Matthew Hilton is currently collaborating with Dr Nicholas Crowson to research the role of non-governmental organizations in Britain since 1945. This is a Leverhulme Trust funded project which runs until 2011. The project builds on the online Database of Archives of Non-Governmental Organisations and is made up of the same team of researchers: Dr James McKay and Dr Jean-Francois Mouhot.
Matthew Hilton's background is in the social and cultural history of modern Britain. His first book was on the history of smoking in British popular culture. Since then he has examined many different aspects of the history of consumer society and the politics of consumption. In recent years, his interests have become more international and he has published on consumer activism in Malaysia and at the global level.
Matthew talks about his research into Non-Governmental Organisations