Will Mitchell

Will Mitchell is a Lecturer and Class Teacher in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics since 2018. Previously, he conducted PhD research at LSE focusing on political economy and early modern history. His work emphasizes discourse analysis of historical prints to understand evolving political economies.

Education:

• PhD in Geography/Environment (LSE, completed by 2018)

Research Interests: Political economy, diaspora impacts on politics/media (e.g., Huguenots case study), and popular nationalism’s role in shaping national identity through foreign relations. Methodologically, he employs discourse analysis of historical sources.

Awards:

• Brill Fellow (Leiden, Netherlands)

Teaching: Instructs courses GY204 and GY103 at LSE. No listed grants or labs, though his research engages with transnational and historical themes.