Dr Artemis Photiadou is Assistant Professor in International History. Her research focuses on twentieth-century political and intelligence history, with broad interests in Britain, Germany, Cyprus, and Greece.
Dr Photiadou’s current book project, Interrogating Nazism: Spies, Soldiers and War Criminals in Second World War Britain (forthcoming with Cambridge University Press), examines British practices of interrogation during and immediately after the Second World War.
Dr Photiadou leads the department’s research cluster on Conflict and Identity in Europe since the 18th Century, with her broader research interests covering the politics of memory and national identity, the treatment of suspected political enemies by states, and the relationship between violence, legality, and state legitimacy. Her work on pertinent topics has been published in The English Historical Review (forthcoming), The Historical Journal, Journal of Contemporary History, and Intelligence and National Security.
At LSE, Dr Photiadou teaches courses on British foreign policy and international history. For her teaching, she has been nominated by students for several awards, including for Inspirational Teaching, for Excellent Welfare and Pastoral Support, and for Excellent Feedback and Communication.
Before joining LSE, she trained as a lawyer and worked in research roles at Full Fact, UCL Constitution Unit, and LSE Public Policy Group. From 2015 to 2022, she served as Managing Editor of the LSE British Politics and Policy blog. She currently serves on the editorial board of LSE EUROPPand is a Research Affiliate at the Hellenic Observatory.
Other titles: LSE-Columbia University Double MSc in International and World History Programme Director (Winter term only)