Power, Publics and Engagement

Is this the programme you're looking for?

If you're interested in a critical approach to the main contemporary forms of power, from capitalism to whiteness, and from patriarchy to coloniality, this master's programme (MSc) is for you.

The study programme in a nutshell

The programme:

• provides the tools to critically analyse power through the public issues in which power is contested;
• works from, and helps develop, students own engagement with public issues;
• has dedicated professors, awarded with the best teacher awards by students in their department, and with experience in public social science;
• has small-scale, interactive tutorials, with lots of attention for the individual student;
• improves students’ ability to meaningfully work with people who come from a variety of backgrounds.

What you will learn

This programme critically investigates power. It provides you with the tools to navigate how people challenge power to enact change, and to develop your own engagement.

Is this the right programme for you?

This programme: 

• improves students’ ability to meaningfully work with people who come from a variety of backgrounds and have different types of expertise.
• The Social Sciences Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam ranks the highest of all of the continental European universities in the Shanghai Ranking.

Career opportunities after graduation

The ability to dissect major public issues and to consider them from multiple perspectives is key whether you will be a journalist, NGO worker, teacher, social worker, entrepreneur or policy maker.