1935 – 1949: bookseller, schoolteacher, journalist 1949 – 1961: Reader in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE) 1962: Professor of History at the new University of Sussex Unconventional thinker Strong religious convictions Deep concerns about politics and morality Leitmotif “crisis” due to WWI Enigmatic character Studied Modern History 1956-1957 visiting scholar at the University of Chicago assumed the absent Hans Morgenthau‘s teaching possibilities instead of diplomacy he taught IR Lectures were later reconstructed and published as “International Theory: The Three Traditions” 1936 „Christian Pacifism“ 1946 „The development of the Legislative Council“ 1946 „Power Politics“ 1947 „The Gold Coast Legislative Council“ 1948 „The Church, Russia and the West“ 1951 contributed to „Attitude to Africa“ 1952 Collection of „British Colonial Constitutions“ 1956 „The Power Struggle within the United Nations“ 1960 „Why is there no International Theory?“, „Brutus in Foreign Policy“ 1964 „European Studies“ 1977 „Systems of States“ 1991 “International Theory: The Three Traditions” International Journal Vol. 48, No3, Summer 1993 Hall Ian, 2006, The International Thought of Martin Wight The Martin Wight Memorial Trust, www.mwmt.co.uk Porter Brian, 2007, Review article The international political thought of Martin Wight, International Affairs 83: 4, 783–789