UDSM Scholarship for the Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies
Scholarship for the Doctor of Philosophy PhD degree in Development Studies (Sustainable Energy Technologies) at UDSM The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) and The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO) are pleased to announce a scholarship to pursue a 3-year full time PhD programme to a Tanzanian candidate with background in, development studies, human geography, social science and related areas. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply to take advantage of the funding opportunity available.
INTRODUCTION
Background of candidate: The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) and The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO) are pleased to announce a scholarship to pursue a 3-year full time PhD programme to a Tanzanian candidate with background in, development studies, human geography, social science and related areas. The scholarship is part of the renewable energy project that is being implemented by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), STIPRO and other two organizations in Ghana and Denmark.
Project title: Energy struggles: renewable energy in Africa Funding agency: Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply to take
advantage of the funding opportunity available. Funding period: Three academic years, beginning in the 2021/2022 academic year. The scholarship includes study stays at the Denmark Technical University in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Number of places: One (1)
Brief project summary: The overall objective of this project is to contribute to a better understanding of how a transition to renewable energy can occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Many countries have set targets for solar and wind, but implementation has been slow and uneven. With rising energy consumption, there is a risk that the continent will become a more significant contributor to climate change. Understanding the difference between targets and the implementation of renewable energy in developing countries is still little developed. In the literature, there has been a tendency to focus on how technical innovation in renewable energy can drive a transition of energy systems. It is, however, increasingly clear that politics
and power play a decisive role in the prioritization of energy projects. The project aims to develop a conceptual framework for the study of the political economy of energy that can analyse and help explain how energy projects
