Research In Focus
October 07, 2004.
Welcome to the “Research In Focus”, a free monthly e-bulletin to keep you
abreast of the latest policy research knowledge from the Global south.
***Research In Focus E-bulletin***
Issue # 11, October, 2004
>>>The Global Development Awards Competition is the largest international
contest for researchers on development. The competition is held in three
categories: most innovative development project, outstanding research on
development and research medals. These awards recognize excellence in the
fields of development research and project innovation. If you are
interested please submit your research papers, for all three categories of
the Global Development Awards Competition 2004. The finalists in each
category will present their papers at the Annual Conference. Last day for
submission of papers is October 12th, 2004 .To know more please visit us
at:
www.gdnet.org/activities/gdn_competitions/global_development_awards/
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CONTENTS:
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*** KNOWLEDGE BASE HIGHLIGHTS:
1-FEATURED RESEARCH:
*Financial liberalization, saving, investment and growth in MENA countries
* Environmental aspects of sustainability in Belarus
* Afghanistan’s reconstruction: issues and challenges
2-FEATURED RESEARCHERS:
* Malgorzata Runiewicz Senior Assistant / Researcher / Teacher,
Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER),
Poland
*Melanie Milo Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development
Studies (PIDS), Philippine
* Akhmed Akhmedov Economist, Center for Economic and Financial Research,
Russian Federation
3-FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS:
* Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
(OSSREA), Ethiopia
*Institute for International Relations (IMO), Croatia
*Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), Jamaica
4- ONLINE RESEARCH SERVICES: Toolkit: Proposal Writing and Fundraising
5-FUNDING NEWS:
*Gender Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies: Research
Competition
* Visiting Experts from Academic and Research Institutions Programme, Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Partnership Programme
*Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) Visiting Research Fellowships
Knowledge Base Highlights
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1-Featured Research
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~Financial liberalization, saving, investment and growth in MENA countries
Assessing the impact of financial development on private saving in MENA
countries
by Achy, L. for the Institut National de Statistique et d'Economie
Appliquée (INSEA), Morocco, 2003
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~Environmental aspects of sustainability in Belarus
Reacting to radioactivity: the problems with environmental policy in
Belarus
by Gvozdeva, E. for the International Institute for Policy Studies,
(IIPS), Belarus, 2003
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~ Afghanistan’s reconstruction: issues and challenges
Can the Central Authority of Afghanistan and the international donor
community implements effective reconstruction strategies in the country?
by Shah, B. for Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS), Islamabad, Pakistan,
2003
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
****You can find 1000 more research papers on the Knowledge Base
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2-Featured Researchers
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~Malgorzata Runiewicz Senior Assistant / Researcher / Teacher,
Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research (TIGER),
Poland
Research interests: foreign trade and foreign direct investments (FDI);
international competitiveness; innovation policies; economic growth;
enterprise development
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~Melanie Milo Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development
Studies (PIDS)
Research interests: monetary policy, international macroeconomics,
financial sector issues and policies, and development economics
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~ Akhmed Akhmedov Economist, Center for Economic and Financial Research,
Russian Federation
Research interests: microeconomic applications (both theory and empirics):
contract theory, IO, political economy, labor economics
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
****You can find 1000 more researchers profiles on the Knowledge Base
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3-Featured Organizations
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~Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
(OSSREA), Ethiopia
(OSSREA) is a regional research and capacity-building organization
founded in Ethiopia.
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~ Institute for International Relations (IMO), Croatia
Nepalese research and training institute focusing on foreign policy and
regional interaction.
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
~ Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), Jamaica
Regional institute researching nutritional problems in Caribbean countries
www.gdnet.org/cf/search/display.cfm
****You can find 1000 more organizational profiles on the Knowledge Base
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4-Online Research Services
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Toolkit: Proposal Writing and Fundraising
Providing practical suggestions for applying for funding and proposal
writing, this toolkit is based on interviews with experienced research
fundraisers in both developing and developed countries. Obtaining funding
for your research is a difficult achievement, so we hope this guide will
help give your proposal the best possible chance of success.
www.gdnet.org/online_services/toolkits/proposal_writing/
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4-Funding News
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~ Gender Justice in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies: Research
Competition
This IDRC competition is being run in Colombia and Guatemala and will
support research that will document and analyze models, mechanisms, public
policies and practices for gender-differentiated access to and delivery of
justice.
Deadline: October 22, 2004
www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/idrc_gender.html
~ Visiting Experts from Academic and Research Institutions Programme, Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Partnership Programme
The Visiting Experts from Academic and Research Institutions Programme
supports highly qualified academics and researchers to undertake work in
FAO for a maximum of one year.
Deadline: None specified
www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/fao.html
~Democracy in Africa Research Unit (DARU) Visiting Research Fellowships
Fellowships for social science researchers to build local research and
analytical capacity, conduct systematic research and analyze data
-University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Deadline: Ongoing
www.gdnet.org/online_services/funding_opportunities/funding_news/daru.html
For more funding opportunities and many other online resources, visit our
new website www.gdnet.org/online_services/
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