Department Of International History, Lse

Congratulations to Dr Ronald C. Po, whose latest book ŌĆ£The Blue Frontier: Maritime Vision and Power in the Qing EmpireŌĆØ (Cambridge University Press, 2018) has been awarded the Specialist Publication Accolade in the Humanities by the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) 2019! Earlier in the year, Dr PoŌĆÖs book was longlisted by ICAS for the 2019 Humanities English Edition Book Prize.
Read more about the ŌĆ£The Blue FrontierŌĆØ in the publisherŌĆÖs website: https://www.cambridge.org/ŌĆ”/84FA1B7560A 6DAE31F3222C58DC06EB8

New article out in the Journal of Refugee Studies by Class Teacher and PhD graduate Dr Anne Irfan! ŌĆ£Educating Palestinian Refugees: The Origins of UNRWAŌĆÖs Unique Schooling SystemŌĆØ argues that, c. 1950ŌĆō57, the parties providing education and the refugees receiving it often had conflicting objectives that were highly politicised on both sides. Despite the comparatively greater power and resources of the United Nations, the Palestinian refugees were able to make use of their limited leverage in order to shape the education system as they preferred.
Free access to LSE users: https://academic.oup.com/ŌĆ”/aŌĆ”/doi/10. 1093/jrs/fez051/5530722

Hear International History staff talk about their research and latest publications on the ŌĆ£Our HistoriesŌĆØ podcast. Our latest episode features Dr Imaobong Umoren discussing the lives of three black activist women. These women were race women internationalists ŌĆō figures who engaged with a variety of interconnected internationalisms to challenge various forms of inequality facing people of African descent across the diaspora and the continent.

Thinking about your course choices for next year, incoming postgraduates? Take a look at HY441: Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia as a course option! Study the dynamics of Islam, the state, and local society in the Darul Islam rebellions (Indonesia), the Aceh conflict (Indonesia), the Mindanao conflict (the Philippines), as well as the Poso and Ambon conflicts (Indonesia). Find out more about HY441: http://www.lse.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/calenŌĆ”/courseG uides/HY/2018_HY441.htm

Are you graduating next week? ­¤Äō From ticket collection to degree certificates, all the information you will need is here Ō¼ć’ĖÅ bit.ly/2XImsEv

Congratulations to PhD student William King, who has successfully passed his viva on 9 July! His research project, ŌĆ£The British Nerve Agent Debate: Acquisition, Deterrence and Disarmament, 1945-1976ŌĆØ, was supervised by Professor Matthew Jones. He has kindly written some words about his experience as a PhD student in the department as well as some tips for current PhD students:
ŌĆ£Studying and teaching in the Department of International History has been a brilliant experience,... I feel that I have developed so much over the past four years. Everyone has been extremely welcoming and supportive, and it has been great to study and research amongst excellent colleagues who work on such a wide variety of topics. It has been a genuine pleasure to be a part of.
In terms of tips for current PhD students, just remember the four-year process is about development and learning throughout ŌĆō even during and after the viva. For me the PhD process was about continual improvement and keeping the ball rolling. It was about always having and trying to reach the next milestone (a chapter, improvement in writing style, teaching, conference presentations, publications, blog posts, etc.) Achieving these milestones can provide you with a real sense of achievement, and it is important to view them as such. Otherwise, until the viva, it is very hard to measure the substantial progress you will be making!
I can without hesitation say that coming to the LSE was the best decision I have made so far, and I am extremely grateful to everyone who has made it such a great experience.ŌĆØ
Read more about Dr KingŌĆÖs research and teaching in the department: http://www.lse.ac.uk/International-HistoŌ Ć”/ŌĆ”/GTA-GT/king/king
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Learn more about LSEŌĆÖs Paulsen Programme, based in the Department of International History! Though excellent scholarship is being undertaken by young and mid-career Russian historians, they often lack the opportunity to travel outside Russia to consult archives and libraries and participate in scholarly discussions at a formal and informal level on an ŌĆśinternational stageŌĆÖ. This also means that non-Russian historians often do not have access to their research. The basic aim of the Programme is to address this problem. Find out how you can apply to the ProgrammeŌĆÖs fellowships and conference grants.

Attention undergraduates! WeŌĆÖre featuring three new course options for the 2019/20 academic year! Take a look at our new offers: HY247: The History of Modern Turkey, 1789 to the Present with Professor Marc David Baer; HY331: Henry Kissinger and the Global 1970s with Dr Roham Alvandi; and HY332: Interwar Worlds: The Cultural Consequences of the First World War with Dr Dina Gusjenova. Read more about these courses: http://www.lse.ac.uk/InternationŌĆ”/Curre ntStudents/NewCourses

The LSE International History Blog is teaming up with ŌĆ£Our HistoriesŌĆØ to bring you transcripts of the department's podcast in our new ŌĆ£In ConversationŌĆØ series. Up first is Professor David Stevenson, who spoke with PhD student Artemis Photiadou on episode 1 about his latest book ŌĆ£1917: War, Peace, and RevolutionŌĆØ. Read the post, where the two explore the continued support for the war despite huge casualties, American entry, and where thereŌĆÖs still room for research.

Staff news! WeŌĆÖre pleased to welcome two new LSE Teaching Fellows to the department starting in September 2019 ŌĆō Dr Oscar Webber and Dr Thomas Ellis. Dr Oscar Webber (left) joins us from the University of Leeds, where he completed his MA in Modern History and PhD in History. He is an Environmental Historian of the British Empire whose research interests concern the colonial Caribbean, human responses to nature-induced disasters and other environmental encounters more broadly ...defined. Dr Thomas Ellis (right) obtained a BA in History and Politics from the University of York, an MPhil in historical studies from Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Southampton. His principal research interests are American perceptions of Russia, technological utopianism and how 20th century Americans have envisaged the future, all of which converge in his current book project which expands upon his doctoral research.
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Graduating this year (or graduated in the last 2 years)? Why not apply for a graduate internship? Develop your skills, network and get experience. Don't just take our word for it, read a Q&A with one of last year's interns - then apply! https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/reflections-f rom-an-lse-graduateŌĆ”/

LSE Careers are heading stateside in September, bringing you networking sessions, workshops and the opportunity to meet US-based organisations! Book your place now! ­¤æēhttps://info.lse.ac.uk/current-sŌĆ”/Ō Ć”/events/Careers-in-the-US

Expand your knowledge of the intricacies of the EU with a new publication available for free online co-edited by Professor Piers Ludlow! ŌĆ£The European Commission 1986-2000ŌĆØ was drafted by a total of 52 academics and researchers from more than 30 universities and research centres in Europe, the United States and around 15 countries. Professor Ludlow contributed nine chapters to the work, including chapters on the Commission and other EC/EU institutions, subsidiarity and on Jacques Delors.

Results are out! Good luck to our undergraduate students and to our Masters students in the LSE-Columbia University programme receiving their results today. ­¤ż×­¤ŹĆ
We hope this is a day of joy and celebration for you and all the hard work you have put in throughout the year has finally paid off! ­¤Äē­¤Æ¬­¤æ©ŌĆŹ­¤Äō­¤æ®ŌĆŹ­¤Äō
More information about the publication of results can be found here: https://info.lse.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/assŌĆ”/results /publication-of-results

Written an essay for class that you might like to see published? Consider sending it to the editors of the LSE International History Blog. The aim is to bridge the past with the present by providing historical context to current events. It hopes to be a platform for historians of any level to increase the impact of their academic research through the sharing of knowledge and expertise with the public. Check out our website: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lseih/about/ or contact the editors, Katherine Arnold (k.e.arnold@lse.ac.uk) and Tom Wilkinson (t.wilkinson@lse.ac.uk).

Keep up with the latest releases from the department! New from Dr Paul Stock, coming in October: ŌĆ£Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830ŌĆØ (Oxford University Press). Dr Stock traces the history of ideas in non-elite contexts, offering a detailed analysis of nearly 350 geographical reference works, textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias, which were widely read by literate Britons of all classes, and can reveal the formative ideas about Europe circulating in Britain at the time.

Take a break today and listen to our ŌĆ£Our HistoriesŌĆØ podcast. Our latest is with Dr Imaobong Umoren who discusses the lives of three black activist women who, between the 1920s and 1960s, participated in global freedom struggles by travelling; building networks in feminist, student, black-led, anticolonial, and antifacist organisations; and forging alliances with key leaders. ­¤ÄÖ

WeŌĆÖre introducing new postgraduate courses in 2019/20! Consider taking ŌĆ£Land and Conflict in Latin America since 1750ŌĆØ with Dr Anna Cant, including topics such as the global and local politics of the colonial hacienda system or anti-colonial indigenous rebellions. Or, how about ŌĆ£National Socialism: Old Theories and New Research ApproachesŌĆØ with Visting Professor Ulrich Herbert? Learn about interpretations, theories, and debates which attempt to place the National Socialist Regime in a historical context. Learn more about these courses: http://www.lse.ac.uk/InternationŌĆ”/Curre ntStudents/NewCourses