Dr. Mitch Robertson

I am a political historian of the modern United States, with a particular emphasis on the role played by non-elected actors in the US political system.  My book project The Afterlife of the Great Society demonstrates how bureaucrats and public interest lawyers worked together to protect anti-poverty programs from retrenchment during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

I am currently Dean of Studies at Newman College at the University of Melbourne. Most recently, I was a Lecturer in US History at University College London. I have previously taught at the University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, and the University of Melbourne. I hold degrees from University of Melbourne (BA Hons) and from the University of Oxford (MSt and DPhil).

In addition to my scholarly work, I provide public commentary on contemporary US politics. My writing has appeared in the Washington Post and I have been interviewed on the BBC World Service, BBC News (TV), BBC Oxford, France24, and Euronews.