The Luiss University of Rome (Italy) announces the third Call for Applications for its Doctoral Program in Political Theoryfor the academic year 2006-2007. Luiss University welcomes graduatestudents who are willing to work within an stimulating internationalintellectual community. Admission to the Ph.D. program in PoliticalTheory at Luiss is competitive, because despite the number ofapplications, we can offer only a small number of positions. For thecurrent academic year, eight (8) positions will be available, of which,four (4) will be granted an annual scholarship, covering the entirelength 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 academicresearch, including three terms of full coursework, Candidates are alsoexpected to complete a dissertation within this limit.

Requirements

TheLuiss PhD Program in Political Theory is centered on aninterdisciplinary perspective. The program covers four main areas ofstudy: philosophy (ethics and applied philosophy, political and socialphilosophy, 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 twentyfaculty members teach in the program. They include both Italianprofessors and several international visiting professors. Starting nextyear, we will host 25 students, roughly half of whom are international.

Applicants are required to have majored in an area of socialsciences, human sciences, or philosophy; however, applicants who havedegrees in other disciplines can also considered on the basis of theircurricula vitae and research proposals. Students at Luiss are admittedonly to obtain a PhD degree; there will be no MA program in PoliticalTheory at Luiss this year. All students who are admitted will begintheir study at Luiss in the Spring semester of 2006. The average yearlycourse-load ranges from six to ten hours per week and each term isapproximately three months long. The PhD Program is an English languageprogram and all courses are taught in English.

Applications

Studentsinterested in the PhD program must apply by completing the applicationform. Applications must abide by the format attached to the call forapplication (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 manycountries have their own expedition procedures, be careful to check atyour local post office on how to obtain a return receipt). Only theapplications sent by certified mail before the above deadline will beconsidered. With regard to this, compliance with the deadline will beproven by the post date of the accepting post office.

Acomplete application should contain all the information and documentsrequired by the application form. In particular, applicants must submita writing sample representative of the their best work in an areaconsistent with the core-issues of the program. The paper should not beless than 5,000 words and not exceed 10,000 words. In addition,applicants are required to submit two letters of recommendation. Otherinformation about admission to graduate study at Luiss is available onthe PhD website.

Application forms can be found on the program website or also mailedto you upon request. In order to request an application form and forany additional inquiries, contact the PhD Office via email, by fax, orby 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)