Research course
Democracy and Social Movements
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 (or equivalent).
Months of entry
October
Course content
Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at The Open University has an international reputation for research in democracy and social movements. Members of POLIS are interested in supervising research on theories of democracy and democratisation; contested conceptualisations of democracy; struggles for democracy and rights; democratic institutions and movements; contentious and activist politics; identity and democratic politics; contemporary social and political movements.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time72 months
- full time36 months
- MPhil
- full time15 months
- part time24 months
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Coordinator
- FASS-Polis-PG-Admissions@open.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1908 654534