Professor Patricia Clavin (BA, PhD)
Professor of International History; Fellow and Tutor in History
Jesus College
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My research and publications centre on the history of international and transnational relations in the Twentieth Century. I am especially interested in the relationship between international security and economic and financial stability, and the role played by international and regional (notably European) organizations. It has led me to explore the history of Europe and the Great Depression, the origins of the Second World War, and the role of the major powers in the world economy.
My published work on this includes the books The Great Depression in Europe, 1929-1939 (London, 2000), with a second edition appearing in 2014, and The Failure of Economic Diplomacy: Britain, Germany, France and the US, 1931-36 (London, 1996).
More recently, I have been studied and published on the history of the League of Nations, and the organizations which succeeded it. My new book is Securing the World Economy: The Reinvention of the League of Nations, 1920-1946 (Oxford, 2013). I am also exploring methodological questions in international, transnational and European history, and researching the origins of international concern with 'development'. Please see the research tab for more details.
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