2021/2022 Scholarship for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Development Studies (Sustainable Energy Technologies) at UDSM



2021/2022 Scholarship for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Development Studies (Sustainable Energy Technologies) at UDSM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

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

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