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Marietta van der Tol is an Assistant Research Professor and Landecker Lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge. Her research interests lie primarily in the comparative study of politics, law, and religion. Currently, she is leading a five-year research project titled 'Imagining Sacred Lands: 'Russian World', 'Hungarian World', 'Holy Serbia'', which examines the political imaginaries and territorial discourses surrounding these concepts. Marietta authored the book 'Constitutional Intolerance: Fashioning Europe’s Constitutional Repertoires', set to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. She has previously served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government and as a Junior Research Fellow at New College, Oxford. Her work involves leading interdisciplinary networks focusing on nationalism, democracy, and religious thought in various contexts, examining the relationship between political authority and religious identities. She has a strong background in supervising MPhil and PhD students in the fields of politics, society, and religion, particularly around topics of democratic backsliding and transnational Christian nationalism, reflecting her deep engagement with contemporary political and theological issues.
Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge • Cambridge, UK
Focused on comparative politics, law, and religion within the context of a five-year Landecker Lectureship.
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Engaged in research on political theory and democratic engagement.
New College, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Worked on interdisciplinary projects related to religion and politics.
St Peter’s College, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Taught modules on comparative politics.
Lincoln College, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Teaching in History & Politics as part of the PPE program.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.