The state, citizenships and identities

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

Religions are implicated in cultural and national traditions as well as in questions of identity and subjectivity. Political and national commitments and involvements are topics of interest here, ‘civil religion’ is a strong area of our existing research.

We have published extensively about how ceremonies expressive of local belonging, political affiliation, or the remembrance of war dead, intersect with religious and non-religious activities and identities. We have also published on the intersections of nationalist and religious identity and practice, on emergent citizenships and social movements and on questions of identity and conflict in 19th- and early-20th-century England and Northern Ireland. These interests overlap substantially with our research on lived and vernacular religions and non-religion, religiously inspired activism, disinformation, and broader questions of cultural and societal change.

We welcome applications in areas that correspond with current staff research interests. We look for detailed and well-thought-out proposals, which set out specific research questions and outline the originality of your topic or approach. We encourage you to discuss your ideas informally before submitting an application.

Entry requirements

An MA in religious studies or related discipline. Each application is considered on its own merits. If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.