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Key Facts
The School has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting.
It is home to the renowned Collingwood and British Idealism Centre and attracts visiting scholars from all over the world, most prominently Professors Carole Pateman and Rex Martin both of whom have become Honorary Professors at Cardiff.
The Political Theory Research Unit from Cardiff University , has an unusual concentration of political theorists and historians of political thought and this enables it to offer supervision across a wide range of research topics.
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Topics include:
- British idealism
- Collingwood
- Contemporary political theory
- Distributive justice
- Environmental politics
- European Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment
- Gender studies
- Globalisation
- Global justice
- History of ideas
- History of political thought
- Historiography & historical theory
- Humanitarian intervention
- Human rights
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
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There are no official closing dates however as the application process takes around 2-3 months, we ask that completed applications are submitted for consideration at least 3 months before your requested start date.
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Political Science View 110 other PhDs in Political Science in United KingdomExplore more key information
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English requirements
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General requirements
Please include a:
- detailed research proposal of about 5,000 words. Read our guidance on how to write a research proposal.
- title
- introduction
- clear statement of research problem and research questions
- review of key literature
- proposed methodology
- proposed contribution (why your research is valuable and to whom)
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International
24450 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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