History and Politics PhD

**Brief outline of the programme**<br/><br/>The research degree programme aims to provide students with an outstanding learning experience in a<br/>supportive community of learning. The department is known nationally and internationally for excellence in<br/>research and teaching and all of its staff are engaged in conducting their own research. Information on staff<br/>research interests and achievements can be found on the Departmental web pages.<br/>http://www.chi.ac.uk/department-history-and-politics/research<br/>The Chichester historians and political scientists offer a dynamic research environment through publications,<br/>organising and participating in national and international conferences (Germany, Portugal, Norway, France,<br/>Canada and the US). Recent conferences at Chichester include those held in collaboration with the Sussex<br/>Archaeological Society, the Multi-Directional Memory Conference, the D-Day Anniversary Conference, and the<br/>30th Annual Conference for the Society for the Study of French History. Other scholarly activity has included TV<br/>and radio appearances, interviews and specialist consultancy. The team publish widely in international research<br/>periodicals (e.g. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Journal of Cultural and Social History, Yale<br/>French Studies, Journal of American Studies); and contribute to series published by all of the leading university<br/>presses, as well as many other long established academic publishing houses.<br/>Research students have been similarly active presenting papers at national conferences (British Library,<br/>Universities of Oxford, Brighton, Kingston, SOAS) and international conferences (Conference of European<br/>Association for American Studies, Holland) and publishing in a range of journals, including, the Bulletin of the<br/>Institute of Historical Studies. <br/><br/>**Aims of the Programme**<br/>a) the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through original research or other advanced<br/>scholarship, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline and merit<br/>publication;<br/>b) a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront<br/>of the academic discipline;<br/>c) the general ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of new<br/>knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust the project<br/>design in the light of unforeseen problems;<br/>d) a detailed understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry<br/>appropriate to the discipline.