FW: PhD Scholarship opportunities
Petray, Theresa
FYI:
Dear Colleague
The Department of Politics and Public Policy at De Montfort University is delighted to announce two full PhD studentships investigating urban governance in an age of crisis and austerity, covering fees and stipend. The successful candidates will work with a team of internationally renowned researchers in critical governance and public policy. The studentships are an outstanding opportunity for two ambitious and talented graduates to contribute to our exciting research on crisis and austerity governance and join a thriving group of doctoral students.
The first studentship, with Professor Jonathan Davies, explores the challenge of Understanding and Transforming Crisis Governance. The successful candidate will research the changing forms and functions of governance at the state-civil society interface, under conditions of crisis and/or austerity.
The second studentship, with Professor Colin Copus, explores City leadership in Times of Austerity. The research will focus on the processes, forms and structures local political leaders (and mayors) and chief executives develop to work with public and private bodies in tackling problems of economic regeneration and urban growth under austerity.
For further details of these scholarships please visit http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/schools-and-departments/leicester-business-school/phd-studentships.aspx. Applications are invited from UK and EU students who have a good MA/MSc degree, or are projected to achieve one. The scholarships are available for up to three years full-time study starting October 2013 and provide a bursary of £13,770 pa in addition to university tuition fees.
To download an application pack, please visit the Graduate School Office website Completed applications should be returned to research...@dmu.ac.uk
Understanding and Transforming Crisis Governance (Professor Jonathan Davies)
DMU Research Scholarships 2013 BAL FB1
City Leadership in Times of Austerity (Professor Colin Copus)
DMU Research Scholarships 2013 BAL FB3
CLOSING DATE: Friday 15th March 2013
Karen Soldatic
Do you know anyone who has recently finished their PhD, is a TASA member and may be eligible for the Jean Martin Award? If so, please encourage them to submit their thesis for the prize...
The Jean Martin Award recognises excellence in scholarship in the field of Sociology and aims to assist with establishing the career of a recent PhD graduate. This Award, which was given for the first time in 1980, is granted to the best PhD thesis in social science disciplines from an Australian tertiary institution submitted to the Award Committee. Theses may be on theoretical as well as empirical topics. Excellence in scholarship in the field of sociology, and the balanced treatment of sociological theory and research are the main criteria for deciding the Award. Work done in one of Jean Martin's major areas of interest and which assesses implications for social policy are other criteria the judges will also take into account. Jean Martin's research interests are defined as: migration, community and family studies, the concept of 'ethnicity', ethnic politics, social class, theories of culture and of social change.
Nominations close April 1st, 2013.