CALL FOR APPLICATIONS — Junior Researcher's Institute

LASPAD UGB
Sep 13
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“Regenerating Democracy: Capabilities, Commons, Care” (Theme)

Université Gaston Berger (Saint-Louis, Senegal) • December 1–6, 2025

A joint initiative of the Democracy Innovation Foundation, Global Africa, and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the Junior Researcher's Institute (JRI) aims to foster the emergence of a new generation of researchers on the continent, capable of contributing to the reinvention of democracy through African archives, fieldwork, and practices.

The School mobilizes three key notions—capabilities, commons, and the ethics of care—to rethink democratic forms that are more just, inclusive, and attentive to the living world.

Who is the YSS for?

Doctoral students, early-career PhDs, and young researchers in the humanities and social sciences, law, STS, development studies, etc.
With a strong interest in substantive democracy, the commons, social and ecological justice, or public policies in Africa.

Format

Residential in Saint-Louis (Senegal), December 1–6, 2025
Workshops, masterclasses, writing labs, methodological sessions, and field clinics.

How to Apply

Send your application file by email to: communication@laspad.org

Timeline

Submission of applications: September 13 → October 25, 2025 (midnight UTC)
Notification of results: November 5, 2025

📎 Full details of the call (requirements, application guidelines, pedagogical content) are available in the attached file.

👉 Want to join a pan-African community of democratic research and experimentation? Apply now and contribute to imagining democratic futures rooted in African realities.

Contact: communication@laspad.org