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Joshua Larcombe

Graduate Tutor

School of Law and Politics

Overview

I am a full-time PhD student in the School of Law and Politics. My research focusses on British development policy and the creation of DfID during the early years of the Blair administration. I use a variety of primary sources - including archival and original interview material - to analyse the effect that the creation of DfID had within the British core executive, and on British foreign policy. 

 

 

Publication

Teaching

I currently teach two first-year modules in the School of Law and Politics:

  • Introduction to Globalisation
  • Introduction to International Relations

Last year I taught an additional module in the School of Law and Politics:

  • Introduction to Government

I am enrolled on the AdvanceHE Associate Fellowship with an anticipated submission date of 22 May 2024.

Biography

Professional memberships

  • Postgraduate member: Cardiff University Centre for International Law and Multilateralism 

Speaking engagements

Presentation to the Postgraduate Symposium, April 2024.

  • Hosted by the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University.
  • I presented a synopsis of my research to date, focusing on the Comprehensive Spending Review (1997/8) and DfID engagement in the intervention in Sierra Leone (2000).

Invited presentation, November 2023.

  • Hosted by the Cardiff University Centre of International Law and Multilaterialism.
  • I presented a comparison of DfID engagement in the two interventions in Kosovo (1999) and Sierra Leone (2000).

Presentation to the Postgraduate Symposium, December 2022.

  • Hosted by the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University.
  • I presented a collection of thoughts on the importance of political ideology in the foundation of DfID. 

 

Committees and reviewing

Co-chair of research panel, April 2024

  • Hosted by the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University. 
  • I led questions and debate on research presented by two departmental colleagues. 

Discussant at the Postgraduate Symposium, April 2024

  • Hosted by the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University.
  • I led debate on research related to governance and legal frameworks in Northern Ireland.

Co-organiser of the Breaking Boundaries Conference, May 2022.

  • Hosted by the Doctoral Academy, Cardiff University. 
  • As part of the organising committee I worked on creating a cohesive theme, marketing the conference across the GW4 Group, and selecting academics to present.

Specialisms

  • British history
  • UK government and politics
  • Development studies
  • British foreign policy