Politics & International Relations at Glasgow produces innovative and influential research across four main subfields of the discipline: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Area Studies .We have an active and engaged international community of doctoral students and pride ourselves on our active co-supervision by staff with complementary expertise. We work to foster this community through our research seminars, research clusters, professional development sessions and regular staff-student social events. Broad expertise in comparative politics of China Western, East and Central Europe the European Union United States Russia and the post-Soviet region Latin America and the Middle East. For some topics we have research expertise also on Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The College of Social Sciences Graduate School draws together internationally recognised scholars and respected practitioners to offer a range of research programmes. Our programmes are based on thorough training in research methods and we encourage you to take part in numerous exciting seminars, conferences and events. We offer modern library, IT services and a wide-range of support services. You will be living in one of Europe’s most exciting cities which has a vibrant cultural and social life.