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Doctoral and Post Doctoral Workshop on Development and International Organizations, Sweden

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Paper proposals are invited from current doctoral students and early career postdoctoral researchers (up to three years post-PhD) conducting research on the World Bank Group and other international economic organizations in any social science field.

Successful candidates will be asked to present a research paper of 8,000–9,500 words in advance of the workshop.

Accommodation expenses will be covered for successful candidates. This does not include travel costs, per diem or meals.

The workshop will be scheduled to coincide with the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, May 30-June 2, 2010, on the theme of Development Challenges in a Post-Crisis World. Participants will also be invited to attend the ABCDE Conference.

Workshop Themes:
Submitted papers must focus on the work (policy, operations) of one or more of the organizations listed below:

1. Bretton Woods Institutions: The World Bank Group, The International Monetary Fund;
2. World Trade Organization;
3. Regional multilateral development banks: Inter-American Development Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Paper proposals may address any aspect of development-related activity of these organizations. For example, topics might include, but are not limited to:

• Country studies of specific policies or projects;
• Governance and organizational reform;
• Links between trade and development;
• Relations between various organizations (e.g. World Bank-IMF);
• Aid harmonization and coordination; bilateral versus multilateral aid;
• Engagement and partnerships with new donors (e.g. China, philanthropic foundations)

Eligibility:
Application is open to researchers of any nationality and any country of residence, currently enrolled in their third year or later of a PhD program or having completed their PhD no later than three years beforehand (as of May 31, 2010). Thesis research to be presented during the workshop needs to be completed or of an advanced state. Students in their first year of study should not apply. Developing country researchers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application process:
Candidates who wish to participate in the Workshop should provide the following information (please follow the format of the APPLICATION FORM appended below):

Applications should be submitted to the RAD Secretariat at the World Bank Office at cdoody@worldbank.org with the subject line ‘2010 PhD Workshop Application’.

The deadline for applications is 28 February 2010. Successful applicants will be notified around the end of March 2010. The final version of the paper is due on 30 April 2010.

Selection criteria:
• Quality of the paper proposal
• Balance in terms of research themes outlined above
• Balance in terms of participants’ backgrounds (region, gender etc.)

The Workshop is funded by:

-The World Bank

-Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation (GARNET)

With the support of:

-Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation

-Researchers Alliance for Development (RAD)

Submission Information

Conference homepage: http://www.radnetwork.org/

Submission deadline: 28 February 2010

Conference location: , Sweden

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