Six PhD Studentships
Six doctoral studentships, starting September 2008, are on offer as part of an ESRC Large Grant: Conflict in cities and the contested state: Everyday life and the possibilities for transformation in Belfast, Jerusalem and Other Divided Cities. Overseas, EU and UK students, with or without a Masters degree, are all eligible to apply.
The project focuses on divided cities as key sites in territorial conflicts over state and national identities. It analyses how everyday life in divided cities in Europe and the Middle East have been shaped by such conflicts; and conversely, how the cities can potentially transform these conflicts. The empirical focus of the studentships will not be on Belfast or Jerusalem but on other similarly divided cities, such as Brussels, Mostar, Nicosia, Beirut or Kirkuk.
The Conflict in Cities Graduate Programme is based in the three project universities, with two studentships in each: Cambridge (Architecture, Urbanism) directed by Dr. Wendy Pullan, Exeter (Politics and International Relations) directed by Prof. Mick Dumper, and Queen's Belfast (Sociology) directed by Prof. Liam O'Dowd. Applicants from related disciplines, such as Human Geography and Urban Studies, will be considered.
Students will have the benefits of being part of a large, multi-disciplinary project. Their programme includes Graduate Workshops, visits to Belfast and Jerusalem, meetings with local experts and assistance from project partners in the relevant cities. Students can also attend annual Project Workshops and an International Conference in September 2011.
Deadline for Applications: 15 January 2008. For further details, see the project website: www.conflictincitie s.org Enquiries to: Professor Michael Dumper c/o mary.d.carter@ exeter.ac. uk CONFLICT IN CITIES AND THE CONTESTED STATE
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