Overview
The Political Sciences PhD degree from University of Pisa key facts:
- The Political Sciences course from University of Pisa also aims to provide a scientific and educational environment valorising a disciplinary interaction through the strengthening of the exchanges among the different scientific sectors: whether they are thematic, methodological or practical; and, where possible, promote the integration of scientific research lines on topics of common interest;
- and additionally it aims to promote an educational training attitude that solicits, besides the disciplinary specialization, both an extension of the thematic horizons and applicative skills of the acquired knowledge.
Programme Structure
Main topics of study:
- On the sociological research front: knowledge society, prison dynamics, climate change, ecological policies and sustainability, migration processes, processes of socialization and formation of gender identity and the most innovative methodological approaches, such as analysis of social networks and evaluation of social policies.
- On the historical research front: modern and contemporary theories, doctrines and political cultures; processes of economic and financial organizations; transformations of citizenship and of the institutions of the contemporary state in its historical and political-philosophical profiles.
- On the political research front: a crisis of representation and emergence of populisms, affirmation of new social movements and impact of new media on political communication.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Deadline: August 7
Language
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Disciplines
International Relations Public Policy Political Science View 5 other PhDs in Public Policy in ItalyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
Candidates who possess a foreign academic degree equivalent in level, nature, contents and academic rights (access to further courses) to the Italian academic qualification required for admission to a PhD program may provide the consular documents of the academic degree (translation, legalization and declaration of value) with the sole aim to facilitate the evaluation of eligibility of the academic degree for admission to the PhD program.
The application for admission is in any case subject to the evaluation, by the examining board or the PhD Council, of the eligibility of the foreign academic degree for enrolment in the PhD program.
Candidates are strongly recommended to attach to the application for admission, in addition to the aforementioned consular documents (translation, legalization, declaration of value), also other documents useful for the evaluation of the foreign degree.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for Pisa
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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