Dr Thomas Mills
LecturerResearch Overview
My research lies in the field of international relations in the twentieth century, with particular interests in US foreign policy towards Latin America and diplomatic relations between the US and Great Britain. My first book, Post-War Planning on the Periphery, explored Anglo-American relations in South America during the Second World War in the broader context of the post-war economic diplomacy undertaken by the wartime allies. My current research projects include a collaborative project exploring Anglo-American relations in Latin America throughout the 20th century; an exploration of the role of British and American business groups in economic diplomacy; and a project exploring Britain's emerging role in Latin America at the turn of the 21st century. I also have a side interest in the political and cultural significance of the 1960s British pop group, the Beatles.
British industry and US-UK economic diplomacy during World War II
Mills, T. 2/03/2017 In: The Foreign Office, Commerce and British Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century. London : Palgrave-Macmillan
Chapter (peer-reviewed)
British diplomacy in Latin America at the turn of the 21st Century: witness seminar
Mills, T.C., Kandiah, M. 2016
Other contribution
Student-led debates as a method of teaching US foreign policy
Mills, T. 24/11/2014
Other contribution
Multilateralism, but not as we know it: Anglo-American economic diplomacy in South America during the Second World War
Mills, T. 2013 In: Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 11, 3, p. 278-291. 14 p.
Journal article
John Hay Whitney, 1957-1961
Mills, T. 2012 In: The Embassy in Grosvenor Square. United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 978-0230280625.
Chapter
Mobilising the Americas for war: Jefferson Caffery in Brazil, 1937-1944
Mills, T. 2012 In: Diplomats at war. The Netherlands : Republic of Letters ISBN: 9789089791092, 9789089791108.
Chapter
Post-war Planning on the Periphery: Anglo-American Economic Diplomacy in South America, 1939-1945
Mills, T. 2012 Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press. 296 p. ISBN: 9780748643882.
Book
The 'Hemisphere Isolationists' and Anglo-American economic diplomacy during the second world war
Mills, T. 03/2011 In: Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 9, 1, p. 63-75. 13 p.
Journal article
Anglo-American economic diplomacy during the second world war and the electrification of the Central Brazilian Railway
Mills, T. 03/2009 In: Diplomacy and Statecraft. 20, 1, p. 69-85. 17 p.
Journal article
British Diplomacy in Latin America at the Turn of the 21st Century
01/01/2015 → …
Research
Britain in the Back Yard: The United States and Great Britain in the 20th Century
01/07/2014 → 31/07/2016
Research
The Diplomacy of British and American Business Groups
01/01/2014 → …
Research
Trump, Brexit and the Future of the 'Special Relationship'
Invited talk
Teaching Diplomacy using Mock-Negotiations
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
PPR Roundtable: Reflections on the US Presidential Election
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Clinton, Trump and the Futuer of US Foreign Policy
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Capitalists of the World Unite! British and American Business Groups and the Reconstruction of Multilateral Trade, 1941-1948
Participation in conference
Economic and Social Research Council (External organisation)
Membership of committee
The Electrification of the Central Brazilian Railway and British Interests in Latin America during World War II
Participation in conference
Jeremy Corbyn and the History of the Labour Party
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Journal of Transatlantic Studies (Journal)
Editorial activity
Lancaster University Student's Union History Society Talk
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
The Outer Limits of the ‘Special Relationship’: Anglo-US Relations in Latin America during the Second World War
Participation in conference
British Industry and US-UK Economic Diplomacy during World War II
Invited talk
British Diplomacy in Latin America at the Turn of the 21st Century: A Witness Seminar
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Another side of 1964
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
British Industry and US-UK Economic Diplomacy during World War II
Participation in conference
Great Britain and the United States in Latin American in the Twentieth Century
Participation in conference
Reflections on the Arab Uprisings
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Anglo-American Economic Diplomacy Towards South America during the Second World War
Invited talk
What will the result of the American Election mean for US relations with the Middle East
Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk
- Latin America Research Cluster