政治哲学博士

今天的许多政治学最佳研究都忽视了政治学学科领域的传统界限，给政治部留下了深刻的印象。因此，核心研究生课程和资格考试过程是围绕政治探究的四个相互关联的主题构建的。这些重点领域中的每个领域都以不同的方式关注物质生活，机构权威，集体动员和各个政治层面的政治视野之间的关系。研究生课程要求在合格考试之前至少在UCSC居住六个季度。在参加资格考试之前，预计学生每季度要注册10个课程学分。该页面重点介绍了一些领域和主题，这些领域和主题汇集了政治学系多个成员的研究兴趣。这些构成了持续进行的对话，为学生提供建议，与嘉宾演讲
We offer a distinctive approach to the study of politics and the building of bridges among politics and other disciplines and topics.<br>Our department is the Politics Department for a reason:<br>We study politics through historical, philosophical, cultural, conceptual, and other perspectives in addition to the scientific approaches customary in the U.S. discipline of political science.<br>We emphasize the study of politics in context. We tend to be skeptical of grand or formalistic theorizing that lies far removed from empirical realities or textual support.<br>We put the substance of politics front and center. Methodological training, while important, is in the service of research, not an end in itself.<br>We encourage interdisciplinary approaches to the study of politics. Our students often take seminars from and work with faculty in other departments and programs, including but not limited to those who are formally Affiliated Graduate Faculty. Graduate students also have the opportunity to develop research topics and work with advisors not only in the Social Sciences but also Arts, Humanities, Physical and Biological Sciences, and even Engineering.