Nationality British Discipline Historian | ||
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Awards Fellow of the Royal Historical SocietyBritish Academy Medal (2015)Fellow of the British Academy (2016) Sub discipline International relations20th century history Books Securing the World Economy, The Great Depression in Europe, The failure of economic, Modern Europe - 1789‑present | ||
Patricia M. Clavin, FRHistS, FBA is a British historian and academic, who specialises in international relations and 20th century history. She is Professor of International History at the University of Oxford, and a fellow and tutor in history at Jesus College, Oxford.
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Early life and education
Clavin studied Modern History at King's College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.
Academic career
Before moving to Oxford, Clavin was Reader in Modern History at Keele University. In October 2003, she was elected a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford and appointed a university lecturer in modern history at the University of Oxford. In 2011, she was granted a Title of Distinction as "Professor of International History".
Honours
In 2015, Clavin was awarded the British Academy Medal for her book, Securing The World Economy: The Reinvention of the League of Nations 1920-1946; the medals are awarded each year to up to three people "for landmark academic achievement in any of the humanities and social science disciplines supported by the Academy" In July 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), and a Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.