http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/government-society/courses/doctoral-research/index.aspx?CourseRelatedItemsListing1_SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/european-research.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. Our research activities are focused on the following key areas: East meets West; Organising Europe; Comparative governance; and Changing notions of citizenship in Europe. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:36:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/european-research.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/german-studies-socsci.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. We can offer research degree supervision in all of our main research areas: Germany in Comparative Context; The Politics and Policies of Unified Germany;The Role of Germany within the European Union; Economic Governance and Policy in Germany; Germany's Relations with Central and Eastern Europe; and Germany within the European Security System. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:32:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/german-studies-socsci.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/international-development.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. IDD is committed to encouraging new thinking in the fields of development and public management with research interests in: Theories of development; History of development; Changing approaches to poverty reduction; Changing roles of the state in development; Practical policy, programme and research skills. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:12:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/international-development.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/local-government-studies.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. We are particularly interested in receiving applications on the modernisation agenda, changing patterns of local governance, the impact of public policy changes, democracy, public participation and community involvement. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:55:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/local-government-studies.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/political-science-international-studies.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. In broad terms our research work is focused around eight research groups: Asia; Diplomatic Studies; European Politics; Political Economy; Political Theory; Security Studies; International Relations Theory; and Political Sociology. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/political-science-international-studies.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/russian-east-euro-studies.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. We offer postgraduate research supervision in the following fields: Russian and Soviet History; Russian, Ukrainian and Central and East European Politics; Central and Eastern Europe and European integration; Nationalism and minority rights, ethnicity and migration issues; Economics of transformation, economic policy and regional economics of Russia; Science, technology innovation and the internet; Russian foreign and security policy; Contemporary East European culture and society. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:21:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/russian-east-euro-studies.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/sociology.aspx University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study. Our four main research clusters are: Social Theory; Ethnicity and Multiculturalism; Political Sociology; Culture and Media. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:22:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/students/courses/postgraduate/research/govsoc/sociology.aspx