DIIS/Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre PhD Scholarships 2018/2019 for study at the University of Ghana (Fully Funded)

University of Ghana, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), and Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) are undertaking a collaborative research project on the Domestic Security Implications of United Nations Peacekeeping (D-SIP) in Ghana. D-SIP’s objective is to understand the linkages between peacekeeping contributions, domestic security provision and drivers of stability in Ghana. By producing knowledge on how participation in international peacekeeping shapes the legitimacy and effectiveness of security institutions and practices in troop contributing countries, D-SIP offers insight into broader dynamics of peace and state-building.

Since the early 2000s, UN peacekeeping has increased in scope and complexity. The global spend in 2016 was $7.87 billion with 118,792 personnel deployed to 16 operations. The sustainability of UN operations depends on countries from the global South that constitute the top ten troop contributors. Their motivations to provide peacekeepers are economic, political, institutional and normative. However, knowledge is lacking on how peacekeeping participation impact on domestic security and stability in troop contributing countries, both at national and local levels.

• The successful candidates will receive a stipend throughout the 4-year period of their studies, and all costs for fieldwork, PhD training-related travel, and conferences abroad will be covered by D-SIP.

• National level organisation of security and how it has been influenced by Ghana’s peacekeeping experience;
• How security is provided in Accra, and trace how Ghana’s experience of peacekeeping has shaped local-level policing; and
• How security is provided in Tamale, and trace how Ghana’s experience of peacekeeping has shaped local-level policing.
• Any other theme related to security provision and peace-keeping in rural or urban Ghana.

• Hold a master’s degree in the social sciences, political science, law or inter-disciplinary studies.
• Be highly motivated to develop a scientific career, and to pursue doctoral studies according to the approved study plan.
• Possess and demonstrate good scientific writing skills.
• Have a strong methodological and conceptual background in the relevant scientific disciplines or areas.
• Ideally have ethnographic fieldwork experience.
• Ideally have worked with security related issues in Accra, Tamale or elsewhere.
• Be a constructive and engaged team worker

• Statement of the research problem and how it will be investigated through more specific research questions.
• Discussion of the analytical framework of the research problem in light of relevant theory.
• Description of the geographical and socio-political context of the study (Accra/Tamale).
• Presentation of the research design and the methods that will be employed to generate the data.
• Practical considerations.
• Ethical considerations.
• Time plan.