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Application deadline: February 5, 2017 The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research is offering the following professional development courses in April and May 2017. Click on the links below to be directed to a specific course page. Advanced Research Design: https://www.pasgr.org/call-for-applications-advanced-research-design-course-april-2017/ Social Network Analysis: https://www.pasgr.org/call-for-applications-social-network-analysis-course-april-2017/ Action Research: https://www.pasgr.org/call-for-applications-action-research-course-may-2017/ Comparative Case Studies: https://www.pasgr.org/call-for-applications-comparative-case-studies-research-course-may-2017/ Survey Design […]

    Advancing research excellence for governance and public policy in Africa. NEWs from PASGR December 2016 Dear colleague, It seems that 2016 has ended too quickly because there has been much to do. In the past few months we have put out several new working papers, and finished delivering the second series of professional […]

Course dates: May 1 to May 4, 2017 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 4-day professional development course in Action Research. This training is relevant to African academics, researchers and PhD students who would like to include multiple stakeholders in […]

Course dates: May 1 to May 4, 2017 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 4-day professional development course in Survey Design and Execution. This training is relevant to African academics, researchers and PhD students interested in moving from general hypotheses […]

Course dates: May 1-4, 2017 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 4-day professional development course in Comparative Case Studies Research. This training is relevant to African academics, researchers and PhD students interested in examining comparative case study designs and the […]

Course dates: April 26-29, 2017 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering a 4-day professional development course in Social Network Analysis. This training is relevant to African academics, researchers and PhD students interested in exploring and applying the theoretical foundations and research […]

Course dates: April 19 to April 29, 2017 Training location: Nairobi, Kenya Contact person: nirungu@www.pasgr.org (Questions/clarifications only) The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is offering an 11-day professional development course in Advanced Research Design for Policy-Oriented Research. This training is relevant to African academics, researchers and PhD students interested in enhancing their […]

Click here to download PDF version of this call   1.     Post information This position is ideal for an energetic, enthusiastic, and self-driven communications professional with a keen interest in public policy, higher education and/or research.  The purpose of the position is to support PASGR’s communications and policy outreach function in line with the 2014-2018 […]

Update: The application deadline for this call has been extended to January 15, 2017. Call for Expression of Interest -PASGR independent external review (Click to download PDF version) Background The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is a £15m 10-year programme funded by DFID over two phases (2019-2014 £8.5m; 2014-2018 £6.5m) designed to […]

Recently, a video featuring a group of grandmothers was shared widely on social media. The video featured a group of grandmothers in Korogocho slum in Nairobi who were learning to defend themselves from predators by acquiring Karate and other self-defense techniques. The video should have been amusing because seeing a group of elderly women kicking […]