Graduate School Global and Area Studies (GSGAS) Doctoral Programme Leipzig University in Germany

Leipzig University offers a doctoral programme in Global Studies with a special emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa , developed in cooperation with the Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPSS), Addis Ababa University . The programme focuses on how globalisation has shaped African peace and security, with particular attention to the continent’s vulnerabilities, conflicts, and wider development challenges. It situates these questions within Global Studies and Area Studies , using interdis...

Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) at Freie Universität Berlin is inviting applications for PhD places for the 2027 intake. The programme is a structured three-year doctoral programme embedded within a four-year PhD process, with a regional focus on East Asia, including China, Japan and Korea. Doctoral dissertations should analyse modern or contemporary East Asia in areas such as politics, society, economy, culture, law or history. The programme is designed for highly qualified candida...

Fully funded PhD positions are available at the University of Konstanz in the DFG Research Training Group “Post-Eurocentric Europe: Narratives of a World Province in Transformation” , based in the Department of Literature, Art and Media Studies. The call covers 12 PhD positions across literary studies, cultural studies, history, anthropology, political science, and law . The project is strongly interdisciplinary and is aimed at applicants who can develop a dissertation project within one of thes...

The Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS) at Freie Universität Berlin is a full-time doctoral programme within the Cluster of Excellence Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS). It is offered in cooperation with the Hertie School, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft), Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), and the Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS). BGTS is ...

The Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) at Bielefeld University is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme for researchers whose work connects history, sociology, political science, anthropology, and gender studies . The programme is designed to provide a creative, supportive research environment with small working groups, individualised guidance, and a strong community of doctoral researchers. BGHS welcomes applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds. While it off...