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The mission of Riga Stradins University is to train high-quality healthcare and social science professionals for the European and global community; to ensure that the knowledge, skills, competences and attitudes acquired during the studies are in line with the highest European Union requirements and humane traditions, and form a solid basis for lifelong learning. The Doctoral programme in Political Science provides studies based on theoretical and methodological foundations of political science that are relevant to the needs of Latvia and Europe, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary themes (medicine, education, energy, security policy, linguistic aspects of politics, cultural dimension), regional studies (Russia, China, Japan, Turkey), and Latvia-related comprehensive research.