Zak Tobias

Zak Tobias

Thesis Title: Transformation Zones: Digital Hubs, Automation and “Smart” Geographies in Jordan Abstract: My project explores how digital hubs are transforming labour and trade geographies in Jordan. The goal of this research is to better understand what is at stake...
Charlotte Bascaule

Charlotte Bascaule

Thesis title: Militarized national development in Brazil: origins and civil-military implications of the Brazilian military’s central role in domestic development activities. Abstract: In Brazil, the state has repeatedly turned to the military to handle domestic...
Petya Atanasova

Petya Atanasova

Thesis Title: Associations between Food Environments and Noncommunicable Diseases in South Asia Abstract: The greatest strain on public health is the continued increase in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which account for 73% of all deaths globally. Although NCDs are...
Zareen Bheekhun

Zareen Bheekhun

Thesis Title: Exploring ‘The Research Experience’: Inviting those who work in research and whose who participate in research to narrate their experience and their expectations of research. Abstract: The philosopher Charles Fried refers to the ethical foundation of...
Matteo Nebbiai

Matteo Nebbiai

Thesis Title: Building digital markets: the impact of voluntary regulation on the personal data economy Abstract: The project explores the standards and rules voluntarily created and adopted by organizations to establish forms of personal data circulation. Some...
Rita Sharma Pandeya

Rita Sharma Pandeya

Thesis Title: Exploring the flood disasters and disease outbreaks in Nepal: A comprehensive analysis Abstract: My research is mostly concerned with utilising an intersectional approach to comprehend the connection between flood disasters and disease outbreaks. The...
Monika Gill

Monika Gill

Thesis Title: What is the nature of influence in Georgia and to what extent are social movement organisations able to develop alternative networks of influence in Georgia’s hybrid democracy? Abstract: Monika Gill is a Doctoral Researcher, based in the King’s Centre...
Luke Lavender

Luke Lavender

Thesis Title: The Voice of Silence: How ‘Illegal’ Immigrant Populations Become Emancipated Through Silent Forms of Political Participation Abstract: In the face of rising global migration, we are witnessing how migrants, in particular refugees, are forming an...
Charlie Thomas

Charlie Thomas

Thesis Title: Thinking beyond the workplace Abstract: Historically, dockworkers and their representative trade unions have been involved in political processes that exceed the confines of the workplace, such as decolonisation and the Civil Rights Movement. This is in...
Achmad Amin

Achmad Amin

Thesis Title: Government by the People and Numbers: Assembling the Government of Rural Development through Commensuration Techniques and Participatory Budgeting. Abstract: My research aims to explore the way village development quantifications mediates rural...
Farida Soliman

Farida Soliman

Thesis Title: What does inclusive language look like in Arabic, and do we even need it? Abstract: Studies on languages with grammatical gender such as French, Spanish, and German have demonstrated that the default use of masculine gender (e.g., Spanish buenos amigos...
Marleen Pauls

Marleen Pauls

Thesis Title: Cognitive linguistic approaches to discourse and menopause Abstract: The public discourse in the UK is experiencing a drive for menopause awareness to tackle the stigma surrounding this phase of life. This is reflected in movements such as...