CCS research grants deadline

http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs

The Centre for Civil Society is based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. We aim to advance socio-economic and environmental justice by developing critical knowledge about, for and in dialogue with civil society, through teaching, research and publishing.

As part of our mandate, the Centre grants research funds of up to R50000 to a number of researchers annually to encourage new and innovative research on civil society, through teaching, research and publishing.

As part of our mandate, the Centre grants research funds of up to R50000 to a number of researchers annually to encourage new and innovative research on civil society. We would like to invite researchers to submit proposals dealing with the following one or more broad thematic areas:

- The history of civil society in South Africa and Southern Africa
- Contemporary challenges and choices facing civil society
- The shifting relationship(s) between civil society and the state at
various tiers of government
- Civil society processes of advocacy and mobilisation around basic
health and social infrastructure and natural resources
- Civil society responses to the crisis around municipal infrastructure
delivery
- Race, class and gender in civil society organisations, social
movements, networks and other emerging social formations
- Organisational dynamics in civil society organisations, social
movements, networks and other emerging social formations
- The role of faith-based organisations in addressing socio-economic
injustice and other societal issues
- Civil society in Africa
- Regional and international civil society networking

In addition to the above themes, the Centre will also consider other innovative
proposals in the broad field of civil society.

Proposals templates and guidelines can be obtained from www.ukzn.ac.za/ccs (click
on CCS Grants). Only proposals using the template will be considered. Proposals are
to reach us no later than 11 July 2005. Proposals and queries can be emailed to
[email protected]