Duncan Bell (historian) explained

Duncan Bell
Honorific Prefix:	Professor
Birth Place:	Birmingham, England
Occupation:	Academic
Alma Mater:	King’s College London (B.A.) Jesus College, Cambridge (M.Phil, PhD)

Duncan Bell (born 31 December 1976)^[1] is Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.

Biography

Bell’s first degree was a BA in War Studies from King’s College London (1995–1998). He was awarded an M.Phil in International Relations (1999) and a PhD in History (2004) from the University of Cambridge, where he was a student at Jesus College. During the academic year 2000–2001 he was a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. After a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ’s College, Cambridge (2004–2008), and a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2008–2010), Bell was appointed to a Lectureship in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS).^[2] He was promoted to a professorship in 2019. He has held visiting positions at Harvard, Darmstadt and the FU Berlin. He is Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Political Thought.^[3]

In 2021 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).^[4]

Books

• The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900 (Princeton University Press, 2007)^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (Princeton University Press, 2016)^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}
• Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America (Princeton University Press, 2020)^[13]
• (ed.), Political Theory and Architecture (with Bernardo Zacka). (Bloomsbury, 2020)^[14]
• (ed.), Empire, Race, and Global Justice (Cambridge University Press, 2019)^[15]
• (ed.), Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War (with Joel Isaac). (Oxford University Press, 2012)^[16]
• (ed.), Ethics and World Politics (Oxford University Press, 2010)^[17]
• (ed.), Political Thought and International Relations: Variations on a Realist Theme (Oxford University Press, 2008)^[18]
• (ed.), Victorian Visions of Global Order: Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth Century British Political Thought (Cambridge University Press, 2007)^[19]
• (ed.), Memory, Trauma, and World Politics: Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)^[20]

External links

• POLIS webpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bell, Duncan, 1976– . id.loc.gov . December 1, 2021.
2. Web site: Professor Duncan Bell — Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). polis.cam.ac.uk. 25 September 2013 . 2020-01-29.
3. Web site: Steele . Brent . 2022-05-17 . Duncan Bell . 2023-12-26 . The Duck of Minerva . en-US.
4. Web site: The British Academy elects 84 new Fellows recognising outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences . British Academy . 2021-07-23 . 2024-09-28.
5. Web site: The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900 | Reviews in History. reviews.history.ac.uk. 2020-01-29.
6. Kendle . John . Duncan Bell. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2007. Pp. x, 321. $45.00Reviews of BooksEurope: Early Modern and Modern . The American Historical Review . 1 October 2008 . 113 . 4 . 1245–1246 . 10.1086/ahr.113.4.1245 .
7. Graff . Ann-Barbara . The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (review) . Victorian Review . 2011 . 37 . 1 . 201–203 . . 10.1353/vcr.2011.0007 . 143058322 .
8. Middleton . Alex . Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire, by Duncan Bell . The English Historical Review . 1 June 2017 . 132 . 556 . 744–745 . 10.1093/ehr/cex085 .
9. Getachew . Adom . Book Review: Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire, by Duncan Bell . Political Theory . June 2018 . 46 . 3 . 487–493 . 10.1177/0090591717749487 . 149277707 .
10. Sagar . Paul . Book Review: Duncan Bell, Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire . Political Studies Review . November 2017 . 15 . 4 . 613–614 . 10.1177/1478929917712148 . 149049920 .
11. Visana . Vikram . Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire by Duncan Bell (review) . Journal of World History . 9 July 2019 . 30 . 1 . 260–264 . . 10.1353/jwh.2019.0022 . 199244384 .
12. Web site: Review: Duncan Bell's Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (2016). Ceyda Erten. 2017-04-21. 2020-01-29.
13. Book: Dreamworlds of Race | Princeton University Press . 8 December 2020 .
14. Book: Political Theory and Architecture . Bloomsbury . 2024-09-28.
15. Book: Empire, Race and Global Justice . 10.1017/9781108576307 . 2019 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-57630-7 . Bell . Duncan .
16. Book: Uncertain Empire . Oxford University Press . 2024-09-28.
17. Book: Ethics and World Politics . Oxford University Press . 2024-09-28.
18. Book: Political Thought and International Relations . Oxford University Press . 2024-09-28.
19. Book: Victorian Visions of Global Order . 10.1017/CBO9780511490439 . Ideas in Context . 2007 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-88292-7 . Bell . Duncan .
20. Book: Memory, Trauma and World Politics. 10.1057/9780230627482. 2006. 978-1-349-28241-8. Bell. Duncan.