Have you ever been concerned about how to get really story and present quality research?  Remember those quasi-experiments designs and other research tools in grad school? Ever think about how hard it is to get both a good research design and publish real good stories. Here is an idea to link both.

The Inter-American Foundation has partnered with the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) to link US based academics with local knowledge producers to publish stories and experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean. The “Otros Saberes,” or Other Americas, is a new collaborative research initiative. LASA is receiving application from now until June 15, 2006 on exciting partnerships related to Afro-Latinos and Transnational Indigenous groups.

The proposals funded will be methodologically innovative and will show the clear potential to generate new empirical knowledge, as well as practical applications of that knowledge and/or theoretical understanding.

Research will be conducted over the period of one year, from July 1, 2006 through July 1, 2007. After completing their work, the research teams will attend an evaluation workshop and then will presents their findings at LASA’s 2007 International Congress. They will also publish their findings in the U.S. and Latin America, including in the LASA Forum and on LASA’s Web site.

http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/news.html