무슨 일이야?*
We’ve got a veritable 고기구이** of delights for this week. Dig in!
*What’s up?
** Korean barbeque… it’s a Korea themed post for some reason.
An Important Message from Senator Palpatine:
Yeah, I’m a huge nerd. Take the NSS and I’ll stop torturing you with boomer memes.
City Politics Podcast, Episode 9: The Politics of Migration
This week David and Konstantin talk with Sara Silvestri and Andri Innes about the politics and ethics of migration.
Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
Politics Photo Contest!
Friday 12 March: 11:59pm GMT
Images are a powerful language. Take a picture of something around you that captures a key topic that you have addressed in one of your modules so far and enter your submission for the City International Politics best photo competition!
It closes this Friday!
Webinar Series: International System of Power
Friday 13 March: 4:00pm – 5:45pm GMT
Sandy Hagar: Giant firms have a Hidden Borrowing Advantage that has Helped Keep them on Top for Decades.
Check out this quick read from our own Sandy Hagar on the excellent student-founded website DecipherGrey!
Opportunity: Laura Bassi Scholarship
Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which awards a total of $8,000 thrice per annum, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in April 2021.
All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline.
Further details, previous winners, and the application portal can be found at here.
Free Stuff: British History at Oxford University Press
Get free access to chapters from some of OUP’s best new research on British History, including the chapter ‘We Were All Very Sick and Very Stupid’ from City’s own Dr. Lise Butler’s recent book Michael Young, Social Science, and the British Left, 1945-1970!