Network of historians
To help make historians and their expertise more accessible to policymakers, History & Policy has set up a groundbreaking network of historians who can respond to requests for information and interviews from policymakers and journalists.
- If you are a historian interested in joining the History & Policy network, please read the FAQs for historians and then telephone Ruth Evans on +44 (0)20 7836 5454 ext. 7048, to have your details entered onto the database.
- If you are a policymaker or journalist trying to contact a historian, please read the FAQs for media and policymakers and contact us for help.
Our historians:
- Are based at universities in the UK and worldwide
- Have proven historical expertise across a range of domestic and international policy issues
- Are kept up-to-date on relevant policy developments
- Are keen to contribute to media discussion and policy formation
Historians in the network benefit from professional communications support, including:
- Updates on relevant policy developments
- Publicity advice, including handling interview bids and placing press articles
- Advice on attracting a policy or media audience for academic events
- Publicity for their History & Policy papers published on the website
- Access to media training designed for historians
They regularly participate in:
- Workshops, seminars and discussion events
- Media interviews
- Policy consultations and inquiries
- Background briefings
- Commissioned research