People

Baltazar Dydensborg

AFFILIATION
College
Magdalen College
Course
DPhil Politics
supervisor

I am a DPhil student in Political Theory.  My research interests centre on questions in the history of political thought, especially as they relate to the emergence and consolidation of modern political and economic institutions and norms, as well as the history and historiography of liberalism.

Having completed my previous education in Denmark, I studied for the BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford, graduating with First Class Honours in the summer of 2023. My undergraduate thesis on French influences on Danish political thought in the 1830s was awarded a Gibbs Prize (Proxime) for best thesis in Politics. I continued to study for the MPhil in Political Theory, from which I graduated in 2025.

In addition to my research, I frequently contribute to Danish public media. I also work as research assistant for Professor Teresa Bejan and serve as the chair of the DPIR postgraduate student representatives.