PhD Scholarships, Network for the Advancement of Social & Political Sciences, Italy (2018)

The Network for the Advancement of Social and Political Sciences (NASP) (www.nasp.eu) is accepting applications for admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Political Studies (POLS). NASP offers 7 Ph.D. positions covered by scholarships. Full information on application is provided by the Call for Application. The application deadline is September 4th, 2017 (h. 13.00).

Salary: scholarship of 16.350 Euro (gross) per year, renewable up to a maximum of three years.

Description: The programme aims at training highly-skilled professionals who can undertake research within academic institutions, think tanks and research centers, as well as provide consultancy for political, economic, public or private organizations.

The programme offers a two-levels training: first, the acquisition of a common background on the most up-to-date knowledge and methods in the field of political science and political philosophy. Second, a personalized training subdivided in four main paths of specialization: Institutions and Public Policy; International Studies; Public Opinion, Political Communication and Political Behavior; Political Theory.

The programme extends over a three years period.
First year is spent in Italy and is devoted to lecture courses and seminars. Second year is partly spent abroad and is devoted to highly-focused courses, to the formulation of a research project and to the thesis initial drafting. Third year is entirely devoted to the thesis. All classes and teaching activities are in English.

Further details:
http://www.sisp.it