Dr. Alex Middleton

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Courses

British Isles History 5, 1688-1848 British Isles History 5: Liberty, Commerce, Power, 1685-1830 British Isles History 6, 1830-1951 British Isles History 6: Power, Politics, People, 1815-1924 European World History 4: Society, Nation, Empire, 1815-1914 British Isles History 7: Changing Identities, 1900-present Theories of State: Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx Political Social Thought in the Age of Enlightenment Intellectual Culture in Victorian Britain Political Theory and Social Science, c. 1780-1920 European World History 8: Enlightenments and Revolutions: Europe, 1680-1815 European World History 10: European Century, 1820-1925 European World History 11: Imperial Global History, 1750-1930 Graduate MSt/MPhil Option Paper: Imperial Political Thought in Britain, 1770-1900

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
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Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.