The American Political Science Association (APSA) is pleased to announce a call for proposals from political scientists interested in serving as co-leaders for the 2014 MENA Workshop program. The program will be conducted as a series of two one-week sessions linked by a 3-4 month break for writing, research, and mentorship. The first of the two workshops will take place in May or June, with a follow-up workshop in August or September. The same leaders are not required to lead both sessions. The APSA MENA Workshops program is a multi-year collaboration in the Arab Middle East and North African countries to enhance scholarly capacity and networking among early-career scholars. With support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, APSA is organizing a series of annual political science workshops in cooperation with host universities across the region. The inaugural MENA workshop on “States in Transition, Constitutional Engineering and Political Science Research” is currently scheduled to take place at the American University in Cairo (AUC) from February 9-14, 2014. Each workshop is led by a joint team of senior researchers from universities in the MENA region and the US or Europe. Workshop leaders serve as academic directors of the program and will be responsible for designing a unique syllabus and academic program that is structured around experienced and established partnerships. This includes identifying a university or research institute in the MENA region to host the workshop. Workshop administration and logistics will be led by APSA staff in conjunction with local host partners. A modest honorarium will be provided and related expenses (meals, transportation, and lodging) will be covered. Each one-week program brings together approximately 20 PhD candidates and early-career scholars from across the MENA region, plus several from the United States and Europe. Over the course of the program, participants will receive training in basic research skills, engage in discussions of topical literature, present and refine manuscripts for publication and build professional connections with other scholars. The working language of the program is English. Leadership proposals should focus on the first of the two workshop sessions. Prospective leaders interested in leading the May/June session but not the August/September session are still encouraged to apply. The proposals may be submitted by a combination of Junior (assistant professor) and Senior scholars (associate or full professor);, however, the senior scholar must be the lead applicant. At least one of the team-members must be based at the regional host institution. The deadline for applications is November 11, 2013. The full description of the program and application process is available online. For more information, check our frequently asked questions or send an email to menaworkshops@apsanetorg, or call Andrew Stinson at (202) 349-9364.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:48:39 +0000
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