PhD Russian and East European Studies in Manchester United Kingdom | The University of Manchester

Our doctoral program in Russian and East European Studies allows you to conduct groundbreaking original research under expert academic guidance. Faculty members pursue interdisciplinary research spanning diverse topics such as: 19th-20th century literature and intellectual history, Soviet/post-Soviet film and media, gender studies, memory studies, nationalism and ethnic politics throughout history and in the post-communist era, and post-communist transitions in East Central Europe. The Russian and East European Studies program forms the core of our Cross-Disciplinary Russian and Eurasian Studies Network, promoting collaborative research and graduate education among humanities faculty at Manchester. Current externally-funded faculty research includes projects like: "Reframing Russia for the Global Mediasphere: From Cold War to Information War" (AHRC), "Russian Nationalism and the Ukraine Crisis: Nationalist Influences on Foreign Policy" (European Commission), and "Self-Sustained Civil Society in Eastern (and Western) Europe" (British Academy).