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International Institute of Social Studies ISS -Wits Joint Phd Programme International Law, Society and Development
“The normative force of the most basic human rights against violence, enslavement, and coercion, and of the most basic humanitarian duties of rescue from immediate danger, depends only on our capacity to put ourselves in other people’s shoes.” ‘The Problem of Global Justice’ Thomas Nagel (2005) Rekopantswe Mate, who defended on 11 December 2014.
This joint programme forms part of the ISS research group on Governance,
Globalisation and Social Justice (GGSJ). Research performed by members
of the group explores how and to what extent particular governance
arrangements help or hinder the achievement of goals of social justice.
The programme will run during the inception period for four years
(January 2015 - January 2019), with possible extension depending on the
outcome of an evaluation.
Areas of Research Candidate Profiles
The organisers of the joint PhD programme between There are two profiles of candidates who are admissible
Wits and ISS invite applications from prospective to the joint programme.
candidates on a range of topics in international law,
society and development: The first profile are candidates who are currently
• critical, development-oriented aspects of trade enrolled in the Wits School of Law, have had their
and investment research design approved, are employed in a teaching
• socio-economic deprivation and/or research function at Wits, and wish to extend
• human rights and humanitarian law their programme to a joint degree.
• gender
• health and the environment. The second profile are entry-level PhD candidates who
have applied to the Wits PhD programme in the School
For more information about admissions: of Law, and whose design still needs to be approved by
www.iss.nl/jointwitsphd their Wits supervisor.
Main requirements (for obtaining a PhD)
1st requirement 2nd requirement 3rd requirement 4th requirement
To complete a full To successfully defend To successfully complete a After internal and external
programme of research their full research design final dissertation seminar evaluation committees
methodology training in a public seminar, either either at Wits or ISS; this have accepted any
in the Netherlands*. > at ISS or at Wits, involving seminar will serve as the requested corrections,
internal and external final examination of the candidates must make
*Candidates may be exempted evaluators. Later, a PhD candidate and may a public defence in
from this first requirement, post-fieldwork seminar at involve a request to the Netherlands.
especially if they fall within ISS or Wits will involve candidates to finalise
the first profile. internal evaluators only. > corrections to the doctoral
manuscript. >
Fee waivers Scholarships
Candidates who are successfully admitted to the Various scholarships may be available depending on the
programme will be waived of fees from both ISS nationality of the candidate. For more information, please
(Euros 32.000) and Wits (approximately Euros 5.000). visit: www.iss.nl/education/phd_programme/funding/.
In addition, individual candidates may be eligible for a
limited scholarship from the joint programme to cover
Costs the tuition, living and travel expenses.
Travel costs must be born by the candidates. Living expenses
in the Netherlands are approximately Euros 900/month,
based on a moderate standard of living. Admission
Subsidised accommodation (approximately Euros 400/month) Candidates must be separately admitted to both
will be guaranteed to those who participate in ISS and/or Institutions and are expected to have a high-quality
CERES courses. The programme will cover candidates’ (minimum upper second class) Masters degree in a
visa costs. For those participating in the CERES course, relevant area from an accredited university.
the fee is Euros 2000 (2014 rate). Other course fees vary,
depending on the individual candidate’s requirements.
For more information, please visit www.iss.nl/jointwitsphd
The International
Erasmus Erasmus
University Institute for Institute of Social
Rotterdam Social Studies Studies (ISS) is based in
The Hague and forms
part of Erasmus University
Rotterdam. ISS is an
international graduate school of policy-
oriented critical social science, with a broad
diversity in students and teachers. ISS is
research led and teaching driven. Established
in 1952 by Dutch universities and the
Netherlands Ministry of Education, in 2010
ISS became part of Erasmus University
Rotterdam (EUR). In 2013, EUR celebrated its
100-year anniversary. The PhD programme
at ISS is a four-year doctoral programme.
More than 100 students are currently enrolled,
supervised by a multidisciplinary faculty.
The University of the
Witwatersrand (Wits)
was established in 1922,
including a School
of Law and is now
internationally
recognised as an
institution of excellence. The University’s
policy of non-discrimination, on racial or
any other grounds was severely tested when
the apartheid-government forbid the
enrolment of non-white students in 1959.
The Wits academic and student community
protested strongly and continued to maintain
a consistent and vigorous stand against
apartheid, in education, and in all its
manifestations. With the dismantling of
apartheid and the election of a democratic
government, the role of Wits as a resource
has become increasingly important: staff
members and researchers are approached
on a daily basis by the media, commerce and
industry to give their expert knowledge and
opinion on a wide variety of topics.
WITS TODAY – Changing tomorrow
Involved staff
Dr. Jeff Handmaker (academic co-ordinator ISS); Dr. Ntombizozuko (Zozo) Dyani-Mhango (academic co-ordinator Wits law).
In addition, various other faculty members will participate, depending on the topic.
These include from ISS: Prof. Karin Arts, Prof. Des Gasper, Prof. Irene van Staveren, Prof. Peter Knorringa and Dr. Karim Knio.
And from Wits law: Prof. Jonathan Klaaren, Prof. Cathi Albertyn, Dr. Bonita Meyersfeld and Dr. Lilian Chenwi.
Further information
Joint programme www.iss.nl/jointwitsphd GGSJ group www.iss.nl/GGSJ
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