Background
The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to announce a dedicated programme of research to investigate in comparative perspective the economic development impact of China’s engagement in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme aims to critically evaluate what lessons China’s own economic development transformation can offer other developing countries – in particular in low-income Africa.
Opportunity
The research should take as a starting point the key developmental challenges facing Africa, and then assess whether experience from China’s own development offers insights about how to meet those challenges.
DFID and ESRC realise that in many cases China’s own development experience is already well-researched and can only be of limited relevance to Africa because of differing socio-economic and political contexts and factors unrelated to policy. Nevertheless, the call is open to original and highly relevant research proposals in this area as long as they involve analysis and/or primary fieldwork in Africa, possibly complemented with comparative analysis in China. This programme will not fund proposals which simply describe aspects of China’s own developmental experience without critically evaluating its relevance within the African context.
We also welcome research that will deepen our understanding of how Chinese engagement in Africa has impacted the continent’s trajectory towards economic development and dispel misconceptions about China’s role in Africa, and provide robust evidence-based analysis on implementable and sustainable solutions for promoting Africa’s economic development.
Eligibility
The programme encourages academics from developing and developed countries to work together in any configuration of their choosing, and principal investigators can be from anywhere in the world. Ideal team composition will include expertise from Africa and China. Important reminder: Any UK and non-UK applicant(s) and their institutions intending to apply to this call must ensure they are registered with the Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S). It is essential to allow sufficient time to secure Je-S registration – the sponsors strongly recommend that applicants register with Je-S at least four weeks prior to the call deadline, as no exceptions can be made for late submission of applications.
Funding Available
- Funds available: £200,000 to £2 million
- Duration: 1-4 years
Full Details
Deadlines
CURO Checklist and Instructions for faculty submissions
| Full application: | ||
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review: | February 27, 2014 | 12:00pm (noon) |
| Mandatory CURO Checklist Deadline: | March 10, 2014 | |
| Submission to Organization: | March 13, 2014 | 11:00am (4:00pm in UK) |
Internal Contacts
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact:
- your Research Facilitator or Carleton International for help with proposal development and substantive review:
| Darlene Gilson | FASS | x1790 | 3A38 Paterson |
| Andrea Lawrance | Science | x2616 | 3205 Herzberg |
| Salim Juma | FED | x1235 | 3080 Minto |
| Kyla Reid | FPA | x3102 | D393 Loeb |
| Barbara Francis | Sprott | x2281 | 819 Dunton |
| Heloise Emdon | Carleton Int’l | x8358 | 1311 Dunton |