El CIESAS y la Universidad de Guadalajara convocan a los egresados de posgrados mexicanos a presentar su tesis doctoral en ciencias sociales en el marco del Premio Cátedra Jorge Alonso 2012. Los temas sobre los cuales deben haberse enfocado los trabajos de investigación son: 1) luchas y resistencias anticapitalistas, 2) movimientos sociales y 3) autonomías desde abajo.

El jurado otorgará un único premio que consiste en un diploma y un estímulo económico de $40 000.00 pesos. El resultado se dará a conocer en el mes de noviembre de 2012 a través de los portales ‹www.ciesas.edu.mx› y ‹www.udg.mx›, así como en la página de la Cátedra Jorge Alonso ‹www.catedraalonso-ciesas.udg.mx›. El premio será entregado públicamente en el mes de diciembre de 2012.

Los aspirantes deberán haber presentado su tesis entre el 1 de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 2011. El manuscrito tendrá que ser escrito en español. Se premiará la originalidad de la investigación y las contribuciones teóricas y metodológicas al estudio de la temática en cuestión.

La recepción de trabajos iniciará a partir de la publicación de la convocatoria hasta el 16 de julio de 2012 a las 15:00 hrs. Los textos deberán entregarse a nombre de la Cátedra Jorge Alonso, en alguna de estas dos direcciones:

• ciesas-Occidente, Av. España 1359, Colonia Moderna, C.P. 44190, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
• División de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad del Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. de los Maestros y Alcalde, edificio G, puerta 1, Planta baja. Colonia La Normal, C.P. 44260, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Los postulantes tendrán que entregar tres copias impresas de la tesis, tres copias en cd, tres copias del resumen de la tesis en un máximo de cinco cuartillas, currículum vitae del autor, copia del acta de examen doctoral, cuenta de correo electrónico y número telefónico (fijo o celular) de localización. Cabe señalar que los documentos enviados no serán devueltos.

Las tesis presentadas serán evaluadas por un jurado calificador designado por el Comité Interinstitucional de la Cátedra Jorge Alonso, integrado por un mínimo de cuatro expertos reconocidos sobre los temas de la convocatoria. El dictamen que se emita será inapelable y, en su caso, podrá considerarse desierto. El jurado resolverá las situaciones no previstas.

Para mayor información de esta convocatoria, llamar a los teléfonos 32 68 06 00 y 32 68 06 25 de lunes a viernes de 8:30 a.m. a 12:30 p.m., o escribir al correo electrónico catedraalonso@ciesas.edu.mx.

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research”(GCR21) at the University of Duisburg-Essen offers fellowships in two of its four research units. The call for applications for all research units will be periodically repeated.

Fellows join the Centre in November 2012 and stay for one year. A shorter research stay of six months as well as a later commencement of the fellowship is possible. The Fellowship entails working space in fully equipped offices and a competitive stipend commensurate with the applicant’s level of professional experience. Fellows are expected to work at the Centre and to take residence in the region. We will be happy to assist fellows in their search for an appropriate apartment.

The Centre:
The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research” is an independent research institution of the University of Duisburg-Essen. It cooperates closely with the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) in Duisburg, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen, and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn. Prof. Tobias Debiel (INEF), Prof. Claus Leggewie (KWI), and Prof. Dirk Messner (DIE) are co-directors of the Centre. The Centre is located at Duisburg’s Inner Harbour, which combines industrial heritage with modern office buildings and a vibrant urban culture. Close to the city centre, the Duisburg Campus with the Social Science Department and INEF is within short reach. The participation of the KWI facilitates the coupling with the neighbouring city of Essen, the lead city during the Ruhr area’s time as Europe’s Cultural Metropolis in 2010. Through the DIE, the Centre is also represented in the UN City of Bonn with its tight network of international institutions.

The Centre focuses on the cultural premises and dynamics of emergent governance structures in current world society and analyses the possibilities for global cooperation. Its four research units focus on (1) The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation, (2) Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural Cooperation, (3) Global Governance Revisited, and (4) Paradoxes and Perspectives of Democratisation. The Centre offers a place for reflection and exchange for researchers from the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the humanities, as well as for selected practitioners from all regions of the world. Colloquia and other research meetings form an essential part of the Centre. Fellows are invited to participate and contribute. For more information, visit our website at http://www.gcr21.org

Please find below two Calls for Applications for Research Unit 1 on “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation” and Research Unit 2 on “Global Cultural Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”. The full text is available here: http://inef.uni-due.de/khk/index.php?article_id=49&clang=0

Research Unit 1 “The (Im)Possibility of Cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in Research Unit 1 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:

• The fundamentals of cooperation
• The influence of cultural factors on the success or failure of cooperation
• Towards an interdisciplinary understanding of global cooperation

Applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3-5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come, and submit your application material in one pdf-file. Applications should be emailed to the Head of Research Unit Dr. Silke Weinlich (weinlich@gcr21.uni-due.de) with “Fellowship Application: The (Im)possibility of Cooperation” as the subject heading.

The deadline for application is 31 August 2012.

Research Unit 2 “Global Cultu­ral Conflicts and Transcultural cooperation”
For the fellowships offered in Research Unit 2 priority will be given to applicants who could make a tangible contribution in one of the following areas:

• Cultures of global cooperation
• The anthropological, symbolical and political impact of the gift
• Global aid cultures, religion and the anthropology of humanitarianism

Applications (in English language) should contain a cover letter, a CV, a list of publications, and a short presentation of the proposed research programme (3−5 pages). Please indicate at which level (Postdoc, Fellow, Senior Fellow) you wish to apply, state for which period you would like to come and submit your application in one pdf-file. Applications should be addressed to the head of Research Unit: PD Dr. Alexandra Przyrembel (przyrembel@gcr21.uni-due.de) and have “Fellowship Application: Global Cultural Conflicts” as the subject heading.

The deadline for application is 31 August 2012.

Please direct all questions regarding this call directly to the Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Centre for Global Cooperation Research”.