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Notice from the ICCSR - PhD Scholarship and Call For Papers

  • 1.  Notice from the ICCSR - PhD Scholarship and Call For Papers

    Posted 02-27-2008 05:18
    *apologies for cross posting

    Full Time PhD Scholarship for entry in October 2008 - Deadline 25 April

    Funding is available for an additional PhD scholar to study full time at the ICCSR, starting in October 2008. The scholarship will cover full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £ £12,940 per year (ESRC rate). 

    Applications must be for study in one of the following ICCSR priority areas:

    • Constructing socially responsible investment in the United Kingdom
    • The role of regulation and social and environmental reporting in the United Kingdom
    • Government Policies for CSR (UK, Comparative or International research)
    • CSR in India (eg CSR and government, CSR and sustainable development)
    • CSR and Non-market Activities (e.g. corporate political activity, lobbying or the media)
    • CSR and sustainable development

    Further details are attached.

    Call for Papers
    The Potential of CSR to drive integration in an enlarged EU

    We are pleased to announce the third in the Marie Curie Core series of conferences on ‘The potential of CSR to contribute to the implementation and integration of EU strategies’.  The third conference is on the topic ‘The potential of CSR to drive integration in an enlarged EU’. 

    Papers might address such questions as:

    • Can CSR contribute to the integration of new member states into the EU?
    • What distinctive CSR challenges face companies, civil society and governments in new member states?
    • How do companies operating in old and new member states manage their CSR across borders?
    • How do companies in new member states learn about and practice CSR?
    • What are the drivers for companies in new member states to develop CSR?
    • Are there distinctive government and civil society roles in the CSR of the new member states?

    Funding is available for the following groups of researchers:

    • Early-stage researchers
    • Mid-career researchers
    • European Researchers active outside the <st1:place w:st="on">Union</st1:place> 

    Further information is attached.

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