The Institute for European Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow invites applications for a PhD fellowship on ‘legitimacy crisis and identity politics’ as part of the PhD network ‘The Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union’ (PLATO).
Although there are many ways of identifying with a political system, some sense of political obligation is a condition for legitimacy. Some forms of identity –maybe those that are more cosmopolitan, more multi-level or just less exclusive -are likely to be more compatible than others with a sense of political obligation to a transnational political order such as the EU. This PhD will identify ways of distinguishing different forms of identity and of investigating whether some rare more compatible than others with the legitimacy of European political order.
Phd Programme:
The successful candidate will be enrolled in one of the PhD programmes of the Faculty of International and Political Studiesat the Jagiellonian University and the work will result in a doctorate in political science or humanities/ cultural studies depending on the candidate’s research proposal. The recruited candidate will be automatically admitted to the PhD programme. If the person who is hired has a disciplinary background other than political science/cultural studies, additional courses may be required to complete the PhD programme.
Teaching:
The successful candidate will be obliged to teach or perform tasks connected to teaching in the amount of 15h/year.
Established in 1364, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (Jagiellonian University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Krakow (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland), Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (UJ) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 35,000-39,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (UJ) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 655 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 30-40% making this Polish higher education organization a very selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.