Politics

This Politics PhD programme from University of Bristol provides an opportunity to conduct advanced political research in an interdisciplinary school. 

Throughout the Politics Politics PhD programme from University of Bristol University of Bristol you will study with internationally renowned Politics and International Relations scholars in a dynamic and supportive research environment. 

You will join an international community of students working on a range of politics and international relations issues. Our staff also have particular expertise across a range of cultural and social theory and champion diverse research methodologies. You will be assigned two PhD supervisors whose current research interests and expertise are relevant to your chosen research area.

The University isc committed to rigorous conceptual and empirical research that is politically and socially relevant and problem-orientated. We aim to advance theory, knowledge and methods at the cutting edge of Politics and International Relations. We produce leading research with an international focus that is relevant to the changing circumstances of an increasingly interconnected world. Our aim is not just to monitor the world but to contribute to a better understanding and to ways that might improve it.

Career opportunities:

Bristol graduates are in high demand and have an excellent record of employment following graduation. Please visit the school website for statements from our former graduates.

Courses include:

• Climate emergency

• Critical (in)securities

• Cultural work

• Decoloniality and race

• Ethnicity, migration and citizenship

• European politics and societies

• Sigital society

• Science and technology

• Food security