PhD case studies Find out more about the ground-breaking research our PhD students are currently undertaking. You are here Home Department of Politics and International Relations PhD study PhD case studies ©DSD - Pexels Diego Exposito Positive duties towards liminal animals: ethics, politics, and practices Read the case study The Uzbekistan-China friendship park was built next to one of the largest conglomerate of Chinese companies in Uzbekistan Frank Maracchione Uzbekistan’s agency in its relations with the People’s Republic of China Read the case study © Brandon via Unsplash Frances Payne Understanding animal protection in food systems: A victim-based approach Read the Case Study Lauren Martin Who Speaks and Who Listens? The ‘Democratic Ecology’ of Parliamentary E-Petitions Read the Case Study © Centre for Ageing Better Daniel Clark They were the future once: oppression in the lives of older people Read the Case Study Field photograph taken during an observation with Africa Unite. Bryony Vince The (Mis)use of Indigenous Knowledge: How Ubuntu is used as a tool for peacebuilding in South Africa Read the Case Study Edward Pemberton The Domestic Politics of Global Consumption. Read case study Katie Pruszynski Truth Matters? A study of lying and the truth in political communication, and its impact on public trust in politics. Read case study Michael Livesey No such thing as political violence: a genealogy of security in 1970s Britain Read case study Remi Edwards Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploring the potential of worker-driven alternatives in supply chains. Read case study Charline Sempéré Women and Unfree Labour: A Feminist Political Economy Account. Read case study Shizhi Zhang The Return of China: Historicising China in the Global Economy'. Read case study