Helen Thompson | |
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Known for | Talking Politics podcast[1] |
Title | Professor |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political Sciences |
Institutions | University of Cambridge |
Website | Professor Helen Thompson (University of Cambridge)[2] |
Helen Thompson is an English academic who teaches politics at Cambridge University, where she is a professor of political economy and a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, where she is also Director of Studies.[2][3]
She has been working in Cambridge since 1994 and is currently a member of the Department of Politics and International Studies. One of her recent research interests is the aftermath of the 2008 Financial crisis.
She often co-hosted the Talking Politics podcast with David Runciman.[1] She now co-hosts UnHerd's podcast These Times.[4]
In 2024, the New Statesman named Thompson 48th in The Left Power List 2024, the magazine's "guide to the 50 most influential people in progressive politics".[5]