[Lgpolicy-list] [lg policy] MIME PhD scholarship: The limits of language policy

[Harold Schiffman]

MIME PhD scholarship: The limits of language policy

University of Edinburgh

A new scholarship is to be awarded, to begin in January 2015.
[image: A group of students walking in George Square]

The scholarship is being funded under the auspices of the Mobility and
Inclusion in Multilingual Europe (MIME) project, a major inter-university
research project involving over twenty European universities, and funded by
the European Commission. For more information about the MIME project, see:

   - http://www.mime-project.org/

The MIME project is a multidisciplinary one which will consider the nature
of language policies which serve to promote both greater mobility in
Europe, particularly (but not limited to) mobility of people, but also
contribute to social and other forms of societal cohesion. The research
conducted by the successful applicant will feed into Work Package 5,
‘Policy’, and in particular will provide insights of relevance to the
assessment of the legal implications of the language policy options
emerging from MIME research, and especially the limitations which legal
norms may impose on language policy choices. Because of the focus on
mobility, it is expected that the researcher will consider legal norms
relating to immigration (and naturalisation), the regulation of
cross-border trade in goods and services, the regulation of entry into
trades and professions, marketing of goods and services, and terms of sale
of goods and services. Because of the focus on cohesion and, indeed,
integration, it is expected that the researcher will consider norms
relating to non-discrimination and equality, but perhaps also those
relating to education, regulation of the media, and so forth. It is
expected that the student would consider relevant international
norms—particularly those of the European Union and the Council of
Europe—but also of at least one relevant national (and perhaps one
subnational) jurisdiction.

Any enquiries with regard to the scholarship, or the proposed research, can
be directed to Prof. Robert Dunbar (tel.: +44-(0)131-650-3621, email:

   - Rob.Dunbar at ed.ac.uk

Award

The award will provide a stipend of ca. £18,500 per year (rising with
inflation), up to a maximum of four years, but will not cover tuition fees,
which will be charged at the usual rate for home/EU and non-EU/overseas
applicants.
Eligibility

The award is open to UK, EU and overseas students commencing a PhD degree
in January 2015 . Applicants must apply for admission to year one of the
programme of study, also by *22 December 2014.*

The award will be made based on academic merit. Successful applicants are
likely to hold a UK first class or strong upper second class honours
undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant field and to
have demonstrated a high academic achievement in a undergraduate/master's
degree in a relevant field; applicants holding a undergraduate degree in
law, international relations, applied linguistics, European politics or
European studies are particularly welcome.
Applying

Applicants must submit a completed application form and a research
proposal, based on the description of the proposed subject matter of the
dissertation, of not more than 1,000 words by *22 December 2014.* (If you
wish to include a bibliography then the bibliography should be included in
the word count).

   - Application Form

Applications should be emailed or posted to:

   - LLC Graduate School Administrative Office


   - 1.13
   - 50 George Square
   - Edinburgh
   - EH8 9LH


   - Work: +44 (0)131 651 1822
   - Work: +44 (0)131 651 3988

Email:llc.postgrad at ed.ac.uk
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14a11b3601d54182?compose=14a12024aba41fea

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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