Call for Applications: 2 PhD Scholarships in the BIGSSS-DAAD Graduate School Scholarship Programme CoPoDi › view all

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications for 2 Doctoral Stipends (48 months) in our Graduate School Scholarship Programme, “Contentious Politics in the Digital Age” (CoPoDi), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The program’s primary aim is to investigate how digital technology and media influence political activism, social movements, and socio-political conflicts. A secondary objective focuses on assessing the value of new digital data sources and computational methods for analyzing the dynamics of political protest and activism. Additionally, the programme places particular emphasis on the Global South, where the potential of digital data is especially significant due to media restrictions and risks faced by informants, although this is not its sole geographical focus. 

We welcome applications until December 6th, 2024. Find the Call for Applications here. For more information on the programme and potential supervisors visit our Website: “Contentious Politics in the Digital Age” (CoPoDi). General information about the programme can be found on the Graduate School Scholarship Programme page and application instructions can be found here: Application & Admission.

The program starts on September 1, 2025.