Max Edling

Max Edling is a Professor of Early American History at King's College London, based in the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. He holds a PhD in History from Cambridge University and a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University, and was awarded a Docent degree by Uppsala University in 2012. His research focuses on the American founding, early U.S. state formation, and public finance. Edling has authored three major books, including A Revolution in Favor of Government (2003) and Perfecting the Union (2021). He has held visiting appointments at Cornell University, Stanford Humanities Center, and the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study.

Edling teaches courses on North American history up to 1865, emphasizing the American Revolution and early republic. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Early American History and American Political Thought. His recent work challenges the notion of the U.S. as a liberal nation, analyzing its imperial structure. He actively engages with public history, including articles for The Conversation.

Edling has received prestigious awards such as the James Madison Prize (2007) and the John Phillip Reid Book Award (2015). He leads research hubs like 'Empires and Decolonizations' and contributes to interdisciplinary projects on political thought and historical methodology.