The Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape is inviting applications for a one-year, full-time Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship for 2026. The successful candidate will join the Children’s Rights Project.
Jetske Idema has joined the Multilevel Government Project of the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) as a research intern until June 2026.
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On 9 December 2025, the Children’s Rights Project hosted a webinar to explore the findings of a new study titled 'Toiling for Survival: Children in the Urban Informal Sector in Africa.'
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The Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, was proud to deliver a statement at the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)!
The Dullah Omar Institute (Univ of the W-Cape) is offering a FREE short training programme for community organisations on how to work more effectively with your municipality.
The 5th Edition of the African School on Decentralisation (ASD), themed Decentralisation and Finances, hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute [South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government] at the University of the Western Cape and the Centre of Federalism and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University, brought together 24 dynamic participants from 10 vibrant African countries for an unforgettable experience from 13–25 October 2025.
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The Dullah Omar Institute’s Prof Jaap de Visser has played a key role in supporting the establishment of the Government of National Unity Clearing House Mechanism (GNU Clearing House) through expert legal-governance input and refinement of its operational framework.
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[Call for Applications] Post-doctoral Research Fellowship: Children's Rights Project
