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 […]
Weekly Update: City Politics Podcast, Webinars, Film Festival and More
It’s reading week and it’s awful quiet around here, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a bunch of things to do. The City Politics Podcast, Episode 8: Global Problems, National Solutions The City Politics Podcast is back. This week David and Konstantin talk with Anastasia Nesvetailova and Stefano Pagliari about the revival of 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 […]
Weekly Update: Seminars, Webinars, Book Club, Endless Delights!
It’s Tuesday and we got a whole mess of stuff to see and do. “New Research in Comparative Politics” Lecture Series – Rosario Aguilar, “Motivated Reasoning and Belief in Polls” Wednesday 17 February: 4.00pm – 5.30pm (London) via MS Teams Live Event All Welcome! Speakers: Rosario Aguilar (Newcastle University) Title: Motivated Reasoning and Belief in […]
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 […]
Weekly Update: NSS, Book Talk, HART Prize, and More!
It’s Tuesday so we’ve got a weekly update for you all. National Student Survey, Act Now! If you are a third year, please take a couple of minutes to reflect on your experience at City and fill in the NSS. If you need a reason why, then watch the high concept video made by your […]
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 […]
Weekly Update: NSS, CP Lecture Series, SDG Academy, and Other Things with Acronyms
Hey Y’All, We got a whole mess of stuff for you this week. National Student Survey is now online! If you are a third year student please take the chance to fill out the NSS. Now I get it, you are probably getting bombarded by NSS emails, text msgs, Teams msgs, your personal tutor is […]
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 […]
Weekly Update: Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition, New Research in Comparative Politics, Book Launches, and More
Hi All, It’s the second week of the new term and we’ve got some great articles, opportunities, and information. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition Pitch your sustainable business idea and get access to mentoring, training and the chance to win £20,000 to make your idea a reality. Past winners have gone on to develop successful and […]