Vacancy: Post-doctoral and Senior Research Fellowships (Democracy Institute)

Focusing on the relationship between democracy and development, this initiative aims to redefine democracy in its political, social, and economic dimensions, establishing a unique platform for interdisciplinary and cross-regional exchanges between scholars from the Global South and Global North. 

The OSUN Forum on Democracy and Development is structured around four interlinked research themes hosted at four institutions: 

• Theme 1: New Patterns of Mobilization for- and against- Democracy, hosted at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá 
• Theme 2: Populism, Ideology, and Discourse in the Global South: Sources of Polarization and Their Mitigation, hosted at CEU Democracy Institute in Budapest 
• Theme 3:  Democratizing the Developmental State, hosted at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance in Cape Town 
• Theme 4: Exclusionary Regimes and Autocratization, hosted at the Social Scientists’ Association in Colombo 

Application deadline in each hub: Open until filled 
Starting date of the selection of fellows: February 15, 2024 
Starting date of the fellowship: October 1, 2024 

Please see the details of the fellowships on the website of the Democracy Institute.