current teaching overview
I teach Oxford undergraduate students in the following PPE papers (my reading lists for students can be downloaded by clicking on the paper title):
At graduate level, I teach the core course of the MPhil in International Relations on 'The Development of the International System and Contemporary Debates in International Relations Theory'. I also contribute to Oxford's methodological training in qualitative research methods, especially concerning the study of ideas and ideologies. I am currently preparing a potential future MPhil options paper on Extreme Political Violence.
- International Relations
- International Relations in the Era of the Cold War
- International Relations in the Era of Two World Wars
- International Security and Conflict
- Theory of Politics
- Sociological Theory
At graduate level, I teach the core course of the MPhil in International Relations on 'The Development of the International System and Contemporary Debates in International Relations Theory'. I also contribute to Oxford's methodological training in qualitative research methods, especially concerning the study of ideas and ideologies. I am currently preparing a potential future MPhil options paper on Extreme Political Violence.
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graduate supervisionI supervise both Masters and Doctoral students for the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Oxford Department of International Development. I generally supervise dissertations focused on genocide, political violence, terrorism, civilian victimization, and the role of ideology in international politics.
My current graduate thesis supervisees and topics/titles include:
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My past graduate supervisees include:
- Johanna Polle, MPhil, 2016 ('A Drone is What Agents Make of It: Deconstructing the Discourse on Armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the US and UK')
- Gregory Hiebert, MSc, 2016 ('Bringing motives back in: ontological threats and the collective fight for identity security')
- Alice LePeuple, MSc, 2016 ('Processes of Decontestation in Terrorist Ideologies')
- Nicholas Blanchette, MPhil, 2017 - ('The Icarus Syndrome: Ideas, Technology, and the Enduring Challenge of American Airpower')
- Jens Schulz, MPhil, 2017 - ('US Foreign Policy beyond the ‘Washington Playbook’: The Operational Code of Barack Obama')
- Julian Pohl, MPhil, 2017 - ('Killing for a Change: On Revolutionary Ideology and Legitimate Violence')
outreach and public eventsI have a great interest in communicating my research to non-specialist and non-academic audiences who desire to understand genocide and other forms of horrific violence, and in conducting outreach events that help advise and inform students about applying to Oxford.
I have conducted talks at local Oxford schools, for the UNIQ summer schools programme, at the Ashmoleon Museum LiveFriday events, and for a range of university societies such as the Oxford Transitional Justice Research Network and the Oxford Union. I also provide guidance briefings on applying to PPE for the Department of Politics and International Relations. I also have some media experience, having acted as an expert commentator for print media, and appearing for interviews on BBC Radio Oxford. Anyone interested in asking me to be involved in such events should contact me using the details at the bottom of this page. |
Speaking at the Ashmoleon Museum Social Sciences LiveFriday (15/05/2015)
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a reading list: the study of ideology
Many students and scholars are interested in studying ideology, but there are few available introductory volumes or reading lists to give methodological and theoretical guidance. Here are some of my recommendations.
Definitional Issues
- Malcolm B. Hamilton, ‘The Elements of the Concept of Ideology‛, Political Studies, 35 (1987): 18-38.
- John Gerring, ‘Ideology: A Definitional Analysis’, Political Research Quarterly 50/4 (1997): 957-994
- Kathleen Knight, 'Transformations in the Concept of Ideology in the Twentieth Century,' American Political Science Review 100/4 (2006): 619-626.
- Michael Freeden, ‘Confronting the chimera of a ‘post-ideological’ age’, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 8/2 (2005): 247-262.
- John B. Thomson, Studies in the Theory of Ideology (1984), Introduction and Ch.3
- Teun van Dijk, Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach (1998), Introduction and Ch.1
- Michael Freeden, Ideologies and Political Theory: A Conceptual Approach (1996), Part 1
Introductions to Contemporary Research
- Michael Freeden, Lyman Tower Sargent and Marc Stears (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (2013), Part II.
- Jonathan Leader Maynard, ‘A Map of the Field of Ideological Analysis’, Journal of Political Ideologies 18/3 (2013): 299-327.
- Jonathan Leader Maynard and Matto Mildenberger, 'Convergence and Divergence in the Study of Ideology: A Critical Review,' British Journal of Political Science (2017) [early release online version]
- Aletta J. Norval, ‘The Things We Do With Words – Contemporary Approaches to the Analysis of Ideology’, British Journal of Political Science, vol. 30 (2000), 313-346.
- Edward Carmines and Nichomas D'Amico, 'The New Look in Political Ideology Research,' Annual Review of Political Science 18 (2015): 205-216.
Methodology
- Quentin Skinner, Visions of Politics, Volume 1: Regarding Method (2002)
- Teun A. van Dijk, 'Ideology and Discourse,' in Michael Freeden, Lyman Tower Sargent and Marc Stears (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (2013): 175-196
- Michael H. Hunt, Ideology and U.S. Foreign Policy (1987/2009), Ch. 1
- Ruth Wodak and Michael Meyer, Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (London: Sage Publications, 2009)
- Jonathan Leader Maynard, 'Ideological Analysis,' in Adrian Blau (ed.), Methods in Analytical Political Theory (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c.2016)
- Terrance Ball, 'Ideology and Consistency: A Dialogical Approach,' Journal of Political Ideologies 1/1 (1996): 97-102.
- Tobias Buckle, 'Surveying Ideology in Mass Populations: A New Conceptual Method,' Journal of Political Ideologies 18/2 (2013): 219-242.
Theories of Ideologies, Norms and Ideas
- Neta C. Crawford, Argument and Change in World Politics: Ethics, Decolonization and Humanitarian Intervention (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002)
- Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, 'International Norm Dynamics and Political Change,' International Organization 52/4 (1998): 887-917
- Raymond Boudon, The Analysis of Ideology (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1989)
- John Jost and Brenda Major (eds.), The Psychology of Legitimacy: Emerging Perspectives on Ideology, Justice and Intergroup Relations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001)
- John Jost, Christopher Federico and Jaime Napier, 'Political Ideology: Its Structure, Functions and Elective Affinities,' Annual Review of Psychology 60 (2006): 307-337.
- Daniel Béland and Robert Henry Cox (eds.), Ideas and Politics in Social Science Research (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011)
Classic Texts
- Terry Eagleton, Ideology: An Introduction (London: Verso, 1991)
- Louis Althusser, 'Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation)' in Louis Althusser, Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1971).
- Philip E. Converse, 'The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics,' in David Apter (ed.) Ideology and Discontent (Glencoe, IL: Gree Press of Glencoe, 1964).
- Clifford Geertz, 'Ideology as a Cultural System,' in David Apter (ed.) Ideology and Discontent (Glencoe, IL: Gree Press of Glencoe, 1964).
- Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960/1988)
- Karl Mannheim, Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubney & Co. Ltd., 1940).
Definitional Issues
- Malcolm B. Hamilton, ‘The Elements of the Concept of Ideology‛, Political Studies, 35 (1987): 18-38.
- John Gerring, ‘Ideology: A Definitional Analysis’, Political Research Quarterly 50/4 (1997): 957-994
- Kathleen Knight, 'Transformations in the Concept of Ideology in the Twentieth Century,' American Political Science Review 100/4 (2006): 619-626.
- Michael Freeden, ‘Confronting the chimera of a ‘post-ideological’ age’, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 8/2 (2005): 247-262.
- John B. Thomson, Studies in the Theory of Ideology (1984), Introduction and Ch.3
- Teun van Dijk, Ideology: A Multidisciplinary Approach (1998), Introduction and Ch.1
- Michael Freeden, Ideologies and Political Theory: A Conceptual Approach (1996), Part 1
Introductions to Contemporary Research
- Michael Freeden, Lyman Tower Sargent and Marc Stears (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (2013), Part II.
- Jonathan Leader Maynard, ‘A Map of the Field of Ideological Analysis’, Journal of Political Ideologies 18/3 (2013): 299-327.
- Jonathan Leader Maynard and Matto Mildenberger, 'Convergence and Divergence in the Study of Ideology: A Critical Review,' British Journal of Political Science (2017) [early release online version]
- Aletta J. Norval, ‘The Things We Do With Words – Contemporary Approaches to the Analysis of Ideology’, British Journal of Political Science, vol. 30 (2000), 313-346.
- Edward Carmines and Nichomas D'Amico, 'The New Look in Political Ideology Research,' Annual Review of Political Science 18 (2015): 205-216.
Methodology
- Quentin Skinner, Visions of Politics, Volume 1: Regarding Method (2002)
- Teun A. van Dijk, 'Ideology and Discourse,' in Michael Freeden, Lyman Tower Sargent and Marc Stears (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (2013): 175-196
- Michael H. Hunt, Ideology and U.S. Foreign Policy (1987/2009), Ch. 1
- Ruth Wodak and Michael Meyer, Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (London: Sage Publications, 2009)
- Jonathan Leader Maynard, 'Ideological Analysis,' in Adrian Blau (ed.), Methods in Analytical Political Theory (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c.2016)
- Terrance Ball, 'Ideology and Consistency: A Dialogical Approach,' Journal of Political Ideologies 1/1 (1996): 97-102.
- Tobias Buckle, 'Surveying Ideology in Mass Populations: A New Conceptual Method,' Journal of Political Ideologies 18/2 (2013): 219-242.
Theories of Ideologies, Norms and Ideas
- Neta C. Crawford, Argument and Change in World Politics: Ethics, Decolonization and Humanitarian Intervention (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002)
- Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, 'International Norm Dynamics and Political Change,' International Organization 52/4 (1998): 887-917
- Raymond Boudon, The Analysis of Ideology (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1989)
- John Jost and Brenda Major (eds.), The Psychology of Legitimacy: Emerging Perspectives on Ideology, Justice and Intergroup Relations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001)
- John Jost, Christopher Federico and Jaime Napier, 'Political Ideology: Its Structure, Functions and Elective Affinities,' Annual Review of Psychology 60 (2006): 307-337.
- Daniel Béland and Robert Henry Cox (eds.), Ideas and Politics in Social Science Research (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011)
Classic Texts
- Terry Eagleton, Ideology: An Introduction (London: Verso, 1991)
- Louis Althusser, 'Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation)' in Louis Althusser, Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1971).
- Philip E. Converse, 'The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics,' in David Apter (ed.) Ideology and Discontent (Glencoe, IL: Gree Press of Glencoe, 1964).
- Clifford Geertz, 'Ideology as a Cultural System,' in David Apter (ed.) Ideology and Discontent (Glencoe, IL: Gree Press of Glencoe, 1964).
- Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960/1988)
- Karl Mannheim, Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubney & Co. Ltd., 1940).