Jack Bissett, BSc. Politics and Philosophy ’21
One of the main debates running throughout the entire course is between the two main approaches to political theory; normative and critical. Normative political theory, taken broadly, is the central mode of analytic political thought, and refers to “an argument-based and issue-oriented, rather than thinker-based and exegetical, approach that emphasizes logical rigor, terminological […]
Written by: David Abadir
More than just selling you things you don’t need, the latest stage of our consumer capitalism has reached a new frontier by commodifying your most valuable intangibles: your time and attention. Tech companies, particularly those that operate at no monetary cost to the user, have invested heavily in developing a sophisticated arsenal to coerce you to […]
Written by: Anna Kayani
Section 29 of the Counterterrorism and Security Act, enacted in 2015, is known as the ‘Prevent Duty’. This duty is legally incumbent on public sector workers at schools, nurseries, universities and other institutions, who are trained to identify and report signs of ‘radicalisation’ and ‘extremism’. To this end, the Prevent strategy has overtly sought to engage […]
Written by: Ching Ya Ho
I stand for reproductive rights, trans rights, and other progressive values anathema to Trump’s personal and political positions, and I was loath to imagine another four years of his regime. However, I also stake an intense personal interest in the Hong Kong protests against Beijing’s encroachment. Trump’s widely perceived hawkishness over China has led many […]
GV100: Introduction to Political Theory
This series of articles, developed with close reference to the LSE’s GV100: Introduction to Political Theory course, aims to offer precursory insights into the discipline of political theory through topical exploration of some of the most influential thinkers within the western political canon, as well as some critical perspectives.
What is political theory?
Political theory, also known […]
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 […]
New Challenges, New Perspectives.
LSEUPR Annual Conference 2021
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Event Program
The full event program can be found here
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Paul Apostolidis
Dr. Paul Apostolidis is the Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department for Education
Department of Government. He is the author of The Fight for Time: Migrant Day Laborers and the Politics of Precarity (Oxford […]
The LSE Undergraduate Political Review is proud to present its third journal of undergraduate research, with pieces authored by students from Washington University in St. Louis, Pennsylvania State University, Durham University, Manchester University, and the London School of Economics. Covering themes ranging from voting behaviour, intervention in the Yemen conflict, Russian relations with the European Union and the determinants […]
Hannah Bailey UPR Editor-in-Chief
Years before most students enter the LSE they know that it produces good quality research. Indeed, LSE academics pride themselves on their world leading research. Nobel Prize winners like Oliver Hart, Christopher Pissarides, George Akerlof and others have led the world in their ground breaking research. Other LSE academics have influenced government policy directly (such as Nicholas […]
Yuchuan Xu (BSc Economics), Anab Khan (BSc Accounting and Finance), Harry Ashcroft (BSc Philosophy and Economics), Qingxuan Pan (BSc Politics and Philosophy), Yunru Liao (BSc Actuarial Science)
Heuristics, Uncertainty and Terrorism; Estimations of the Likelihood of Fatality due to Terrorist Events
The terrorism threat level in the United Kingdom is severe. This implies that there is a high likelihood that […]
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