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Dr Tom Wraight

Tom

Lecturer in Political Economy

Email: t.wraight@qmul.ac.uk
Room Number: ArtsOne, 2.19a
Office Hours: Tuesdays 14:30-15:30 (in person or online) and Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 (online). Please book via email.

Profile

Tom joined Queen Mary in 2024, having previously worked at Leeds Beckett University. His main interest is in Political Economy and specifically the politics of industrial strategy. He is also interested in the politics of the United States and especially of American conservatism.

Teaching

  • Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
  • Globalisation: Issues and Debates
  • Modernity: Theories of the State, Economy and Society

Research

Research Interests:

Political Economy, Industrial Policy, American Politics

Publications

Wraight T. Rethinking the American Industrial Policy Debate: The Political Significance of a Losing Idea. Journal of Policy History, 36(2):191-214. doi:10.1017/S0898030623000362

Wraight, T. (2022). Making America great (the first time): U.S. economic nationalism in historical perspective. Nations and Nationalism, 28(1), 66–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12809

Wraight, T. (2019), From Reagan to Trump: The Origins of US Neoliberal Protectionism. The Political Quarterly, 90: 735-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12709

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