European History
Research including the history and art of Europe, imperialism, European cultures, politics, history, trade. Includes the political history of Ireland, the revolutions of 1989 in Central Europe, political thought of dissident intellectuals, nationalism in Central Europe and the enlargement of the European Union.
Faculty Research Focus
- Nationalism in Central Europe
- political history of Ireland
- Romani, Romanian and Albanian history in Europe
Current Projects
- The Spectre of Velvet Revolution: Dissidents, International Civil Society and post-Communist Authoritarianism
Research Interests
The Faculty will consider any research topic that interests potential PhD students; however, students will benefit from researching in areas that align with the Faculty’s strengths. Please contact the Faculty to discuss your PhD topic.
Alternatively you may contact one of our academics below to discuss your area of interest.
- 20th Century German history - Mr Tony Barta
- Classical mythology - Professor Christopher Mackie
- Early Greek myth - Professor Christopher Mackie
- Early modern British history - Dr Robert Kenny
- Enlargement of the European Union - Dr Stefan Auer
- Europe and the Muslim world since the eighteenth century - Dr Ian Coller
- European History (Modern) - Dr Ingrid Sykes
- Eurozone crisis - Dr Stefan Auer
- French 19th and 20th century social and cultural history - Dr Alice Garner
- Gallipoli and the Dardanelles - Professor Christopher Mackie
- genocide in colonial societies - Mr Tony Barta
- Historical Theory and Historiography - Dr Adrian Jones OAM
- Irish and British history - Dr Philip Bull
- Irish history - Dr Jennifer Ridden
- Islamic politics - Mr John Miller
- Land and nationalism - Dr Philip Bull
- Nationalism - Mr John Miller
- Nationalism in Central Europe - Dr Stefan Auer
- Ottoman History - Dr Adrian Jones OAM
- Politics of Eastern and Central Europe and the Balkans - Mr John Miller
- Politics of ethnicity and language - Mr John Miller
- Politics of Russia and the former Soviet Union - Mr John Miller
- Postwar German politics - Mr John Miller
- relations between social life, culture and ideology - Mr Tony Barta
- Research ethics - Mr John Miller
- Russian and Soviet History - Dr Adrian Jones OAM
- The French Revolution and the global history of the Revolutionary age - Dr Ian Coller
- The history of French popular song - Dr James Cannon
- The history of Paris - Dr James Cannon
- The long Eighteenth Century in Europe - Dr Adrian Jones OAM
- Vichy France - Dr James Cannon
