British and American political thought, c.1870-present, with a focus on empire and international relations; contemporary international political theory; the politics of memory; political aesthetics, especially architecture and speculative literature
The history, concept and practice of territory; contemporary territorial and boundary disputes and geopolitics; political and social theory; the history of geographical and political thought
Modern Irish and British politics and history; nationalism, political violence, and intellectual history; the politics and history of terrorism
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