LSE Grimshaw Club for International Relations

We are thrilled to announce our Call for Papers for The Grimshaw Review's upcoming Volume II Issue I publication! This is an excellent and unique opportunity open to any university-level student interested in getting their work formally published in association with LSE Library's Houghton St Press at the start of their academic career. We are accepting both original papers and past coursework given a First Class grade that fit into our over-arching theme of "Hope and Crisis". All papers will undergo an editing process by our editorial team and peer reviewed by an academic before publication; this is a great opportunity for students to gain exposure to the academic publication process and to gain recognition for their work. 🚨The deadline for submission is 30 November 2024, Word Count of minimally 2500. Full description of the topic calls, submission process, and writing resources can be found in this link: https://lnkd.in/enPiq6hJ Check out our past publications and submit your papers through our website: https://lnkd.in/e4XJxr2d Feel free to reach out to us via our email grimshawreview@outlook.com if you have any questions at all! ❗️Note that submission does not guarantee publication and is subject to the discretion of the editorial team. 📘 We look forward to receiving and reviewing your excellent submissions!

On Friday the 18th of October, the Grimshaw Club and the Grimshaw Review of International Affairs team was invited to Cambridge University by the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs to attend and contribute to their first ever public seminar! Our members were able to take a tour of some sights in Cambridge and various Cambridge colleges before listening to a seminar on a research article on Pseudo-Democratic Legitimation in Egypt by Avya Sharma. The Grimshaw Club President and Director of the Grimshaw Review Kaviesh Kinger was invited to contribute to Avya’s discussion and give a commentary on the research article as well as it’s implications in understanding Middle Eastern legal processes and reforms in relation to Western interests. The Grimshaw Review Executive Editor Joey Zhang also had the opportunity to present the two recent issues of the Grimshaw Review of International Affairs to the Cambridge team. Thank you so much to Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs! To find out more about the Grimshaw Review of International Affairs, check this link out: https://lnkd.in/g58AmN4h

The Grimshaw Club was delighted to host over 15+ diplomats yesterday at the Shaw Library, London School of Economics for our annual Diplomatic Breakfast with 60 of our members. We had the pleasure of meeting diplomats from Australia, Vietnam, Bahrain, U.A.E, Egypt, Austria, Norway, Uganda, Argentina, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Luxembourg, Brazil, Canada and many more! A huge congratulations to Outreach Officers Albert Delmas and Judy A. as well as Vice-President Tasneem Begum M. for organising this event.

🥳 We are excited to announce the publication of our Special Dissertation issue, celebrating the excellent research conducted by the 2024 graduating class! The second issue of The Grimshaw Review of International Affairs is now available to view on our website, grimshawreview.lse.ac.uk We would like to thank every author who submitted their dissertations for publication, contributing to the Review's mission of fostering a critical, human-centred approach to IR. Keep an eye out for details of our next publication and how you can get involved. We look forward to continuing our mission of increasing accessibility to student publishing and highlighting critical approaches to IR. 🎓 Sincerely, 2024/2025 Grimshaw Review of International Affairs Editorial Board.

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From Lithuania to Estonia all the way to Mongolia, Taiwan and Norway: Grimshaw’s trips this year were all around the globe. Grimshaw’s trip to Mongolia was timely given the deepening influence of its neighbours in the region, and a recent watershed domestic election. The Grimshaw Club delegation led by Shane Gravel and Evan Jones visited multiple organisations, including the Central Bank of Mongolia, climate tech startup URECA, and the UK Ambassador to Mongolia, as well as nonprofit organisation GerHub and Global Shapers Ulaanbaatar Hub. We also visited the Mongol Art Gallery, giving an insight into Mongolia’s rising artists, and a local restaurant opened by an LSE alumni! Olivia Olson is a recent Masters in IR graduate from LSE this year. She is now moving to Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Fulbright grantee! Read about her experience below: "Traveling to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with the Grimshaw delegation was an incredible and impactful experience. Throughout our two weeks in Mongolia, we met with a plethora of amazing individuals and organizations to explore key themes of democratic resilience and economic statecraft. We first met the team from the Elbegdorj Institute, a think tank focused on strengthening Mongolia’s democracy, with whom we partnered for this trip. We learned about Mongolia’s economy at financial institutions such as Khan Bank and Mongolia’s Central Bank, and about the cashmere industry during our visit to the Gobi Cashmere factory. We also visited a start-up, URECA, which uses AI to drive global change. We connected with LSE alumni and more young leaders in Mongolia’s Global Shapers group. In the political and diplomatic sphere, we met with a parliamentary candidate, attended a reception with the UK ambassador, and spoke with Mongolia’s former ambassador to the UK and China. We visited nonprofits such as GerHub, which taught us about the challenges faced by those living in Ulaanbaatar’s Ger district, and People in Need, who are also making a difference in the region. In the cultural realm, we visited the Mongol art gallery and saw a traditional Mongolian dance show at the national theatre. Not only was this an incredible opportunity to experience a new country, but going on a Grimshaw trip also allowed me to deepen my friendships with fellow Grimshaw members. I am so glad to walk away from this trip with not only a new connection to Mongolia but also several new friendships." Make sure to follow Grimshaw on our platforms and stay tuned for our Trips that we will be launching this incoming academic year!

Traveling to Mongolia with the LSE Grimshaw Club for International Relations delegation this June was an unforgettable experience! From engaging in discussions on fiscal policy with Mongolia’s Central Bank to exploring foreign policy with both current and former ambassadors, this trip was incredibly informative and valuable. Check out the post below to learn more about the incredible organizations and individuals we had the privilege to collaborate with. A big thank you to everyone who made this experience so impactful!

Our membership for the 2024/5 academic year is now live! You can get them here at: https://lnkd.in/gVmKiy6Z We look forward to seeing you this year!

🎓 We are excited to announce our Call for Papers for The Grimshaw Review's Special Dissertation Issue (Volume I)! In celebration of our recently graduated IR cohort, we would like to invite recent LSE graduates to submit their IR dissertations for publication in the international affairs journal. This is a great opportunity for students to get published at the start of their academic career, as well as to gain recognition for their outstanding academic work accomplished at the undergraduate level. Particularly, we are looking for papers graded First Class/Higher Second Upper that are compatible with our journal's mission. The deadline for submissions is 20th August 2024 following the release of final dissertation results. 🚨For more details on publication requirements and to submit your dissertation, please refer to the following link: https://lnkd.in/eSFJSStY We look forward to receiving and reviewing your excellent submissions! 📘

We are incredibly proud to announce the inaugural publication of Grimshaw's Review of International Affairs! The journal was established a year ago and aspired to fill in the gaps we saw in IR ; focusing on under-represented regions in the discipline and a sincere pursuit of amplifying the human voices in political debates. A huge congratulations to Qianying Zhou, Céline Paré, Athanasios I. Papadopoulos and Alexander B. for their fantastic contributions to the Review. You can read them here at the journal's official platform: https://lnkd.in/g58AmN4h . We would like to thank the pioneering batch of the review's editorial board: Chloé Mossberg, Emilija Krysén, Tasneem Begum M. and Lili K., along with Journal Director Malou van Draanen Glismann, for bringing this journal to life! The year was filled with steep learning curves and challenges that were met with an equal enthusiasm from the team. We have no doubt that the journal will continue to grow under the stewardship of our incoming Editorial Committees. Additionally, we would like to thank all the authors who have contributed to this journal – be it published or not. It is your curiosity and willingness to engage with platforms such as this that will enrich IR in the years to come. We hope to see read your articles in the coming publications of the Review!