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Duncan Bell, FBA (born 31st of December 1976), is a British academic. He is a Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge.

He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2021.

Education and Career

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) at Cambridge. He was promoted to a professorship in 2019. He has held visiting positions at Harvard, Darmstadt and the FU Berlin. He is the Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Political Thought.

Work

Bell has worked mainly on the history of British ideas about empire and international politics since the mid-nineteenth century. He has written three books on the subject, all published by Princeton University Press: The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (2007); Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (2016); and Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America (2020). He has also written on various other subjects, including ideas about collective memory, the history and theory of liberalism, political realism, and utopianism. Bell’s most recent work has explored the impact of science and technology on British and American political thought during the twentieth century.

Bell has won a number of awards for his work, including the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society (2007), the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Modern History (2012), and the Transatlantic Studies Association/CUP Book Prize (2021).

Select Bibliography

Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America ^[1](Princeton University Press, 2020)

Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire ^[2](Princeton University Press, 2016)

The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, c.1860-1900 ^[3](Princeton University Press, 2007)

(ed.), Political Theory and Architecture (with Bernardo Zacka). ^[4](Bloomsbury, 2020)

(ed.), Empire, Race, and Global Justice ^[5](Cambridge University Press, 2019)

(ed.), Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War (with Joel Isaac). ^[6](Oxford University Press, 2012)

(ed.), Ethics and World Politics ^[7](Oxford University Press, 2010)

(ed.), Political Thought and International Relations: Variations on a Realist Theme ^[8](Oxford University Press, 2008)

(ed.), Victorian Visions of Global Order: Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth Century British Political Thought ^[9](Cambridge University Press, 2007)

(ed.), Memory, Trauma, and World Politics: Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present ^[10](Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)

Personal Life

He is married to Dr Sarah Fine (Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge).^[11] They have two kids.

External Links

Department website https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/Staff_and_Students/professor-duncan-bell

College Website https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college/people/fellows/professor-duncan-bell

British Academy page https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/professor-duncan-bell-fba/

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zXpmdS8AAAAJ&hl=en

Academia.edu https://cambridge.academia.edu/DuncanBell

References

^ Bell, Duncan. Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691194011.
^ Bell, Duncan. Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire. Princeton University Press. p. 456. ISBN 9780691138787.
^ Bell, Duncan. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 336. ISBN 9780691151168.
^ Bell, Duncan; Zacka, Bernardo. Political Theory and Architecture. Bloomsbury Publishing (UK). p. 328. ISBN 9781350096592.
^ Bell, Duncan. Empire, Race and Global Justice. Cambridge Core. p. 278. ISBN 9781108576307.
^ Bell, Duncan; Isaac, Isaac. Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War. Oxford University Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780199826124.
^ Bell, Duncan. Ethics and World Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 464. ISBN 9780199548620.
^ Bell, Duncan. Political Thought and International Relations. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 9780199556274.
^ Bell, Duncan. Victorian Visions of Global Order Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth-Century Political Thought. Cambridge Core. p. 305. ISBN 9780511490439.
^ Bell, Duncan. Memory, Trauma and World Politics Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present. SpringerLink. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-230-00656-0.
^ "Dr Sarah Fine | Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge". www.corpus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

External links

POLIS webpage

Christs's College, Professor Profile

The British Academy Fellow page

Google Scholar

University of Cambridge Academia Profile

[1] Bell, Duncan. Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691194011.

[2] Bell, Duncan. Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire. Princeton University Press. p. 456. ISBN 9780691138787.

[3] Bell, Duncan. The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 336. ISBN 9780691151168.

[4] Bell, Duncan; Zacka, Bernardo. Political Theory and Architecture. Bloomsbury Publishing (UK). p. 328. ISBN 9781350096592.

[5] Bell, Duncan. Empire, Race and Global Justice. Cambridge Core. p. 278. ISBN 9781108576307.

[6] Bell, Duncan; Isaac, Isaac. Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War. Oxford University Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780199826124.

[7] Bell, Duncan. Ethics and World Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 464. ISBN 9780199548620.

[8] Bell, Duncan. Political Thought and International Relations. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN 9780199556274.

[9] Bell, Duncan. Victorian Visions of Global Order Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth-Century Political Thought. Cambridge Core. p. 305. ISBN 9780511490439.

[10] Bell, Duncan. Memory, Trauma and World Politics Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present. SpringerLink. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-230-00656-0.

[11] "Dr Sarah Fine | Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge". www.corpus.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

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-'''Duncan Bell''' (born 31 December 1976)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bell, Duncan, 1976- |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006032048.html |website=id.loc.gov |access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> is Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. He is based at the [[Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge|Department of Politics and International Studies]] (POLIS).<ref name="PolisProfessor">{{cite web|url=https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/Staff_and_Students/professor-duncan-bell|title=Professor Duncan Bell — Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)|website=polis.cam.ac.uk|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref> He works principally on the history of modern British and American political thought, with a particular focus on ideologies of empire and international politics. His book "The Idea of Greater Britain" won the [[The Whitfield Prize|Whitfield Prize]] from the [[Royal Historical Society]].
+Duncan Bell, FBA (born 31st of December 1976), is a British academic. He is a Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge.
-Duncan Bell received a degree in war studies at King's College London. Upon graduating, Bell considered joining the military; but the transition to London from a quieter area, and the experiences he had there, changed his plans. He got his MA and PhD from the University of Cambridge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Brent |date=2022-05-17 |title=Duncan Bell |url=https://www.duckofminerva.com/2022/05/duncan-bell.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=The Duck of Minerva |language=en-US}}</ref> He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2021. He is married to Dr Sarah Fine (Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Sarah Fine {{!}} Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge |url=https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-sarah-fine |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.corpus.cam.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> They have two kids.
+He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2021.
-==Books==
-*''The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900'' (Princeton University Press, 2007)<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/709|title=The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 &#124; Reviews in History|website=reviews.history.ac.uk|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kendle |first1=John |title=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 |journal=The American Historical Review |date=1 October 2008 |volume=113 |issue=4 |pages=1245–1246 |doi=10.1086/ahr.113.4.1245 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Graff |first1=Ann-Barbara |title=The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (review) |journal=Victorian Review |date=2011 |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=201–203 |id={{Project MUSE|478589}} |doi=10.1353/vcr.2011.0007 |s2cid=143058322 }}</ref>
+== Education and Career ==
-*''Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire'' (Princeton University Press, 2016)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Middleton |first1=Alex |title=Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire, by Duncan Bell |journal=The English Historical Review |date=1 June 2017 |volume=132 |issue=556 |pages=744–745 |doi=10.1093/ehr/cex085 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Getachew |first1=Adom |title=Book Review: Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire , by Duncan Bell |journal=Political Theory |date=June 2018 |volume=46 |issue=3 |pages=487–493 |doi=10.1177/0090591717749487 |s2cid=149277707 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sagar |first1=Paul |title=Book Review: Duncan Bell, Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire |journal=Political Studies Review |date=November 2017 |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=613–614 |doi=10.1177/1478929917712148 |s2cid=149049920 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Visana |first1=Vikram |title=Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire by Duncan Bell (review) |journal=Journal of World History |date=9 July 2019 |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=260–264 |id={{Project MUSE|729114}} |doi=10.1353/jwh.2019.0022 |s2cid=199244384 }}</ref><ref name="northwestern">{{cite web|url=https://buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/international-law/book-symposia/Erten-Review.pdf|author=Ceyda Erten|date=2017-04-21|title=Review: ''Duncan Bell's Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire'' (2016)|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
-*''Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America'' (Princeton University Press, 2020)
+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) at Cambridge. He was promoted to a professorship in 2019. He has held visiting positions at Harvard, Darmstadt and the FU Berlin. He is the Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Political Thought.
+== Work ==
+Bell has worked mainly on the history of British ideas about empire and international politics since the mid-nineteenth century. He has written three books on the subject, all published by Princeton University Press: The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 (2007); Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire (2016); and Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America (2020). He has also written on various other subjects, including ideas about collective memory, the history and theory of liberalism, political realism, and utopianism. Bell’s most recent work has explored the impact of science and technology on British and American political thought during the twentieth century.
+Bell has won a number of awards for his work, including the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society (2007), the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Modern History (2012), and the Transatlantic Studies Association/CUP Book Prize (2021).
+==Select Bibliography==
+*Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9780691194011 |url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691194011/dreamworlds-of-race?_gl=1*1pj7g3q*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzcxMjMzNzEyLjE3MTUyNjE1Nzc.*_ga_N1W9JWKLY3*MTcxNTI2MTU3NS4xLjEuMTcxNTI2MTY3MS41MS4wLjE4MTUyOTE5MjQ.}}</ref>(Princeton University Press, 2020)
+*Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire  <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Reordering the World: Essays on Liberalism and Empire |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9780691138787 |pages=456 |url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691138787/reordering-the-world}}</ref>(Princeton University Press, 2016)
+*The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, c.1860-1900 <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860-1900 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=9780691151168 |pages=336 |url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691151168/the-idea-of-greater-britain}}</ref>(Princeton University Press, 2007)
+*(ed.), Political Theory and Architecture (with Bernardo Zacka). <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |last2=Zacka |first2=Bernardo |title=Political Theory and Architecture |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |isbn=9781350096592 |pages=328 |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/political-theory-and-architecture-9781350096592/}}</ref>(Bloomsbury, 2020)
+*(ed.), Empire, Race, and Global Justice <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Empire, Race and Global Justice |publisher=Cambridge Core |isbn=9781108576307 |pages=278 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/empire-race-and-global-justice/D7E6E663231EC5499D6D40FD7D97D53F#fndtn-contents}}</ref>(Cambridge University Press, 2019)
+*(ed.), Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War (with Joel Isaac). <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |last2=Isaac |first2=Isaac |title=Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199826124 |pages=312 |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/uncertain-empire-9780199826124?cc=gb&lang=en&}}</ref>(Oxford University Press, 2012)
+*(ed.), Ethics and World Politics <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Ethics and World Politics |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199548620 |pages=464 |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ethics-and-world-politics-9780199548620?cc=gb&lang=en&}}</ref>(Oxford University Press, 2010)
+*(ed.), Political Thought and International Relations: Variations on a Realist Theme <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Political Thought and International Relations |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199556274 |pages=254 |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/political-thought-and-international-relations-9780199556274?cc=gb&lang=en&}}</ref>(Oxford University Press, 2008)
+*(ed.), Victorian Visions of Global Order: Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth Century British Political Thought <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Victorian Visions of Global Order Empire and International Relations in Nineteenth-Century Political Thought |publisher=Cambridge Core |isbn=9780511490439 |pages=305 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/victorian-visions-of-global-order/9797CD2C5CF8F36AD41B251F307F23AC}}</ref>(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
+*(ed.), Memory, Trauma, and World Politics: Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present <ref>{{cite book |last1=Bell |first1=Duncan |title=Memory, Trauma and World Politics Reflections on the Relationship Between Past and Present |publisher=SpringerLink |isbn=978-0-230-00656-0 |pages=275 |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230627482}}</ref>(Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)
+== Personal Life ==
+He is married to Dr Sarah Fine (Department of Philosophy, University of Cambridge).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Sarah Fine {{!}} Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge |url=https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-sarah-fine |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.corpus.cam.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> They have two kids.
+== External Links ==
+Department website https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/Staff_and_Students/professor-duncan-bell
+College Website
+https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college/people/fellows/professor-duncan-bell
+British Academy page
+https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/professor-duncan-bell-fba/
+Google Scholar
+https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zXpmdS8AAAAJ&hl=en
+Academia.edu
+https://cambridge.academia.edu/DuncanBell
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 *[https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/Staff_and_Students/professor-duncan-bell POLIS webpage]
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+*[https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college/people/fellows/professor-duncan-bell Christs's College, Professor Profile]
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+*[https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/professor-duncan-bell-fba/ The British Academy Fellow page]
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+*[https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zXpmdS8AAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar]
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+* [https://cambridge.academia.edu/DuncanBell University of Cambridge Academia Profile]
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