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Politics Group at a Glance

	Dr. John Darwin The history of European imperialism, particularly the British empire circa 1880-1970. The history and politics of decolonization.

	Professor Geoffrey Evans Party system formation, ethnic polarization and democratization in Eastern Europe; Electoral behaviour and political attitudes in Britain; Social and political conflict in Northern Ireland; Comparative political sociology; The measurement of social class and political attitudes.

	Professor Desmond King - Group Chair Democratization and the US Polity; A comparative-historical study of eugenics and public policy; The politics of race, ethnicity and immigration in advanced democracies; Public funding of social research regimes; Filmic presentations of historical knowledge.

	Professor Yuen Foong Khong United States foreign policy, international relations theory, and the international politics of the Asia Pacific.

	Professor Iain McLean Applications of rational choice theory to politicians, bureaucrats and voters. Apportionment and redistribution. UK politics, including elections and core-periphery relations. The political economy of lobbying and the environment, including historical studies. Rollcall voting in the House of Commons. History of social choice theory. The politics of health and safety regulation.

	Professor David Miller Political theory. Main interest in contemporary political theory, especially theories of justice and equality, the ethics of market economies, and the concepts of nationality and citizenship. Subsidiary interest in the history of political thought from Hobbes onwards.

	Mr Laurence Whitehead Recent work on international aspects of democratisation, and on the relationship between democratisation and economic liberalisation. Main focus on Latin America.
The following are Research Fellows of the College: Dr Scott Blinder - Research Fellow Dr Eline de Rooij - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Elias Dinas - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Heike Kluever - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr J Koskinen - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Seth Lazar - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Gerard McCann - Mellon Research Fellow in Transnational History Dr Scott Moser - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Anja Neundorf - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr K Nwajiaku-Dahou - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Sergi Pardos-Prado - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Philipp Rehm - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Alexandra Scacco - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Maya Tudor - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Lisa Vanhala - Non-Stipendiary Research Fellow Dr Lea Ypi - Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow Dr Adam Ziegfeld -Post-doctoral Prize Research Fellow The Nuffield College Politics Fellows make up only a small proportion of the Politics faculty at the University of Oxford. More information about this faculty is available on the Department of Politics homepage. Click Oxford University's Politics Faculty Here are some other useful politics links. Spring Schools UK's Political Studies Association British International Studies Association European Consortium for Political Research International Political Science Association Other National Political Science Associations Last modified: December, 2010 Maintained by: Lin Sorrell


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