Postgraduate Programme in Public Policy
Programme Description
Most academic programmes look at public policies from their own disciplinary approaches. Differently, the Postgraduate Programme in Public Policy at the Federal University of Paraná offers a fresh interdisciplinary environment in which such complex object of analysis can be studied under multiple lenses. It engages economists, jurists, political scientists, sociologists and, increasingly, scholars with an interdisciplinary background to address the complexity of building, negotiating and implementing public policies.
Public policy is a vast field of practice and reasearch. The Programme has a particular focus on the social and economic policy fields, though extending its reach to applied fields such as health, nutrition, energy, environment, tourism and education. As such, its activities aim at providing an advanced understanding of the economic, social and political institutions at the local, national and international levels which condition socioeconomic development.
Those interested in developing their academic capabilities in research about public policy, as much as policy makers looking for new and challenging views and tools to frame their work, can benefit greatly from the interdisciplinary experience offered by the Programme. It offers supervision and research training for MPhil/PhD degrees in a variety of areas concerning public policies on both a full-time or part-time basis.
Students must be in residence to attend a minimum of classes, according to a working plan agreed with their supervisors. We encourage students to pursue fieldwork, university exchanges, and academic visits of different kinds in order to enrich their research experience.
Programme Structure
The MPhil and PhD degrees are programmes of research study and aim to train individuals to conduct research of high academic merit. The MPhil programme has the final requirement that students produce a dissertation, while the PhD programme requires a thesis with an original contribution to the field. Both are assessed by an oral examination (viva).
Registration is made separatelly for each degree, but students with excepcional performance in their MPhil may be allowed to follow through to pursue a PhD degree.The PhD programme for both full and part-time students is expected to be completed in four years (48 months) and the viva must take place within that period. The MPhil programme of studies is expected to be completed in two years (24 months) and the viva must take place within that period. The Programme requires that all research students attend a regular number of in-house courses at the Programme (300h for the MPhil, 450h for the PhD), but encourages students to attend courses elsewhere if helpful to their research plan.
Each research student will have a principal supervisor, a member of staff whose area of expertise is closely aligned with the student’s research topic. A second supervisor may also be appointed to the student, depending on the interdisciplinary nature of the reasearch plan.
Supervisors
The Programme offers supervision and research training for MPhil and PhD degrees. Research work and supervision themes are organised along two broad lines of inquiry among our academic staff:
1. Technology, regulation and society
Research topics include: agriculture and international trade; agriculture policies; competition policies; public policy transplantation and design; innovation policies; economics of networks; science and technology policies; social impact, risks and regulation of nanotechnology; democracy and participatory institutions; industrial and export promoting policies; labour market regulation and policies; intelectual property and innovation in agriculture; regulation on information technology; universities-firms linkages; local tourism policies, entrepreneurship promotion policies,urban planning policies, local knowledge in health and nutrition policies.
2. Political economy of national states and global governance
Research topics include: employment policies; social policies; public policy and democracy; political regimes and public decisions; political elites in public policy decision-making; intergovernmental institutions and global governance; history of ideas on the relationship between markets and states; the relationship between markets and states; theories of the state and economics; power structures and decision making; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade relations; Brazil-China relations on development; green energy.
Prospective students should consult the respective staff member’s personal webpages for more detailed information about individual areas of interest and expertise and in order to identify prospective supervisors. Most of them are able to offer supervision in English or Spanish, but profficiency in Portuguese is also required.
Applications
Prospective candidates are asked to check that their research interests fall within the area of expertise of our researchers. For further guidance, they can contact a potential supervisor directly or the Programme Office at [email protected].
Prospective students should submit 1) a formal application to the Programme Office (application form sent by request), together with 2) an outline of their intended research project (limit of 10 pages), 3) an up-to-date copy of their CV, and 4) other enclosures (list sent by request).
Applications can be sent until October for entry in March of the following year. Applicants are informed about the results in early December.
NEITHER APPLICATION NOR TUITION FEES are charged by the Programme.
The student will be responsible for covering living costs.
For further information, please write to either the Programme Office ([email protected]).
Most academic programmes look at public policies from their own disciplinary approaches. Differently, the Postgraduate Programme in Public Policy at the Federal University of Paraná offers a fresh interdisciplinary environment in which such complex object of analysis can be studied under multiple lenses. It engages economists, jurists, political scientists, sociologists and, increasingly, scholars with an interdisciplinary background to address the complexity of building, negotiating and implementing public policies.
Public policy is a vast field of practice and reasearch. The Programme has a particular focus on the social and economic policy fields, though extending its reach to applied fields such as health, nutrition, energy, environment, tourism and education. As such, its activities aim at providing an advanced understanding of the economic, social and political institutions at the local, national and international levels which condition socioeconomic development.
Those interested in developing their academic capabilities in research about public policy, as much as policy makers looking for new and challenging views and tools to frame their work, can benefit greatly from the interdisciplinary experience offered by the Programme. It offers supervision and research training for MPhil/PhD degrees in a variety of areas concerning public policies on both a full-time or part-time basis.
Students must be in residence to attend a minimum of classes, according to a working plan agreed with their supervisors. We encourage students to pursue fieldwork, university exchanges, and academic visits of different kinds in order to enrich their research experience.
Programme Structure
The MPhil and PhD degrees are programmes of research study and aim to train individuals to conduct research of high academic merit. The MPhil programme has the final requirement that students produce a dissertation, while the PhD programme requires a thesis with an original contribution to the field. Both are assessed by an oral examination (viva).
Registration is made separatelly for each degree, but students with excepcional performance in their MPhil may be allowed to follow through to pursue a PhD degree.The PhD programme for both full and part-time students is expected to be completed in four years (48 months) and the viva must take place within that period. The MPhil programme of studies is expected to be completed in two years (24 months) and the viva must take place within that period. The Programme requires that all research students attend a regular number of in-house courses at the Programme (300h for the MPhil, 450h for the PhD), but encourages students to attend courses elsewhere if helpful to their research plan.
Each research student will have a principal supervisor, a member of staff whose area of expertise is closely aligned with the student’s research topic. A second supervisor may also be appointed to the student, depending on the interdisciplinary nature of the reasearch plan.
Supervisors
The Programme offers supervision and research training for MPhil and PhD degrees. Research work and supervision themes are organised along two broad lines of inquiry among our academic staff:
1. Technology, regulation and society
Research topics include: agriculture and international trade; agriculture policies; competition policies; public policy transplantation and design; innovation policies; economics of networks; science and technology policies; social impact, risks and regulation of nanotechnology; democracy and participatory institutions; industrial and export promoting policies; labour market regulation and policies; intelectual property and innovation in agriculture; regulation on information technology; universities-firms linkages; local tourism policies, entrepreneurship promotion policies,urban planning policies, local knowledge in health and nutrition policies.
2. Political economy of national states and global governance
Research topics include: employment policies; social policies; public policy and democracy; political regimes and public decisions; political elites in public policy decision-making; intergovernmental institutions and global governance; history of ideas on the relationship between markets and states; the relationship between markets and states; theories of the state and economics; power structures and decision making; monetary and fiscal policies; international trade relations; Brazil-China relations on development; green energy.
Prospective students should consult the respective staff member’s personal webpages for more detailed information about individual areas of interest and expertise and in order to identify prospective supervisors. Most of them are able to offer supervision in English or Spanish, but profficiency in Portuguese is also required.
Applications
Prospective candidates are asked to check that their research interests fall within the area of expertise of our researchers. For further guidance, they can contact a potential supervisor directly or the Programme Office at [email protected].
Prospective students should submit 1) a formal application to the Programme Office (application form sent by request), together with 2) an outline of their intended research project (limit of 10 pages), 3) an up-to-date copy of their CV, and 4) other enclosures (list sent by request).
Applications can be sent until October for entry in March of the following year. Applicants are informed about the results in early December.
NEITHER APPLICATION NOR TUITION FEES are charged by the Programme.
The student will be responsible for covering living costs.
For further information, please write to either the Programme Office ([email protected]).