Occupation
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact
Department of Politics, History & the Brunel L
Marie Jahoda 217
Brunel University London
Uxbridge
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UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
ABOUT
Dr. Steven Wagner recently completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford, entitled “British Intelligence and Policy in the Palestine Mandate, 1919-39”.
This thesis examines the role of intelligence in policymaking, focusing on the establishment of the British Mandate for Palestine, the struggle to secure it, and the decision in 1939 to limit Britain’s support for Jewish immigration.
Currently, he is working on converting the thesis to a book, and is preparing for future research on the interactions between British intelligence services, independent Arab statesmen, and the various nationalist movements during and after the First World War.
Discipline
History
Sub Areas
Arab Studies
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Colonialism
Middle East/Near East Studies
Security Studies
Zionism
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Palestine
Specialties
British Intelligence And Empire In The Middle East
Palestinian National Movement
Pan-Arab And Pan-Islamic Movements 1907-39
Languages
Hebrew (fluent)
Arabic (advanced)
English (native)
French (intermediate)
Education
DPhil
| 2014
| History
| University of Oxford
MA
| 2010
| History
| University of Calgary
BA
| 2008
| International Relations
| University of Calgary
Abstracts
"Palestine is but a small section of the great Arab Fatherland" - British Signals Intelligence, Anglo-Saudi Relations, and the 1939 White Paper Policy for Palestine
British intelligence and colonial control: The internment and freedom of Arab “renegades” during and after the Second World War.
British intelligence, the caliphate, and the Arab movements 1914-16.
