Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science - Public Policy and Governance

Develop exceptional research and analytical skills to critically examine problems in one or more of these fields: Canadian Politics; Comparative Politics; International Relations; Law and Politics; Public Policy and Governance; and Gender, Race, Indigeneity, and Sexuality GRIS. Develop the skill-set needed to produce exceptional research of your own.The PhD program is designed both for students pursuing academic positions and for those seeking careers working in research capacities in the public, non-profit and private sectors.Public Policy and Governance seeks to identify and explain how governments determine what is a problem, what solutions to problems are proposed and how solutions are implemented and evaluated. Relationships between the political executive and bureaucracies, the public sector, non-governmental organizations and the private sector are explored in this context.