Maxim is a PhD candidate at the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. He recently published 'Who, the people? Rethinking constituent power … Continue reading Maxim van Asseldonk
Jorg Meurkes
Jorg is a PhD candidate at the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a … Continue reading Jorg Meurkes
Elise Boyle Espinosa
Elise has an interdisciplinary background in international studies and global development. Prior to commencing her PhD at the University of Aberdeen in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie funded POLITICO programme, she studied … Continue reading Elise Boyle Espinosa
Fredericke Weiner
Fredericke is a PhD student in the 2019 cohort of the POLITICO programme on political concepts in the world, funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. In her PhD research, supervised … Continue reading Fredericke Weiner
Daniel Matthews-Ferrero
Daniel is a European Studies graduate (BA from the University of Kent, UK; MA from the College of Europe, Poland). He is working on his PhD at the University of … Continue reading Daniel Matthews-Ferrero
Marie Wuth
Marie Wuth is a PhD student in Philosophy funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD programme POLITICO and CISRUL (University of Aberdeen, UK) under the supervision of Dr Beth Lord and … Continue reading Marie Wuth
Valentin Clavé-Mercier
Valentin is currently conducting a PhD as a CISRUL Early Stage Researcher at the University of Aberdeen, thanks to a Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship. He holds a B.A. in Political Studies … Continue reading Valentin Clavé-Mercier
A. Sophie Lauwers
Sophie is a PhD candidate at the Department of Divinity, History and Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. She is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie POLITICO programme at the Centre … Continue reading A. Sophie Lauwers
Stephan Ritscher
Stephan studies political philosophy with a focus on the concept of the Political and started his PhD at CISRUL in October 2018. His PhD dissertation, supervised by Dr. Ritu Vij … Continue reading Stephan Ritscher
Aditya Mohanty
Having sought a diverse academic training viz., in Sociology (2003-05) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India and Urban Geography (2011-12) at University College London (UCL), UK, I … Continue reading Aditya Mohanty
Andreas S. Zaunseder
PhD Fellow at Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and the Rule of Law Supervised by: Dr Cristina Flesher-Fominaya Dr Trevor Stack r02az16@abdn.ac.uk Fields of Interest Historical, Political and Economic Sociology, … Continue reading Andreas S. Zaunseder
Prospective PhD Students
CISRUL is building a vigorous community of PhD students who work closely with the academic staff and play an important role in all our activities. At CISRUL, we give great … Continue reading Prospective 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