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Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London: MPhil/PhD in Commonwealth Studies

Institution Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Department Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Web https://www.sas.ac.uk/institutes/institute-commonwealth-studies
Email sas.enquiries@london.ac.uk
Telephone 020 7862 8835
Study type Research

Summary

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) is the only postgraduate academic institution in the UK devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. The Institute has been supervising interdisciplinary doctoral degrees for over half a century.

The focus of research degrees has increasingly been on the humanities and cognate social sciences, particularly on the subjects of human rights, globalization and development, politics and Commonwealth history.

You'll pursue academic interests in the friendly and supportive environment of the Institute, where your research will be enhanced by the outstanding libraries of the University of London, including the Institute’s own prestigious collection. The Institute offers a unique scholarly environment and you'll be able to draw on the wide-ranging expertise of our staff.

Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge, while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field.

With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Broadly speaking the focus of research degrees has increasingly been on the humanities and cognate social sciences, particularly on the subjects of human rights, globalization and development, politics, and Commonwealth history.

This degree presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills. On completing this course, you'll be well prepared for specialist career paths both within academia and beyond.

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies(Opens in new window) offers doctoral research supervision in the following broad areas:

• Human rights

• Ecocide, environmental destruction and human rights

• Genocide studies

• African politics, governance and development

• Ethnicity: conflict and accommodation in plural societies

• Protection of refugees

• Minority and Indigenous rights protection

• Dynamics of armed conflict and forced displacement

• Twentieth-century British and Commonwealth History

• Globalisation, security and conflict

• The Commonwealth as an international organisation

• British Imperial history, including decolonization

• European colonialism in comparative perspective

• Post-colonial legacies in the Commonwealth and beyond

• Non-governmental public actors, civil society and development

• British and Commonwealth intelligence communities

Before submitting an application you are advised to contact a member of the Institute's academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal.

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

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