States, Political Systems and Development | Research Degrees

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Award Award	Duration Duration	Start dates Start dates	Application Application
PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available)	Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years Full-time: 3–4 years Part-time: 6–8 years	February and October February and October	January to April January to April

Our research in the Development Policy and Practice Group (DPP) seeks to shed light on how states as drivers and agents of development, while also exploring alternative political systems that challenge the prevailing development paradigms. The DPP group draws on an extensive network of academic partnerships with researchers, policy makers and grassroots organisations in Europe, Africa, and Latin America to get a well-rounded view of global development.

Within this broad and cross-cutting agenda we focus on:

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Within the context of development, we are interested in research at the intersection of political ideas, policies and actions of:

UK fee UK fee	International fee International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year	Full-time: £12,705 per year Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year	Part-time: £6,353 per year Part-time: £6,353 per year

Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.

For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.

To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.

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