Patricia M. Clavin, is a British

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and academic, who specialises in

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, economic crises, and twentieth-century history. She is

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of International History at the

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, and a

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and

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in history at

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Early life and education

Clavin studied Modern History at King's College London, graduating with a

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(BA) degree and a

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(PhD) degree.

Academic career

Before moving to Oxford, Clavin was

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in Modern History at

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. In October 2003, she was elected a

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and appointed a university lecturer in modern history at the

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. In 2011, she was granted a Title of Distinction as "Professor of International History". She is a member of the Editorial Board for '' Past & Present''.

Honours

In 2015, Clavin was awarded the

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for her book, ''Securing The World Economy: The Reinvention of the League of Nations 1920-1946''; the medals are awarded each year to up to three people "for landmark academic achievement in any of the humanities and social science disciplines supported by the Academy". In July 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the UK's

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for the humanities and the social sciences. She is also a

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(FRHistS), and a Foreign Member of the

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Selected works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clavin, Patricia Living people British women historians History of international relations Historians of Europe Historians of World War I Historians of World War II Fellows of the British Academy Alumni of King's College London Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford Academics of Keele University Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the British Academy Medal Food historians