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Alex Middleton is a Fellow in History at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford. His research focuses on modern British political ideas and the international imperial thought from 1750 onwards. He supervises undergraduate and graduate students in modern British history, imperial international history, and the political social thought. His work explores the ideological divisions created by British imperial foreign policy and how visions of interaction among European, Atlantic, and colonial polities influenced these ideologies. Middleton's writing includes a book entitled 'Rethinking Empire: English Liberalism and Imperial Government, 1820-1860', which examines the debates surrounding Britain's imperial rule and its relationship with the evolution of British Liberalism. His research interests also include the geopolitical implications of imperialism and the contested projects of informal empire, particularly as they relate to the political discourse within Latin America during the 1820-1920 period. Middleton has a profound engagement with historiographies of politics and empire, contributing reviews and essays to the English Historical Review and other academic journals.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.