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Dr Thomas Mills

Lecturer

Department of Politics Philosophy and Religion

County South

Lancaster University

Bailrigg

Lancaster LA1 4YL

United Kingdom

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Tel: +44 1524 92489

Office Hours:

My office hours are Tuesday 3-5.

Location: B79

Research overview

My research lies in the field of international relations in the twentieth century, with particular interests in US foreign policy towards Latin America and diplomatic relations between the US and Great Britain. My recent book, Post-War Planning on the Periphery, explored Anglo-American relations in South America during the Second World War in the broader context of the post-war economic diplomacy undertaken by the wartime allies. My future research will explore US foreign policy towards Latin America throughout the 20th century, in the context of external crises. I am also currently involved in a collaborative, interdisciplinary research project exploring transatlantic relations during the Second World War. This will result in the publication of a special edition of the Journal of Transatlantic Studies.

PhD supervision

I am interested in doctoral proposals in the following broad areas:

Twentieth century US foreign policy / diplomacy.
Twentieth century inter-American relations.
Anglo-American relations / diplomacy.
Diplomatic / ambassadorial relations.

Current Teaching

I am the course convener for the following undergraduatemodules:

PPR.332: United States Foreign Policy Since 1945

PPR.330: Britain in the World

I also teach on the following postgraduate modules:

PPR.430: Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

PPR.431: Issues and Practice in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

Additional Information

Memberships

British Association for American Studies.

British International Studies Association (US Foreign Policy and British International History working groups).

Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

Transatlantic Studies Association (Subscriptions Manager).

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Publications & Outputs

Published
John Hay Whitney, 1957-1961
Mills, T. 2012 The Embassy in Grosvenor Square: American Ambassadors to the United Kingdom, 1938-2008. Rofe, J. S. & Holmes, A. (eds.). United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Published
Mobilising the Americas for war: Jefferson Caffery in Brazil, 1937-1944
Mills, T. 2012 Diplomats at war: the American experience . The Netherlands: Republic of Letters, (History of International Relations, Diplomacy, and Intelligence).
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter
Published
Post-war planning on the periphery: Anglo-American economic diplomacy in South America, 1939-1945
Mills, T. 2012 Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 296 p. (Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations).
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book