History of moral, political & legal thought 1600-1800, especially natural law & rights; Enlightenment in Germany, Scandinavia & Scotland; scholarly editions of eighteenth century texts.
The history of political thought and political economy from the 17th century to the present, with focus on small states and free states, empire and commerce; the historiography of intellectual history
Social and economic history of 15th-19th century Senegambia and West Africa; global inequality in the past and the present; the coloniality of global health; surveillance capitalism.
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