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The Luiss University of Rome (Italy) announces the third Call for Applications for its Doctoral Program in Political Theory for the academic year 2006-2007. Luiss University welcomes graduate students who are willing to work within an stimulating international intellectual community. Admission to the Ph.D. program in Political Theory at Luiss is competitive, because despite the number of applications, we can offer only a small number of positions. For the current academic year, eight (8) positions will be available, of which, four (4) will be granted an annual scholarship, covering the entire length of the program. The grant for this year amounts to roughly 900€ per month.

The length of the program is three(3)years of full-time academic research, including three terms of full coursework, Candidates are also expected to complete a dissertation within this limit.

Requirements

The Luiss PhD Program in Political Theory is centered on an interdisciplinary perspective. The program covers four main areas of study: philosophy (ethics and applied philosophy, political and social philosophy, and issues in contemporary philosophy), political theory (ethics of international relations and human rights theories), law (international law, humanitarian law, and international criminal law), and politics and economics (international political economy, development policies, sustainability theories, international relations, and theories of globalization).

Currently, about twenty faculty members teach in the program. They include both Italian professors and several international visiting professors. Starting next year, we will host 25 students, roughly half of whom are international.

Applicants are required to have majored in an area of social sciences, human sciences, or philosophy; however, applicants who have degrees in other disciplines can also considered on the basis of their curricula vitae and research proposals. Students at Luiss are admitted only to obtain a PhD degree; there will be no MA program in Political Theory at Luiss this year. All students who are admitted will begin their study at Luiss in the Spring semester of 2006. The average yearly course-load ranges from six to ten hours per week and each term is approximately three months long. The PhD Program is an English language program and all courses are taught in English.

Applications

Students interested in the PhD program must apply by completing the application form. Applications must abide by the format attached to the call for application (bando di dottorato) which can be found in the “Requirements and applications”.

Applications must be addressed to the Dean of Luiss Guido Carli and sent to the following address:

Ufficio Dottorati di Ricerca
Direzione Didattica e Ricerca,
Luiss Guido Carli - Viale Pola, 12
00198 Rome - Italy
(Specifying: Application for the PhD Program in “Political Theory”)

The deadline for applications is September 1st, 2006 (postmarked by this date). Applications sent by certified mail must include a return receipt (that is, a receipt that the application was delivered; since many countries have their own expedition procedures, be careful to check at your local post office on how to obtain a return receipt). Only the applications sent by certified mail before the above deadline will be considered. With regard to this, compliance with the deadline will be proven by the post date of the accepting post office.

A complete application should contain all the information and documents required by the application form. In particular, applicants must submit a writing sample representative of the their best work in an area consistent with the core-issues of the program. The paper should not be less than 5,000 words and not exceed 10,000 words. In addition, applicants are required to submit two letters of recommendation. Other information about admission to graduate study at Luiss is available on the PhD website.

Application forms can be found on the program website or also mailed to you upon request. In order to request an application form and for any additional inquiries, contact the PhD Office via email, by fax, or by phone, which are:

PhD Program in “Political Theory”
Research Center on Human Rights (Cersdu)
Luiss University of Rome
Via Tommasini 1, 00162, Rome – Italy

Program Advisors
Daniele Santoro (email: dsantoro@luiss.it)
Luigi Caranti (email: lcaranti@luiss.it)

Contact numbers and info
phone: +39.06.86506568 + 39.06.86506779
fax: + +39.0686506503
email: infophd@luiss.it

Materials

Call for applications (PDF file) (31 kb)
Application form (PDF file) (73 kb)
Application guidelines (PDF file) (70 kb)