Overview

• Research income: The contributing departments receive research income from the the Economic and Social Research Council, the British Academy and other institutions. The Department of European & International Studies has received funding from the Leverhulme Trust, the European Research Council and from the EU Framework Programme 7.
• Current number of academic staff: 41
• Current number of research students: 60
• Recent PhD thesis titles: (tbc)

Course detail

The Department of European and International Studies is committed to the interdisciplinary study of Europe in a global context. Our approach to the study of Europe in the world is holistic, including historical, political, economic, social, cultural, philosophical and anthropological aspects. EIS international studies research focuses on international political economy and foreign policy. Together, these overlapping research agendas, seek to achieve the strategic aim of becoming a leading centre for excellence in the study of crisis and limitations of European and global order.

The Department is host to a cluster of internationally recognized specialists in International Political Economy. Their research interests include European political economy; the globalization of production; the political economy of finance and crisis, Latin America, East Asia, energy and migration. Applications are invited for the PhD in International Political Economy to work with and under the supervision of these scholars.

Information is current, but staff members can change.

Head of group/division

The Post-Graduate Research Director is Dr Charis Boutieri (charis.boutieri@kcl.ac.uk), who can be contacted for specific enquiries. General questions about the application process should be directed to the Postgraduate Admissions Team.