Social and Political Thought (Taught)

4th in the UK for our research impact in Philosophy in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)

Our MA brings together social theory, political theory and philosophy. You learn about the history of social and political thought and study political and social movements. You’ll cover both historical traditions and contemporary developments.

This is an interdisciplinary course. We bridge subject boundaries and use both empirical and normative analysis. You’ll learn from our faculty’s specialised knowledge of selected areas in contemporary thought and the major European historical tradition.

Our research strengths include:

• social theory (especially Hegel, Marx and Frankfurt School critical theory)

• recent democratic, socialist and environmentalist thought and practice

• the history of political, social and economic thought

• the philosophy of social science and the sociology of knowledge

• Marx, Hegel and Marxism

• Kant and German Idealism

• philosophy of race and racialisation.

You can also take the opportunity to get involved with our in-house journal Studies in Social and Political Thought.

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.