Rob Alexander

Dr. Rob Alexander is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Victoria, specializing in European and Modern French history. He holds a BA from Western Ontario, MA from the University of Toronto, and PhD from the University of Cambridge.

• Education
  • BA, Western Ontario
  • MA, University of Toronto
  • PhD, University of Cambridge

His research focuses on 19th-Century European political history, particularly French public debates over military intervention, Bonapartism, and revolutionary traditions. He supervises MA students on topics spanning French political culture, secularization, and historical memory.

Key publication trends include analyses of Napoleon’s impact, Restoration-era politics, and the evolution of European civil society. His work bridges French and broader European historical narratives.

Dr. Alexander teaches courses covering European history from the Renaissance to the EU, revolutionary Europe, and military intervention in great-power politics.