Sigh. I am in the process of trying to locate an institution that will give me a one year fellowship to work on my next book project on the cultural politics of the war on terror and the national security state. So I asked the wonderful grant/fellowship person at my school to find me such fellowships and she sends me back the Minerva Project. Deep sigh. The DoD would sooner poke its eye out than fund the research I do (and by extension I would never dream of applying for the fellowship and becoming a tool of empire). Any suggestions fb friends? Hugh Gusterson? Here is a description of the DoD fellowship: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are initiating a university-based social and behavioral science research activity, as part of The Minerva Initiative launched by the Secretary of Defense, that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. NSF and DoD intend: 1) to develop the DoD’s social and human science intellectual capital in order to enhance its ability to address future challenges; 2) to enhance the DoD’s engagement with the social science community; and 3) to deepen the understanding of the social and behavioral dimensions of national security issues. In pursuit of these objectives, NSF and DoD will bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and will support disciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative projects addressing areas of strategic importance to national security policy. Proposals are to be submitted directly to NSF as described in the solicitation.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 17:30:20 +0000
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