Doctor of Philosophy - Government

A PhD at Essex makes students a member of the best political science department in the UK. The university is renowned especially for their expertise in the areas of political behaviour, comparative politics, ideology and discourse analysis, international relations, and conflict resolution. Whatever the field, politics at Essex is all about moving from opinions to evidence. Always seeking out cause and effect, in their research, they cast light on important questions across the political range, and also some that students might never ordinarily connect to politics or government.

University of Essex PhD programme provides students with advanced research training and supervision by globally leading scholars. The university works with them to analyse and explain significant political outcomes such as war and peace, transitions to democracy, the way governments shape the economy, and the results of the elections.

The university's dedicated staff don't just teach students politics; they teach them how to think and write about politics, and their PhD students are successful as a result. They present findings at international conferences, they have published in acclaimed political journals such as the Journal of Politics, International Organization, Electoral Studies, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Journal of Peace Research, and the Journal of Education. They've also won a number of prestigious prizes for their work, including the Peace Science Society's Stuart Bremer Award and the Cedric Smith Prize for Conflict Research).