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Dr Timofey Agarin
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Interplay of social and institutional change in postcommunism in issue areas of non-discrimination Minori...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Interplay of social and institutional change in postcommunism in issue areas of non-discrimination Minority protection Migration Civil society School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Dominic Bryan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Rituals, symbols and group identity Commemoration and memory The anthropology of Ireland Conflict transfo...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Rituals, symbols and group identity Commemoration and memory The anthropology of Ireland Conflict transformation Political violence Anthropology and policy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Ian Campbell
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Early Modern British and Irish History European Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Early Modern British and Irish History European Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought Renaissance Humanism Scholasticism and Early Modern Universities Church History, whether Catholic or Protestant School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Marie Coleman
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Twentieth century Ireland Irish revolution (1916-23) Women in modern Ireland Politics and s...

irish revolution, twentieth century Ireland, veterans of conflict
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Twentieth century Ireland Irish revolution (1916-23) Women in modern Ireland Politics and society in independent Ireland (after 1921) The Protestant minority in southern Ireland during and after the revolution School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Kieran Connell
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Race and immigration Urban history The New Left

Open to PhD applications in the field of Race and immigration Urban history The New Left School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Paul Corthorn
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of British Political History after 1918, including the Thatcher Era Britain and the Cold War British Politic...

Open to PhD applications in the field of British Political History after 1918, including the Thatcher Era Britain and the Cold War British Political History and Northern Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Niamh Cullen
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Twentieth century Italian history Sexuality and emotions in twentieth-century (especially southern) Europ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Twentieth century Italian history Sexuality and emotions in twentieth-century (especially southern) Europe The post-war European ‘economic miracle’, 1950s-1970s History of motherhood and infant feeding School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr John Curran
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Roman history Roman law early Christianity ancient Judaism Greek history Late Antique history.

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Roman history Roman law early Christianity ancient Judaism Greek history Late Antique history. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor James Davis
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Medieval social and economic history Medieval urban history Pre-modern markets and trade

Markets; Towns; Economic; Social; Medieval
Open to PhD applications in the field of Medieval social and economic history Medieval urban history Pre-modern markets and trade School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Aglaia De Angeli
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Sino-Western encounter, especially China and Italy, France, Ireland or Russia Visual sources and historic...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Sino-Western encounter, especially China and Italy, France, Ireland or Russia Visual sources and historical photography in China Sir Robert Hart and Chinese Customs Law and society in modern China School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Scott Dixon
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of European Reformation History Early Modern Religious History (1450-1800) Social and Cultural History of Ge...

Open to PhD applications in the field of European Reformation History Early Modern Religious History (1450-1800) Social and Cultural History of Germany German Renaissance School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Elaine Farrell
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Irish social history migration history crime history women's or gender history

women, crime, migration, history
Open to PhD applications in the field of Irish social history migration history crime history women's or gender history School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Peter Gray
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Irish History British Political History c.1780-1900 Comparative Fa...

Ireland, Ulster, Famine, Land, Poverty, Radicalism, Government
Open to PhD applications in the field of Late Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Irish History British Political History c.1780-1900 Comparative Famine History Pre-Troubles History of Northern Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Crawford Gribben
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Puritanism, especially John Owen John Nelson Darby Contemporary American evangelicalism

Open to PhD applications in the field of Puritanism, especially John Owen John Nelson Darby Contemporary American evangelicalism School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Leonie Hannan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Social and cultural history of Britain and Ireland (c.1650-1850) Gender and power Material culture histor...

social history, cultural history, life writing, gender, home, material culture, intellectual life, public history
Open to PhD applications in the field of Social and cultural history of Britain and Ireland (c.1650-1850) Gender and power Material culture history Life-writing Histories of home and family Histories of intellectual life Heritage and public history School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Andrew R. Holmes
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Protestantism in Ireland since 1600 Comparative history of evangelical Protestantism Pre-Troubles religio...

Presbyterian, Evangelicalism, Protestantism, Ulster, Ireland
Open to PhD applications in the field of Protestantism in Ireland since 1600 Comparative history of evangelical Protestantism Pre-Troubles religious history of Northern Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Tom Hulme
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Urban history from the late 19th to mid-20th century in Britain The nature of citizenship and belonging ...

sexuality, urban history, Ireland, Britain, USA
Open to PhD applications in the fields of Urban history from the late 19th to mid-20th century in Britain The nature of citizenship and belonging The history of male sexuality The place of the past, and especially of historical re-enactment School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Brian Kelly
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of US Labor Slavery and Emancipation Race and Class

Slavery; US Civil War; Emancipation; Labor History
Open to PhD applications in the field of US Labor Slavery and Emancipation Race and Class School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Danny Kowalsky
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Modern Europe Interwar Europe 1919-1939 the European Civil Wars, 1914-1945 the Spanish Civil War Modern...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Modern Europe Interwar Europe 1919-1939 the European Civil Wars, 1914-1945 the Spanish Civil War Modern Spain the Second World War School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Jonathan A. Lanman
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cognitive Anthropology of Religion & Ritual Cognitive Anthropology of Atheism

Open to PhD applications in the field of Cognitive Anthropology of Religion & Ritual Cognitive Anthropology of Atheism School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Fiona Magowan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Music and storytelling in conflict transformation/peacebuilding Arts and reconciliation Sense and emoti...

Sense, Emotion, Music, the Arts, Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Music and storytelling in conflict transformation/peacebuilding Arts and reconciliation Sense and emotion Dance, movement and empathy Indigenous ritual, religion and performance Christianity and missions Gender and performance School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Ashok Malhotra
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the field of British imperial history in India from the eighteenth to twentieth century, Imperial Science, twentie...

Environmental History, the Organic Farming Movement, Agriculture, Imperial Science, India, Colonialism, Literary History, Missionaries, Nutrition, Twentieth Century Lifestyle Movements
I am open to PhD applications in the field of British imperial history in India from the eighteenth to twentieth century, Imperial Science, twentieth century British and US agricultural and environmental history and global history. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Christopher Marsh
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Early modern British history, particularly social and cultural history

Open to PhD applications in the field of Early modern British history, particularly social and cultural history School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Fearghal McGarry
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Politics and culture in 20th century Ireland Transnational and global Irish history Commemoration and his...

ireland, revolution, historical memory, commemoration
Open to PhD applications in the field of Politics and culture in 20th century Ireland Transnational and global Irish history Commemoration and historical memory School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Eric Morier-Genoud
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Africa Armed conflict Religion History Politics

armed conflict, religion, jihad, history, politics, Africa, Switzerland, missionary, Christianity
Open to PhD applications in the field of Africa Armed conflict Religion History Politics School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Sean O'Connell
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Oral history Working class community Deindustrialisation Gender history Twentieth century Belfast/Norther...

Oral history. Gender, social history, Belfast.
Open to PhD applications in the field of Oral history Working class community Deindustrialisation Gender history Twentieth century Belfast/Northern Ireland's social history   School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Sinead O'Sullivan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Carolingian history Early medieval intellectual history Glossing studies

Carolingian, History, Glosses
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Carolingian history Early medieval intellectual history Glossing studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Laura Pfuntner
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Roman history

Open to PhD applications in the field of Roman history School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Olwen Purdue
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of The British and Irish industrial city 1850-1930 Urban poverty and welfare 1850-1930 Public history and me...

Open to PhD applications in the field of The British and Irish industrial city 1850-1930 Urban poverty and welfare 1850-1930 Public history and memory; heritage Child and family welfare Urban development and public health Irish landed estates and country houses School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Emma Reisz
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I welcome PhD applications from students in Asian, imperial, transnational or world history. Through the Robert Hart Project, we have a particular ...

I welcome PhD applications from students in Asian, imperial, transnational or world history. Through the Robert Hart Project, we have a particular concentration of research into Sino-Western relations. I am also keen to work with students around public history, digital methods or innovative methodologies. I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Sino-Western relations and trade Imperial and transnational history Photography in Asia Ireland and empire School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Nik Ribianszky
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of African American, women’s, and US history in the 18th and 19th centuries.

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of African American, women’s, and US history in the 18th and 19th centuries. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Paulo Sousa
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Cognitive Anthropology Psychology Experimental Philosophy

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Cognitive Anthropology Psychology Experimental Philosophy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Maruska Svasek
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Material Production and Art Migration and Transnationalism Emotions and Affect

Material Production and Art Migration and Transnationalism Emotions and Affect School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Alex Titov
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Modern European history Russia and the Soviet Union Intellectual history in the 20th century Int...

Open to PhD applications in the fields of… Modern European history Russia and the Soviet Union Intellectual history in the 20th century International history and politics School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Ioannis Tsioulakis
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Popular/folk music and politics Creative industries, production and labour Performance and ...

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Popular/folk music and politics Creative industries, production and labour Performance and identity Globalisation, cosmopolitanism and social/political movements Aesthetics, genre and improvisation School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Diane Urquhart
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of gender history since c.1800; Irish and British women's history since c.1800; Modern Irish history es...

gender, women, divorce, marriage, legal reform, feminism, politics, abortion, Anglo-Irish
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of gender history since c.1800; Irish and British women's history since c.1800; Modern Irish history especially political activism, the Anglo-Irish and legal history including divorce, marriage, abortion and reform processes. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Jeremy Watkins
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Moral philosophy, including applied ethics, bioethics and normative moral theory Transitional justice Leg...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Moral philosophy, including applied ethics, bioethics and normative moral theory Transitional justice Legal philosophy Analytical political philosophy Philosophy for children School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Stefan Andreasson
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in three distinct areas: political economy of development, in post-colonial Africa and South Africa in particular energy ...

political economy, development, comparative politics, international relations, energy transition, natural resources, USA, Africa
Open to PhD applications in three distinct areas: political economy of development, in post-colonial Africa and South Africa in particular energy transitions and the future of fossil fuels, especially the history and agency of international oil companies American Politics, including energy politics and the history of "Big Oil", and conservative politics and political realignments in the context of American Political Development School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor John Barry
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Radical/revolutionary green politics Post-growth political economy Political strategy and green/energy tr...

green politics, climate change, planetary crisis, post-growth economics, green political economy, socio-technical/sustainability transitions, just transitions, climate activism
Open to PhD applications in the field of Radical/revolutionary green politics Post-growth political economy Political strategy and green/energy transformations School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Michael Bourne
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Weapons politics and arms control Materialities of violence and security Border control Surveillance and ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Weapons politics and arms control Materialities of violence and security Border control Surveillance and sensory politics Critical security theories New materialism, Science and Technology and post-humanisms Interdisciplinary projects School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Keith Breen
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Political ethics Theories/philosophies of work and economic organization Democracy and workplace democrac...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Political ethics Theories/philosophies of work and economic organization Democracy and workplace democracy Contemporary republicanism Just war theory The thought of Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas, Alasdair MacIntyre Contemporary political and social theory generally School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Shane Brighton
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Public diplomacy and armed conflict International dimensions of the Northern Irish conflict Sociological ...

War, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Security, Public Diplomacy, Information Warfare
Open to PhD applications in the field of Public diplomacy and armed conflict International dimensions of the Northern Irish conflict Sociological and postcolonial approaches to armed conflict Society, identity and security School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Maria A. Deiana
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Feminist Security Studies Feminist Peace Research Critical Peace and Conflict Studies Art and Creative Me...

gender, peace, security, conflict transformation, feminism, art, mediation, intersectionality
Open to PhD applications in the field of Feminist Security Studies Feminist Peace Research Critical Peace and Conflict Studies Art and Creative Methods in Peace and Conflict Conflict Mediation School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Ralph Dietl
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of: transatlantic and European defense arms control US-Soviet and US-Russian strategic relationship Cold War...

Open to PhD applications in the field of: transatlantic and European defense arms control US-Soviet and US-Russian strategic relationship Cold War Studies geopolitics or grand strategy. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Richard English
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Irish politics and history the politics and history of nationalism political violence and terrorism

Open to PhD applications in the field of Irish politics and history the politics and history of nationalism political violence and terrorism School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Elodie Fabre
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Political parties, party organisation and democracy Territorial politics and devolution in the UK and in ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Political parties, party organisation and democracy Territorial politics and devolution in the UK and in a comparative perspective Citizen engagement and democratic innovations School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor John Garry
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Voting behaviour and public opinion Deliberative mini-publics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Voting behaviour and public opinion Deliberative mini-publics School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Viviane Gravey
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Brexit and public policy (environment, agriculture, etc.) Environmental Policy in the European Union...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Brexit and public policy (environment, agriculture, etc.) Environmental Policy in the European Union   School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Heather Johnson
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Refugees and Migration Citizenship and Non-Citizenship Critical theories of mobility and migration Activi...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Refugees and Migration Citizenship and Non-Citizenship Critical theories of mobility and migration Activism and protest Critical security studies, particularly focused on borders School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Debbie Lisle
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Tourism, Militarism and Everyday Life Migration, Borders and Security Surveillance, Visuality and Technol...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Tourism, Militarism and Everyday Life Migration, Borders and Security Surveillance, Visuality and Technology New Materialism, STS and post-humanism in global politics Media, technology and global politics Creative practice accounts of global politics (esp. film and visual art) Prof Lisle is an engaging and energetic researcher click here to see a short clip regarding her research areas. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Public Policy Public Administration Irish Government and Politics Public Sector Reform Technology in Gov...

Public Administration, Public Policy, Government, Irish Politics, Technology
Open to PhD applications in the fields of Public Policy Public Administration Irish Government and Politics Public Sector Reform Technology in Government School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Cillian McBride
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Ethics and politics of recognition Republicanism Democratic theory Contemporary Critical Theory Po...

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Ethics and politics of recognition Republicanism Democratic theory Contemporary Critical Theory Political theory School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Cathal McCall
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Border Studies, cross-border cooperation conflict  and conflict transformation

Open to PhD applications in the field of Border Studies, cross-border cooperation conflict  and conflict transformation School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Lee McGowan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of The Politics of Brexit Populism in Europe and North America Far Right Politics Right-wing violence in Eur...

Open to PhD applications in the field of The Politics of Brexit Populism in Europe and North America Far Right Politics Right-wing violence in Europe Competition policy and single market governance School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Peter McLoughlin
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of The Northern Ireland problem and peace process Contemporary Irish political history Ethnic conflict and p...

Northern Ireland, Irish history, EU, Brexit, Irish-America, diaspora, peace and conflict
Open to PhD applications in the field of The Northern Ireland problem and peace process Contemporary Irish political history Ethnic conflict and peace-making International contributions to peace-making (particularly US and EU roles) The role of diaspora communities in ethnic conflict and peace-making School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Alister Miskimmon
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Conceptual and empirical studies of Strategic Narrative in International Relations Studies in Public Dipl...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Conceptual and empirical studies of Strategic Narrative in International Relations Studies in Public Diplomacy Research on the development of international order, including China’s emerging role European and transatlantic security policy German foreign and security policy, including German European policy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Margaret O'Callaghan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Modern Irish history and politics/the politics of Irish literature The politics of commemoration British ...

Open to PhD applications in the field of Modern Irish history and politics/the politics of Irish literature The politics of commemoration British high politics and Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor David Phinnemore
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of Brexit and UK-EU relations Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland / Windsor Framework EU enlargement EU ex...

European Union, Enlargement, Treaty Reform, Governance, Brexit, Protocol, Windsor Framework
Open to PhD applications in the fields of Brexit and UK-EU relations Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland / Windsor Framework EU enlargement EU external relations/governance EU treaty reform School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Andrew Thomson
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies, Paramilitaries, militias, dynamics of violence in civil conflict, negotiations, Colombian peace process, positive peace
Open to PhD applications in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Keira Williams
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of Twentieth-Century U.S. History Gender Studies African American Studies U.S. Cultural Studies

Open to PhD applications in the field of Twentieth-Century U.S. History Gender Studies African American Studies U.S. Cultural Studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr James Pow
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Democratic innovations Civic engagement Political behaviour and public opinion Politics of Norther...

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Democratic innovations Civic engagement Political behaviour and public opinion Politics of Northern Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Rebecca Bamford
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Nietzsche 19th Century Philosophy Post-Kantian European philosophy Ethics, social, and p...

Nietzsche, history of philosophy, ethics, 19th century philosophy, post-Kantian European philosophy, political philosophy, African philosophy, philosophy of disability
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Nietzsche 19th Century Philosophy Post-Kantian European philosophy Ethics, social, and political philosophy, especially with regard to health and medicine Philosophy of disability   School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Ronit Berger Hobson
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Conflict studies Terrorism studies Leadership studies Military innovation and development

conflict, terrorism, civil-wars, leadership
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Conflict studies Terrorism studies Leadership studies Military innovation and development School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Sohyun Zoe Lee
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Political economy of regional integration Free trade agreements in East Asia

international political economy, trade, regional integration, East Asia, South Korea
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Political economy of regional integration Free trade agreements in East Asia School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Michele Crepaz
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Comparative Politics Public Policy Public Administration Specific areas of research: Interest Grou...

Interest groups; Lobbying; Policy studies; European Union; Ireland; Survey research; Experiments in political science / public administration
I am open to PhD applications in the fields of… Comparative Politics Public Policy Public Administration Specific areas of research: Interest Groups / Lobbying Transparency Research School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Jack Taggart
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Dr Taggart is open to PhD applications across the broad field of (critical) international political economy, including, but not limited to: the pol...

State Capitalism, Global Governance, International Development, International Political Economy
Dr Taggart is open to PhD applications across the broad field of (critical) international political economy, including, but not limited to: the politics of aid and international development, private actors and influence within global governance, the legitimacy of international organisations, and the impact of rising powers upon established (and innovative) forms of global governance. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Mark Sinclair
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am open to supervising theses on post-Kantian European philosophy, the history of modern philosophy more broadly, topics in metaphysics and issue...

Bergson, Heidegger, post-Kantian, metaphysics, aesthetics
I am open to supervising theses on post-Kantian European philosophy, the history of modern philosophy more broadly, topics in metaphysics and issues in aesthetics. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Sarah Wagner
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Political parties, party strategies and party positions Radical left parties and radical left voters in...

political parties, party strategies, radical left parties, voting behaviour, public opinion
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Political parties, party strategies and party positions Radical left parties and radical left voters in Western Europe Voting behaviour and patterns School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Simon Egan
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Irish-Scottish relations, c.1100-c.1600 Anglo-Irish relations, c.1100-c.1600 Power and society in medie...

Lordship; Medieval Ireland; Medieval Scotland; Warfare; Hundred Years War; Wars of the Roses
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Irish-Scottish relations, c.1100-c.1600 Anglo-Irish relations, c.1100-c.1600 Power and society in medieval Ireland The Hundred Years War The Wars of the Roses Tudor Ireland School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Anastasia Ershova
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: EU bureaucratic politics EU legislative politics and policymaking EU Commission Delegation Multilevel G...

Delegation and agency discretion, quantitative methods, Eu institutions, public policy, EU politics
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: EU bureaucratic politics EU legislative politics and policymaking EU Commission Delegation Multilevel Governance International Public policy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Hannah Partis-Jennings
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Feminist security studies Critical military studies Feminist peace studies Peace and conflict studies

conflict, post-conflict, war, gender, military, militarism, feminist, peace, peacebuilding
Open to PhD applications in the fields of: Feminist security studies Critical military studies Feminist peace studies Peace and conflict studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Professor Marsha Henry
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

I am available to supervise doctoral research on gender; peace; security; militarisation, critical military studies, military geographies; peacekee...

gender, peace, security
I am available to supervise doctoral research on gender; peace; security; militarisation, critical military studies, military geographies; peacekeeping; postconflict societies; development, feminist methodologies and epistemologies; critical race, postcolonial, intersectional and decolonial approaches; geopolitics of peace, conflict and/or disaster and humanitarianism studies. School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Matyas Moravec
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of... Philosophy of religion and philosophical theology Philosophy of time Free will Henri Bergson Late 19th...

religion, theology, time, free will, Bergson, 19th century, 20th century, analytic philosophy, history of philosophy, spiritualism, psychical research
Open to PhD applications in the field of... Philosophy of religion and philosophical theology Philosophy of time Free will Henri Bergson Late 19th / early 20th-century British philosophy History of analytic philosophy Women in the history of philosophy Historiography of philosophy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Dr Christopher Long
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of... Global Health Security Security Studies Security and Technology

global health security, security studies, technology, surveillance
Open to PhD applications in the field of... Global Health Security Security Studies Security and Technology School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Alfredo Saad Filho
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of... Political economy of neoliberalism Democracy and alternative economic policies The political economy o...

neoliberalism, international political economy, industrial policy, Latin America, heterodox economics, Marxist political economy
Open to PhD applications in the field of... Political economy of neoliberalism Democracy and alternative economic policies The political economy of development and industrial policy Political ecology and climate change Latin American political and economic development The labour theory of value and its applications School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Suzanne Whitten
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of... Republican political theory Theories of freedom Feminist ethics Freedom of speech Multiculturalism Hat...

republicanism, freedom of speech, hate speech, civility, political theory, philosophy
Open to PhD applications in the field of... Republican political theory Theories of freedom Feminist ethics Freedom of speech Multiculturalism Hate speech Civility/civic virtue Academic freedom School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Evi Chatzipanagiotidou
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Open to PhD applications in the field of... Migration Forced Displacement and Diasporas Conflict and Peacebuilding Memory and the Politics of the ...

migration, diaspora, refugees, conflict, memory
Open to PhD applications in the field of... Migration Forced Displacement and Diasporas Conflict and Peacebuilding Memory and the Politics of the Past Political Anthropology School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
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