| 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 |
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:
- Exploring the relationships between development actors, institutions, and transformative dynamics in political thought. This further focuses on politics of development, as well as on transnational networks, states, and power
- At the policy level, our focus is on the interaction between governance, government, and civil society
- At the action level, the research focuses mainly on social movements, participation, conflict, and cooperation.
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 research projects
Within the context of development, we are interested in research at the intersection of political ideas, policies and actions of:
- The politics of inclusive development and innovation
- Alternative political systems and their impact on development processes
- Local, national, transnational and global governance
- Civil society, collective action and political networks
- Global justice and global citizenship
- Political systems and development
- Public engagement and new media
- Knowledge production and transfer, and social learning
- Decolonising development
- Emerging powers such as China in global development and the implications for how we think about and practice of development
Current/recent research projects
- Re-orienting development: the dynamics and effects of Chinese infrastructure investment in Europe (REDEFINE)
- Inclusive Societies: Migration for Inclusive African Growth
- China as the new 'shaper' of global development
- Politics of inclusive innovation and development in Latin America
- Co-operative enterprises, innovation, and inclusive development in Africa
- Knowledge production for sustainable bioenergy: an analysis of UK decision processes and priorities
- Unpacking the role of industry associations in the diffusion and governance of health innovations in developing countries
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full-time: £4,786 per year |
Full-time: £12,146 per year |
| Part-time: £2,393 per year |
Part-time: £6,073 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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