A Q&A on scholar activism and the possible trade-offs
Green, D.
(31 March 2025)
A Q&A on scholar activism and the possible trade-offs.
Activism, Influence and Change.
Duncan Green reports back on a conversation with LSE social policy students, including what individual academics can do, increasing political attacks on scholar activists, how academics can tackle ‘sane-washing’ in populist regimes, and the importance of crises and shocks for introducing research into decision-making processes. He floats an idea for a summer school for early/mid career scholar activists.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > International Development |
| Date Deposited | 08 May 2025 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128095 |