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Student Spotlight: Does the Democratic Peace Theory offer a convincing argument? by Abdul Samed Karadal
This week’s student spotlight is an excellent analysis of Democratic Peace Theory for IPM103: Theories of International Politics by Abdul Samed Karadal. It offers a stellar example of postgraduate work in the area of international relations theory. Introduction The Democratic Peace Theory (DPT), popularised by Michael Doyle in the 1980s, can be traced to the […]
Student Spotlight: Is Liberalism more persuasive to you than Realism? or are both theories flawed? by Anna McCracken
This week’s student spotlight comes from IP1015: International Relations Theories. Anna McCracken examines the two titan’s mainstream IR theory: Liberalism and Realism. Realism and Liberalism are theories in the school of thought that is international relations. Realism and Liberalism have polarising key concepts and both theories have individual strengths and weaknesses. Realism is a school […]
Student Spotlight: What Does America Stand For in the World Today? Two Perspectives from Isaac Knowles and Georgia Beith
Today we have a double-feature for the Student Spotlight. We have two essays on the question ‘What does America Stand for? These essays were written for IPM113: US Foreign Policy. What does America Stand for in the World Today? by Isaac Knowles America has a long history of being the nation devoted to freedom. One […]
Student Spotlight: Is Liberalism a Progressive Force in the World? by Aila Sanober Ahmad
This week’s Student Spotlight is short piece on the role of liberalism in the word from Aila Sanober Ahmed for IP1015: International Relations Theories. The main aim of the ideology of liberalism is to maintain equality and independence within how laws work and are governed. It believes one should attain maximum freedom in which they […]
Student Spotlight: Should London Have Rent Controls? By Amr Hamwi
The focus of this week’s Student Spotlight is a short essay from Amr Hamwi written for IP1021: Principles of Microeconomics, which considers the question of rent controls as a solution to London’s housing crisis. As of 2019, London had a homeless population of 170,068, which according to the Streets of London organisation consists of rough […]
Student Spotlight: An Interview with Rushanara Ali, MP
This week’s Student Spotlight is a tremendous collaborative project featuring Ikra Tahsin Rahman (BSc Politics), Aberash Habtu Brhane (BSc International Politics) Alan Mondolfi (BSc Politics), Elif Ovayolu (BSc International Politics), Maandeg Ibrahim (BSc Politics), Sabira Abdulle (BSc Politics), Ajwadul Islam (BSc Politics), Janica Hernando (BSc Politics), Aisha Chaudhry (BSc Politics) and Eiman Ali (BSc Politics) These […]
Student Spotlight: Is America an Imperial Power? by Vincent Masterson
Today’s Student Spotlight is an excellent essay from Vincent Masterson, third year student and co-host of the Beyond City Podcast, for IP3020: American Foreign Policy. Well done! Encyclopaedia Britannica defines imperial power as: “Extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas…” To establish whether […]
Student Spotlight: Slavery Under Capitalism by Isabella Partridge
This week’s Student Spotlight features an essay from Isabella Partridge, one of our First Year Students! Well done in producing such an excellent essay for IP1017: The Making of the Modern World Economy. There can be no doubt that throughout history, violence and capitalism run parallel. For centuries, the most powerful nations in Western Europe […]
Election 2020 Special Edition: Student Spotlight, Decision 2020, and City Politics Podcast
You may have noticed that there’s a little bit of an election happening in the U.S.A this week. Will Trump be re-elected? Is it going to go to the Supreme Court? Is the Republican Party moving away from democracy? We’ve got some great analysis from students and academics at City. We are going to kick […]