Professor Patricia Clavin
Academic Background
Professor Clavin studied at King's College London, obtaining a BA Hons in Modern History and her PhD. She was a Reader in Modern History at Keele University before joining Jesus College in October 2003. She is the editor of 'Contemporary European History' (Cambridge University Press), and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Undergraduate Teaching
Modern European and International History, 1789-1973; Modern British History; Historiography; History of the First and Second World Wars.
Postgraduate Teaching
The history of international relations 1918-1960, with a particular focus on economic co-operation, the League of Nations and the foreign policies of Britain, the USA and Germany.
Research Interests
Professor Clavin is Research Director of the Modern European History Research Centre (MEHRC) in Oxford and director of an AHRC funded research project on the Economic and Financial Organisation of the League of Nations. She is also editor of the Contemporary European History Journal.
Professor Clavin is currently writing a history of the Economic and Financial Organisation of the League of Nations, as well as a more general history of the League's work. Her publications include (Ed.) Transnational Communities in European History, 1920-1960 (2005), Modern Europe, 1789 to the present (2nd Ed. 2003), Europe in the Great Depression (2000), The Failure of Economic Diplomacy: Britain, France, Germany and the United States, 1931-36 (1996).
Please see Professor Clavin's personal web page for further details.
Links
Subject notes for courses taught at Jesus College:
History
History and Economics
History and English
History and Modern Languages
History and Politics
See also Faculty of History website.
