StudyQA — PhD: Politics — University of Sussex

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Politics at Sussex is ranked in the top 5 UK institutions for research output in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF). 72 per cent of our research is rated as worldleading or internationally excellent.
Politics at Sussex is ranked in the top 20 in the UK in The Complete University Guide 2017.
We offer teaching excellence, with three winners of national teaching awards among our faculty.
Sussex hosts two major research centres. The Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption (SCSC) takes an interdisciplinary approach to analysing what corruption is, where and why it flourishes and, most importantly, what can be done to counteract it. The SCSC works closely with organisations such as
Transparency International in developing recommendations and proposals for combating corruption both in the UK and further afield. The Sussex European Institute (SEI), a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the study of European integration, consolidates the University’s position among the leading international centres of graduate training and research in European studies, focusing on European integration, representative politics in Europe, internal/
external security challenges to the EU, migration and citizenship.
Our politics faculty offer teaching and research expertise covering the spectrum of UK, European and international issues, encompassing political theory as well as comparative and party politics and corruption.

All new research students are required to participate in a programme of research training modules and to take other modules that may be recommended by the supervisor of their research (exemption from research training modules can be granted to those who have already taken such modules at postgraduate level).

Research students are based in the Sussex European Institute.

You can either choose to study for a research degree in contemporary European studies or in a particular discipline, for example anthropology, geography, economics, international relations or politics, while focused on a European topic. SEI also hosts visiting researchers.

Recent thesis titles

EUrope and the EUropeans: definition, identity and belonging
Explaining the emergence of Eurosceptic protest movements
Regionalist parties in Western Europe: a comparative study
Political participation and role of migrant organisations in Sweden and the Netherlands
Political strategy and ideological adaptation in regionalist parties in Western Europe
Punching above its weight? A case study of Luxembourg’s policy effectiveness in the EU
Shifting sands and changing minds: the role of the European Parliament in the area of freedom, security and justice
The impact of structural funds in Greece and Ireland
The Effect of Internal Control Management on Corruption: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe: The influence of the European Union on the control of corruption in the Czech Republic, Macedonia and Romania
Narratives of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Mexico
The Politics of Anti-Corruption in Nigeria
Anti-Corruption Policy in Hungary: Enforcing compliance with EU anti-corruption policy after Accession
Anti-Corruption Reform, Political Will and Collective Action in Sub-Saharan Africa
Obeying the iron law? Changes to the intraparty balance of power in the British Liberal Democrats
Organisational change in Western European communist parties since 1989
The development of post-war Conservative Party immigration policy in government and in opposition
The predominance of Prime Ministers: a comparative study of Britain and Australia
Young citizens’ political participation

Requirements

Magistr or Specialist Diploma with a minimum average mark of at least 4
IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each section.
A Masters degree in political science, international relations, economics, history or sociology. Applicants should submit an outline research proposal indicating the nature, ambitions and primary questions of the research project.
If you are a non-EEA or Swiss national you must obtain clearance by the UK Government Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) for this degree. Please ensure you allow sufficient time for your University application to be processed in time for you to apply for ATAS clearance (and a Tier 4 Student Visa if appropriate).
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