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PhD candidate Lorenzo Genito was invited to write an article entry on Italy's constitutional referendum for The Conversation. The article titled 'Italy’s referendum: what’s at stake and what you need to know' was published on December 1; it quickly gathered exposure and was republished on influential newspapers, such as The Independent and Business Insider. The article can be read here: http://theconversation.com/italys-referendum-whats-at-stake-and-what-you-need-to-know-69735

The Independent republished the article on December 4th, this can be read here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-referendum-what-is-it-about-eurozone-a7454676.html

Lorenzo was interviewed on December 5 for 'The Moncrieff Show', at NewsTalk, to discuss Italy's commitment to the EU following the constitutional referendum held on December 4. NewsTalk is a national radio broadcaster based in Ireland, and the award-winnig 'The Moncrieff Show' with Seán Moncrieff is aired every weekday afternoon.

Lorenzo's interview was recorded and can be listened to over half way of part 2 at the following link: http://www.newstalk.com/listen_back/8/32239/05th_December_2016_-_Moncrieff_Part_2/

Charlotte Heath-Kelly and Erzsebet Strausz have won funding from the Wellcome Trust for their 12 month project, 'Counterterrorism in the NHS: Prevent Duty Safeguarding and the new 'Pathology' of Radicalisation'.

Juanita Elias and Shirin Rai have published a piece in OpenDemocracy about their report, Towards a New Deal for Care and Carers.

"Why was social care missing from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement? It seems government fears the issue is just too big to tackle, or assumes someone – normally women – will always step in."

The article can be read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/neweconomics/we-need-a-new-deal-for-social-care/

We are delighted to announce that a Students' Question Time will be held on Monday 16 January at 6.15pm.

Did you enjoy this year's Question Time event but wish you could have been more involved in the debate? Well now's your chance to share your viewpoints on the topics discussed at the event in October.

The panel will be made up entirely of students and we will be collaborating with Economics and PPE, giving you the chance to debate not only with your own classmates but also students from other departments who will no doubt have differing views to your own.

We are currently looking for students to be on the panel and you can submit your one minute application video online. Taking part in this event will give you the chance to practice your public speaking skills, as well as preparing a reasoned argument and improving your confidence.

If being on the panel doesn’t appeal to you then you can come along and see how the debate unfolds from the audience. Book your place now.

Jennifer Philippa Eggert has published a blog post on women's motivations to join IS, including a critique of gendered assumptions on their reasons to join.

The blog, for LSE, can be read here: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2016/11/24/why-do-women-join-is-a-critique-of-gendered-assumptions-about-womens-motivations/