Dr Tom Wraight

Profile

I joined QMUL in 2024 having previously worked at Leeds Beckett University. My main interest is in Political Economy and specifically the politics of industrial strategy. I am also interested in the politics of the United States and especially of American conservatism

Teaching

• Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
• Globalisation: Issues and Debates
• Modernity: Theories of the State, Economy and Society

Research

Research Interests:

Political Economy, Industrial Policy, American Politics

Publications

Wraight T. Rethinking the American Industrial Policy Debate: The Political Significance of a Losing Idea. Journal of Policy History, 36(2):191-214. doi:10.1017/S0898030623000362

Wraight, T. (2022). Making America great (the first time): U.S. economic nationalism in historical perspective. Nations and Nationalism, 28(1), 66–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/nana.12809

Wraight, T. (2019), From Reagan to Trump: The Origins of US Neoliberal Protectionism. The Political Quarterly, 90: 735-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12709