Study of Politics in Africa: Methods, Objects and Research Themes
Study of Politics in Africa: Methods, Objects and Research Themes
The School in the Study of Politics in Africa aims to:
- Provide training on research strategies and methods for analyzing political phenomena in Africa;
- Create a learning space that offers participants a multidisciplinary knowledge of the African continent, focusing on various political issues;
- Develop knowledge and skills in terms of designing and developing a research project.
This course is aimed at graduates in any field of knowledge and higher education students, in the most varied fields of social sciences, in particular those who are developing master's or doctoral theses on political issues in Africa.
Edalina Sanches (ICS-ULisboa)
Ana Lúcia Sá (Iscte-IUL)
Manuel Ennes Ferreira (ISEG-ULisboa)
Cláudia Almeida (IPRI-UNL)
Vasco Martins (CES-UC)
Rui da Silva (CEA-UP)
Carla Delgado (CEA-UP)
Clara Carvalho (Iscte-IUL)
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (Universidade de Oxford)
Module 1. Research Strategies and Methods
Researching policy in Africa: challenges and opportunities
Research designs for the study of politics in Africa
Module 2. Themes and Research Objects
Public Help in Development in Africa: Challenges
Elites and Political Representation in Africa
Electoral violence in Africa: actors, causes and dynamics
The resilience of authoritarianism in African countries
Politics and ethnicity in Africa
Social networks as a source for conflict analysis in Africa
Module 3. Research Laboratories
Design and presentation of a scientific poster
Round table: Publishing in African Studies, Clara Carvalho (Iscte), Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (University of Oxford), Ana Lúcia Sá (Iscte) and Edalina Sanches (ICS-ULisboa)
Students will be evaluated for their participation and attendance and for the preparation of a scientific poster on the topic of the dissertation or one of the topics presented in class.
Requirements
Degree and/or attendance of a degree in social sciences.
Applications
Applications 2023: until 23rd June 2023
Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
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This School has a cost of € 195.
This amount combines the application, enrolment, and attendance fees, and the issuing of a certificate in Portuguese.
Discounts:
Students of Iscte-IUL | € 120 |
ICS Community (students, researchers, staff) under the Regulamento das Escola do ICS-ULisboa | € 120 |
Applications must be submitted with the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Brief summary of research interest (maximum 300 words).
Admission
Maximum of 20 students.