traditionally part of the West.
The aim of the Global Challenges Fellowship Program (GCFP) is to invite researchers from nine emerging countries to the School of Public Policy at Central European University (SPP) and the Central European University Institute for Advanced Study (CEU IAS) in Budapest, Hungary and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, Germany to foster new forms of collaboration. This serves the ultimate purpose of forging closer ties between Western and non-Western researchers and offering fresh perspectives on some of the world’s most pressing public policy challenges, challenges which can only be resolved together.
The fellows will spend a total of approximately 7-8 months as Global Challenges Fellows (GCF) doing analytical and empirical work in Budapest, and engaging with policy practitioners at GPPi in Berlin. While the exact timetable depends on the specifications of each research project, the majority of time (about 75%) will be spent in Budapest.
The program will support two junior and two senior Fellows per year. They will publish journal articles and/or policy papers and will participate in a series of small working group-style discussions and seminars. Fellows will work within one of the following focal research areas:
Peace & security
Humanitarian assistance & human rights
Development & good governance
Internet governance
Changing global institutions
The Global Challenges Fellowship Program is implemented with generous support from the Volkswagen Foundation.
Who can apply?
The GCFP brings researchers from emerging economies outside the “established West” to SPP and CEU IAS as well as to GPPi. The focus will be on researchers (in particular those in the field of public policy) from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, and Turkey. The researchers must be resident in these countries—Chinese or Indian nationals working permanently in the US, for example, are not eligible for the program.
Eligibility, qualifications, experience
Applicants (in particular those working in the field of public policy) from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, and Turkey are eligible to apply. Applicants must be resident in these countries at the time of application.
Applicants must hold an academic degree (Master’s, PhD, or equivalent) in the social sciences or humanities and have at least three years of professional experience (in the case of junior fellows) and 15 years of professional experience (in the case of senior fellows) at the time of their application.
Applicants are expected to be able to communicate fluently in English (in speaking & writing) as this is the working language of the program.
Applicants must have a demonstrated record of policy engagement.
Full time CEU employees and graduates are not eligible to apply for 6 years after the ending of their studies/contract (degrees must be received and contracts must have ended by December 31, 2008 or earlier). Part time/temporary employees of CEU are not eligible for 3 years after their contract ended (their contract must have ended by December 31, 2011 or earlier).
Selection Criteria
The selection is based on good publication record, promising research agenda, relevance and feasibility of the proposed project, record of policy engagement and English language proficiency.
Alumni
SPP, CEU IAS, and GPPi intend to continue to engage with the alumni of the program after their stay in Budapest and Berlin, building on a community of scholars that share the concerns of enhancing understanding and improving policy-making in a changing global environment. During the fellowship, the respective hosts will support the fellows in building professional ties with the academic and policy research communities in Budapest and the policy research and analysis communities in Berlin to lay the foundations for lasting engagement and exchange.
DEADLINE: midnight March 30, 2015 (Central European Time, GMT+1).
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Are you an African professional working in the field of peace and security? Are you interested in taking your career to the next stage? Do you want immersive, critical, and dynamic training while continuing to work at your organisation?
IPSS’ Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA) Executive MA is all this and more. We are now extended the deadline for accepting applications to 31st March 2015. The programme commences on the 3rd May 2015.
The MPSA Executive MA offers experienced professionals working on African peace and security issues a unique opportunity to acquire certified and in-depth training while continuing to work in their respective organisations. The challenge of the field of peace and security in Africa lies in its ability to prepare professionals who can think beyond the proverbial box. The MPSA Executive Masters meets that challenge by preparing critical, reflective practitioners with the skills to provide new cost-effective and creative solutions for complex and dynamic problems.
To download application requirements and apply, check out http://www.ipss-addis.org/portal/
For more information about the programme, check out http://www.ipss-addis.org/portal/
NB: If you have any queries about re-application or general application please contact: f.owusu@ipss-addis.org, Nebiyat.y@ipss-addis.org, d.kapyata@ipss-addis.org, a.mbiatem@ipss-addis.org
DEADLINE: March 31, 2015
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CODESRIA: Textbook Programme, Call for Applications
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce its programme for the publication of textbooks for use in African universities. The programme is aimed at making available to teachers and students textbooks that are adapted to the African context and the research and learning environment on the continent. It is an important element of CODESRIA’s institutional mandate and publication strategy. Through this programme, the Council aims to contribute to the nurturing of young African researchers as part of a tradition of critical, engaged and rigorous scholarship premised on strong methodological and theoretical foundations.
African researchers are invited to submit their textbook manuscripts to the Council. This programme is for senior scholars with a proven track record of academic achievement and a demonstrable knowledge of the domain in which they wish to produce a textbook. In selecting proposals, the Council will lay emphasis on the value which is likely to be added by the manuscript. Proposals can be submitted by single authors or by a team of contributors. Each textbook can be organized around a discipline, a body of disciplines, or a specific theme. The textbooks will cover the African continent, a sub-region or a specific country.
Applications under the 2015 Textbook Programme should include the following materials:
A letter of interest including a clear theoretical, methodological and pedagogical justification of the proposed textbook ;
A textbook manuscript;
The curriculum vitae of the project coordinator and a bio-sketch of each contributor in the case of a team of contributors;
Two copies of the publications of the candidate or project coordinator which they consider to be the most significant and relevant to their manuscript proposal.
All applications received will be reviewed by an independent selection committee and those selected will receive funding from CODESRIA. To be eligible under the 2015 Programme, all applications should reach CODESRIA no later than 26th August, 2015. All applications should be sent electronically to the following address: text.book@codesria.sn.
For specific questions, please contact:
Textbook Programme
CODESRIA,
BP 3304, CP 18524, Dakar, Sénégal.
Tel.: +221-33 825 98 22/23 – Fax: +221-33 824 12 89
E-mail: text.book@codesria.sn
Website: http://www.codesria.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ CODESRIA/181817969495
Twitter: http://twitter.com/codesria
DEADLINE: August 26, 2015