Dublin City University
Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction
PhD Scholarship in Politics and International Studies
Informality, informal or shadow economies, with a specific focus on the former USSR region (Southern Caucasus or Central Asia)
Dublin City University (www.dcu.ie) is a research-intensive, globally-engaged, dynamic institution consistently positioned in the rankings of the world’s top young universities. Dublin City University is ranked in the top 150 in the world for politics and international relations by both the QS and Shanghai world rankings.
Dublin City University Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction invites applications from students for a PhD studentship in Politics and International Relations, valued at between €21,000 and €27,000 pa, for up to four years.
We welcome high quality applications from those interested in working within the following topic area
Informality, informal or shadow economies, with a specific focus on the former USSR region (Southern Caucasus or Central Asia)
The student will be working together with the research group from our recently started project SHADOW: An exploration of the nature of informal economies and shadow practices in the former USSR region
SHADOW is a research and training programme with the goal of producing strategic intelligence on the region and train a generation of specialists on informality in post-Soviet spaces. Our goals are two-fold: 1) we intend to construct an index to provide an accurate measurement of the level of shadow activities in our target countries; 2) we aim to conceptualise a taxonomy of shadow practices in the post-USSR region in a cross-country and cross-regional perspective.
Criteria
Applicants must have a Masters Degree, fluent English and excellent academic grades. International students will need to meet the university’s English language requirements. http://www.dcu.ie/registry/english.shtml
This call is for topics related to the nature of informal economies and shadow practices in the former USSR region ONLY and we cannot consider other research topics. Those interested in pursuing a broader PhD in Politics and International Relations should apply for the DCU School and Law and Government call for PhD applications
Dr Abel Polese will supervise the successful candidate. For informal inquiries on possible research topics only, contact [email protected]
Further information:
- This PhD scholarship has a value of up to €21,000 to €27,000 (full fees, plus €16,000 pa (usually tax free), for up to 4 years, subject to satisfactory progress.
- Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction website https://iicrr.ie/
- General Information on PhDs at Dublin City University https://www4.dcu.ie/graduatestudies/postgrad-research.shtml#ProspectivePGRinfo
Closing date for receipt of applications: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Applications should be made to [email protected] and they should include
- ACV, including 2 academic referees
- A one page letter of application
- The grades achieved in your Masters degree with copies of transcripts
- A 2,000 word research proposal, setting out your research question, how the research relates to existing academic literature and a brief description of your proposed methodology.