Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations - Comparative Politics

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in International Relations trains scholars to conduct cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research across key areas of international affairs and political science. A combination of in depth, hands-on fieldwork and comprehensive theoretical study helps our Ph.D. students to uncover the meaningful questions that ultimately shape both their future research and their careers.With approximately 60 students engaged in coursework or research at any given time, the Ph.D. program is an integral and vibrant component of the Fletcher community. Working alongside our world-renowned faculty, Fletcher doctoral candidates acquire the theoretical and practical skills needed to produce research that will help shape future discourse on international relations. After completing their degrees, our graduates go on to successful high-level careers in academia, research, non-profit organizations, government, and the private sector.Our Ph.D. candidates come from all over the world, bringing perspectives and experiences that inform their research and goals.Broadly defined, the field of Comparative Politics studies political institutions (their emergence, survival, and collapse), the causes and consequences of social identities and political ideologies (their emergence, relative salience, and interaction with political institutions) and political mobilization (in both its violent and nonviolent forms) across different regions, countries, and historical periods. The scholars in the field use, and often combine, a wide variety of methodological approaches that include various quantitative methods, qualitative comparison of historical as well as recent cases (including process tracing), field research/ethnography, field experiments, as well as archival research.

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