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The School of Social and Political Sciences offers a dynamic research environment with a strong international
profile and over 100 academic and research staff. The School combines five subject groups including Sociology,
in which the PhD project will be based with a first supervisor, and Politics where the second supervisor is
located. In the REF 2014 assessment of research in the UK, over 80% of the School’s research performance was
assessed in the top two categories of 4* ‘world-leading’ or 3* ‘internationally excellent’.
Project details
The aim of this PhD research is to examine how lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) activism in
Latin America develops through transnational processes, in relation to decolonizing analyses. The project will
engage decolonial thinking to investigate the relationship between South-North collaborations and decolonizing
in terms of power relations, identities and dialogue. Focusing on two different country case studies, the study
will also involve data-collection from actors in the Global North that are involved in related transnational
processes. In a context where LGBTQ rights are mobilised positively or negatively in wider nationalist and
internationalist projects, especially challenged in new right-wing populist national formations, it is vital to
generate new analysis specifically of transnational processes. While research increases on Global North actors,
there is a need for more detailed empirical research on activist agency originating in the South that engages with
transnational processes, and to make the original step of exploring this in light of decolonial analyses.
Eligibility
A good first degree (at least 2:1), preferably with a social science component
Demonstrate an interest in, and knowledge of sexuality and/or gender and/or decolonizing/postcolonial
approaches and/or Latin America.
Have a good grounding in social research methods/methodology and sociology, politics or a similar
discipline.
Award details
The scholarship is available as a three year '+3' (PhD only). The programme will commence in October 2020. It
includes
Further information
Applicants can propose to study any two countries in Latin America, and this includes the countries of the
Caribbean. Applicants should specify in their cover letter’s statement which two countries they would choose to
focus on. Preference may be given to applications including at least one country in the Commonwealth, in light
of this being a research focus of the first supervisor Dr Matthew Waites.
Application process
All applicants should complete and collate the following documentation, and then attach to a single email and
send to socsci-scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk with the subject line 'CoSS PhD Scholarship - Latin America's
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The cover letter should be a single document with the file named as follows
*Yourname_Waites_CoSSPhDScholarship_Date*
Selection process
Applications will be assessed by a selection panel and applicants shortlisted applicants will be asked to attend a
remote interview. Interviews will take place on/by 1 July 2020.
All scholarship awards are subject to candidates successfully securing admission to a PhD programme within the
School of Social and Political Sciences. Successful scholarship applicants will be invited to apply for admission
to the relevant PhD programme after they are selected for funding.
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