Politics Philosophy Economics Subject Spotlight
with Dr Matt Williams from University of Oxford
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PPE was born of the conviction that study of the great modern works of economic, social, political and philosophical thought would have a transformative effect on students’ intellectual lives, and thereby on society at large.
Dr Matt WilliamsUniversity of OxfordPolitics
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1: The state around us
2: Origins of the state
3: Why do states differ?
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University of Oxford
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University of Oxford profile →Meet the academic
Dr Matt Williams
Dr Matt Williams has an undergraduate degree in politics from Bristol University. He then came to Oxford in 2006 for a Masters and DPhil. During and after his doctorate he held lectureships at seven Oxford colleges, including stints as the organising tutor for politics at Wadham and University.
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