Ph.D. Programme in International Affairs and Political Economy (DIA) ONLY ENGLISH
The Ph.D. Programme in International Affairs and Political Economy (DIA) provides you with the ideal platform for writing your Ph.D. thesis in the fields of political science, economic policy, and public management. The DIA is run by the School of Economics and Political Science, which is distinguished by internationally recognised research in the disciplines of economics and political science and by high-quality teaching and consulting.
In the Ph.D. Programme in International Affairs and Political Economy, the focus is on writing a thesis on the basis of original academic research on a specific problem in the fields of politics, economics and public management. Such a problem may be policy-oriented, have a fundamental theoretical bent or involve an interdisciplinary approach. The DIA programme provides the requisite research qualifications and reinforces the foundations of disciplinary knowledge in the chosen subject. Moreover, the DIA promotes the skills necessary for a scientific dialogue with neighbouring disciplines. Our programme is aimed at graduates who hold a Master’s degree in International Affairs and Governance or a Master’s degree in a subject related to social sciences. The DIA programme prepares students for an academic career or an analytically demanding specialist or management function in the private, public or non-profit sector. The DIA programme thus takes
Dr. Katrin Eggenberger Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture Principality of Liechtenstein “In a manner of speaking, the HSG offered me a tailor-made Ph.D. programme. I’d always imagined that my studies and practice would be closely connected, that I’d be able to implement my own ideas and choose a focus of my own, and that there would be a culture of open and trusting discourse between students and professors. All this I found on my doorstep in St.Gallen, as it were. I’ve never regretted my decision to study for my Ph.D. at the HSG. On the contrary, I’d make the very same decision again because it all simply fitted perfectly.”
