The Southeast Asian Human Rights Studies Network (SEAHRN) in partnership with the Centre for Southeast Asian Social Studies, Gadjah Mada University and the Centre for Human Rights Studies, Islamic University of Indonesia is organizing Training on Academic Research in Human Rights and Peace and Conflict during 24-28 October 2011 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
In this context, SEAHRN has issued a call for applications for the training program aimed at enhancing the knowledge and deepen understanding of researching human rights, peace and conflict issues in Southeast Asian countries through collaborative research.
During the training, the organizers intend to bring together thirty (30) emerging researchers (academic and NGO based) and/or graduate students who are currently conducting research on human rights in Southeast Asia. Participants must be attached to an institution working on human rights in a research capacity, or be a graduate student researching human rights. Full and partial scholarships are available for SEA nationals based in SEA.
Topics of Research Proposals
Applicants are invited to submit an application including a research proposal on issues concerning:
- Challenges to human rights and peace in Southeast Asia
- Rights of vulnerable and marginalized groups
- Gender, sexuality and women’s rights
- ASEAN and human rights
- Development, environment and non-state actors
- Human rights and democracy
- Migrants, refugees and stateless persons
- Other issues of high relevant to human rights in SEA
During the workshop, the participants are expected to get an understanding of how to develop and design research projects specifically for human rights and peace and conflict issues. These include data collection on, researching on sensitive issues, research and advocacy, and human rights and peace and conflict theory in research. Through an intensive training with experts from the region the participants will develop their capacity to undertake accurate and effective research which contributes to the realization of rights in South East Asia.
Last date for submission of application is September 23, 2011
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