Politics is inextricable from human society and our teaching reflects this. Our interdisciplinary approach goes beyond the academic divisions between sociology and social theory, and political theory and political philosophy. Areas of studyYou have the opportunity to work on a wide range of research projects, including:various European traditions of social theory, political sociology, and Marxist and Frankfurt School critical theoryAnglo-American political theory, constructivist theory from Kant to Rawls, and communitarian or neo-Aristotelian theoryfigures of social and political thought, from Aristotle to Habermasissues in postcolonialism, feminism and race critical theory.You can choose to study for a PhD or an MPhil. PhD and MPhil degrees differ in duration and in the extent of your research work.For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.For an MPhil, your work is an independent piece of research but in less depth than for a PhD. You’ll graduate with the degree title Master of Philosophy. You might be able to change to a PhD while you study for an MPhil.