By Liam Pender As we pass through the first quarter of the 21st century, we have seen monumental changes in society in response to threats of a global, domestic, climate, economic and military nature. There has been war in Europe on a scale not seen since the Second World War. Multiple conflicts in the Middle...
By Tristan Kovats, History & Politics, University of Westminster Introduction On 12 April 2026, Hungarians turned out in record numbers: a 79% turnout, the highest since 1990. For the first time in more than a century, no party of the left won a single seat in the National Assembly. The Democratic Coalition, the last major...
By Najia Benhamza, University of Westminster In this blog, I refer to Ceuta as “Sebta,” reflecting its Arabic name. As a Moroccan, my heritage matters deeply to me. We have a rich culture and a long history, but our country has also lived through colonisation and its aftermath. A clear example is the case of...
By Ribana Cristescu· Democratic Education Network, University of Westminster What happens when a diverse room of curious students gathers, not out of obligation, but out of a shared desire to make a genuine difference? Today I took part in the first in-person meeting of the Democratic Education Network (DEN) at the University of Westminster...
A Westminster Biomedical Science student on TikTok wellness culture, the “fertility juice” myth, and why real endocrinology cannot fit inside a viral video Afsana Riya, BSc Biomedical Science, University of Westminster * * * Open TikTok right now, and you will find millions of young women diagnosing their own endocrine systems based entirely on viral...
From a conference built on personal experience to a community project on impostor syndrome. Rida Butt invites you in. Rida Butt, final-year Medical Sciences student, University of Westminster * * * My name is Rida Butt. I am a final-year Medical Sciences student at the University of Westminster, and I was once told, on two...
In some families, the inheritance isn’t money… It’s a knife. A baton of survival, passed silently from one generation to the next. On streets like Church Road, among communities of colour, that baton became a legacy. The truth for many young black boys is that the knife isn’t about power; it’s about protection, identity, or...
To belong to a place you never lived in is a strange inheritance. For many diasporic Africans, “home” is more a presence than a location, felt in names, rhythms, stories, and the hushed pull of a continent that lives inside us even when we may never have stood on its soil. It is important as...
In this digital age, questions of who speaks, who decides, and who benefits have become central to understanding how technology reshapes democracy. Digital activism has redefined participation, transforming communication and civic power through Artificial Intelligence or AI. In the context of this discussion, it will be argued that AI will continue to expand accessibility...
The history of the Caribbean is rooted in the lives of its Indigenous peoples, such as the Kalinago and Taíno communities, who sustained themselves through fishing, agriculture, and careful use of natural resources. This long-established way of life changed dramatically from the 15th century onward as European powers—including Spain, Britain, France, and the Netherlands—began colonising...
Public spaces are needed for democratic participation; bringing individuals together to gather, speak, and demand change. Places such as town squares or central streets. However, this is no different in the digital age, as now the idea of public space has gone beyond geography. Online platforms (e.g., Instagram, TikTok) have now become new areas of...
Traditionally, when you think of a public space you may imagine streets, city squares, parks, or university campuses. Public spaces serve many functions, they are places of leisure, social interaction, and cultural expression. Alongside these everyday purposes, they also act as settings for deliberative democracy which Britannica (2025) defines as a school of thought in political...