Research areas
My main interests lie in the following areas of the study of international relations:
- A strong interest in the ways in which France has related to the 'Anglo-Saxon' powers since 1900. I am writing a two volume study about the relationship between France, Britain and the United States in the past hundred years and have published Volume 1 (Palgrave - Macmillan, July 2014)and Vol 2 (1940 - 61). This is in addition to a number of articles (see Bibliography).
- The relationship between the study of international relations and that of international history, about which I published a textbook, International History and International Relations, with Amelia Hadfield and Simon Rofe, Routledge, 2012.
- The ways in which the global order has evolved over the past century, and in particular how that order has been developed under the leadership of the United States and, to a lesser but still important extent, the U.K.
- The principle ways in which the international community, led by the liberal democratic Powers, has developed methods of dealing with the aftermath of major wars. In particular I am interested in the ways that such notions and practices as 'reconstruction' have evolved.
- The culture and practices involved in the practical and theoretical issues surrounding international conflict resolution and transformation. My main hands-on experiences have been in Eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War, and especially in Moldova, but also in Eritrea. My book (with Roger Mac Ginty) on 'Conflict and Development', was published by Taylor and Francis Routledge in April 2009.A second edition has been published (2016).
- A continuing interest in the Commonwealth and the World, including the Commonwealth's relationship with La Francophonie.
Selected publications
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Open access
Why has the Franco-American security relationship been so semi—hostile for so long?
Williams, A. J., 6 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Science Quarterly. Advance Articles, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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French airmen and the challenges of post-war order: francophone literary figures during the second world war
Williams, A., 1 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 19, 1, p. 54-71 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vu d'outre-Manche
Williams, A. J., 26 Aug 2021, La France, une puissance contrariée: l'état du monde 2022. Badie, B. & Vidal, D. (eds.). Paris: Editions La Decouverte, p. 250-253 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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France, Britain and the United States in the twentieth century. Volume 2, 1940-1961: a reappraisal
Williams, A. J., 25 Feb 2020, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 323 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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AJRG: A tribute
Williams, A. & Chan, S., 3 Apr 2018, In: Global Society. 32, 2, p. 127-138 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Open access
Charles de Gaulle: the warrior as statesman
Williams, A., 2018, In: Global Society. 32, 2, p. 162-175 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
France and the origins of the United Nations, 1944–1945: "Si La France ne compte plus, qu’on nous le dise”
Williams, A., 20 Jun 2017, In: Diplomacy and Statecraft. 28, 2, p. 215-234 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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History and International Relations
Williams, A. J., 1 Feb 2017Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Ideas and the Study of War and Peace in Britain, 1850–2015
Williams, A. J., 1 Sept 2017, In: European Review of International Studies. 2017, 1, p. 75-84 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Leo Pasvolsky and an open world economy
Williams, A. J., 2017, Progressivism and US Foreign Policy between the World Wars. Cochran, M. & Navari, C. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 91-113 23 p. (The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter