The Misunderstood Campaign -A Project in the Democratic Education Network The Misunderstood Campaign is a project aiming to depolarise the narratives of migration here in the United Kingdom. Migration and identity are emotionally divided topics and define most of politics today across the world. Most people have a strong opinion about migration- they are typically...
Recently students of University of Westminster from the Department of Politics and International Relations got a chance to visit the gorgeous city of Tbilisi in Georgia. A group of students along with Dr. Farhang Morady went to visit St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia (SANGU) along with Transparency International Georgia...
When our lecturer first told us to talk to each other and we only vaguely knew who he was referring to, I don’t think Lienus or I could have imagined that it would lead to the day when we met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. When we first started discussing the possibility...
“Not the American one.” This is the quantifier required when you tell people in the UK that you are going to Georgia. In fact, many people don’t even know there is a country called Georgia, despite the fact that it is only half the distance from the UK that the state of Georgia, USA is....
There are complex relationships, and then there is one that India has with China- not in the binary of agreements and disagreements but convoluted in shades of grey. Until 2015, the most demonstrable achievements of Prime Minister Modi’s first term in office were in the domain of India’s foreign policy. However, over the last few...
Reflections on the trip to Delhi, India through the eyes of a student who had never visited a country outside the European continent before… Due to various reasons, the trip to Delhi can be labeled as the ‘trip of my life’. Firstly, I had never visited the Asian continent before, so it was a new...
The trip to Turkey initially promised both a great academic and social experience. Upon arriving at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in the evening we boarded minibusses towards the city of Kocaeli as the core part of our trip was centered there. The following morning, we headed to the Kocaeli Academy for Solidarity which was a walking...
Communism, eastern politics, socialism working with market liberalism, Asian culture, eastern education, respectful and inspirational students, a landscape beyond imagination; and so much more all put together to make a beautiful country and open a young western man’s eyes to reality and the world he is living in. This was my first time going to...
‘’Within the prison this body is yours. But within the body my belief is only mine.’’ – Tenzin Tsundue The Tibetan resistance against Chinese oppression has sustained for over 58 years, beginning on 10th March 1959 when protestors were brutally suppressed by the Chinese authorities, and the 14th Dalai Lama’s life was under threat- as...
Diwali, also called festival of lights, is a popular Hindu festival celebrated with much enthusiasm and, rather unfortunately for the environment, a lot of fireworks. An atmosphere of extravagant excitement, obnoxious amounts of sweets, loud and bright firecrackers is present at sites of celebration. Spending my first Diwali outside India, I might have missed...
By Irene Queralt The term neverendum became popular in Quebec after a number of referenda on independence was held. It makes reference to the use of this practice as a political tool to mobilise voters. After months of scepticism, I was surprised to hear about the official announcement of an independence referendum in Catalonia. This...
By Carla Ruiz Armandariz