Politics Brochure:Layout 1 08/09/2010 12:37 Page 1 Visit us: You are welcome to visit us at any time of the year to meet staff and current postgraduates. To arrange a visit or to request further information please contact: • telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5200 • fax: +44 (0) 191 222 5421 • e-mail: [email protected] Or visiT The websiTe: www.ncl.ac.uk/gps Find out more about us: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps more speciFic inFormation on postgraduate research: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/geography/postgrad/research pgr ambassadors in the school: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/geography/postgrad/research/ambassadors newcastle uniVersity online prospectus: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/ Further inFormation on how to apply: All applications must be made on the relevant form available from: Our Postgraduate Prospectus contains information on fees, funding, University accommodation, study facilities, sports and social amenities, the students' Union, the city and surrounding area. Copies of the Prospectus are available from: enquiries service Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 8672 Fax: +44 (0) 191 222 6139 http://www.ncl.ac.uk/enquiries/ http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/ postgraduate research in © Newcastle University, 2010. politics and international Disclaimers: This brochure is intended as advance publicity for information and guidance purposes only and does not constitute a contract. The matters covered by this brochure are naturally subject to change from time to time, both before and after a candidate’s admission, and the University relations at newcastle Photos: John Donoghue Politics Brochure:Layout 1 08/09/2010 12:37 Page 3 Newcastle University Newcastle University has grown from a school of Medicine and surgery, established in 1834, to become one of britain’s leading research-led universities, with a strong and vibrant interdisciplinary base. The Complete University Guide 2010 noted that ‘all of the academic schools at Newcastle are research active and academic staff are leaders in their field,' and the sunday Times 2008 University Guide emphasises that 'teaching excellence today spans all faculties.’ Over 16,000 students from some 110 different countries are attracted to the university’s taught programmes each year, including over 4,200 postgraduate students. The University has a reputation for excellent teaching which has been recognised through success in external assessments conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). Newcastle University is among the top 20 higher education institutions in the UK in terms of research power, according to the influential professional publication, research Fortnight. The University offers exceptional education experiences, providing students with an excellent academic and personal grounding for their career. The University has an excellent record for graduates going on to further study or research or in gaining employment. The City of Newcastle voted britain’s best student city in a survey by ‘AccommodationForstudents.com’, Newcastle is one of the most exciting, friendly and cosmopolitan cities in the UK. Newcastle has an international airport and is 3 hours by train from London. The university campus is located in the heart of the compact city centre. The stunning North east coastline is 30 minutes away from the campus via the efficient metro system. Newcastle is a fairly inexpensive place for students to live compared to many other places in the UK. Newcastle boasts an excellent array of museums, art galleries and music venues and has a diverse range of restaurants and cafes. extensive shopping facilities include the city centre boutiques, designer stores and markets and europe's largest shopping and leisure complex, the MetroCentre. Politics Brochure:Layout 1 08/09/2010 12:37 Page 5 Foreword PhD Programme william maloney Politics at Newcastle is an internationally recognised centre for research and teaching, with over 20 full- time academic staff covering most areas of the discipline. we can offer you excellent supervision for PhD Professor of Politics and head of Politics and MPhil degrees in a vibrant and supportive research environment. Our open and friendly research Politics at Newcastle has a long and distinguished record of excellence in culture attracts people from a wide variety of backgrounds, ensuring that you are part of an international teaching, research and postgraduate study. we provide an intellectually community of scholars. stimulating and welcoming and friendly environment in which to undertake postgraduate research in Politics that is underpinned by a All students are regarded as an integral part of the research community within Politics at Newcastle and vibrant community of academic staff and postgraduate researchers. we take an active part in seminars and workshops as well as contributing to our teaching programme. The are located in the school of Geography, Politics and sociology which Politics Postgraduate society provides a forum for academic and social networking. The society – in further enriches the Newcastle research culture and enables us to offer collaboration with academic staff - organises the ‘New voices’ seminar series, with both internal and supervision that can incorporate different disciplinary perspectives. we external presenters, ‘roundtable’ discussions on topical issues, and professional development workshops extend a warm invitation to you to undertake postgraduate research in Politics at Newcastle. Given the led by Politics staff. high calibre of our academic staff and our continuing commitment to excellence in graduate education, i am fully confident that if you choose to join us you will find the whole postgraduate experience fruitful, All new students have two academic supervisors who will help you to develop and refine your research rewarding and fun! project. You will also have the opportunity to improve your research skills on our Postgraduate research Training and researcher Development Programme. anthony Zito All full-time students are allocated their own desk and receive a laptop computer for their own use reader and Politics research Director throughout their studies. Part-time students share ‘hot desk’ space and also receive a laptop computer. students are encouraged to attend international conferences to present papers, for which a small financial Politics at Newcastle is one of the UK’s leading contributors to research contribution can be drawn from the school. in politics. in the 2008 UK assessment of research, Politics at Newcastle scores in the top 12 units in terms of world class research. Our large Our programme is recognised by the economic and social research Council and we have an excellent body of staff conduct internationally recognised research in all major record for being awarded collaborative and inter-disciplinary studentships. fields of the subject, including: international and global politics, british and european politics, political systems on every continent, political A PhD in Politics at Newcastle is ideal for students who are planning an academic career as well as those economy, public policy and political philosophy. we work with who are hoping to move into careers in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors. Our graduates are researchers in many countries and in many cognate subjects, such as pursuing successful careers throughout the world! geography, sociology, philosophy, law, planning, and environmental sciences. This strongly international and interdisciplinary effort helps to create a very strong research culture; postgraduate studies are central to this research endeavour. Politics Brochure:Layout 1 08/09/2010 12:37 Page 7 Politics research Themes for Postgraduate studies The politics of difference Political ideologies and political thought Michael barr • hartmut behr • Martin Coward • valentina Feklyunina • Kyle Grayson - James babb • hartmut behr • Derek bell • Matt Davies • Kyle Grayson • Peter Jones • Peter Jones • Graham Long • ian O’Flynn • simon Philpott • Nick randall Graham Long • ian O’Flynn • simon Philpott • Nick randall Nowadays we are more aware than ever of the differences that mark humanity, both socially and politically – Our research theme focuses on the history of political thought as well as how these ideas have been involving differences of class, status, health, ethnicity, religion, age, sexuality, gender and increasingly according embedded into programmes for political action. The range of political thought incorporates both historical to lifestyle, culture and identity. we examine the issues thrown up by these differences from a variety of and contemporary political thought prominent in the western tradition as well as east Asian philosophy perspectives, including analytical and continental political philosophy, comparative politics and international and post-colonial thought. we see related questions of theory-practice relationships and resulting problems politics, and postcolonialism. Our work includes research on multiculturalism and issues of identity, inequality of ideologies operating at the international, national and sub-national level. This theme contains a strong and social justice, disability, competing discourses of national identity, ethnic-nationalism, political violence, interdisciplinary dynamic as it serves as a bridge between empirical political science and political theory. Our socio-political exclusion and discrimination, global norms and cultural difference, free speech, toleration and scholarship actively engages with how political actors (social movements,