History and Politics (Research)

Brief outline of the programme

The research degree programme aims to provide students with an outstanding learning experience in a
supportive community of learning. The department is known nationally and internationally for excellence in
research and teaching and all of its staff are engaged in conducting their own research. Information on staff
research interests and achievements can be found on the Departmental web pages.
http://www.chi.ac.uk/department-history-and-politics/research
The Chichester historians and political scientists offer a dynamic research environment through publications,
organising and participating in national and international conferences (Germany, Portugal, Norway, France,
Canada and the US). Recent conferences at Chichester include those held in collaboration with the Sussex
Archaeological Society, the Multi-Directional Memory Conference, the D-Day Anniversary Conference, and the
30th Annual Conference for the Society for the Study of French History. Other scholarly activity has included TV
and radio appearances, interviews and specialist consultancy. The team publish widely in international research
periodicals (e.g. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Journal of Cultural and Social History, Yale
French Studies, Journal of American Studies); and contribute to series published by all of the leading university
presses, as well as many other long established academic publishing houses.
Research students have been similarly active presenting papers at national conferences (British Library,
Universities of Oxford, Brighton, Kingston, SOAS) and international conferences (Conference of European
Association for American Studies, Holland) and publishing in a range of journals, including, the Bulletin of the
Institute of Historical Studies.

Aims of the Programme
a) the creation and interpretation of new knowledge through original research or other advanced
scholarship, of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline and merit
publication;
b) a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront
of the academic discipline;
c) the general ability to conceptualise, design and implement a project for the generation of new
knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline, and to adjust the project
design in the light of unforeseen problems;
d) a detailed understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry
appropriate to the discipline.