Samuel Burry

Samuel Burry is a DPhil (PhD) candidate in Politics at Oxford. Prior to Oxford, he completed an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History and a BA in History and Politics at Cambridge, where he graduated with a starred first (first-class honours with distinction) and was awarded the University’s History and Politics Prize for best overall performance.

Sam’s research focuses on theories of protest, civil rights, and legal obligation in the United States from the 1960s onwards. His doctoral thesis – After the Civil Rights Movement: the Politics of Protest and the Making of Critical Race Theory – traces the emergence and development of critical race theory in the United States. Sam’s doctoral research is fully funded by Oxford’s Rothermere American Institute.

His other research interests include the intellectual development of theories of environmental protest and activism, twentieth-century American legal and intellectual history, and American political development (APD). He is also part of the editorial team for Anthroposphere: The Oxford Climate Review.