Over the last three decades, political economy has been one of the fastest growing approaches in the social sciences. If students are interested in how institutions shape the behaviour of political actors and how political decisions influence markets and vice versa, then they will profit from this course.

The University of Essex MRes Political Economy is a two-year course, designed to give students additional training in research design and research methods compared to an MSc or MA. Students study modules on political economics and research methods across the two years, while developing a 35,000-word dissertation.