The programme

The PhD in Global History and Governance consists of an advanced course of study and research at the end of which the student defends a thesis based on original and independent scientific work. The course offers an educational program based on a multi-disciplinary approach centered on history and law and open to contributions of other disciplines.

The Ph.D. program in Global History and Governance is aimed at highly motivated students with a solid personal background and diverse language skills.

The program focuses on the comparisons, connections, and processes of globalization that have characterized different areas of the planet between the 16th and the 20th century. It does so by concentrating on the relational dimension of historical processes, legal regimes, and the organization of power; on the interconnections between economic, political, legal, cultural, and social factors; and circulation, exchange, and interconnection of ideas, persons, institutions, legal cultures, political models, concepts, rights and goods on a global scale.

Programme Coordinator

Prof Daniela Luigia Caglioti

Funding Amount

Annual stipend of 19,000.00 Euro; 50 percent increase of the scholarship for research abroad for up to 12 months; up to 20 percent of the scholarship in research funds per year; no tuition fees.

Starting Date

November 2, 2023

Admission Requirements

Candidates must possess an MA/MS degree, an excellent command of English, and possibly a second language other than their mother tongue. They must present a personal statement, a research proposal on a subject relevant to the PhD program, and the review/discussion of a text that particularly inspired applicants in the choice to pursue their studies as well as in the conception and writing of the proposal itself. Candidates can ask up to two scholars to write a letter of recommendation.

Application Deadline

August 25, 2023, only via the online system at https://pica.cineca.it/ssm/dottorato39-ssm/domande.
Deadline for recommendation letters: August 29, 2023

More Information at:

https://www.ssmeridionale.it/it-it/la-scuola/avvisi/2023/pubblicato-il-bando-per-l-ammissione-ai-corsi-di-dottorato-di-ricerca-della-scuola-superiore-meridionale-xxxix-ciclo-280396-1-43a557d4786de13852088620cc64e6a6

Programme Webpage

https://www.ssmeridionale.it/en-us/dottorato/rubriche/global-history-and-governance-ghg-3118-1-b6644db167ea2f37aa7d1ac31340ca7a