University Research Studentship in the Department of Social Sciences
Oxford Brookes University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Oxford Brookes University is
pleased to offer a PhD Studentship in the Department of Social Sciences,
starting in September 2017. Applications are invited for PhD proposals in Interventions:
Politicising Political Thought. The supervisor team will be co-led by Prof
Gary Browning (Political Theory) and Dr Doerthe Rosenow (International
Relations). The project is located in the Brunel-Brookes-Research Cluster in
Political Thought, therefore a third supervisor from Brunel University will
join the supervisory team.
The proposed PhD project will
provide an intervention that criss-crosses the disciplines of critical
International Relations and the history of political thought, combining the
strengths of both disciplines and critically interrogating their respective
presumptions. It will intervene in the history of political thought by asking
questions of past theorists in relation to thinkers that dominate the critical
IR canon, and also in relation to empirical forms of the present in the light
of the past.
Details of the members of the
Brookes-Brunel-Research Cluster in Political Thought are given in the
application pack.
The
project can focus on a number of themes, including (but not confined to):
- the character of neo-liberalism, by comparing
classical liberal, neo-liberal and critical thinkers (e.g. Foucault).
- the problem of materiality, by comparing ‘old’
critical materialist theories (primarily based in Marxism) to the
so-called contemporary New Materialisms (e.g. in relation to the thought
of Bruno Latour and Isabelle Stengers).
- the problem of colonial legacies, by analysing
the colonial underpinnings of traditional political theory in relation to
the decolonial critique.
*Applicants
are strongly advised to contact a member of the supervisory team with a short
outline of the potential research proposal before submitting an application.* Contact
details will be included in the application pack.
The
successful candidate will receive an annual payment of £10,000 as a
stipend towards living expenses for a maximum of three years.
Home/EU fees
will be covered by the Department for a maximum of three years. The Studentship
is open to both Home/EU and International students. However, owing to the
funding available, the award will be funded at the level of Home/EU research
degree fees. Therefore International
applicants should be aware that they would need to fund the difference between
the Home/EU and International research degree fees each year. Please note
that all fees rise by approximately 4% each year.
Please see this
page for information on current International fees:
Information on
current Home/EU fees:
As a successful
applicant, you will join a supportive and research-active Department. For
more information on the Department of Social Sciences visit http://www.social-sciences.brookes.ac.uk/
Eligibility: We are looking to recruit a candidate of the
highest quality and who is capable of submitting a Ph.D. thesis within 3 years.
Applicants are expected to have completed a relevant Masters degree prior to
the Studentship start date. The Studentship holder may also be required to
complete supplementary research methods training in their first year of study.
Applicants should also be able to demonstrate strong research capabilities and
be fluent in spoken and written English.
Deadline: The
closing date for applications is 13.00 on Thursday 25th May
Interview date:
Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the deadline.
Start date: 18th
September 2017
How to apply: To
request an application pack, a project description and for further details of
how to apply, please contact hss-researchdegrees@brookes.ac.uk
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