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Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship

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Interdisciplinary research on migration, diaspora, and citizenship

The University of Munster is strategically advancing its internationalisation efforts in postdoctoral research and training within the social sciences and humanities. The aim is to amplify the interdisciplinary and intersectoral dimensions of these fields, exemplified by the COFUND Fellowship Programme entitled Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship (MDC). This MSCA-funded initiative concentrates on these interconnected issues with a focus on fostering fellows’ career prospects. It has a particular emphasis on the social sciences and humanities, areas where such research is less common compared to the natural and life sciences. Leveraging existing programs, academic networks, and extensive experience in these respective fields, the university is poised to address and bridge existing gaps in research within the social sciences and humanities.

Objective

The COFUND Fellowship Programme “Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship” is part of the strategy of the University of Muenster (WWU) to further internationalise postdoctoral research and training in the social sciences and humanities and to strengthen their interdisciplinary and intersectoral dimensions. In the context of the proposed MDC Project, the WWU pursues four primary aims: first, to enhance the academic and non-academic career prospects of the fellows participating in this programme; second, to build a cadre of researcher-practitioners who are able to communicate, work and cooperate across national, sectoral and disciplinary boundaries; third, to share best practices within a large and growing international network of academic and non-academic partner organisations. Last but not least, the fourth, long-term aim of this project is to effect sustainable change in academic structures and human resource development by contributing to the creation of a new academic culture that fully supports and rewards interdisciplinary and intersectoral research. With its focus on the social sciences and humanities, this programme targets fields where interdisciplinary and intersectoral training and research are still relatively uncommon and underdeveloped, particularly in comparison to the natural and life sciences. In tackling these deficits, the WWU will rely on existing training programmes, academic networks and its long-term experience with high-profile research projects in the respective fields. By centring the programme around the ubiquitous and interconnected phenomena of migration, diaspora and citizenship, the MDC Project builds upon established research excellence among its partners and opens up research opportunities for scholars with a wide range of academic interests and backgrounds while also facilitating high-quality interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration among the fellows and partner organisations, which is key to accomplishing the above-mentioned aims.

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Call for proposal

HORIZON-MSCA-2022-COFUND-01

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-Cofund-P - HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Postdoctoral programme

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER
Net EU contribution
€ 1 050 720,00
Address
SCHLOSSPLATZ 2
48149 MUENSTER
Germany

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Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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