Student Spotlight

  Is America An Imperial Power? by Grace Gerhart By definition, an imperial power is a country that exerts influence by gaining direct and/or indirect control over other countries through economic, military, or political means. This standard definition leaves room for debate, as “influence” is subjective and whether or not a country is an imperial […]

Student Spotlight: Is the post-colonial challenge to international relations’ Eurocentrism convincing? by Nadim Khan

This week’s Student Spotlight comes from the postgraduate module IPM125: Theories of International Politics. Nadim Khan explores post-colonialism and its critique of mainstream IR theory In this essay I will explain the meaning of Eurocentrism and postcolonialism in relation to the historic and ongoing hegemony of Western powers and institutions in international relations. My interest […]

Student Spotlight: The Food Waste Battle for Sustainable Future by Oliwia Pietrusiak

This week’s student spotlight is a policy briefing from IP2052: Practical Politics on food politics by Oliwia Pietrusiak which is an excellent demonstration of real-world engagement and skill-building in our undergraduate International Politics programmes. Starting from producers, through processors and retailers, ending with consumers, food waste is surrounding us throughout all stages of the food […]

Student Spotlight: On the Success of Transnational Women’s Movements by Margot Sterckman

We are thrilled to be back with our Student Spotlight series being kicked off by Margot Sterckman’s excellent essay on transnational women’s movement for Dr. Tom Davies’ module IP2019: Transnational Social Movements. But before you jump into this amazing essay please, if you are a final year undergraduate,  listen to a few words on the […]

Why is History such an Important Feature of Political Theory? by Lola Chaumont

We’ll be ending this year at the City Politics Blog on a high note with Lola Chaumont’s excellent analysis of how history and political theory relate to each other for IP1032: Introduction to Political Theory. Although they both seek a certain understanding of humanity, history and political theory are very different disciplines. While history tries to […]

Student Spotlight: Has Political Islam Failed by Mohammed Al-Husari

Congratulations to our first Student Spotlight author, Mohammed Al-Husari for contributing this excellent essay on the future of political Islam. “I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims; I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but not Islam” this quote is attributed to the Egyptian scholar Muhammad Abduh in 1888. […]

Call for Submissions: The Student Spotlight!

The City Politics Blog is now accepting submissions for The Student Spotlight! If you are a City student in the International Politics Department, either undergraduate or Postgraduate, and you’d like to see your work published on the CPB please send submissions to: politicsblog@city.ac.uk The conditions are a) You must be a City Student (or Alum) […]

Student Spotlight: What Does The Global Response to COVID-19 Suggest about Global Governance? by Ankhmaa Ankhbayar

Our Student Spotlight highlights the excellent work done by students in the Department of International Politics. Introduction COVID-19 has brought many challenges in the lives of many nations in the world. The virus was first identified in China, the City of Wuhan in December 2019, however, it took months for some states to react. It […]

Is Chandler’s Theory of the M-Corporation still relevant today? by Nikhail Vaswani

The Student Spotlight is back with a great essay by Nikhail Vaswani, a second year student studying International Politics. Well done! The M-Corporation (M-Form), is a theoretical framework which explains the corporate structuring of firms and its benefits.  Produced by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., it was first acknowledged within his book “Strategy and Structure” (1962) […]

Student Spotlight: Why are Bond yields pressuring commodities and stocks? by Nicolas Martinez

Better late than never, we’ve got an excellent contribution from Nicolas Martinez for this week’s Student Spotlight! Succeeding the brisk rise in bond yields exhibited over the past days and weeks, the Fed doesn’t have absolute control over the bond market, with a spike in interest rates ferociously hitting gold and silver. The yield on […]