For her dissertation, Linxuan Niu focused on the role of AI in medical care using an online survey experiment. Based on data from an online survey of 2,256 UK adults, she argues that there is a complex relationship between the public’s concern for technical effectiveness, and deeper seated political and gender views. The research findings … Read more
For his dissertation, Zach Taylor focused on the peculiarities of Indian electoral politics. In India, subnational politics matter more than national politics, in sharp contrast to most cases discussed in the scholarship on electoral politics. Zach’s research adopted a two-way-fixed effects model to test whether simultaneous elections would increase voting for regional or national parties, … Read more
For her dissertation, Priyanka Benning conducted focused conversations in March 2025 which were used to explore how voting-related values are discussed and shaped across generations within Bangladeshi families in Tower Hamlets. Her research shows that rather than being passive recipients of political norms, younger family members are assuming the role of political influencers. This finding … Read more
For her dissertation, Mariella conducted a discourse analysis of thirty-eight articles from Evie Magazine, an American women’s magazine founded in 2018, by the far-right, tradwife movement. Drawing on the post-structural feminism scholarship, Mariella explores the discursive constructions of femininity and their implications for how women should look, behave, and relate to men. Her research argues … Read more
For his dissertation, Matthieu Dinh applied content analysis to 440 articles from 8 national newspapers from 2020 in order to shed light on how print media portrays three metro mayors: Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester), Andy Street (West Midlands), and Ben Houchen (Tees Valley). His research reveals that their increasing prominence in the national print media … Read more
For his dissertation, Felix Wallis applied natural language processing to lawmakers’ arguments in legislative debates to explain the stark divergence between the British and US responses to climate change. His research has important implications for the relationship between electoral politics and climate action. By Felix Wallis (BSc Politics and International Relations) Climate change is one … Read more
For her dissertation, Haoxi Li develops a novel normative framework to analyse the killing of Brian Thompson (former CEO of UnitedHealthcare) against the intensified scrutiny of whether American healthcare prioritises profit over life. Drawing on the literature of civil disobedience, she examines why and how justifications for violent protests directed at the state should extend … Read more
For his dissertation, Jonny Oakley explored how athlete activism shapes football fans’ attitudes towards sustainability. Based on interviews with nine Arsenal supporters (five women and four men) across two match-days – one men’s and one women’s – the research provides new insights on gendered interpretations of athlete-led climate activism, as well as a strong push … Read more
For his undergraduate dissertation, Vyacheslav Stupak explored whether the dominant image of cryptocurrency as a lifeboat is accurate by analysing panel data from 41 countries between 2019 and 2024, comparing political and economic risk indicators with structural conditions such as internet access, income, and regulation. His results not only challenge this crisis narrative but also … Read more
For her undergraduate dissertation, Kamilla Engebretsen conducted nine interviews with maritime search-and-rescue (SAR) NGO workers between July and October 2024. Her research provides valuable insights on how SARs operating in Italy navigated the policy changes introduced by Giorgia Meloni’s government, which seek to hamper attempts to assist migrants in distress in the Central Mediterranean. By … Read more