is one of the
Constituent Colleges of the
University Of Oxford in
England .
St Antony's is the most international of the seven graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in
International Relations ,
Economics ,
Politics , and
History of particular parts of the world —
Europe ,
Russia and the former
Soviet states, the
Middle East ,
Africa ,
Japan ,
China ,
South and
South East Asia , and
Latin America .
The College is located in
North Oxford with
Woodstock Road to the west,
Bevington Road to the south and
Winchester Road to the east.
St Antony's was founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of
Antonin Besse of
Aden , a merchant of
French descent. Its role was "to be a centre of advanced study and research in the fields of modern international history, philosophy, economics and politics and to provide an international centre within the University where graduate students from all over the world can live and work together in close contact with senior members of the University who are specialists in their fields".
The College opened its doors to its first students in
Michaelmas Term 1950 and received its
Royal Charter in 1953. A
Supplementary Charter in 1962 was granted to allow the College to admit women as well as men and in 1963 the College was made a full member of the University.
The first
Warden of the College was Sir
William Deakin (1950–1968), a young Oxford academic who in the
Second World War became an adventurous soldier and aide to
Winston Churchill . He won
Antonin Besse 's confidence and played the key role in turning his vision into the centre of excellence that St Antony's has become. Sir
Raymond Carr (1968–1987), a distinguished historian of
Spain , expanded the College and its regional coverage and opened its doors to visiting scholars from all over the world.
Sir
Ralf Dahrendorf (later Lord) (1987–1997) came to St Antony's after a distinguished career as a social theorist and politician in
Germany , a
European Commissioner and Director of the
London School Of Economics . He further enlarged the College and developed its role as a source of policy advice. The previous Warden, Sir
Marrack Goulding (1997–2006), served in the British
Diplomatic Service for 26 years before becoming an
Under Secretary-General at the
United Nations . His appointment underlined the international nature of the College and its links with government and business. In July 2007 the fifth Warden of the College, Professor
Margaret MacMillan (historian) took up her position.
Currently, the College is home to several renowned Fellows, including:
- Anne Applebaum ( Washington Post journalist, Pulitzer prize winner)
- Karan Thapar ( Hindustan Times , journalist)
- Colin Bundy (Warden, Green College ; formerly Director and Principal, School Of Oriental And African Studies and Deputy Vice Chancellor, University Of London ; and previously Vice Chancellor and Principal, University Of The Witwatersrand )
- David Dilks (British historian)
- Dexter Filkins ( New York Times correspondent)
- Thomas Friedman ( New York Times columnist, Pulitzer prize winner)
- Austen Ivereigh (DPhil 1989-93, former Director of Public Affairs to the Archbishop of Westminster)
- Ian Goldin (Director of The James Martin 21st Century School , Oxford, 2006-present; Vice President of The World Bank 2003-2006)
- Richard Haass (former Director of Policy Planning for the US Department of State)
- Gary Hart (U.S. Senator, 1974–1987)
- Bridget Kendall ( BBC diplomatic correspondent)
- Paul Kennedy (U.S. historian)
- Rashid Khalidi (Middle East history professor)
- Ibrahim Al-Marashi (history professor, St. Antony's doctoral thesis plagiarized by the Tony Blair government)
- Timothy Laurence (husband of Princess Anne , and Royal Navy admiral)
- Hasan Paksoy (Historian)
- Olli Rehn (Enlargement Commissioner at the European Commission )
- Alvaro Uribe Velez (President of Colombia , 2002–Present)
- Dov S. Zakheim (U.S. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer)
:See also .
