The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is launching a call for proposals for all interested researchers and academics in its Multinational Working Group (MWG) on a theme titled: Land grabs and food sovereignty in Africa. MWG is one of the flagship research vehicles that is employed by CODESRIA to promote multi-country, multi-disciplinary and inter-generational reflections on critical questions of concern to the African social science research community. Each MWG will be led by two coordinators who have different specializations and possibly constitute a gender mix. The size of a single MWG should utmost be fifteen researchers. An independent selection committee will screen the proposals and select those that have a relatively better quality and depth. The life span of the project will be 18 months during which time all aspects of the research process should be completed and the final manuscript submitted for publication in a CODESRIA book series. CODESRIA calls for the submission of research proposals on national or sub-regional contexts in Africa. Authors of selected proposals will be invited to participate at the CODESRIA MWG methodological workshop. Proposals should include the following:
- A clear statement of the purpose of the project and the issue to be studied;
- Well-articulated problem statement
- A comprehensive literature review on the chosen sub-theme that can show the gap(s) to be filled by the envisaged research;
- A description of the methodology to be used;
- A calendar showing activity or work plans with their respective time horizons;
- An estimated budget breakdown in USD;
- The resumes and/or bio-data of the researchers;
All proposals should reach the CODESRIA headquarters in Dakar not later than the August 31, 2012. Proposals will undergo a review process the outcome of which will be announced by September 30, 2012. Selected applicants will be invited to participate at a launch methodological workshop which will be held in November 2012. More information and application instructions are available at https://codesria.org/spip.php?article1613&lang=en.