The Department of Politics, International Relations & European Studies at Loughborough University (GB) invites applications for a fully-funded Faculty Studentship to undertake doctoral research from October 2008 in any area related to the Department's research interests.

Dr Ruth Kinna and Dr Dave Berry would like to hear from anyone interested in studying for a PhD in any area related to anarchist history, politics or theory.

Ruth Kinna is a Senior Lecturer in Politics. She has published notably on William Morris and Peter Kropotkin, and is the author of 'Anarchism: A Beginner's Guide' (Oneworld, 2005); she is the editor of the journal 'Anarchist Studies' and is a founder member and convenor of the Anarchist Studies Network (Specialist Group for the Study of Anarchism within the Political Studies Association - http://www.sgsa.org.uk/HomePage).

Dave Berry is a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary European History. He has published primarily on the French anarchist movement, the contemporary alternative left in France and on Daniel Guérin. He is the author of 'A History of the French Anarchist Movement, 1917-1945' (Greenwood Press, 2002); he is an associate editor and reviews editor of 'Anarchist Studies' and is also a founder member of the Anarchist Studies Network.

There are currently four PhD students in the Dept. working on aspects of anarchism: Alex Prichard (secretary of the ASN/SGSA) working on 'Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's International Politics'; Saku Pinta, who is working on 'Convergences and Divergences between Anarchism and Marxism'; Sureyyya Turkeli (treasurer of the ASN/SGSA) working on histories of anarchism and post anarchism; and Matt Wilson working on anarchist ethics.

If you would like to discuss a possible research project informally, please e-mail Ruth (r.e.kinna@lboro.ac.uk) or Dave (d.g.berry@lboro.ac.uk).

The Department is a multidisciplinary one, and relatively small, with about 15 academic staff and 20-25 PhD students. We pride ourselves on the friendly, informal atmosphere in the department and on the facilities provided for postgrads, all of whom at present have office space and a PC.

The studentships include (i) a maintenance grant of approx. £10,500 per annum for three years; and (ii) fees at the EU/UK rate for three years. Unfortunately, the Faculty Studentship is only open to UK/EU citizens.

Please note that the criteria for determining your fee status are not based simply on nationality, but also involve residency - for details please see

here:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/funding/international/status/index.htm

For further information about the Department see:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/eu/studying/research/index.html

For more general information about postgraduate research at LU, how to apply, etc, see the Research Student Office web pages here:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/rso/index.htm

Dr David Berry,

Department of Politics, International Relations & European Studies, Loughborough University, LE113TU, GB

+44-(0)1509-222988

Co-ordinator, Postgraduate Research

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/eu/studying/research/index.html

University & College Union, Loughborough University Branch http://www.lboro.ac.uk/orgs/laut/index.html

Association des Amis de Daniel Guérin

http://www.danielguerin.info/tiki-index.php

Reviews Editor, Anarchist Studies

http://www.lwbooks.co.uk/journals/anarchiststudies/contents.html

Anarchist Studies Network

http://www.anarchist-studies-network.org.uk/SGSA