Key Facts

Subject area: Public Policy
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Institute: Social Sciences
Type of Programme: PhD / MPhil
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Starting Date: Any time of the year
Entry Requirements: See here
International entry requirements We accept a range of qualifications from other institutions. Details here.
Standard English Language requirements apply. Details here
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Keele's recent initiatives to create a major activity in  public policy are encapsulated both by the creation of the School of Public Policy and Professional Practice in 2008 and the new (2011) Research Institute for Social Sciences’ activities, including Social Policy. In the latter, faculty are available to supervise doctorates and other research degrees in the theory and practice of public-policy making and implementation - reflecting their interests in political theory, political institutions, public policy, implementation studies, organisational studies and strategic management.  Comparative study (UK/Europe/’the West’;  the ‘newly developed’ and  ‘developing’ worlds) are also available.

  • Explanations of national and international policy-making
  • Regional and local policy implementation

Contact Details
Administrator Helen Farrell
Tel : (+44) 01782 733641
E-Mail : socialsciences.phd@keele.ac.uk