The Gerda Henkel Foundation has awarded a research grant to Francesca Colli and Yf Reykers for their project “A coalition of hawks and doves? Explaining military receptiveness to civil society calls for transparency around the use of force”.
The project includes a four-year PhD position (starting date: 1 September 2022) in the Politics department.
The PhD vacancy can be found here (deadline: 1 June 2022).
The project’s objective is to understand under which conditions military officials are prepared to collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to foster transparency around the use of force and its consequences. NGOs have repeatedly led concerted campaigns calling for more transparency around civilian casualties during airstrikes by countries participating in the air campaign by the Global Coalition against Daesh, with mixed results. This project seeks to offer insights into the potential for genuine civil-military collaboration for the sake of transparency around the use of force and civilian harm.
