Our Annual Essay Competition has returned!
Essay Question 2021:
To what extent have emerging social movements caused politicians to respond with effective social change?
In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis galvanised the Black Lives Matter movement in an unprecedented manner. The uproar for justice echoed throughout the globe calling for a confrontation of the racial violence inherent in […]
This year LSEUPR launched its 3rd annual essay competition, aimed at incoming or outgoing year 12s and 13s (or equivalent), to give them real experience in writing an academic essay.
The question for this year is
What is the most important lesson for political leaders to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
which was superbly tackled by 83 students all over the […]
Exciting News! Our Annual Essay Competition has returned!
Essay Question 2020:
What is the most important lesson for political leaders to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
In early 2020, a major outbreak of SARS‑CoV‑2 spread across the globe. Virtually no aspect of human existence was untouched by the pandemic, which disrupted economic systems, tested political ones, and—in many cases—suspended public life altogether. […]
“What are the effects of the rise of China on the present world order?”
This article was written by Joseph McGrath, year 13 student at the Judd School.
The rise of China onto the forefront of the world stage is both remarkable and concerning, signalling at the very least a threat to the present world order, currently dominated by the ever-present […]
“Is war and conflict an inevitable feature of global politics?”
This article was written by Dheevesh Mungroo, year 13 student at John Kennedy College, Mauritius.
War and conflict takes several forms; military or non-military and interstate or state versus organisation. I shall use the steps to war (Vasquez and Henehan, 1999) and motivated biases (Mercer, 2005) theories to support my argument that war and conflict may […]
“The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate”. With the rise of fake news, historically low voter turnouts, and populist angst, to what extent is Thomas Jefferson correct regarding democracy in the twenty-first century?
This article was written by Gabriel Brown, year 12 student at Charterhouse school.
Recent years have seen many of the most contentious and […]
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