HY510
Contemporary International History Research Seminar
This information is for the 2026/27 session.
Course convenor
Prof Piers Ludlow
Dr Tanya Harmer
Availability
This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in International History. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in International History, as well as to PhD students from other departments.
Course content
This seminar is a joint collaboration between the London School of Economics and Yale University. The LSE-Yale Seminar in Contemporary International History provides a workshop space for scholars from institutions across the world to share work-in-progress on any aspect of 20th or 21st century international history and historical IR, broadly defined. The seminar covers a wide range of different historical approaches including research exploring transnational networks, non-state actors, and geographies beyond the Global North. The seminar is structured as a space for works-in-progress whereby presenters submit a 15-20 page paper for discussion with the commentator and seminar participants.
Teaching
Hybrid: In-person seminars in London and New Haven with an online option.
Indicative reading
See the webpage for the course for further details.
Assessment
The course is not assessed.
Key facts
Department: International History
Course study period: Autumn and Winter Term
Unit value: Non-credit bearing
FHEQ level: Level 8
Total students 2025/26: 1
Average class size 2025/26: 1
Controlled access 2025/26: NoCourse selection videos
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