Historians at Strathclyde research and teach various aspects of European and International History. To find out more about their areas of expertise, please click on their profiles below.
Research team
Our academic staff includes:
- Professor Phil Cooke
- Dr Mark Ellis
- Dr Rogelia Pastor-Castro
- Dr Karine Varley
- Dr Niall Whelehan
- Dr Manuela Williams
- Dr Natalia Telepneva
- Dr Ksenia Wesolowska
- Professor Tanja Bueltmann
Among the research topics covered are:
- Conflict in the Middle East
- Diplomacy and Security
- Global Cold War
- Propaganda and War in the 20th Century
- Espionage and Secret Intelligence in Africa
- African-American history
- European integration
- International Conflict Resolution
- French history
- US Foreign Policy
- Soviet Foreign Policy
- Terrorism in Italy
- Second World War
- Migration and diaspora studies
Selected publications
- The Dynamiters: Irish nationalism and political violence in the wider world, 1867-1900
- Ending Terrorism in Italy
- Race Harmony and Black Progress: Jack Woofter and the Interracial Cooperation Movement
- Under the Shadow of Defeat: the War of 1870-71 in French Memory
Public engagement and knowledge exchange
Historians working on European and International history have participated in a number of high-profile public engagement and knowledge exchange initiatives:
- Britain and France in War and Peace
- Embassies in Crisis
- History, Role and Function of the British Embassy in Paris
Funding
- AHRC Research Grant, 2018-2021: ‘The Weight of the Past in Franco-British Relations’
- British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017-2020: Winning the Development Endgame: The Political Economy of Soviet Cold War in Africa, 1974-1991
- Royal Society of Edinburgh Network Grant, 2016-2018: Relations Between Britain and France during World War Two
