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PhD opportunities: International Relations

Compare 2 doctoral research opportunities connected with International Relations, including project summaries, funding and application deadlines.

International Relations

Exploring Causal Complexity in International Relations

University of Reading

About the Project In recent decades, a rich and sophisticated literature has emerged, in International Relations and in the broader social sciences, demonstrating how a range of methods can be used to derive reasonably secure causal inferences.

Location: Reading, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Self-Funded PhD Students Only

International Relations

The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Delivery System Diversification

University of Reading

About the Project Why do nuclear-armed states choose to diversify or narrow their arsenal of delivery systems? This question lies at the heart of nuclear strategy, yet remains surprisingly underexplored in the academic literature. While scholars have extensively examined decisions to acquire or abandon nuclear weapons entirely, far less attention has been paid to the critical choices states make about how to deliver them.

Location: Reading, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline: Year-round applications
Funding: Self-Funded PhD Students Only