Matthew Woolgar

Dr Matthew Woolgar is a Lecturer in International History at the School of History, University of Leeds. His expertise spans social movements, transnational activism, Cold War dynamics, environmental history, human rights, and authoritarianism in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Indonesia.

• DPhil in History, University of Oxford
• MA in Southeast Asian Studies, SOAS (University of London)
• BA in History, University of Oxford

His research examines the interplay between global ideologies and local activism, particularly in two projects: the Cold War's influence on grassroots movements in Indonesia post-independence, and the emergence of environmental activism in Southeast Asia. He also explores intersections of political violence, ecological justice, and authoritarian regimes.

Dr Woolgar teaches international history of the twentieth century and supervises postgraduate research in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and related themes like transnational activism and Cold War studies. He is affiliated with the Politics, Diplomacy, and International History research group at Leeds.

• Association for Southeast Asian Studies
• Royal Historical Society
• Association for Asian Environmental History