European and International Studies Research, MPhil/PhD

About European Studies Research & International Political Economy Research, MPhil/PhD

We offer research supervision for MPhil and PhD dissertations on a variety of areas within European and International Studies. Specialisations include:

• European and national identities
• Europeanisation
• European and institutions, politics and policies
• European and national foreign policy-making
• European and international political economy
• European and national political thought
• Migration
• Contemporary European history
• Modern and contemporary social theory
• EU foreign and security policy
• Democratization and state-building
• Contemporary European and world history
• Globalisation
• Social movements
• The politics of culture

- We offer a trhiving research culture which values the contributions of its PhD students and is at the heart of our success. Our many areas of expertise provide a truly interdisciplinary learning environment, where students are exposed to multiple stimuli pushing their research towards the forefront of their own discipline.

- Other than the activities organised within the department, our PhD students are also encouraged to undertake relevant courses offered by the King's Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (KISS-DTC).

Study Environment
Every research student is assigned a primary and secondary supervisor, with progress monitored through regular meetings of a review panel. European & International Studies mounts regular research seminars and occasional conferences with invited outside speakers. In addition, the European & International Studies Research Students' Workshop allows research students to report on their work in progress and receive feedback from staff members and fellow students.

About postgraduate research at King's College London

To study for a postgraduate research degree at King's College London is to study at the city's most central university and one of the top 20 leading institutions worldwide (20145/16 QS World University Rankings). The 2014 Research Excellence Framework confirmed the world-class standard of research undertaken in the School of Arts & Humanities and its leading international reputation. King's is ranked 1st in the UK for Politics and International Studies research power according to the framework. 

Graduate students will benefit from close connections with the UK's professional, political, legal, commercial, scientific and cultural life. The excellent reputation of our PhD programmes ensures our alumni are highly sought after by some of the world's most prestigious employers. This success is due to the high calibre of our students, combined with a clear emphasis on providing graduates with skills that are highly valued not only in academia but also in business, government and the professions.

For information on funding, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding/sources

Free language tuition at King's

All research students in any discipline at King's can take a module from a choice of over 25 languages with the Modern Language Centre without any additional cost.
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