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Category: Current PhD Students

August 26, 2025March 11, 2026 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People

Shao-Chi Kuo

Shao-Chi Kuo began his doctoral research in 2022 and joined CISRUL in 2023. Under the supervision of Professor Brian Brock (Divinity), he is researching the political and public theological significance … Continue reading Shao-Chi Kuo

August 17, 2025February 11, 2026 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People

Boglarka Vincze

Boglarka Vincze's PhD project began in October 2024. She researches waves of constitutional change in the UK’s devolved nations, focusing on the evolution of devolution frameworks. She studies how these changes … Continue reading Boglarka Vincze

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People

Sam McReavy

Sam McReavy is a third year PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen. Over the last four years, he has focused on urban spatial theory and Science Fiction as a pedagogical … Continue reading Sam McReavy

May 6, 2025February 11, 2026 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People, UK Constitutionalism

Daisy Mugadza

Daisy Mugadza began her PhD in February of 2025 at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law but also with affiliations to CISRUL. She is a recipient of the CISRUL … Continue reading Daisy Mugadza

May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People

Neha Dwivedi

Neha Dwivedi began her PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations in October 2023. She holds a Master's degree in War Studies from the Swedish Defence University in … Continue reading Neha Dwivedi

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 eliseboyleespinosa Current PhD Students, People

Sabelo Ndwandwe

Sabelo started in January 2023. He holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy (UFH, South Africa) and an MPhil in Race & Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London).  His work under the supervision of Dr Owen Walsh and Professor Tommy J. Curry … Continue reading Sabelo Ndwandwe

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Sabelo CISRUL Updates, Current PhD Students, News

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February 20, 2020August 25, 2025 tucksno1 About CISRUL, About POLITICO, Current PhD Students, PhD Funding, Prospective PhD Students

Supervisors

CISRUL PhDs are supervised by interdisciplinary teams of 2 or 3 supervisors. They typically include the CISRUL members listed below, but may also include other staff from these Schools: School … Continue reading Supervisors

September 4, 2019July 29, 2025 Stephan Ritscher Current PhD Students

Dr Jorg Meurkes

Jorg was a PhD candidate within the POLITICO programme, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship, and successfully completed his PhD thesis, 'At once sensible and intelligible: Kant’s solution to the … Continue reading Dr Jorg Meurkes

February 20, 2017October 1, 2024 rlum629 Current PhD Students

Dr Andreas S. Zaunseder

Andreas did his PhD in Sociology / CISRUL with a focus on the intersecting areas of economic and political sociology and sustainability in the case of alternative economic organisations. For … Continue reading Dr Andreas S. Zaunseder

April 18, 2014October 23, 2021 tstack1970 Current PhD Students

Current PhD Projects

CISRUL’s PhD candidates represent a variety of disciplines, including sociology, law, race studies, international security studies, and history. Browse their individual profiles to learn more about their backgrounds, projects, and … Continue reading Current PhD Projects

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Upcoming Events

Apr 29
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf and Dr Hanifi Bariş on Research Impact and Teaching in UK Academia

May 7
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Reading Seminar: Summary of ‘What Is a Constitution? Reading Toward a Problem’ Series

May 13
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Prof. Chuck Sturtevant on ‘Settler Citizens of a Settler State: The Constitution of Settler Sovereignty in the Bolivian Amazon’

May 20
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Dr Valentin Clavé-Mercier and Dr A. Sophie Lauwers on Navigating Academic Careers Abroad and Applying for Postdocs

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