As a vibrant and international department, our we offer PhD supervision for British Politics, Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory.

Staff expertise specifically covers among others the politics of security and terrorism, gender and sexuality, health, environment, parties and elections, peace and conflict, refugees and migration, international organisations, anti-slavery and human trafficking, anti-colonialism and race, development, rhetoric and communication, media, ethics, populism and nationalism, identity and citizenship, political ideologies, inequality and minorities, secularism and multiculturalism, democratization and sovereignty, public policy and policy learning/transfer, media and public opinion, international political economy, devolution and local government and global governance.

Overview

A PhD is an international qualification that proves your ability to make an original contribution to knowledge in a specific area of research. It opens the door to a fulfilling and varied career in Academia, teaching and researching at any university in the UK or internationally. A PhD degree from the University of Liverpool is recognised across the globe and comes with the pedigree of a Russell Group institution, a small group of UK universities that subscribe to extraordinary standards and quality of research.