{"id":219,"date":"2020-08-24T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/pol\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2025-07-18T02:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:37:04","slug":"phd-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/pol\/phd-research\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD (Research)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>PhD (Research)<\/h2>\r\n<p><form method='post' id='form-people-filter'><div class='row'><div class='col-12 people-filter'><div class='filter-label'>Filter by: <\/div><input type='text' class='form-control' name='peopletext' id='peopletext' oninput='javascript:submitPeopleForm();' value='' placeholder='Search by Name\/Keywords'\/><div class='filter-specialisation'><label><input type='checkbox' name='specialisation[]' value='44' \/>CHINESE POLITICS<\/label><label><input type='checkbox' name='specialisation[]' value='39' \/>COMPARATIVE POLITICS<\/label><label><input type='checkbox' name='specialisation[]' 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