CLACSO and CASS Call for Proposals
Objective
The objective of the joint research program is to provide support to researchers from CASS and CLACSO in conducting joint research and generating joint findings on topics of common interest to both parties in the field of social sciences in order to promote academic exchange and research cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Area of cooperation
Poverty Reduction and Development under the following guidelines:
Knowledge and Public Policy
Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability
Economy and Development
Migration and Human Mobility
Participants
The joint research program will be implemented collaboratively by research teams from China and Latin America and the Caribbean. Support will be provided for a maximum of two joint projects. Each project will consist of one research team from China and one research team from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Chinese team will be composed of researchers from CASS Research Institutes, and the Latin American and Caribbean team will be composed of researchers from Latin American and Caribbean institutions belonging to CLACSO. The CASS and CLACSO teams will submit the application jointly. In the case of CLACSO, the application must be submitted by a Team Coordinator with the experience and qualifications to lead the research group, which must consist of between two and four researchers.
Below, after the guidelines of this call for applications, you can find links to annual organized by CLACSO and CASS and/or with the participation of researchers affiliated with both institutions. We suggest reviewing them to identify potential team members from both China and Latin America and the Caribbean.
In addition, we incorporated the following: form so that researchers can comment on their proposal and enter their contact information. This will be reflected in this billboardFrom there, they can contact potential peers from the other region and thus arrange a mixed team and a joint application.
Project Modalities and Results
Within the framework of this program, the two parties will be able to conduct joint research through the exchange of researchers, the organization of face-to-face and virtual seminars, and the preparation of joint research documents.
Presentation of final reports
Upon completion of the project, both teams must submit a joint research report to their respective funding agencies. The Chinese version must be at least 30.000 characters long, and the English and Spanish versions at least 20.000 words (CASS and CLACSO require that the joint research report be submitted in Chinese, English, and Spanish). The joint research report will be freely accessible through publication in print or digital format, and the grant awarded by CASS and CLACSO must be acknowledged. It is recommended that the teams publish joint articles or monographs.
Procedures and requirements for application
The application forms must be submitted jointly and simultaneously by both parties. Both applicants should discuss the matter before submitting the joint application. The applicants must be the respective principal investigators of the CASS and CLACSO teams. The CASS applicant will complete the Chinese application form and send it to the CASS International Cooperation Office. The CLACSO applicant will submit the application using an online form, in accordance with CLACSO's requirements. Both forms must be identical with regard to participants, project title, research content, work plan, and expected research outcomes.
The deadline for submitting the application is September 19, 2022.
Evaluation
CASS and CLACSO will each establish an expert committee to evaluate all applications based on their necessity, feasibility, etc. Final awards will be approved by mutual agreement and granted to those who obtain a high score in the evaluation by both parties.
Project duration
Each project will have a duration of one (1) year: from January 2023 to December 2023.
Project completion
The duration of the joint research program is one year, starting in January 2023. CASS applicants must submit a International Research Project Completion Form to the Office of International Cooperation, CASS, before April 2024 at the latest and present the results of the research, as well as other relevant materials.
The document is written in English, Chinese, and Spanish, and all three versions are equally valid. In case of any ambiguity, the English version shall prevail over any translation.
Registration closes: September 19, 2022, 23:59 PM (Argentina)
Winners will be announced in December 2022.
Project implementation: from December 2022 to December 2023
Final report due: April 2024
The results will be published on the CLACSO website. The winners will be contacted by email.
Queries: [email protected]
Activities organized by CLACSO and CASS (2020 and 2022) :
– Dialogue and exchanges between China and Latin America: perspectives from the social sciences and humanities
– Virtual discussion: China-Latin America and the Caribbean relations in the global scenario of pandemic and strategic competition: challenges and opportunities
– Presentation of the Dialogues on Development Experiences between China and Latin America and the Caribbean
– A Look at China: The Chinese Path to Poverty Eradication. Reducing Rural Poverty in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society
– Second Conference: Perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean. Participation of emerging economies in global governance: reflections and perspectives from Brazil
– Virtual discussion: 50 Years of Bilateral Relations between China and Argentina (1972 – 2022)
– Forum on Relations between China, Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic Era
https://conferenciaclacso.org/programa/foro_tematico.php?ca=44
– Working Group on China and the map of world power
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