Honorary Research Fellows

Honorary Research Fellows are senior or retired scholars with a strong association with the Institute, usually as a former Director of either the Institute of Latin American Studies or the Institute of United States Studies. Appointments are by invitation only and are ongoing. 

Current Honorary Research Fellows

Leslie Bethell, BA, PhD Emeritus Professor of Latin American History, University College London

Victor Bulmer-Thomas, OBE, MA, DPhil Emeritus Professor of Latin American Economics, Queen Mary University of London

James Dunkerley, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London

Dame Denise Holt, DCMG, Honorary Doctor of Laws, Bristol University, and former Robin Humphreys Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies

Colin M Lewis, PhD, Professor of Latin American Economic History & Head of Department, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics & Political Science

John Lynch, MA, PhD Emeritus Professor of Latin American History, University of London

Gary McDowell, Tyler Haynes Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, Virginia