PhD Scholarship in Political Ecology/Environmental Governance

The Technology and Agrarian Development group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, invites applications from nationals from developing countries for a PhD position. The research is in the field of political ecology and agrarian change, addressing issues of environmental governance, as part of a new five-year interdisciplinary research programme on ‘Panama Disease in Banana: Multi-level Solutions for a Global Problem’. This programme integrates research in the social sciences, environmental sciences, and plant sciences.  This PhD project studies the various forms of governance at different levels (national-global, public-private) that have an effect on the control of Panama disease.  Applicants should have a prior degree in political science, geography, anthropology, sociology, political ecology, development studies or related field. Review of applications will begin April 10, 2012. Please see the website for more information.