Applications
are invited for a PhD Scholarship in Political Science at ICourts -
Centre of Excellence for International Courts, Faculty of Law and The
Department of Political Science at The University of Copenhagen.
Employment is to begin as soon as possible or on 1 August
2013 if
possible. ICourts, the Danish National Research Foundation´s Centre of
Excellence for International Courts, is a new research centre dedicated
to the study of international courts, their role in a globalizing legal
order and their impact on politics and society. To understand these
crucial and contemporary interplays of law, politics and society, the
centre hosts a set of integrated interdisciplinary research projects on
the causes and consequences of the proliferation of international
courts. See further at www.jura.ku. dk/icourts
ICourts is now
recruiting a PhD student with a political science training within the
area of international courts and legitimacy. We are particularly looking
for exciting projects which can provide new empirical and theoretical
insights into the causes and consequences of international adjudication
on the national/societal level. One way of studying the legitimacy of
international courts could thus be to try to find out whether the case
law that comes out of the courts is in fact used as a source and
reference point by national courts and governments. But also whether and
to what degree litigants like ordinary citizens and private
organizations/ cooperations actively use and refer to cases coming from
the international level. The legitimacy of international courts can also
be studied from other points of departure of course. It is however
important to stress that research at iCourts is problem-driven and
focused on salient empirical and theoretical issues with the goal of
proving path-breaking basic scientific knowledge of the impact of
international courts on politics and society. See further at
www.jura.ku.dk/icourts/research
We are especially interested in
research proposals that include quantitative research methodologies like
those traditionally employed in sociology and political science.
Research questions should address the development of a raising global
order but prior knowledge of
international courts is not a
precondition. We welcome applications from candidates within sociology
and political science. Students with mixed law-politics background are
obviously also welcome to apply as are lawyers well versed in political
science methodologies.
Deadline: 15 April 2013
More information: http://polsci. ku.dk/stillingso pslag/phd_ scholarship/
