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Philosophy
Politics & Government
Sociology
Political Sociology
Politics - Comparative
Social Philosophy
London
United Kingdom
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Political theory is the study of the good society. Public debate is dominated by controversies such as what justice requires of citizens and the state; what the most important rights and liberties are; and what protection there should be for minorities in majoritarian democracies.
Political theory provides a scholarly examination of these questions, informed by adjacent debates in moral philosophy, legal theory, historical study, and political science. Currently, there are eight political theorists in the Department of Government, which is one of the largest concentrations of specialists in the world. Staff research interests are in diverse areas including comparative political theory, contemporary normative theory, the history of political thought, feminist theory, and
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Entry Requirements
2:1 degree or equivalent in any discipline, with a considered interest in the areas covered by the MSc