101 PhD programmes in Political Science in United Kingdom

Along with Edinburgh and St. Andrews, we form the Politics and International Relations  at University of Glasgow pathway of the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Scottish Doctoral Training Centre (S-DTC).

The European Politics MPhil/PhD course from University of Exeter provides an ideal place to undertake a MPhil/PhD in Politics and International Relations, Security, Conflict and Human Rights, or Strategy and Security. There are opportunities at both the Streatham Campus in Exeter and at the Penryn Campus near Falmouth.

Our International Politics PhD research programme at City St George's, University of London enables you to undertake substantial research addressing complex contemporary issues including political economy, social change and global policy.

In terms of political concepts, Political Ideas staff at The Open University UK can supervise students working on citizenship, justice, rights, duties, governance, power, community, ecology, and democracy, to name a few.

Politics is inextricable from human society and our teaching in this Social and Political Thought programme at the University of Sussex reflects this.

This Intellectual History programme combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at the University of Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry.

In the Politics course from University of Plymouth you'll be conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline working alongside a team of specialist academic advisers and renowned experts qualified to supervise research topics.

Multicultural Life, Citizenship, Difference, Political Conflict and Social Divisions research is part of the Sociology research group at The Open University UK.

Studying for a PhD in the School of Politics and International Studies at University of Leeds will allow you to become an expert in a specialist area, develop advanced research skills and enhance your professional development. 

POLIS Regional Studies staff at the The Open University UK have an exceptionally wide range of regional expertise, encompassing Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, South and East Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

This Politics PhD programme from The University of Exeter provides an ideal place to undertake a MPhil/PhD in Politics and International Relations, Security, Conflict and Human Rights, or Strategy and Security. There are opportunities at both the Streatham Campus in Exeter and at the Penryn Campus near Falmouth.

The Language, Literature and Politics (LLP) research group at The Open University UK is a cross-faculty collective bringing together researchers from the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics.

Our research in the States, Political Systems and Development degree at The Open University UK 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. 

Develop as an independent and competent researcher, and gain a greater understanding of research techniques appropriate to your subject area with this Politics, Languages and International Studies programme at the University of Bath.

A major concern of the 20th and 21st centuries has been the migration of people, objects, goods and ideas across and within borders. This Mobilities and Migration programme is offered at The Open University UK.

The Politics, International Relations, and Sociology programme offered by Canterbury Christ Church University develops expertise in governance, global affairs, and social structures.

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Politics and International Relations is internationally recognised signifying high levels of achievement in research.

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. This The State, Citizenships and Identities programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Political Economy of Development (Joint Degree with BRAC University) at SOAS University of London offers doctoral training in the fields of development studies, development economics, the politics of development, and related fields, resulting in a PhD in the Political Economy of Development. 

The University of Warwick's Politics and International Studies department (PAIS) offers the PhD in Politics and International Studies.