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PhD Programme on Innovation, Economics and Governance for Development
During their first year, fellows complete an intensive programme of required and elective courses,taught by leading scholars of the UNU-MERIT and our partner universities. These courses are taught in English, in Maastricht, and spread across two semesters, starting in September each year. The course work is followed by three years of dissertation research and writing, ending with a completed PhD thesis. At the end of the programme, the doctoral degree is awarded by Maastricht University upon successful defence of the thesis.
Our students pursue a wide variety of dissertation topics, fitting into any of the institute’s eight research themes:
1. The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation
2. Social Protection, Inclusive Innovation and Development
3. Economic Development, Innovation, Governance and Institutions
4. Sustainable Development, Innovation and Societal Transitions
5. Innovation Systems Indicators and Policy
6. Migration and Development
7. ICT-enabled Innovation and Societal Transformations
8. Population, Development and Labour Economics
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
Our PhD programme is a multidisciplinary course offered by UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance. The programme focuses on research skills and methods, training fellows to become both scholars and practitioners in the fields of governance and the economics of technology. The programme provides advanced training in the knowledge ans skills most relevant to the economics of technology and innovation, and to governance, social protection and migration. Built around a core of courses on the economics of innovation the programme also features specialisations in innovation and development, social protection and migration.During their first year, fellows complete an intensive programme of required and elective courses,taught by leading scholars of the UNU-MERIT and our partner universities. These courses are taught in English, in Maastricht, and spread across two semesters, starting in September each year. The course work is followed by three years of dissertation research and writing, ending with a completed PhD thesis. At the end of the programme, the doctoral degree is awarded by Maastricht University upon successful defence of the thesis.
Our students pursue a wide variety of dissertation topics, fitting into any of the institute’s eight research themes:
1. The Economics of Knowledge and Innovation
2. Social Protection, Inclusive Innovation and Development
3. Economic Development, Innovation, Governance and Institutions
4. Sustainable Development, Innovation and Societal Transitions
5. Innovation Systems Indicators and Policy
6. Migration and Development
7. ICT-enabled Innovation and Societal Transformations
8. Population, Development and Labour Economics
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
PhD Program in Development Studies (PDED)
What kind of themes can I study in the Program?
Research themes for the doctoral thesis and course units are grounded in a broad range of issues related to the development of contemporary societies and its methodological variables and analytical tools. The emphasis is on agriculture and contemporary agrarian transformation; poverty, inequality and equity issues; development economics and aid finance; development cooperation, policy and political issues; geography and urbanization; migration and gender; security- development nexus; sustainable consumption, food production and ecosystem services; and modernity theoretical challenges to development.
These themes are explored in our PhD programme through course units related to the development of contemporary societies, including: theories of development and modernity, the policy and politics of development, sustainability transitions and a focus on urban development. As a Development Studies programme, interdisciplinary links are established between economics, sociology, geography, social and economic history,
Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA)
The PhD in Development Studies is a 3rd cycle program of studies that aims to provide high quality training and produce original research in the area of Development Studies, a field of interdisciplinary research of the process of economic, social and political changes in modern societies. This PhD program was created in 2009 and accredited by the national agency A3ES in 2015. After 2017/18 this program became a joint PhD of ISEG (School of Economics and Management), ICS (Institute of Social Sciences), IGOT (Institute of Geographic and Spatial Planning) and ISA (School of Agriculture) of Universidade de Lisboa, with some changes in its content, recently approved by the national agency A3ES. This programme is lectured in English, but it will offer tutorials both in English and in Portuguese. The PhD thesis may be written in Portuguese or in English.What kind of themes can I study in the Program?
Research themes for the doctoral thesis and course units are grounded in a broad range of issues related to the development of contemporary societies and its methodological variables and analytical tools. The emphasis is on agriculture and contemporary agrarian transformation; poverty, inequality and equity issues; development economics and aid finance; development cooperation, policy and political issues; geography and urbanization; migration and gender; security- development nexus; sustainable consumption, food production and ecosystem services; and modernity theoretical challenges to development.
These themes are explored in our PhD programme through course units related to the development of contemporary societies, including: theories of development and modernity, the policy and politics of development, sustainability transitions and a focus on urban development. As a Development Studies programme, interdisciplinary links are established between economics, sociology, geography, social and economic history,
DegreeLanguage
- English
Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA), Portugal
International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability MSc
You will explore the political, economic and social forces that promote and prevent social and environmental justice around the world. These include people’s struggles for wellbeing and sustainability and the visions that inspire them; and the roles of state, society and market actors. Transcending geographical binaries of Global North and South, you will consider areas of complementarity and trade-off between economic development, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
This specialist master’s combines skills and knowledge of international development with an in-depth focus on social justice, wellbeing and sustainability. Innovative learning approaches promote investigation of particular cases and issues drawing out connections and contradictions between different actors, analytical perspectives and across global, regional, national, and local scales. The course provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in a placement leading to a work-based project.
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS)
Develop the skills and understanding to tackle the global challenges of development, social justice and sustainability. Whether you are a graduate aiming to make a difference in the world, or a professional wishing to deepen your knowledge and critical thinking, this course is for you.You will explore the political, economic and social forces that promote and prevent social and environmental justice around the world. These include people’s struggles for wellbeing and sustainability and the visions that inspire them; and the roles of state, society and market actors. Transcending geographical binaries of Global North and South, you will consider areas of complementarity and trade-off between economic development, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability.
This specialist master’s combines skills and knowledge of international development with an in-depth focus on social justice, wellbeing and sustainability. Innovative learning approaches promote investigation of particular cases and issues drawing out connections and contradictions between different actors, analytical perspectives and across global, regional, national, and local scales. The course provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in a placement leading to a work-based project.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS), United Kingdom
MA Food and Development
This MA draws on wide-ranging expertise of faculty at both IDS and School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex (where you will be based). You will gain an advanced understanding of the complex relationship between food and development. We build your analytical and practical skills, improving your ability to engage critically with issues such as:
- food and nutrition security
- sustainable food systems
- value chains and corporate power
- agri-food technology and its contestations
Our faculty have extensive knowledge and direct field experience. And our guest speakers – from government bodies, international organisations, NGOs, and local food networks and movements – introduce you to contemporary policy debates and practices.
Careers
We expect our graduates to become specialists and advisers in food and development issues worldwide, working for either governments, international development agencies, civil society organisations or social movements engaged with food-related themes. Many of our graduates go on to teach in universities around the world.
IDS
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton
Food is a cross-cutting development issue that concerns hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, environment sustainability, power politics, social justice and cultural identity. It is about the global and the local and the hard trade-offs that the globalisation era has brought about.This MA draws on wide-ranging expertise of faculty at both IDS and School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex (where you will be based). You will gain an advanced understanding of the complex relationship between food and development. We build your analytical and practical skills, improving your ability to engage critically with issues such as:
- food and nutrition security
- sustainable food systems
- value chains and corporate power
- agri-food technology and its contestations
Our faculty have extensive knowledge and direct field experience. And our guest speakers – from government bodies, international organisations, NGOs, and local food networks and movements – introduce you to contemporary policy debates and practices.
Careers
We expect our graduates to become specialists and advisers in food and development issues worldwide, working for either governments, international development agencies, civil society organisations or social movements engaged with food-related themes. Many of our graduates go on to teach in universities around the world.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, United Kingdom
IDS
Summer Programme on International Affairs
The Programme is open to undergraduate and graduate students. It is a unique opportunity to build a strong international network! Study in International Geneva: interact with leading experts and visit international organisations.
Applications will be open from end of January to 1 May.
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
The Summer Programme on International Affairs is a 4-week programme designed as a whole but participants who wish to enrol for one week may do so. Understand international organisations, global governance, human rights and humanitarian action, peace and security, environment and sustainable development issues.The Programme is open to undergraduate and graduate students. It is a unique opportunity to build a strong international network! Study in International Geneva: interact with leading experts and visit international organisations.
Applications will be open from end of January to 1 May.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
Corporate Responsibility and Development, 13.05. - 17.05.2019
Key Topics
- Introduction to the Corporate Social Responsibility debate
- Voluntary governance regimes (labels, codes, guidelines) and development: theory of change and effectiveness of soft law approaches
- Public-Private Partnerships: introducing concepts and taking stock of experience
- Private sector strategies from selected development organizations
- Engaging with the private sector: how to design and manage partnerships
Course fee: CHF 950.-
ECTS-Points: 2
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL)
Many developed-country governments see a fundamental role for the private sector in advancing the sustainable development agenda (SDGs). Others are more skeptical and prefer companies to focus on doing their core business responsibly. Development partnerships with private businesses remain controversial. This course seeks to increase the participants’ understanding of the multifaceted and complex relationships between governments, private sector and civil society. It equips participants with the knowledge and tools required for an effective interaction between private sector organizations and development actors, and to assess both opportunities and risks of such cooperation. Further, the course enables participants to contribute to policy debates on the role of private sector actors in development.Key Topics
- Introduction to the Corporate Social Responsibility debate
- Voluntary governance regimes (labels, codes, guidelines) and development: theory of change and effectiveness of soft law approaches
- Public-Private Partnerships: introducing concepts and taking stock of experience
- Private sector strategies from selected development organizations
- Engaging with the private sector: how to design and manage partnerships
Course fee: CHF 950.-
ECTS-Points: 2
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL), Switzerland
Formulating Proposals for Low Carbon Climate Resilient Development: Designing Green Climate Fund Projects (ICREP), 25.02. - 28.06.2019
TARGET GROUP
Participants from backgrounds related to energy, environment and climate change will be admitted, such as: staff from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), staff from Accredited Entities or those seeking accreditation, entrepreneurs, consultants, project developers, government officials, policy advisors, and staff of utility companies and (I)NGOs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completion of the course, participants will have gained knowledge and experience related to:
- Current international policy concerning climate change and clean energy
- Funding options for low carbon climate resilient development (e.g. clean energy access, adaptation options, technologies for and promoting of energy efficiency)
- Identifying project opportunities for low carbon climate resilient development
- Assessing sustainable development impacts
- Developing implementation strategies
- Writing bankable and fundable proposals
The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an online course of eight modules spread over 16 weeks. All modules of Part 1 must be successfully completed before the start of Part 2 – the two week residential course.
CSTM
Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM)
The aim of the course is to develop participants’ skills in preparing proposals for low carbon climate resilient development in areas such as clean energy access, energy efficiency and adaptation to climate change so that they can mobilise climate finance, particularly from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and catalyse the deployment of climate change solutions in developing countriesTARGET GROUP
Participants from backgrounds related to energy, environment and climate change will be admitted, such as: staff from National Designated Authorities (NDAs), staff from Accredited Entities or those seeking accreditation, entrepreneurs, consultants, project developers, government officials, policy advisors, and staff of utility companies and (I)NGOs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completion of the course, participants will have gained knowledge and experience related to:
- Current international policy concerning climate change and clean energy
- Funding options for low carbon climate resilient development (e.g. clean energy access, adaptation options, technologies for and promoting of energy efficiency)
- Identifying project opportunities for low carbon climate resilient development
- Assessing sustainable development impacts
- Developing implementation strategies
- Writing bankable and fundable proposals
The course is divided into two parts. Part 1 is an online course of eight modules spread over 16 weeks. All modules of Part 1 must be successfully completed before the start of Part 2 – the two week residential course.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM), Netherlands
CSTM
Postgraduate Programme of the German Development Institute
The main focus of the training is an empirical and counselling-orientated research project in a developing or emerging country within a Research Team (RT). The projects are prepared and organised in three teams under the instruction and direction of scientists from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
DIE
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
The Postgraduate Programme of the German Development Institute starts every year at the 1st of September and covers a period of nine months. The first eleven weeks of the Postgraduate Programme take place in Bonn. The seminar topics range from specific development issues and global challenges up to methodological workshops for professional writing and improving your communicative and soft skills. The Institute relies on classical teaching and self-study but also group working and simulation games.The main focus of the training is an empirical and counselling-orientated research project in a developing or emerging country within a Research Team (RT). The projects are prepared and organised in three teams under the instruction and direction of scientists from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
DegreeLanguage
- English
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany
DIE
Sustainable Development and Human Rights Law (SUSTLAW),11 February-2 March 2019
The Sustainable Development and Human Rights Law Postgraduate programme is part of the English Master of Laws taught at the law faculty of the University of Antwerp. The programme joins the very best of the Global South with the best of the Global North for a unique educational experience. SUSTLAW offers four courses: International sustainable development law, human rights and global justice, law in developing countries and external actors in economic global governance. The programme combines theoretical insights with hands-on training, site visits, moot courts and other role plays, making it a very rich and intense learning experience. It seeks to offer profound legal training in a critical and contextualized way.
SUSTLAW attracts a very diverse student body with participants from all over the globe. Leading experts from the North and South introduce salient features of their disciplines, and challenge students to reflect and digest key challenges for sustainable development and global justice.
Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp (IOB)
The University of Antwerp Law Faculty’s Law and Development Research Group runs a post-graduate programme on “Sustainable Development and Human Rights Law” (SUSTLAW) from 11 February to 3 May 2019. SUSTLAW offers a comprehensive teaching programme based on the research lines of the Law and Development Research Group. The programme runs in conjunction with the Faculty’s LL.M.The Sustainable Development and Human Rights Law Postgraduate programme is part of the English Master of Laws taught at the law faculty of the University of Antwerp. The programme joins the very best of the Global South with the best of the Global North for a unique educational experience. SUSTLAW offers four courses: International sustainable development law, human rights and global justice, law in developing countries and external actors in economic global governance. The programme combines theoretical insights with hands-on training, site visits, moot courts and other role plays, making it a very rich and intense learning experience. It seeks to offer profound legal training in a critical and contextualized way.
SUSTLAW attracts a very diverse student body with participants from all over the globe. Leading experts from the North and South introduce salient features of their disciplines, and challenge students to reflect and digest key challenges for sustainable development and global justice.
Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium
Bergen Summer Research School, 17-27.06.2019
June 17-27, 2019 at the University of Bergen
Deadline for applications: 24 February, 2019
We, as researchers, have an important role to play in the interface between science and policymaking. There is an urgent need to connect research to the 2030 Agenda. Next summer, we select 100 PhD candidates to discuss and explore science advice with some of the best international practitioners. BSRS 2019 offers a series of parallel multidisciplinary working groups with top international lecturers, and cutting-edge keynotes to help you make your research play a role for a sustainable future. The research school is tied together with common sessions on research tools, presentation skills, keynotes by high-profile researchers, plenary discussions, and an excursion into the Norwegian waterscape.
Courses:
- Agenda 2030: Poverty, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Migration Processes and Practices: Theories, methods and ethical conduct
- Cultural Policy: Arts Heritage & Sustainability
- The unfinished agenda of maternal and child health: Getting research into policy
- Water management and sustainable development
- Ocean, Climate, Society: Instabilities and mobilities on the climate change frontline
UiB Global, University of Bergen
How would you frame your research to make an impact on policies for a sustainable future?June 17-27, 2019 at the University of Bergen
Deadline for applications: 24 February, 2019
We, as researchers, have an important role to play in the interface between science and policymaking. There is an urgent need to connect research to the 2030 Agenda. Next summer, we select 100 PhD candidates to discuss and explore science advice with some of the best international practitioners. BSRS 2019 offers a series of parallel multidisciplinary working groups with top international lecturers, and cutting-edge keynotes to help you make your research play a role for a sustainable future. The research school is tied together with common sessions on research tools, presentation skills, keynotes by high-profile researchers, plenary discussions, and an excursion into the Norwegian waterscape.
Courses:
- Agenda 2030: Poverty, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Migration Processes and Practices: Theories, methods and ethical conduct
- Cultural Policy: Arts Heritage & Sustainability
- The unfinished agenda of maternal and child health: Getting research into policy
- Water management and sustainable development
- Ocean, Climate, Society: Instabilities and mobilities on the climate change frontline
DegreeLanguage
- English
UiB Global, University of Bergen, Norway
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