Dr Matthew Woolgar
- Position: Lecturer in Twentieth-Century International History
- Areas of expertise: Social movements; transnational activism; the Cold War; environmental activism and policy; human rights; political violence; authoritarianism; Southeast Asia; Indonesia.
- Email: M.Woolgar@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 4546
- Website: ORCID
Profile
I joined Leeds after a period as a Stipendiary Lecturer at the University of Oxford. I had previously studied at the University of Oxford, at SOAS (University of London), and Yogyakarta State University.
Research interests
My research focuses on the interaction of global ideologies, social movements and state power, in a Southeast Asian context. My first major project is a study of how the global Cold War became intertwined with grassroots activism in Indonesia in the decades following independence. More broadly, I am interested in how struggles for social and ecological justice are undertaken at the intersection of global forces and local contexts.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- DPhil History, University of Oxford
- MA Southeast Asian Studies, SOAS (University of London)
- BA History, University of Oxford
Professional memberships
- Association for Southeast Asian Studies in the UK
- Royal Historical Society
- Association for Asian Environmental History
Student education
My teaching currently spans across the international history of the twentieth century.
I also welcome enquiries for postgraduate research supervision for projects addressing the following: Southeast Asia; Indonesia; the Cold War; social movements; environmental activism & policy; inter-ethnic relations; authoritarianism; political violence; human rights.
Research groups and institutes
- Politics, Diplomacy, and International History