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Dr Matthew Woolgar

Dr Matthew Woolgar

  • Position: Lecturer in International History
  • Areas of expertise: Social movements; transnational activism; the Cold War; environmental activism and policy; environmental history; human rights; 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 ideological currents and social movements in their political and ecological contexts. My work explores how international shifts interacted with developments on the ground in Southeast Asia.

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. My second project focuses on the emergence of the environmental movement in Southeast Asia. 

<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
  • Royal Historical Society
  • Association for Asian Environmental History

Student education

My teaching currently spans across the international history of the twentieth century.

I welcome enquiries for postgraduate research supervision for projects addressing the following: Southeast Asia; Indonesia; social movements; transnational activism; the Cold War; environmental activism & policy; environmental history; authoritarianism; human rights.

Research groups and institutes

  • Politics, Diplomacy, and International History
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>