Martin Conway (historian)
Martin Conway | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Herbert Conway 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Known for | European history |
| Title | Professor of Contemporary European History |
| Spouse | Denise Cripps |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ysgol Penglais School |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Thesis | The Rexist movement in Belgium, 1940–1944 |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Cobb |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Institute of Historical Research Christ Church, Oxford Balliol College, Oxford |
Martin Herbert Conway (born 1960) is British historian with a focus on the history of Europe in the 20th century.[1] He is a Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Oxford.[2] His research has also focused on the political history of Belgium.[3][4]: 35 He is the MacLellan-Warburg Fellow and a Tutor at Balliol College, Oxford, and a Fellow of Aberystwyth University.[5] Conway is also a researcher on the history of democracy.[6][7]
Early life
[edit]Conway was born and raised in Aberystwyth. He attended Ysgol Penglais School.[8] He was an only child.[9] He was an undergraduate and graduate student at Wadham College, Oxford.[10] His doctoral thesis was supervised by Richard Cobb.[11]
Career
[edit]Conway's post-doctoral career began with a one-year scholarship from the Institute of Historical Research before he was elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford in 1987. He was subsequently elected to a Tutorial Fellowship in History at Balliol College, Oxford in 1990, succeeding Colin Lucas.[10] In November 2014 he was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Contemporary European History by the University of Oxford.[12]
Conway has held multiple roles within Oxford, including Chair of the Board of the Faculty of History and Associate Head of the Humanities Division.[13] He is also a Visiting Fellow to Princeton University.[14] He sits on the Academic Advisory Council of Heidelberg University.[15]
During his career, he has spoken at the National WWI Museum and Memorial,[16] Princeton University,[17] and Edge Hill University.[18]
Affiliations
[edit]Conway is on the Journal of Belgian History International Advisory Board.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Conway is married to Denise Cripps, a publisher based in Oxford, and they have a son together, Nick, born in 2000.[10]
Bibliography
[edit]- Collaboration in Belgium: Léon Degrelle and the Rexist movement, 1940-1944 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993)
- Catholic politics in Europe, 1918-1945 (London: Routledge, 1997)
- The sorrows of Belgium: liberation and political reconstruction, 1944-1947 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012)
- Western Europe's democratic age, 1945-1968 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020)
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor Martin Conway". The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Academics". Centre for Intellectual History. University of Oxford. Professor Martin Conway. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Raspoet, Erik (2017-07-25). "Oxford-historicus Martin Conway: 'Samusocial is een typisch Belgisch schandaal'". Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Verbeylen, Giles (2018). Flemish unite at campus Solbosch: A study of Dutch speaking organisations and networks in the run-up to the separation of the unitary university ULB/VUB 1950–1970 (PDF) (Thesis). Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
- ^ ""Europe's New Postwar Era: After the War in Ukraine," 11/14 Kansas City Alumni Lecture with Oxford's Martin Conway". Kinder Institute. University of Missouri. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Does Democracy Have a History?". Balliol College, Oxford. Retrieved 2023-04-30 – via Facebook.
- ^ Kempf, Justin (2021-10-05). "Martin Conway Believes "Democracy Owes its Durability Not to its Principles but to its Flexibility." Democracy in Western Europe from 1945 to 1968". Democracy Paradox (Podcast).
- ^ "Professor Martin Conway honoured as Fellow of Aberystwyth University". Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Conway, Martin (September 29, 2020). Labrosse, Diane; Fujii, George (eds.). "The Accidents of a European Historian". H-Net – via Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum (RJISSF).
- ^ a b c Conway, Martin. "The Accidents of a European Historian". H-Diplo. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Conway, Martin (1993). Collaboration in Belgium: Léon Degrelle and the Rexist movement, 1940-1944. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. vi. ISBN 0300055005.
- ^ "Recognition of Distinction: Successful applicants 2014" Archived 16 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The University of Oxford Gazette, no. 5076, 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Martin Conway". Universität Heidelberg. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Visiting Faculty and Researchers". Princeton University Humanities Council. Princeton University. Martin Conway. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Martin Conway". Heidelberg University. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Europe's New Postwar Era – Martin Conway. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Nov 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ ""The Present: A New Period in European History" | A Lecture by Martin Conway". Department of History. Princeton University. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "Prof Martin Conway: A History of Social Justice". Edge Hill University. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ "International Advisory Board". Journal of Belgian History. 22 March 2012. Martin Conway.
External links
[edit]- Professor Martin Conway – Faculty of History
- Professor Martin Conway – Balliol College
- Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
- Living people
- 1960 births
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- Historians of the University of Oxford
- Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford
- People from Aberystwyth
- Academics of Aberystwyth University
- Academics of the Institute of Historical Research
- Princeton University fellows
- Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford
- 20th-century Welsh historians
- 21st-century Welsh historians
- Historians of Belgium
- Historians of Europe
- Historians of the Catholic Church