PhD con borsa diritti umani (Altro)

Inviato da JL, Bruxelles, lunedì, marzo 26, 2012, 11:27 (4634 giorni fa)

Annoucement of a Doctoral Position
2012-2015

ERC Starting Grant RESIST

Political Theory, History of Political Thought, Political and Legal
Philosophy

The European Research Council funded research project RESIST =C2=93Human =
Rights
versus Democracy> Towards a Conceptual Genealogy of Skepticism about Huma=
n
Rights in Contemporary Political Thought=C2=94 located at the Centre for
Political Theory (Prof. Justine Lacroix) at the Universit=C3=A9 libre de
Bruxelles searches for a doctoral research fellow for October 1, 2012.

The aim of RESIST is to outline a conceptual genealogy and a critical
typology of the theoretical arguments that have been advanced, in the nam=
e
of democracy, against the dominant human rights discourse of contemporary
societies. The main types of critique will be outlined, with an emphasis
on their complexity and diverse nature. This typology will then be
supplemented with historical contextualisation. Contemporary examples of
the democratic critique of the primacy of human rights will be compared
with historical examples of thinkers who criticised human rights as such,
notably Bentham, Burke, Marx, De Maistre, Comte and Schmitt. The detaile=
d
research project can be obtained upon request at ctp@ulb.ac.be

More information about the Centre de th=C3=A9orie politique can be found =
on the
website of the Centre : ttp://dev.ulb.ac.be/ctp/

Starting Date : October 1, 2012

Eligibility : Candidates must have obtained a Master in Politics, Law or
Philosophy before the starting date of the contract. The doctoral
dissertation might be written either in French or in English. However,
participation in the research activities at the Centre de th=C3=A9orie
politique require a basic knowledge of French.

Duration : 3 years. Salary : Depending of the candidate=C2=92s scientific
background, the net salary will vary between 1500 and 1700 euros.

Facilities : the doctoral fellow will be offered a shared office at the
University. Funds will be available to cover travel costs and the purchas=
e
of books/journals.

Required documents : Curriculum Vitae with a list of Publications ;
Research Project (max. 3 pages) and the names of two referees.

Please send your application in PDF-format via e-mail to ctp@ulb.ac.be
before June, 15, 2011.

Justine Lacroix
Professor in Political Science
Universit=C3=A9 libre de Bruxelles
CP 124
44, avenue Jeanne
1050 Brussels
jlacroix@ulb.ac.be