THE KELLOGG INSTITUTE VISITING RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS 2002 - 2003

The Kellogg Institute promotes comparative international research by attracting visitors, faculty, and students to Notre Dame and by providing them with a supportive community of scholarship. Researchers nearly always find new questions, ideas, and analytical approaches when they meet with colleagues from other institutions. To encourage that interaction, the Institute invites about eight scholars each year from the United States and abroad to spend a semester in residence as Visiting Fellows.

At the Institute these visitors from Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States meet regularly with Kellogg Fellows, all of whom are Notre Dame faculty members, coming from 12 departments. They share work in progress and research findings, undertake joint projects, gain feedback from others, and help to set research priorities. Fellows participate in twice-weekly seminars and other events at the Institute and advance their research on individual or joint research projects related to the Institute's themes.

FELLOWSHIPS: For the 2002-03 academic year (August-May), the Kellogg Institute will offer up to eight Visiting Residential Fellowships of one or two semesters at the University of Notre Dame. Normally the awards are for one semester, but exceptions will be considered. Visiting Fellows are expected to be in residence at the Institute and to take part in Institute seminars and other meetings. They have faculty status within the University; they may hold joint appointments in academic departments; and they may be invited to teach a course. They have offices in the Hesburgh Center on campus and are in residence during their appointment, staying in apartments located in the residential wing of the Hesburgh Center.

THEMES: The Institute's research reflects commitments to democracy, development, and social justice, and focuses on five priority themes. (1) Democratization and the quality of democracy. The Institute studies cases of transition to democracy, primarily in Latin America but also in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and explores the various aspects that affect the quality and eventual institutionalization of new democracies. It seeks to clarify the factors that enhance democratic governability, accountability, and responsiveness, as well as the expansion and consolidation of human rights and of the quality of public life. It encourages scholarship-theoretical, historical, and/or comparative-on these issues. (2) Paths to development.

This theme traces the historical and analytical interconnections among processes of economic and social development, with special attention to issues of social equity and of the preservation or institutionalization of democratic rule. It aims to promote an interdisciplinary understanding of different modes of regional or national development, without neglecting the increasing globalization of many of the factors relevant for such understanding. (3) Religion and the Catholic Church. Dealing mainly but not exclusively with Latin America, this theme focuses on past and present trends in Catholicism and other religious traditions, on the social and cultural relevance of churches, on the role of religion in popular cultures, and on the influence of churches and religious belief upon political, social, and cultural change. (4) Social movements and organized civil society. The Institute studies women's movements, labor unions, peasant organizations, Christian communities, popular culture, and other grassroots expressions. It examines these expressions in their own logics as well as in relation to various conceptions of citizenship, and of social and political inclusion and exclusion. It also examines these expressions in terms of their relation to types of political regime, patterns of socioeconomic development, and to characteristics of labor markets. (5) Public policies for social justice. From the perspective of various academic disciplines, the Institute studies the impact of economic factors and government policies on various issues of social equity. It studies and fosters efforts to design public policies, as well as innovative interfaces with various private organizations and social movements, that may advance social equity without undermining economic development and the expansion and institutionalization of democracy.

CRITERIA: The Institute seeks scholars of high accomplishment and promise whose work and presence will contribute creatively to its major research themes. It welcomes applications from candidates of any country who hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in any discipline of the social sciences or history. Candidates will be evaluated individually, but joint projects will be considered.

A 6- to 8-page statement (double-spaced) of your research project is of great importance in the selection process. Without imposing a rigid format, we ask that you make clear: (a) the problem you are addressing, its interest and importance within and beyond your field, with summary bibliographical references; (b) how it relates to the research themes of the Kellogg Institute; (c) your research design, including your basic hypotheses, the methods you are using, and the kinds of data or evidence you are considering; (d) where this particular project fits into your own intellectual and professional development; and (e) how much you would expect to complete during your time at the Institute.

STIPENDS: Stipends vary with seniority. Fellows may receive one direct round-trip economy airfare.

DEADLINE: A complete application, including references and all documentation, must be received by November 2, 2001. Awards will be announced by February 1, 2002.

For more information, contact:
Sharon Schierling, Program Coordinator
University of Notre Dame
The Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Notre Dame, Indiana USA 46556-5677
e-mail: Sharon.K.Schierling.1@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~kellogg