Malta Human Rights Scholars Network
The Malta Human Rights Scholars Network is an informal gathering of scholars – both accomplished experts as well as advanced students – studying human rights issues in Malta. The objective of the network is to develop the academic field of human rights through the sharing of information, writing, analysis and events.
Membership
Membership is free and open to:
- Academics and researchers working in the field of human rights in Malta or abroad, with a particular interest in human rights in Malta
- Graduate Student (Postgraduate diploma, Masters degree, PhD) in human rights
- Graduate student (as above) in a subject closely related to human rights (social science, humanitarian aid, law) where you are able to demonstrate a keen interest and academic specialization in human rights (for instance through writing of a dissertation in human rights, etc)
Network Structure
The network utilizes:
- A mailing list
- A facebook group
- An academia.edu page
Opportunities
We will be sharing, and we hope that you will too, opportunities to attend and present research at conferences and panels with a thematic focus on human rights, as well as job opportunities in the field of human rights in Malta as well as elsewhere.
We will also be promoting the independent work of network members by publishing it on our website, making it accessible to other researchers.
If you are an advanced scholar or academic in the field of human rights we will also consider your candidacy for future Foundation tenders and projects.
We will also be promoting the independent work of network members by publishing it on our website, making it accessible to other researchers.
If you are an advanced scholar or academic in the field of human rights we will also consider your candidacy for future Foundation tenders and projects.
Interest Groups
As the network grows, and on the basis of members’ requests, we would like to create interest groups on specific themes and topics, particularly in relation to different human rights issues in Malta.
Apply now!
To join send an email on [email protected] with the following:
- A short cover letter (highlighting your academic work in the area of human rights)
- Your CV
- A passport sized photograph (this will be published on the website)
- A brief profile following the below found here (this will be published on the website)
- At least one piece of writing on, or strongly relating to, a human rights topic; ideally focusing on the Maltese context (this will be published on the website)
