Mar 7, Megatrends Afrika Fellowships for African Researchers

Applications are now open for the 2024 Megatrends Afrika Fellowships. The Megatrends Afrika project is awarding three fellowships to African researchers. Megatrends Afrika is a cooperation between the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in Bonn and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).

The project conducts policy-relevant interdis-ciplinary research on Africa and provides policy advice to decision-makers. Its three core re-search themes are i) actors of violence and the changing nature of conflict, ii) the effects of meg-atrends on democratization and autocratization, and iii) global power shifts and multipolarity.

The Fellowship

Fellows will conduct a research project independently or, if suitable, in collaboration with project team members or other IDOS, IfW and SWP colleagues – and contribute one paper to the project’s publication series. All fellows are expected to participate in project meetings, events and other relevant activities of their host institution during their stay.

Fellowships will be granted for a period of two to three months between 2 May and 30 November 2024, full-time. For the duration of the fellowship, fellows will reside in the city of their host institution, i.e., in Berlin (SWP), Bonn (IDOS) or Kiel (IfW). Fellows will receive a monthly grant of € 2,800 as well as an economy-class return trip between the fellow’s place of residence and Germany. At IDOS, the honorarium will be calculated based on the IDOS fee schedule.

Fellows are selected and placed in line with the research agendas of the host institutes. Fellows who require a visa to enter Germany

will be provided with a letter of support.

Requirements

Preferably completed PhD in political science, economics, social sciences, geography, international relations, or relevant area studies;

Originating from an African country

Strong research and publication track record in areas of relevance to the Megatrends Afrika project

Experience in scientific policy advice is an advantage

Research Topics 2024

We are particularly interested in proposals pertaining to the following topics:

Conflicts and armed violence in the Sahel: Links between climate change, resource/ land use conflicts and armed violence;

Local perceptions of foreign intervention in conflict states, including remote warfare and hybrid warfare and their implications for state legitimacy;

Demographic change or gender: Effects of demographic change on political attitudes and participation, the role of women and gender orders in politics or social movements;

Democratization and autocratization: domestic and external factors of influence;

Africa’s international relations in a new world order, includingSouth-South relations, engagement in multilateral or minilateral fora (e.g., the UN, G20, BRICS);

Dynamics of regional Integration in Africa and cooperation with external partners: including the AfCFTA;

The nexus between domestic politics and foreign policy

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Megatrends Afrika Fellowships for African Researchers

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