Resources
Democracy Fellowship - Governance Division
The Governance Division wishes to bring on board a Democracy Fellow to coordinate its Research Agenda, the governance component of the new Evaluating Democracy and Governance Effectively (EDGE) initiative, and to be the Division’s main liaison with the Strategies Division, which leads the Office-wide effort to improve evaluation and measure impact. As such, the Fellow will play an important role in shaping the EDGE research and evaluation agenda. The position allows for extensive exposure to USAID DG promotion strategies and opportunities to shape unique data collection efforts that could lead to future publications. Please note that this position is open to US citizens only.
Visiting Professor of Governance
The visiting professor will develop and teach courses related to law and economics, public policy, and governance in transition economies, state and market interrelations, regulatory impact assessment as well as being engaged in the research activity associated with the analysis of institutional environment for the reforms in Russia and Russian legal culture. The end of the professorship should be concluded with publishing of a textbook or monograph in the European University Publishing House.
Senior Fellow Governance Studies
The Governance Studies Program at the Brookings Institution is accepting applications for a Senior Fellow with expertise in American politics, institutions, and policy. He or she will conduct scholarly research, writing, and outreach tasks for book-length publications and shorter policy pieces such as articles and opinion pieces in major newspapers. He/She will also conduct public and private discussions, raise money for research projects, and interact with the media.
Data Research Internship (French-English) – Corporate Governance
The selected candidate will be responsible for assisting analysts in scrutinizing companies’ documents (agenda of the AGM, articles of association, annual report) with regard to their corporate governance performance. Responsibilities include: Coding each resolution on a company’s annual general meeting agenda into a standardized format; Gathering data based on information in the company’s public documents; Engaging with companies in order to procure additional information; Analysing corporate governance practices of listed companies; Contributing to the research department through profiling of listed companies.
Guest Editors and Academic Advisor wanted for Joto Afrika
Joto Afrika is a publication that communicates information about climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa, through printed briefings, online videos and audio broadcasts. Content for the series includes summaries of African research and community case studies, presented in a clear, accessible style. The editorial team is looking for African guest editors for the next two issues of Joto Afrika. These will focus on: •climate change adaptation and pastoralism •climate change adaptation and energy The editorial team is also looking for an African academic advisor or a non-African academic advisor working in Africa for the Joto Afrika series.
ODI Research Fellow - Evaluation and Impact Assessment
ODI's Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme is seeking a Research Fellow to develop an important stream of work on cost effective and widely replicable approaches to evaluation and impact assessment including qualitative, quantative, mixed and participatory methods.
Building Open Society in Central Asia & the South Caucasus
The Central Eurasia Project (CEP) seeks authors interested in contributing to a new series of occasional papers. The series will explore under-researched issues and trends that are important for OSI's efforts to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. As such, they will inform OSI's programmatic approaches in the region, but will also serve to introduce these issues into the discussion of the wider community of policy makers, analysts, academics, practitioners and others who take an interest in that work on Central Asia and the Caucasus. Please see link for more details.
Core and Institutional Support to Policy Research Centers
The Think Tank Fund of the Open Society Foundations requests proposals from independent, nonpartisan multi-issue public policy centers working in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, and Ukraine to promote inclusive policy change. "Inclusive policy change" refers to a policymaking process that is open, transparent, and responsive to the public interest. The Think Tank Fund aims to support policy centers that strengthen democratic processes in their countries by identifying and analyzing policy options, consulting with the government to advance their recommendations, involving stakeholders outside government circles in policy debates, and making their findings widely available to the public. Thus, while potential grantees should engage with public authorities, the Think Tank Fund also seeks to fund organizations that galvanize public interest and debate about the issues on which they are working. The fund currently directs its support primarily to organizations that work on economic, political and social reform issues in their countries.
IBP Programme Officer
The International Budget Partnership (IBP) is based at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, DC. The IBP provides a range of services to help non-profit organizations analyze and influence public budgets in developing and transition countries. The IBP is seeking a Program Officer (Asia) to provide support to the Open Budget Initiative (OBI) Program. The OBI is a research and advocacy program that seeks to increase public access to budget information and inclusive and accountable budget-making. Please see attachment for more details.
Research Assistant - Europe Research Center
The selected candidate will work in close cooperation with and report to the Executive Director of the Europe Research Center of a major US Business School. He/She will participate in research projects and company case studies in all disciplines of management and throughout Europe. This position is based in Paris with frequent travel throughout Europe.
International Conference on Asian Security
The Asian Center of the University of the Philippines is organizing a conference to discuss pressing issues related to Asian security. We are inviting graduate and post graduate students and research fellows of Asian Studies and related disciplines to share their relevant research findings and participate in a meaningful exchange of ideas on one of the grave issues confronting the continent’s future. Possible subjects could include food security, disaster preparedness and response, combating pollution and climate change, energy security, territorial dispute resolution, joint resource management/exploitation of disputed land/maritime areas, terrorism and insurgencies, transnational organized crime and financial security, smuggling of goods, and human trafficking. Other related security issues are welcome subject to their fit with the panels to be constituted.
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR) is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. AJPSIR publishes rigorous theoretical reasoning and advanced empirical research in all areas of the subjects. We welcome articles or proposals from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to Africa, Europe, Asia, America (North & South), Australia, Africa's relationship to the world, public policy, international relations, comparative politics, political methodology, political theory, political history and culture, global political economy, strategy and environment. The journal will also address developments within the discipline. Each issue will normally contain a mixture of peer-reviewed research articles, reviews or essays using a variety of methodologies and approaches. Manuscripts should be sent as e-mail attachment to ajpsir.acadjourn@gmail.com
The Persistence of Informal Economic Practices in Post-Socialist Societies (edited collection)
Authors are sought for a book on informal practices in post-Socialist societies. This book is conceived as an exploration of the mechanisms regulating, in different contexts and modalities, the development and functioning of informal practices. In order to do this we invite chapters concentrating on a case study of a particular category of people (entrepreneurs, politicians, students, civil servants, small traders, taxi drivers), who are regularly engaging with informal transactions. Please see links for more details. Questions can be directed to: Abel apolese@ed.ac.uk or Jeremy j.b.morris@bham.ac.uk
World Bank Seeking Experts to Advise on Conflict of Interest Legislation Indicators
The World Bank’s Public Accountability Mechanisms (PAM) Initiative aims at creating a set of actionable indicators to monitor transparency and good governance in public sector management. In this phase of the project we are assessing Conflict of Interest legislation and are generating country-specific analyses of the relevant legal frameworks. This project is quite urgent and please see link on how to submit your application.
Research Assistant for EU Anti-Corruption project
The Hertie School of Governance is seeking applications for a Research Assistant to collaborate with Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi on the ANTICORRP project. ANTICORRP is a new research project on anti-corruption funded by the European Union. The project consists of several research packages to be developed by a consortium of 20 institutions, the Hertie School of Governance among them. It will also involve the creation of an anti-corruption and state-building research center. Deadline for applications is ASAP. Please see link for details.
Anti-Corruption Specialist, Anti-Corruption Commission Project, Liberia
MSI seeks experienced Anti-Corruption Specialists for an upcoming, long-term, USAID-sponsored project in Liberia that will build the technical and institutional capacity of the Anti-Corruption Commission and strengthen civil society public awareness, advocacy and watchdog activities in the anti-corruption field.
Country Assessor / Peer Reviewer
The Transparency International Defence and Security Programme plans to establish a global index to measure levels of integrity and corruption in national defence and security establishments. The integrity scores provided by this metric will be informed by answers to a detailed questionnaire (of 77 questions) completed by Country Assessors who can draw upon a wide range of sources to score each question, including: interviews with government officials, interviews with academic experts, publicly available documents, and media sources. The output will be peer reviewed by two fellow experts, and then considered by an Assessment Review panel within TI. We are looking for suitably qualified and motivated experts to work with us as Country Assessors and Peer Reviewers for the 49 countries we now plan to assess. A qualified Country Assessor will fit the following profile: A proven researcher with experience conducting original fieldwork projects. We would prefer our country assessors to have experience studying or operating within the field of defence and security, or anti-corruption, or both. We would consider applicants with a more general background, in the rule of law or governance of the chosen country if they have sufficient research experience. Country assessors may or may not be working in the country of analysis, though they must be independent of the government and have a strong command of both English and the language of the country they are to assess. Please see the link for more details of the project and application procedure.
Ethical Finance and Governance within the European Union Context
The First International Workshop on "Ethical Finance & Governance” will take place in December, 16 in Paris. This workshop aims to consider the development of financial activities in an ethical perspective and the effectiveness of corporate governance. The conference will focus on opportunities within sustainable and ethical finance arenas, considering, in particular, Islamic finance as a sub-sector of ethical finance. Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to: Ethics and Finance, Islamic Finance, Investment for Social Responsibility, Sustainable Banking, Microfinance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mechanisms of Corporate Governance, Fraud and Finance, etc.
Research Director - Edmond J. Safra Research Lab
Working closely with the Center's Director, Lawrence Lessig, the Research Director will coordinate the work of the Edmond J. Safra Research Lab (the Lab) by identifying and supporting research projects, both of fellows and external to the Center, and helping to design projects to meet the Lab's objectives. The Lab is in the second of a five-year project studying "institutional corruption." "Institutional corruption" refers to influence, within an economy of influence, that weakens the effectiveness of an institution, especially by weakening public trust. Please see link for more details.
Call for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project
The Open Society Central Eurasia Project uses grantmaking to international and regional NGOs, academic institutions, think tanks and other structures to support their work, help build local capacity, bring international expertise to bear on the region, and promote cooperation between local activists and international civic movements. The ultimate goal of such activity is to strengthen civic leaders in the region and to construct support networks for them within international structures and movements. Central Eurasia Project grantmaking generally dovetails with its research and advocacy agenda. Funds are currently available in the following programmatic areas: Human Rights; Labor Migration; Transparency and Consumer Protection; Transparency of Western Military and Security Cooperation; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan. Please see link for more details.
Team Leader/Chief of Party, Anti-Corruption Project, Tanzania
This DFID-sponsored project will build the technical and institutional capacity of Tanzania’s judicial and police sectors, ensuring that law enforcement bodies are more accountable and transparent to the public, and better prepared to implement anti-corruption reform programs. The project will also include components to strengthen civil society’s public awareness, advocacy and watchdog activities in the anti-corruption field, support for the mass media in investigative reporting on corruption issues, and promote joint anti-corruption programs between civil society organizations and government institutions.
CODESRIA Call for Proposals: Comparative Research Networks 2012
Within the framework of its strategy for building comparative knowledge on Africa produced from within the African continent, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites proposals from researchers based in African universities and centres of research for the constitution of Comparative Research Networks (CRNs) to undertake studies on or around any of the themes identified as priority research themes within the framework of the Council’s strategic plan for the period 2012 – 2016. The primary purpose of CRNs is to encourage the development and consolidation of a comparative analytic perspective in the work of African social researchers. In so doing, it is hoped to establish a strong corpus of comparative studies produced by African scholars that could help to advance theoretical knowledge and discussion. For information on the research themes and application procedures, please see link.
Campaign Coordinator: Global Movement for Budget Transparency and Accountability
The government's budget affects the life of every citizen, especially those that are poor or marginalised. Yet, in many countries citizens have limited access to information about how the government plans to raise and spend public resources, let alone how effectively they have been used. For this reason, civil society organisations from over 50 countries recently came together to launch and international advocacy initiative and sign a Declaration of Principles to secure greater access to information and accountability for public funds. The Steering Committee of this nascent global movement, currently based at the International Budget Partnership, is looking to recruit a Campaign Coordinator to shape and lead a global campaign to secure greater public access to budget information and accountability for public funds.
Corruption at the Grassroots-level - Between Temptation, Norms, and Culture
The macroeconomic correlates of corruption are well understood and well researched. Empirical evidence on the micro level, however, is still far from being exhaustive. In particular, it is not clear to what extent empirical results of interesting case studies - both experimental and microeconometric - are specific to the cultural or normative context in which they have been derived. In how far are social norms in conflict with corrupt temptations and how does this context-specific conflict guide human behaviour? This special issue is devoted to furthering our understanding of the extent of context-specificity of empirical results on corruption.
Junior Anti-Corruption Analyst
We are looking for a person with excellent analytical and organisational skills to carry out high priority, high visibility work in the field of anti-corruption. S/he will work as part of a team of lawyers, supporting the work programme of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions with the aim of ensuring the effective implementation of the OECD Convention and the Recommendation on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. S/he will report to a Senior Anti-Corruption Analyst under the general supervision of the Head of the Anti-Corruption Division in the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF). Please see link for more details.
Research Officer - Impact Evaluation
Our Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme is seeking a Research Officer to support the AusAid-funded impact-evaluation methods lab. You will work closely with the Research Fellow responsible for evaluation and impact assessment, to identify, develop and test cost-effective and widely replicable approaches to impact evaluation. You will also be responsible for managing the knowledge resources produced by the lab and will contribute to the uptake and use of the outputs. The work will involve providing support to other partners in the methods lab as well as other programmes within ODI on issues of evidence-based policy, monitoring and impact evaluation. Please see link for more details.
Citizens and Markets - Open Data, Open Government and Public Procurement
As part of its global initiative "Citizens and Markets", Transparencia Mexicana, the Mexican national chapter of Transparency International, has announced a call for papers on Open Data, Open Government, and Public Procurement. Topics of interest include - electronic public procurement systems, e-procurement and accountability, e-procurement and competition, criteria and policies on data opening in accessible formats, legal tools and advanced legislation on open data, and more. The call is open to individuals from the private sector, public sector, civil society, academics, and researchers. For more details on the contest and the application form please see link.
New Modes of Corruption Control: A Role for the Private Sector
This special issue of Crime, Law and Social Change invites contributors to examine theoretically and empirically the various aspects of changes in corruption control over the past decade. Contributors may come from any social and human science discipline, draw on qualitative / quantitative methodologies and are welcome to focus on corruption control from any regional or organizational perspective. Deadline for submissions is 15 August 2012. Please see link for more details.
DFID Call for Rigorous Literature Reviews in Education
DFID seeks experienced multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake Rigorous Literature Reviews of existing evidence in the following areas of priority for DFID, each of which is a potential area for future research: 1.Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries, 2.Literacy, foundation learning and assessment in developing countries, 3. Pedagogy, teaching practice, curriculum and teacher education in developing countries, 4. Language of instruction in education in developing countries, 5. The political economy of education systems in developing countries, 6. The role and impact of non-state actors in education delivery in developing countries, 7. Girls’ education and gender equality in developing countries, 8. Tertiary education and development in developing countries. Please see link for more details.
