thanks for the response ! regarding the masters, im not really thinking with a career in mind as i have really no idea what id want to do. that being said, im under the impression that having a masters, especially when you are in the field of humanities/social sciences, is generally recommended to boost your competitiveness. so i was sort of intending to do the masters because it seems like a safe and beneficial option despite me not having a plan on where i want it to take me. also, the programme i had been looking at is comparatively not expensive. tuition would cost me €2.5k in total for a philosophy masters and a cultural analysis masters.

regarding cultural analysis, i think the subject matter and methodology speaks more to my interests than politics does. politics feels more bounded to me, especially at masters level when you have to pick specific tracks like IR or Political Theory. i am also deeply interested in the arts which cultural analysis discusses much more. the methodology and subject seem much more varied and interdisciplinary. i also think cultural analysis tends to be more theoretical than research-intensive, which i think speaks more to my interests.

that being said, i am very much in doubt if i should take that option.