The doctoral research must, therefore, be on a topic within the fields of History of Political Thought, Political Philosophy or Political Theory. However, the latter in particular can be construed fairly widely to include research that makes use of empirical analysis, case studies, etc, so long as the main focus of the research is on furthering the understanding or applicability of a question within political thought.

Applications are therefore also encouraged from students who have an interest in grounding their theoretical analysis in existing political contexts and problems.

Dr Hamilton’s research interests and publications include a book (The Political Philosophy of Needs [Cambridge University Press, 2003 (2007)]) and a number of articles and ongoing research on the state, coercion, popular sovereignty, rights, needs, interests, citizenship, markets, imperialism, civil society, judgment in politics, the French Revolution and representative democracy, the political thought of Hobbes, Rousseau, Sieyès, Hegel, Proudhon and Marx, African political thought, and land reform, public debt and constitutionalism in South Africa. However, applicants should not feel they have to restrict their research to these or cognate areas. Dr Hamilton can supervise research on most topics within the History of Political Thought, Political Philosophy and Political Theory, and the final choice of candidate will not be influenced by their choice of research topic.

Candidates should email their curriculum vitae (CV) and a one-page summary of their proposed doctoral research to Dr Hamilton (hamilton1@ukzn.ac.za) by 14 June 2007. They should also ask three referees to send assessments of their work and suitability for doctoral study by the same deadline. They can also post their applications to:
Dr Lawrence Hamilton
School of Politics
Howard College Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
4041
South Africa
making sure they arrive by the deadline. The successful candidate will be informed by the 20 June 2007 at the latest.

• [South Africa] Developing and Advancing Excellence in Researchers – Thuthuka
• [Switzerland] PhD Studentship: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) Zurich
• [Germany] PhD Scholarships Asymmetries in Cultural Information Flows – University of Heidelberg
• MSc European Forestry Scholarships Erasmus Mundus
• [UK] Research Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students, University of Leeds

• Human resource development
• Building the research capacity
• Development of research/knowledge areas

To this end the following Thuthuka sub-programmes have been developed and implemented:

• Researchers-in-Training (RiT)
• Women-in-Research (WiR)
• Research Development Initiative for Black Academics (REDIBA)

Applications for funding of projects within the different sub-programmes open on 4 April 2007. All applications, validated by the respective Institution’s research administration or responsible person, must be submitted to the NRF no later than 4 June 2007.

Contacts for the Thuthuka call for funding in 2008
Ms Anthipi Pouris
Manager: ICD Grants
Tel: 012 481 4240
Email: anthipi@nrf.ac.za

Mr Akhona Njomane
Professional Officer: ICD Grants
Tel: 012 481 4051
Email: akhona@nrf.ac.za

• [South Africa] Doctoral Research Scholarship in Political Thought 2007-2008 – NRF
• MSc European Forestry Scholarships Erasmus Mundus
• [Germany] PhD Scholarships Asymmetries in Cultural Information Flows – University of Heidelberg
• [Canada] The Bentley Cropping System Fellowship
• [UK] Research Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students, University of Leeds