What is EDGS?
Our program, Equality Development and Globalization Studies, or EDGS, supports publications, research fellowships, visiting scholars, conferences, workshops and other academic activities in the United States and abroad. We promote research, publications, intellectual engagement and public dialogue focused on issues confronting the post-colonial or developing world.
Core Themes
- Institutional transformation
- Rule of law
- Boundaries and property
- Democracy, participation and equality
- Conflict, tolerance and rights
- Stratification and Marginalization
- Oligarchs and elites
- Historical influences and legacies
- Global, national and subnational dimensions of development
- Growth and sustainability
News & Events
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Arryman Program
The Arryman Program trains emerging Indonesian scholars in the social sciences. The fellows are awarded a one-year grant for pre-doctoral research with our program. Arryman Fellows are eligible to become Arryman Scholars, which entitles them to a grant from ISRSF funding up to six years of doctoral study.
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Events
We host book talks and research presentations throughout the academic year on topics ranging from pre- and post-colonial history of Southeast Asian countries to sociological studies of familial radicalization in Indonesia. See our events page for upcoming talks, and join our listserv to get notified every time a new event is added to the schedule!
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