You can study a range of important political problems, from questions about multiculturalism, democracy and climate governance to human rights, conflict and public policy.

Research opportunities

You will be supervised by our researchers and have access to a range of resources to assist you in your academic and professional development.

We welcome PhD research proposals in areas such as:

• Chinese international relations
• Civilian casualties
• Climate and energy policy
• Comparative public policy
• Contemporary Chinese politics (particularly popular resistance and political economy) and foreign policy
• Contemporary political theory
• Democratisation and human rights
• Environmental politics
• Ethics and war
• Extremism
• Foreign policies
• Gender and war
• Gender politics and public policy
• History of political thought
• Human rights
• Justice and rectification
• Media/political communication
• Multiculturalism and identity politics
• Nationalism (theory and politics)
• New Zealand and comparative politics and policy
• New Zealand and regional foreign relations
• Political communication
• Political leadership
• Political management
• Political marketing
• Political theory and public health
• Politics and media
• Politics of law
• Politics of water
• Public engagement
• Transnational advocacy/global civil society and politics of foreign aid
• US politics
• Violent conflict
• Weapons and war