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Dr. Maeve Ryan is a Reader in History and Foreign Policy at King’s College London’s Department of War Studies, co-director of the Centre for Grand Strategy, and leads interdisciplinary research on applied history, grand strategy, and international order. She holds a PhD in History from Trinity College Dublin and an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary policy, focusing on British foreign policy, slavery, humanitarian governance, and environmental security.
Research Interests: Ryan’s research spans modern global history, the history of slavery and abolition, British foreign policy, and the study of world order. She explores how historical insights can inform strategic decision-making in diplomacy and statecraft, particularly regarding climate change, post-Western global order, and modern slavery.
Key Projects: She co-directs the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme on ‘Interrogating Visions of a Post-Western World’ and collaborates with institutions like the Ax:son Johnson Institute and the University of Cambridge. Her policy engagement includes work with the UK Cabinet Office National Security Secretariat to address modern slavery and geopolitical challenges.
- Awards: Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
- Education: PhD in History (Trinity College Dublin), MPhil in International Relations (University of Cambridge).
Advising & Grants: Ryan supervises PhD students in historically oriented research and has secured major grants, including a £1.05m Leverhulme scholarship and funding for anti-slavery policy initiatives in Mauritania.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Centre for Grand Strategy, Environmental Security Research Group, and Empires and Decolonizations Research Hub at King’s, fostering collaborative research on security, climate, and imperial history.
