Courses 

Comparative / International Environmental Politics

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University of Essex, University of Oxford (various forms)

The course focuses on the comparative and international politics of the environment, and considers the issues of natural resource provision and - in particular - climate issues at various levels of political behavior and organization, starting with individual-level values before moving up to environmental movements, interest groups, political parties, governments, and finally international organizations.

European Union Politics

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University of Oxford

The course introduces the historical, economic and legal development of the European Union, the national politics contesting and structuring European integration and enlargement, and the challenges of the EU in the 21st century. 

Political Economy of Development

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University of Essex

The course evaluates the political economy dynamics that contribute and hinder economic, social and political development, especially in Global South countries. It covers growth models, productivity cycles as well as democratic institutions, corruption and gender/LGBT+ inclusion.

Foundations of Public Policy

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University of Essex

This course is designed to give students comprehensive knowledge of how actors in the public and private sectors formulate, decide and implement public policy. It introduces key concepts and theories for understanding public policy making as well as the political realities faced by private and public institutions in areas such as education, health and environment.

Scientific Reasoning for the Social Sciences

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University of Essex

The course provides the basics of the philosophy and theory of social science, its structure and procedures. It also tackles questions such as 'what is a research design?' and 'how does one conduct a rigorous empirical social study?'

Comparative Political Analysis

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University of Essex, Milan, LUISS

The course provides an introduction into the main strategies of comparative empirical analysis in political science. It teaches the necessary analytical foundations that applied researchers use to conduct empirical work such as basic notions of experiments and the assumptions of observational studies.

Quantitative Methods in International Relations

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Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Essex

This is a quantitative reasoning course meant to provide students with a thorough introduction to the use of statistical methodology in the empirical study of international relations. It combines hands-on statistical training in R and applied learning of modern IR literature.

Political Economy of International Energy

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