Overview

About the programme

States, Political Systems and Development at The Open University UK draws on an extensive network of academic partnerships with researchers, policy makers and grassroots organisations in Latin America and Africa that ensures an integrated analysis of international development.

Within this broad and cross-cutting agenda we focus on:

The relationship between development actors, institutions and dynamics of change at the level of political ideas. This further focuses on global justice, cosmopolitanism and politics of development as well as on transnational networks, states and power.
At the level of policies, our focus is on the interaction between governance and government and civil society.
At the level of actions, research focus is mainly on social movements, participation, conflict and cooperation.

Programme Structure

Potential research projects:

Social and solidarity economy in low and middle income countries
The politics of inclusive development and innovation
Co-operative resilience and rural development
Alternative political systems and their impact on development processes
Local, national, transnational and global governance
Civil society, collective action and political networks
Global justice and global citizenship
Political systems and development
Public engagement and new media
Knowledge production and transfer, and social learning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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87

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

International Development Public Policy Political Science View 101 other PhDs in Political Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

12705 GBP / year

≈ 12705 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

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