The Developing Areas Research Group in conjunction with Earthscan
offers an annual prize for the most promising dissertation
concerning 'The
Geography of Developing Areas'. The author of the winning dissertation
receives £100 worth of Earthscan books of their choice, and 25% discount on any further Earthscan
books ordered.
The prize is open to any student taking a first degree in
Geography.
Students taking joint degrees are eligible to enter for the prize,
provided that
at least half their course is in Geography. It is suggested that no
Department
of Geography submits more than one dissertation for this prize.
Dissertations
will be evaluated by three members of the DARG Committee.
The closing date for the 2004 prize is 16 July 2004
Dissertations, along with a copy of the instructions given to students, should be sent to the DARG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize Committee at the following address: Dr Andrea Kilgour, Chair, DARG Undergraduate Prize Committee, c/o/ Dr Katie Willis, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
Previous Winners
1995: Ming-Lee Lim (Oxford) 'Kotadesasi Zones: A New Hypothesis on Megalopisation in Asia: A Case Study of Beijing, China'
1996: Rachel Jenkings (University of the West of England) 'What role does female participation play in the effectiveness of community development? A Case study of the Christian Community Services Department in the Machakos Diocese of the Church of the Province of Kenya'
1997: Rebecca Dell (Birmingham) 'Visions of Africa: Pictoral Images in Oxfam Publications'
1998: Haleh Darwazeh (University College, London) 'Micro-Credit Enterprises and Women's Empowerment'
1999: Simon Hayden (Oxford) 'Fair Trade Coffee as a Strategy for Human Development in Rural Peru'
2000: Alice Pettigrew (Durham) 'Shaka to Shakespeare: An Examination of the Relationship between Education and Identity in Twentieth Century KwaZulu-Natal'.
2001: Samantha Shepherd (UWE) 'The Attitudes of Indigenous People to Their Environment: A Study of the Bajau Community in Tukangbesi Archipelago, Indonesia'.
2002: Emilie Filou (Oxford) 'Camels, Marabouts and Docs: Health Care Provision for Tuaregs in Northern Niger'.
2003: Sarah Wrathmell (Birmingham) 'The Connectivitea of Britain and Sri Lanka'.
This page was last updated on 17 May 2004 by:
Email: katie.willis@rhul.ac.uk