| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD
(MPhil also available) |
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
February and October |
January to April |
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available) |
Duration
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
February and October |
Application period
January to April |
Politics and International Studies (POLIS) researchers focus on political theory and ideologies, including critical, post-structuralist and normative theory; theories of citizenship; agonistic politics; international relations theory; and research on the ideas and actions of social movements and environmental justice campaigns. In terms of political concepts, POLIS staff can supervise students working on citizenship, justice, rights, duties, governance, power, community, ecology, and democracy, to name a few.
We also encourage research in continental political philosophy and the intellectual history of political thought. We supervise on a range of political ideologies including transnational discourses and movements (cultural, ecological, gender, human rights, labour and emergent political subject positions), as well as conservative, liberal, labour and utopian discourses in the UK – especially those drawing on empirical cases, institutional practices and lived experience.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full time: £4,596 per year |
Full time: £11,666 per year |
| Part time: £2,298 per year |
Part time: £5,833 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, and to see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, visit Fees and studentships.
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