Candidates are expected to have a robust legal background, a strong attitude for critical thinking and team-working skills.

The research will be carried out in the intellectually stimulating and highly engaging academic environment of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studied and in the wider network of the scholars and institutions participating in the PhD Curriculum in ‘Theories, Institutions and Culture’. At the Sant’Anna School, the research will be developed within the Institute of Law, Politics and Development (DIRPOLIS). The Institute conducts innovative research in the fields of law, political science, development economics, moral and political philosophy. Its multidisciplinary approach allows for a comprehensive representation of complex legal, political, social and economic phenomena. Its manifold projects and activities on environmental-related issues, carried out within a cooperation network gathering a number of scholars from various European and non-European universities, promote high level scientific researches in the field of climate change and sustainable development.