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SIXTH SOUTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE

DEMOCRACTIC RENEWAL VERSUS

NEOLIBERALISM: TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT

AND INCLUSION

SEPTEMBER, 25 - OCTOBER, 3 - 2013

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS


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Te Latin American Concil of Social Sciences (CLACSO), te Concil for te Development of Social Sci-ence Researc in Africa (CODESRIA) and te International Development Economic Associates (IDEAs),are pleased to call for applications for participation in te Sixth South-South Institute on DEMOCRATICRENEWAL VERSUS NEOLIBERALISM: TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSIONbeing eld as partof te tird tree-year pase of teAfrica/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program.Te In-stitte will be eld in Santiago de Cile, from September 25 to October 3, 2013.

Witin te ambit of te tird pase of teAfrica/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Pro-gram, a series of activities ave been scedled, among tem an annal Sot-Sot Institte. Te Insti-tte is primarily designed to offer training to yonger scolars engaged in researc on te diverse prob-lems and callenges facing te contries of te Sot. Trog te Institte, we are oping to promote arevival and expansion of comparative tinking and cross-regional networking among a yonger genera-tion of Southern scholars. As was done during the irst two phases of this programme, the different ses-sions of te Sot-Sot Institte wold rotate among te tree continents were te lead collaboratinginstittions are located, namely, Africa, Asia and Latin America. In tis way, participants, wo will alsobe drawn from all tree continents, are exposed to te socio-istorical contexts of oter regions of teSot as an inpt tat elps to broaden teir analytical perspectives and improve te overall qality oftheir scientiic engagements.

1. OBJECTIVES

Te nderlying objective of te Sot-Sot Institte is to offer advanced researc training opportni-ties to participants on varios key isses relevant to te Sot, and te teoretical and metodologicalperspectives that might be appropriate for gaining a full understanding of the speciic situation of thecontries and peoples located otside te core of te international system sc as it is presently strc-tred. Te main premise of tis effort is tat tere are glaring inadeqacies in many of te teoriesand metodologies developed in te Nort, and crystallised in te mainstream social sciences, wic

foreclose a sond nderstanding of te problems confronting te contries of te Sot. By facilitatingdiscssion of available alternative teories, te creative resaping of niversally available knowledgeand te formlation of new approaces at te Sot-Sot Institte, we ope to mobilise yong scolarsfrom across Africa, Asia and Latin America to relect on strategies and policy options for overcomingte callenges facing te contries of te Sot. In te process te Institte will contribte not jst toa better nderstanding of te teories and metodological approaces developed in different regionsof te Sot, bt also to te promotion of knowledge tat is more relevant from te particlar stand-point of te Sot. It is also expected tat participants will become acqainted wit te local intellectalenvironment in te regions were different sessions of te instittes are osted, and strengten teircomparative researc capacities. In sm, te instittes are strctred to serve as a niqe form forenancing a deeper nderstanding among a yonger generation of Sotern scolars of te istory, pol-itics, economy and cltre of te contries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, and offer an opportnity

to participants to develop long-lasting collaborative relationsips wit teir conterparts from oterSotern contries.

2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION AS LAUREATES

Yonger scolars resident in contries of te Sot and wo are prsing active academic careers areeligible to apply for a place in te Institte. Eac applicant sold ave a niversity edcation, preferablywit a minimm of a masters degree in any of te social sciences and manities. Selection for partici-pation will be on te basis of a competitive process. Altogeter, 30 people will be selected for participa-tion in te Institte, wit 10 eac from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Te fll participation costs of teselected lareates will be covered, inclding teir travel (economy retrn air tickets), accommodationand sbsistence.


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3.FACULTY

Eac session of te Sot-Sot Institte is led by a faclty of Sotern scolars wo are recognised aspeople wo ave made important contribtions to an nderstanding of te particlar teme on wictey ave been selected to lectre and elp organize working grops. Jst as te yong scolars wo willbe identiied to be laureates will be drawn from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the composition of thefaclty will also be tri-continental, nderscoring a joint and mtal learning process tat sold deepen

Sot-Sot comparative insigts and advance sotern perspectives tat are alternatives to dominantdiscourses that tend to relect uneven international power relations. We shall also draw upon intellectu-al resorces we can locate in te contries osting eac edition of te institte.

4.THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE INSTITUTE

Te sixt session of te Sot-Sot Institte, as decided by CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAs, willtake place in Santiago de Cile. CLACSO will assme overall responsibility witin te tri-continen-tal partnersip for te Institte. Te Institte will rn fromSeptember 25 to October 3, 2013.Latin American, African and Asian scolars will constitte te main faclty of te Institte and tey

will deliver a series of lectres over te dration of te programme. A team of local scolars basedin Santiago, Ciles capital city, will complement te faclty wit additional academic activities,inclding meetings. Participation in te activities of te Latin American Sociological Association(ALAS) XXIX Congress (September 29 to October 4, 2013) will be also part of te Instittes pro-gramme. CLACSO will work to facilitate te procrement of entry visas to Cile for te prospectivelareates wose applications are sccessfl.

5. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Every researcer wising to be considered for selection as one of te 30 lareates to be invited to par-ticipate in te sixt Sot-Sot Institte is reqired to sbmit an application tat will comprise of te

following key items:

a) An otline researc proposal, written in Englis, Frenc, Spanis or Portgese, on te sb-ject on wic te prospective lareate wold like to work dring te Institte. Te topic selected mstbe related to te teme of te Institte. Proposals sold not exceed 5 pages in lengt and sold avea clearly deined problematic;

b) A covering letter, of one-page, wic sold indicate te motivation of te prospective lare-ate for wanting to participate in the Institute and explain how participation will beneit the candidateand her/his institution;

c) An updated Curriculum Vitae complete with the nationality of the applicant, the scientiic

discipline(s) in wic s/e is working, a list of recent pblications, a smmary of te on-going researcactivities in which the applicant is involved, and the names of two professional/personal referees;

d) A potocopy of te igest niversity degree obtained by te applicant and of te relevantpages of her/his international passport containing relevant identity information; and

e) A letter from te applicants instittion (niversity department/faclty) or researc centrespporting er/is candidatre. Tis statement of instittional spport sold be on te instittionalletter-ead and mst be dly signed and stamped.

Additional prerequisites can be speciied by the organizing regional institutions in keeping with theirinternal rles.

Prospective lareates for te sixt session of te Institte sold ave a demonstrable workingknowledge of Englis.


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Te decision on candidates cosen for participation in te 2013 Institte of te selection com-mittee appointed for the purpose by CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAs would be inal.

In order to receive the certiicate of participation in the Institute, each laureate will be requiredto draw on te lectres delivered and te corse material provided to revise te original proposal on tebasis of wic s/e was admitted and, in so doing, prodce an essay of p to 20 pages for considerationfor joint pblication and/or dissemination by CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAs in a Sot-Sot Occasion-

al Papers series or some oter otlet.

6. APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE

As te Sot-Sot Institte involves te participation of lareates and faclty from Africa, Asia andLatin America, it as been decided tat applicants resident in Africa sold sbmit teir applicationsto CODESRIA, tose resident in Asia to IDEAs and tose resident in Latin America to CLACSO. Te fllcontact details for CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAs are reprodced below for te attention of all prospec-tive applicants. Te deadline for te receipt of applications is July 20, 2013. Applications fond to beincomplete or wic arrive after te deadline will not be taken into consideration. Sccessfl applicants

will be notiied immediately after the Selection Committee completes it work. Notiication of results willbe done by e-mail, fax or post. Te reslts of te selection exercise will also be pblised on te websitesof CLACSO, CODESRIA and IDEAs.

AFRICAN APPLICANTS ShOuLD SEND ThEIR APPLICATIONS TO:

CODESRIA

2012 South-South Institute

BP 3304, CP 18524, Dakar, SENEGAL

Tel: (221) 825 9822: Fax: (221) 824 1289

Email:[email protected]

Website:www.codesria.org

ASIAN APPLICANTS SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATIONS ELECTRONICALLY TO:

IDEAs at:[email protected]

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY THEIR AP-PLICATIONS THROUGH:

CLACSOs website: www.clacso.org


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DEMOCRACTIC RENEWAL VERSUS NEOLIBERALISM: TOWARDS

EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION

BACKGROUND CONCEPT NOTE FOR THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE CLACSO-CODESRIA-IDEAs

SOUTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE 2013

Neoliberalism as become a dominant force in te world since te late 1980s. It as engineered far-reac-ing economic reforms that have entirely changed the role of the state, intensiied global connections,transformed local prodctive processes, and ndermined national capabilities to direct development.It as ad many oter impacts too. Tese inclde te promotion of a view of individals and nationsas being agents wit strategic intent, operating as investment and srpls maximizing macines tatincreasingly engage wit eac oter trog te market.

Te privatization of pblic assets as well as of individal life as been essential to tis atomizingperspective, based on a view of the market as an all powerful mechanism for the eficient allocation of

resorces and optimal realization of preferences. Nations too are encoraged to engage wit eac oter

trog te market in order to flly exploit teir so-called comparative advantages.

More insidiosly and covertly neoliberalism as in practice been combined wit a broader andsbtle perspective on governance of te world. Te fragmentation of social life and collectivities ponwic it is based as terefore been sally opposed to niversal vales and policies. Te sbdivision ofpoplations wic starts wit te exclsion of te poor and teir isolation in teir condition of povertyto be targeted by social policies, bt encompasses etnic and racial divisions, among oter partial identi-ties as played a key-role in tis process, eiter trog te agency of international organizations andnational states or through the role of local agencies and large irms. For democracy, despite the celebra-tion of civil society, at best a minor role is reserved.

On te oter and, democratic vales ave been spreading and ave come to dominate te world

in many ways, and are deepening in practice in many places and respects. Normatively tis is ardlycontestable, altog in practice different regimes ave worked to cripple or diminis poplar partici-pation. Yet people have all over become restless and non-deferential to authority; have demanded rights,often recognizing temselves as broader collectivities wit niversal as well as particlar aspirations,at different levels of social life. Economic, cltral political and cognitive sbjects ave all become otlycontested. Weter tis otbrst of energy as in fact impacted pon state policies is a different matter.

In fact tis disjoint movement as entailed a paradoxical sitation. Democratic aspirations andpractices ave grown as people demand room for teir exercise. On te oter and, in many contexts andat all levels basic policies are decided in advance, often designed and imposed by international organiza-tions sc as te World Bank.

how ave tese developments nfolded in Latin America, Africa and Asia? how as neoliber-alism nfolded economically and in terms of scemes of social and territorial governance and man-agement? Wat ave been te impacts of democratic strggles and developments in terms of poplarempowerment and te emergence of alternatives in tese diverse regions of te Sot? Wo as pro-pelled democracy? how as te political space evolved and ow ave political forces responded to tesedynamics? How have intellectuals contributed to answer this early twentieth-irst century challenge?Which speciic characteristics has democracy assumed in each of these continents and the countriestat comprise tem, and wat are teir virtes and sortcomings? Wat lessons can we draw fromteir experiences? Can we discern common patterns in te projects and practices of neoliberalism aswell as democracy in tese different regions? If so, wat are teir commonalities and wat are te dif-ferences tat we sold not overlook? Are tere ways in wic democracy is being renewed in formstat can be generalized? Are tere cross-border and cross-continental networks in te activities of so-

cial movements and non-governmental organizations tat can callenge te networks of capital, statesand international organizations? Can we discern new patterns of development and democratization ofmecanisms of governance and management?


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Tese are te temes and isses we ope will, among oters, featre in discssions at te 2013Sot-Sot Institte.

A number of speciic topics can be identiied within these themes. These include: the role playedin the contradictory situation we have briely described by diverse social agents: social movements,NGOs, international and multilateral organizations, transnational irms, governments, etc.; the privateand often privatized form tat economic activity increasingly takes, creating an rgent need to resme

te prodction and se of pblic goods as well as to reinforce te pblic and collective dimension ofsocial and individual life; the waves of mobilization that have propelled democracy across the world andte possibility of learning from democratic strggles and processes tat ave nfolded in different plac-es; the particularized and targeted form that social policy has taken on lately, leading to a fragmentationof social life and te selective incorporation of sectors of te poplation witin it, a mecanized manage-ment of social life, territory and social conlict; the possibility of democratizing governance and socialpolicy design, with emphasis on a mix of particular and universal policies and a more complex solidarity;the alternatives available to close the gap between central, peripheral and semiperipheral countries;te renewed concern wit environmental isses tat ave become an important aspect of retinkingdevelopment. Addressing these will, of course, lead to a questioning of social scientiic knowledge andrecognition of te need for its renewal in te face of te demands for a renewal of democracy.

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