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15 positions in BGSS International Doctoral Program (Germany)

Drapeau BelgiqueThe Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS) is calling for applications to its International Doctoral Program starting in October 2013.

Research proposals should relate to the comparative analysis of the following research areas and topics. The combination of areas and topics is welcome:

Inclusion

Social inequality and well-being

Social protest and social conflict

Politics of migration

Cultural diversity and collective identities

Education, work, and life chances

Urban inequalities and resourceful cities
Democracy

Performance of mature and young democracies

Processes of democratization, and the resilience of autocracy

Challenges and vulnerabilities of multilevel polities

Political competition, framing, and patterns of democratic decision-making

Political institutions, political conflict, and the welfare state
The supervisor can be elected among the BGSS faculty members, seehttp://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/people/faculty

The program starts on 01.10.2013 for a duration of 36 months. The Working Language is English

Requirements for Applicant

Subject Requirements (Qualification)
Master?s degree or equivalent in social sciences (sociology, political science, and neighboring disciplines)

Compulsory Attachments

  • see website of institution

University / Organisation advertising the position

University / Organisation
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
10099 Berlin
http://www.hu-berlin.de/

Faculty / Institute
Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS)
Berlin
http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/

Coordinator / Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis
Herr Dr. Martin Nagelschmidt
http://www.bgss.hu-berlin.de/people/staff/staff

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