Private Actors and Self-Regulation - The amount allocated by HiiL for this research project is fixed at €400.000.

HiiL is pleased to announce the launching of a Call for Research Proposals in the context of the HiiL Research Theme Private Actors and Self-Regulation.

The Tender Document is developed around the core question:

Which form of regulation with a transnational dimension, created by either private actors, public actors (including inter-governmental organisations) or through their cooperation, is most successful in regulating the conduct of corporations in a transnational environment? And what conditions are decisive for determining the appropriateness of the relevant regulatory regime?

For the detailed Tender Document (which outlines the background as well as the trajectory leading up to the formulation of the core question as well as an overview of the relevant substantive parameters and criteria against which proposals will be assessed) please click here 

All applications must be submitted online, in accordance with the application procedure before 8 December 2008 (24:00, Dutch time).

For the purpose of assisting and answering any questions researchers may have in relation to this Call, an informative workshop for potential applicants will be organised. The workshop will be held on 13 October 2008 between 13.00-14.00 hrs. at the premises of HiiL in The Hague, the Netherlands.

For researchers who do not reside in the Netherlands the workshop can be joined by means of a conference call. Researchers wishing to participate in the workshop (physically or by means of a conference call) should register between 23 September and 6 October by sending an email to registration@hiil.org or by calling Wouter van Cleef (Logistics Officer) at + 31 (0)70 3494412. Please note that researchers who do not reside in the Netherlands should provide HiiL with their telephone number so as to enable HiiL to contact them for the purpose of the conference call.

For the application procedure please click here 

For the admissibility requirements please click here 

For the selection procedure please click here 

For documents relevant to this call please click here 

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