Research course

Politics, International Relations, and Sociology

Institution
Canterbury Christ Church University · Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences
Qualifications
MA by researchMPhilPhD

Entry requirements

Politics, International Relations, and Sociology - Canterbury Christ Church University

Months of entry

September

Course content

We have a vibrant community of research students, supported by enthusiastic and committed research active staff. We are available for supervision for research at MA, MSc, MPhil, or PhD level.

Research areas include:

  • Politics
  • International Relations
  • Sociology.
Recently completed or current PhD student theses:
  • Migration and Local Governance  
  • The US Tea Party and collective memory  
  • Reclaiming the collective agency capability of civil society  
  • Inter-country adoption from Ethiopia to Italy: shaping families and ties to their kin 
  • Reclaiming the collective agency capability of civil society 
  • Professionalisation and credibility among midwife tutors
  • New paths of asymmetrical federalism in the EU: the Eurozone as a federal system  
  • Enlightenment Liberalism and the Challenge of Pluralism  
  • The Limits of Territorial Autonomy: Secession in Liberal Democratic States 

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MA by research
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    • Distance learningis available for this qualification
  • MPhil
    full time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    • Distance learningis available for this qualification
  • PhD
    full time
    36 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    • Distance learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
The Graduate College
Email
graduatecollege@canterbury.ac.uk