Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Coventry |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £17,668 tax-free stipend per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 21st October 2022 |
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Closes: | 12th January 2023 |
Supervisors: Prof. Ana Aliverti (WLS), Dr. Henrique Carvalho (WLS) and Dr. Anastasia Chamberlen (Sociology)
Start date: October 2023
Duration: 3 years
The project: The Vulnerable State: Appraising the Ambivalent Economies of State Power
This project explores the ambivalent and shifting governance of socially marginalised groups in two domains: the criminal and administrative justice. Comprised of four sub-projects, the overall project seeks to answer the following research questions:
This project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust, and the successful candidates will join an interdisciplinary team with academics from the Law School and Sociology.
We are accepting applications for two funded PhD scholarships to start in October 2023. One scholarship is for a project on the police (1) and another scholarship is for a project on immigration courts (2).
As part of the broader Vulnerable State project, the two successful candidates will conduct fieldwork and write their dissertation following University of Warwick doctoral requirements and protocols. The doctoral students will be active participants of the research team and will meet monthly the PhD supervisors to discuss progress and findings. The PhD candidates’ research and findings will be integrated into the overall project’s outputs and activities, e.g., in the form of a collective volume. The doctoral researchers will have opportunities to engage in other co-authored publications too and will be encouraged to produce monographs emerging from the PhD studies.
The doctoral students will be expected to act as both part of this team, but also lead autonomously their PhD projects.
For further information or to discuss a research proposal, please contact Ana Aliverti a.aliverti@warwick.ac.uk
Eligibility:
Candidates must have a 1st or 2.1 honours degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Criminology, or other relevant Social Sciences discipline. An interest and background on criminal justice, policing and/or immigration law and practice will be an advantage.
Funding:
The award will cover tuition fees at the UK fee level, plus a tax-free stipend of £17,668 per annum for 3 years of full-time study, fieldwork expenses and conference attendance to present research. International students are welcome to apply but must meet the fee difference themselves .
How to apply:
Candidates should submit an expression of interest by submitting the following documents :
Please send these to Ana Aliverti a.aliverti@warwick.ac.uk
If this initial application is successful, we will invite you to make a formal application for study. All candidates must fulfil the University of Warwick entry criteria and obtain an unconditional offer before commencing enrolment.
Deadline for applications is 4pm UK time on Thursday 12 January. All materials must be supplied by this deadline.
Entry requirements
Applicants need to meet the University of Warwick’s standard entry requirements. In addition this project includes some specific requirements. The successful candidate will also have to apply for the appropriate visa (if necessary) in a timely manner and be available for the start of the studentship in October 2023.
The University of Warwick provides an inclusive working and learning environment, recognising and respecting every individual’s differences. We welcome applications from individuals who identify with any of the protected characteristics defined by the Equality Act 20.
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