Steven Pincus

Steven Pincus is the Thomas E. Donnelly Professor of British History and the College at the University of Chicago, with a PhD from Harvard University (1990). He specializes in British history, the British Empire, comparative revolutions, and early modern political economy. His research emphasizes global and comparative frameworks, arguing for the transformative nature of the 1688 Revolution and rethinking imperial institutions across time and space.

Education:
Harvard University, PhD in History (1990).

Research Interests:
His work spans Atlantic History, the history of Britain and its Empire, comparative revolutions (e.g., American and Irish), and state formation. He advocates integrating social science methodologies into historical analysis. Recent projects include a global history of the British Empire (1650–1784) and comparisons between the American and Irish Revolutions.

Publications & Awards:
Key works include 1688: The First Modern Revolution (winner of the Morris D. Forkosch Prize) and The Heart of the Declaration. He has held prestigious fellowships from the ACLS, Guggenheim Foundation, and others.

Teaching & Mentoring:
Supervised over 20 doctoral dissertations on topics such as humanitarianism, colonial policies, and British India. He co-convenes forums on History and Social Sciences, and Empires and the Atlantic.

Key Themes in Articles:
Recent publications analyze imperial governance, fiscal-military states, and the interconnectedness of British colonial policies across Europe, North America, and Asia. His work challenges traditional historiographical boundaries, emphasizing global contexts over isolated national narratives.