PROJECTS ON RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS
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SAAPS RESEARCH COMMITTEES / STUDY GROUPS
Objective
Facilitation of research specialisation and networking within the SAAPS community
Council member responsible
Prof. Heidi Hudson , University of the Free State
Contact details
Telephone
+27 (51) 401 2327
Prof. Amanda Gouws , University of Stellenbosch
Contact details
Telephone
+27 (21) 808 2414
Activities
The establishment of a system of informal study groups (SGs) and more formal research committees (RCs). Once a study group has developed core interests and believes that it needs more structure, for example, to pursue research projects. It can apply to SAAPS for limited funding, as well as permanent space in colloquia and congresses. Some of the proposed fields of study are African Studies, South African Politics and Political Economy, Democratisation, Electoral Studies, Security, war and peace, Civil-military relations, Women and politics, International relations, Human rights, Political philosophy.
SAAPS SEMINAR SERIES
Objective
The advancement of the profile of SAAPS through being at the cutting-edge of political analysis and promoting this through seminar presentation and occasional think tanks
Council member responsible
Dr Lubna Nadvi, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Contact details
Telephone
+27 (31) 260 7336
Activities
SAAPS specific and joint SAAPS-Political Studies department seminars across South Africa. For joint seminars, SAAPS provides a modest contribution to expenses on the conditions of promotion of SAAPS membership, and encouragement by the hosting institution of participation of emerging scholarship. Hosting institutions are also to be encouraged to form local chapters of SAAPS.
WISC Conference 2011: Call for Papers
