Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years. For some people these ideas are just fun and entertaining, but for others their interest in them becomes much more consuming. Why do people become involved in this kind of conspiratorial thinking? That’s the question that LSE iQ tackles in this month’s episode. 

Concerns that 5G phone masts reduce our bodies’ defences against COVID-19 and that vaccines are being used to inject us with micro-chips - allowing us to be tracked and controlled - may seem extraordinary to many of us. But these beliefs have led to the vandalism of 5G phone masts and made some reluctant to be vaccinated.   

In this episode of LSE iQ, Sue Windebank finds out how left-wing anarchists got caught up in conspiratorial thinking and how Irish parents looking for support and community were accused of spreading a conspiracy. And is LSE unknowingly carrying out the wishes of the Illuminati?  Listen to hear how LSE became embroiled in a global conspiracy. 

Sue talks to: Dr Ela Drążkiewicz from the Institute for Sociology at the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Professor Bradley Franks from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science; and Dr Erica Lagalisse from LSE’s Institute of Inequalities. 

 

Contributors 

Dr Ela Drazkiewicz-Grodzicka 

Professor Bradley Franks  

Dr Erica Lagalisse 

 

Research 

Taking vaccine regret and hesitancy seriously. The role of truth, conspiracy theories, gender relations and trust in the HPV immunisation programmes in Ireland (2021) by Elżbieta Drążkiewicz Grodzicka in  Journal for Cultural Research 

Beyond “Monologicality”? Exploring Conspiracist Worldviews (2017) by Bradley Franks, Adrian Bangerter, Martin W. Bauer, Matthew Hall and Mark C. Noort in Frontiers in Psychology 

Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples (2019) by Erica Lagalisse

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

E526 | How was European military intervention in the Ottoman Empire justified throughout the nineteenth century? What did the Ottoman statesmen and subjects think of these would-be attemepts to provide them with more security? From the late eighteenth century, as a new international system was emerging, European powers considered the Ottoman Empire a weaker foil to their own expanding empires. In this episode, Ozan Ozavci explores how this perception of Ottoman weakness, known as the Eastern Question, affected the Ottoman Empire's place in and engagement with the new international system and law. Exploring the different phases of the Eastern Question, from the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 to the Civil War in Greater Syria durings the 1860s, Ozavci highlights agency of individual actors in the Ottoman capital and the provinces.

More at https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2022/04/ozavci.html

Ozan Ozavci is Assistant Professor of Transimperial History at Utrecht University and co-convenor of the Lausanne Project.

Zeinab Azarbadegan is a post-doctoral fellow at the Vienna School of International Studies. She completed her PhD at Columbia University. Her research focuses on imperial knowledge production about the space of Ottoman Iraq by the Ottomans, the Qajars, and the British in the late nineteenth century.

CREDITS 

Episode No. 526
Release Date: 22 April 2022
Sound production by Zeinab Azarbadegan
Music: "Melodia Arabia" from Franz Hünten's Fantaisie arabe op. 136 (1845). A famous French melody copied from a North African (Egyptian or Algerian) one since 1600s. "Partant pour la Syrie" sung by Joseph Saucier (Canadian National Archives). The lyrics were inspired by the French invasion of Egypt and Syria and was the French national anthem during the Second Empire. "Aldahre Kataâ Awsali " by Munira al-Mahdiyya (Free Music Archive). "Samaii Hijaz Kar Kurdi" by Chahadé Saadé(Free Music Archive)
Images and bibliography courtesy of Ozan Ozavci available at https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2022/04/ozavci.html

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A New History of The Eastern Question | Ozan Ozavci

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This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How does class define us?’ It examines how we wear and reveal our social class in English society today. Do accents really matter? Is it enough to imitate one supposed ‘social betters’ to achieve social mobility? What cost is there to the individual who changes their social status?

Sue Windebank talks to an LSE Law student who reveals how she has overcome the challenges of being an asylum seeker and a care leaver to study law at the School. Professor Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality, discusses the arbitrariness of what is considered ‘high culture’. And economic historian Professor Neil Cummins reveals how class will probably determine who you marry. 

Contributors

Professor Neil Cummins
Professor Sam Friedman
Sabrina Daniel

Research

Assortative Mating and the Industrial Revolution: England, 1754-2021, CEPR Discussion Paper by Gregory Clark and Neil Cummins.

(Not) bringing your whole self to work: The gendered experience of upward mobility in the UK Civil Service by Sam Friedman.

The Class Ceiling, Why it Pays to be Privileged by Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison.

From Aristocratic to Ordinary: Shifting Modes of Elite Distinction, American Sociological Review by Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves.

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How does class define us?

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In this episode of the Magoosh IELTS podcast, your teacher Eliot Friesen explains how to use four words all related to school: &nbsp;Institute, Tutorial, Office Hours, and Course. This is the kind of language you’re going to hear in the listening passages on your IELTS exam. If you like this lesson, please subscribe for more IELTS Vocabulary lessons! Download the&nbsp;complete list of IELTS Vocabulary words. Learn how to improve your IELTS band score with Magoosh! Use coupon code ieltspodcast to save 20% at ielts.magoosh.com &nbsp; Episode Transcript (Translations:&nbsp;Tiếng Việt,&nbsp;فارسی) Welcome to the Magoosh IELTS Vocabulary Podcast. This is Lesson 13. In this episode, we will cover 4 words all related to school: &nbsp;Institute, Tutorial, Office Hours, and Course. Don’t forget to check out our show notes for a link to your free IELTS vocabulary list containing these words and others, and visit us at IELTS.Magoosh.com for more great resources to improve your IELTS band score. &nbsp;Use coupon code “ieltspodcast” to save 20% off your IELTS test prep! Okay! Let’s get started. I’d like to introduce you to your teacher, Eliot. He is the Magoosh IELTS expert and, here’s a fun fact about Eliot: he went to a tiny high school with only 200 students. Eliot Hello Magoosh IELTS podcast listeners, welcome to today’s show. I’m Eliot, the IELTS expert from Magoosh, and it’s true, there were only about fifty kids in my graduating class. So today, we’re going to look at four words that are going to help you to understand the kind of language you’re going to hear in the listening passages on your IELTS exam. Make sure to go to the link in the show notes to get the full list of vocabulary words. The theme for the words in today’s episode is school life, and words we might use to describe different places and events that are related to school. Institute Let’s begin. Institute is the first word on the list. So let’s start with that one, okay? Institute, what does it mean? Well, an institute is an organization with a particular purpose, especially one that is involved with science, education, or a specific profession. But when you hear or read the word "institute" on the IELTS, it will almost always refer to a university. So “Institute” is another word for university or campus on the exam. Many universities that are involved with private research are called institutes. For example the full name of MIT is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, small liberal arts schools or local community colleges are not typically talked about using the word institute. When taking the IELTS, just try to remember that the word institute is talking about a university or its campus. So that’s institute. Tutorial The next word is tutorial. A tutorial is a period of instruction given by a university or college tutor to an individual or very small group. So on the IELTS, the word “tutorial” refers to a single teaching session between a teacher and one or more students. A tutorial could be a single lesson on the use of symbolism in a famous novel. Or a tutorial could teach students on how to use a certain computer program. You get the idea. A tutorial could also be one session in a semester course, a one-on-one meeting with a tutor, or a learning activity that is directed by a student club or university support centre. Here again, we see an IELTS vocabulary word that is different in British and North American English. In American contexts, “tutorial” is more likely to mean an instructional video or booklet. Of course, the IELTS is a U.K.-based exam, so chances are that when you run into the word “tutorial” on the IELTS it will be the British definition. Okay? So that’s tutorial. Midroll We have even more words for you coming up, but let’s pause for a word from Magoosh. Want a great IELTS score? Magoosh can help! Here’s what you’ll get with Magoosh:  In-depth video lessons that cover...

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Join this year’s Booker longlisted author AL Kennedy, Will Self and Tony Parsons as they discuss writing about the UK capital at a Guardian live event held in – guess where – London

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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world.

LSE is a specialist university with an international intake and a global reach. Its research and teaching span the full breadth of the social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance. Founded in 1895 by Beatrice and Sidney Webb, the School has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence. LSE has 16 Nobel prize winners.

Set up to improve society and to "understand the causes of things", LSE has always put engagement with the wider world at the heart of its mission. From its location in the heart of London, the School links communities across the world, from formal academic partnerships to advisory work with governments and international organisations.

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