Helen Thompson (political economist) explained

Helen Thompson
Known For:	Talking Politics podcast
Professor
Discipline:	Political Sciences
Workplaces:	University of Cambridge

Helen Thompson is an English academic who teaches politics at Cambridge University, where she is a professor of political economy and a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she is also Director of Studies.

She has been working in Cambridge since 1994 and is currently a member of the Department of Politics and International Studies. One of her recent research interests is the aftermath of the 2008 Financial crisis.

She often co-hosted the Talking Politics podcast with David Runciman. She now co-hosts UnHerd's podcast These Times.^[1]

In 2024, the New Statesman named Thompson 48th in The Left Power List 2024, the magazine's "guide to the 50 most influential people in progressive politics".^[2]

Selected works

• Thompson . Helen . 1 . Spring 1999 . The Modern State, Political Choice and An Open International Economy . . en . . 32 . 2 . 203–225 . 10.1111/j.1477-7053.1999.tb00478.x . 1477-7053 . 0017-257X . 44482823 . 143614074 . 65009983 . 904489489 . dmy-all .
• Book: Thompson . Helen . 1 . Oil and the Western Economic Crisis . 2017-05-18 . . 10.1007/978-3-319-52509-9 . 978-3-319-52509-9 . 2019744263 . 987826447 . OL28330723M . dmy-all .
• Thompson . Helen . 1 . Inevitability and contingency: The political economy of Brexit . . 2017-06-08 . 19 . 3 . 434–449 . 1369-1481 . 1467-856X . sn99033216 . 49056411 . 10.1177/1369148117710431 . 157939675 . dmy-all .
• Book: Thompason . Helen . 1 . 2022-03-24 . Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century . en. . 978-0198864981 . 2021951494 . 1260819550 . OL33958421M . dmy-all .

External links

• Clare College profile page
• University of Cambridge profile page

Notes and References

1. Web site: These Times .
2. News: 2024-06-04 . The Left Power List 2024 . 2024-09-16 . . en-GB.