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We are Warwick Think Tank – a politically neutral, progressive, student-led think tank society, open to all! We are the first student-led think tank in the country and our overarching mission statement is to encourage discussion and free thinking debate and perhaps even make some headway in solving problems that society faces in the 21st century. In short, we offer our members any and all of the f
04/04/2021
As term 2 has come to a close, WTT would like to thank all those who keep our blog updated!
If you are interested in writing for our blog, take a look at our submission guidelines which can be found at warwickthinktank.com - anyone can contribute!
Warwick Think Tank’s Research Team has just released its final report for the academic year. Based on sustainable development goals, the report is a culmination of a term’s worth of hard work.
Check out the video below to gain an insight on the report, titled: ‘Sustainable Development Goals: the Challenge of Making our Societies more Equitable, Inclusive and Equitable’ 🌎🌳
With our final report launched, the 2020/21 exec would like to extend a thank you to our members for their engagement throughout the year 💜
28/03/2021
WTT 2021 EXEC ELECTION RESULTS:
1. President - Lily Jean
2. Vice President - Thomas De Monchy
3. Secretary - Mehr Ahmad
4. Head of Marketing - Anandita Thakar
5. Lead Editor - Levi Cursham
6. Head of Research - Vriddhi Khattar
Congratulations to all the candidates, we can't wait to see what the new year has in store for WTT! 🎊
Check out our Head of Research, Richa Kapoor break down our Term 2 research report, which will be solving and proposing Global Sustainable Goals 💭
See you at 3pm today 💜
17/03/2021
LAST EVENT OF THE TERM!
WTT Research Launch:
The end of term is finally here... which means WTT is ready for its LAST termly report launch for the year!
Are you interested in policy writing? Want to be involved in a structured, well informed team that collaboratively work to solve and propose new solutions? Please join us on Wednesday, the 17th of March from 3-4pm to hear from our Research team on the strengths, weaknesses and lessons they have gathered through their experiences this term, and most importantly how it can help improve your own skills! The topic of this term is *Sustainable Development Goals*
For those who have been asking about how to join the coveted research team for next year, please make sure to tune in to understand how to gain a place next year!
Link to join on MS Teams from 3-4 TODAY can be found here:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODRiNWYzODctZmZjYi00Y2ZhLWIyMDItOGFlMmQwNThkZjZh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2209bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a2cb591e-a20e-42d1-af5f-6c97f48cb411%22%7d
13/03/2021
NOMINATE YOURSELF IN ORDER TO BE PART OF WTT 2021/22 EXEC!
Nominations will be closing today at 6pm (GMT)
If you wish to nominate yourself, please visit the SU page as well as emailing [email protected] the following:
- 250-word manifesto
- 1-minute video clip
FULL details to apply can be found under the event ‘WTT Elections 21/22’ as well as our Instagram page!
We are excited to check our your submissions!
03/03/2021
Join Warwick Think Tank today for the LAST speaker event of the term!
EU referendums: how they are won and lost with Prof. Ece Özlem Atikcan
We will be holding a fruitful presentation on EU referendums and their campaigns by an expert in the field, Prof. Ece Özlem Atikcan. Prof Atikcan is an associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Warwick and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, at University College London. With Brexit in the headlines over the past years, it's worth examining other referendums in the EU. Prof. Atikcan focuses her research on EU referendum campaigning and has recently published "Framing Risky Choices: Brexit and the Dynamics of High-Stakes Referendums". This will promise to be a very interesting presentation on how and why referendums on EU issues are won and lost.
When? Wednesday, 3 March at 5pm GMT
Where? Microsoft teams
Can I gain direct access to the link?
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjAyNWQ5YmEtNzI5ZC00OTFiLTkyMmQtZGM1NTUxYjMyZGUx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2209bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6bc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a17948b8-c599-4073-94ce-bc122afb8eb1%22%7d
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Join WTT this Wednesday, 3 March on Microsoft Teams, for a presentation on EU referendums and how they are won and lost by an expert in the field, Prof. Ece Özlem Atikcan.
The link to our sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S9f3Zt5I6MOYJsbzjT5JFe8qKFck_BBKPNNuFORRu1Q/edit
We hope to see you there!
Prof Atikcan is an associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Warwick and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, at University College London. With Brexit in the headlines over the past few years, examining other referendums in the EU is vital. Prof. Atikcan focuses her research on EU referendum campaigning and has recently published "Framing Risky Choices: Brexit and the Dynamics of High-Stakes Referendums". This will promise to be a very interesting presentation on the factors influencing referendums on EU issues and just how they are won and lost!
17/02/2021
Haven’t signed up for today’s event with Rev. Prof. Keith Magee? We have the link for you!
In FIVE minutes we will be looking at democracy and government and the implications of an increasingly globalised and interconnected world - what does this mean in relation to class and poverty? Should we stop silo-thinking and all begin to see ourselves as global citizens?
If you would like to partake in an intellectually stimulating discussion with a former senior advisor to President Obama, not to mention the current senior advisor to President Biden - please tune in!
Link:
SPEAKER EVENT: Rev. Prof. Keith Magee, Wednesday 17th February, 5pm on Microsoft Teams on the Future of Global Democracy.
Sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qOsz_vIMgr2PlFcWXAgUpqAu9h2IMKpuIWI_fI2wrdU/edit
Rev. Prof. Keith Magee is a public intellectual who served as a senior advisor to President Obama and is currently serving as an advisor to the Biden-Harris administration on racial inequality. He is the director of The Social Justice Institute, a Senior Fellow in Culture and Justice at UCL and Professor and Chair of Social Justice at Newcastle University.
In an increasingly globalised and interconnected world, what will democracy and government come to mean and what will they look like in the future? How will they develop in relation to national economies and issues of class and poverty? Should we stop silo-thinking and all begin to truly see ourselves as global citizens? In this talk, Rev. Prof. Magee will examine these questions and move beyond the spaces of economics, heritage and culture in order to understand the political impact of our new interconnectedness. As a former and current senior advisor to two US presidential administrations, he will analyse these issues from the perspective of American democracy and foreign policy, as well as by looking at the current French and Chinese leaderships.