University of Essex, Full Time Masters Degrees in Political Sociology

How do ideologies form and sustain political identities and interests? What are the main ideologies and political discourses that frame and organise our… Read more

How are we to understand political life – as the expression of violence, tradition, domination, the search for freedom, the struggle for equality? How should… Read more

How do political scientists explain political outcomes? How does normative theory inform the way researchers approach their work? How do political science… Read more

How do political scientists explain political outcomes? How does normative theory inform the way researchers approach their work? How do political science… Read more

Our  Human Rights Centre  is one of the world’s oldest and most highly-respected environments for the multi-disciplinary study of human rights. Read more

Based in the Department of Government, The MSc Social Data Science supports the development of the knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective social data scientist. Read more

How is climate change linked to policy and policy makers? How does climate change impact upon the world's economies? There is a rapidly growing need to understand the nature and consequences of the climate crisis, and to develop evidence-led strategies to respond. Read more

In recent years, issues of terrorism and organised crime have gained an unprecedented profile, provoked significant social concern, and dominated both law-and-order and many wider social policy agendas. Read more

Politics is about psychology. Read more

Politics is about psychology. Read more

The MSc Quantitative Political Science provides advanced training in how to formulate and test theories about politics using data. Read more