PhD
Be a Part of World Leading Research
The PhD programme is among the most successful in all of Europe. Students undertaking PhD research are an integral part of the Department’s renowned research culture. Their considerable achievements are indicated in several prize winning theses, high quality published work, and success in the job market. These are but a few of the concrete results of the Department’s pronounced sense of community—a community like no other.
The free exchange of ideas and a plurality of approaches are the underlying values of a programme devoted to the achievement of scholarly excellence. This commitment to research excellence is supported by unparalleled departmental support and the best supervision practices in the field.
An internationally recognised group of scholars are experienced in supervising original PhD research falling into several broad areas:
- European and Welsh Politics
- Foreign and Defence Policy (contemporary & historical)
- International History
- International Relations Theory
- Intelligence Studies
- Military History
- Normative International Theory
- Security Studies
- Strategic Studies
- Third World
The Department welcomes PhD research projects that address one or more of these areas or which adopt an inter-disciplinary approach. Equally welcome are projects that challenge the traditional cartography of the discipline by drawing on unorthodox ideas and approaches.