Dr Neema Parvini is the author of eight books including The Prophets of Doom (2023), The Populist Delusion (2022), The Defenders of Liberty (2020), Shakespeare’s Moral Compass (2018), Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory (2017), Shakespeare and Cognition (2015), Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory (2012), and Shakespeare’s History Plays (2012). He has also written dozens of chapters and articles in scholarly publications and the media. As a member of the HEA, he has over a decade’s experience in higher education. He set up the Academic Agency to focus on core academic skills and knowledge areas which can help students and learners of all ages to achieve both academic excellence and improve communication and research skills in the workplace.
Dr Parvini graduated with a first in English Literature from Royal Holloway, University of London, where he won several awards a including a McDonalds Scholarship (2001), the Margaret Bretherton Memorial Prize (2002), the Gertrude Schryver Prize (2004) and the Edmée Manning Award (2004). He gained his Masters degree in English Literature from Oxford University with distinction in 2005 before returning to Royal Holloway in 2006, where he was awarded a Thomas Holloway Scholarship to read for his PhD, which he completed in 2010.
Although Dr Parvini has a background as a Shakespeare scholar, his experiences working with investment bankers, financial experts and central bankers in the city led him to a lifelong interest in classical economics. This led him to writing a book-length study on the topic (The Defenders of Liberty), which was praised by various economists, and facilitated by an FA Hayek Award, an FA Hayek Program Grant for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Mises Institute Scholarship. He sits on the Academic Advisory Council for the IEA. His interest in political theory, also led to The Populist Delusion, a primer on elite theory, which went on to be an Amazon best seller and its follow-up The Prophets of Doom, which was also a best seller. He also runs a popular YouTube channel which has accrued over 24 million views.
Need to find someone else? Visit our Staff Finder