Overview
About the programme
Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Studies research outputs include work on leadership, decision-making, defence capabilities, security governance, threat perception, counter-terrorism, conflict resolution, disinformation and security competition. Notably, they have expertise in a range of national, regional and international contexts, including, the UK, EU, Russia, Iran, China, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
POLIS staff at The Open University UK are keen to undertake supervision that has theoretical and practical importance. They have received funding for practical research on intelligence accountability and the PREVENT programme and adopt a range of approaches to the subject, from conventional historical analysis to critical and gendered perspectives.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- British and EU foreign, defence and security policy
- Rising powers, Chinese foreign policy, Indian foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative
- Counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation, national security politics, foreign policy, terrorism studies and critical security studies
- Russian foreign and security policy, (Russian) national identity and nation building, memory politics/history politics/ historical narratives including commemoration
- Populism and (social) media disinformation/propaganda/fake news/influence ops, public diplomacy/international broadcasting
- (Critical) discourse analysis and narrative analysis, Iran’s domestic politics and foreign policy, Middle East politics
- Gender, conflict resolution and peacekeeping
- African international relations
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Application period: January to June
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Disciplines
International Relations Political Science Terrorism & Security View 7 other PhDs in Terrorism & Security in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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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 Fee
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11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 24 months. -
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4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 24 months.
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