Dr. James Stafford

Assistant Professor

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Biography

James Stafford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Columbia University, with a research focus on the political, legal, and intellectual history of Europe during the 1700s. He is particularly interested in the debates surrounding property and trade in the context of the global order. His book, 'Case Ireland: Commerce, Empire, European Order, 1750-1848', published by Cambridge University Press in 2022, provides a fresh account of Ireland's role in European commercial and imperial debates. He is also working on a project titled 'Shadow Politics: Tariffs, Treaties Trade Wars Nineteenth-Century Europe', which examines the complexities of European trade diplomacy and the political legal norms surrounding commercial negotiations. Stafford has contributed to various publications including the Guardian and Dissent, and was selected as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow at Freie Universität Berlin.

Research Interests

Requirements for Columbia University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Department of Anthropology (GSAS)