Tom Kirk

Tom is GP's Online Editor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Post Archive

26 May 2015
Asia’s development has been so successful that it has been labelled a “miracle.” However, if this is true for economic growth, the picture looks far less…
25 May 2015
Following a largely unexpected election defeat, David Held poses 10 questions for the Labour Party with significance far beyond Britain. The UK general election was tumultuous…
18 May 2015
Nayef Al-Rodhan explores the implications of the development and acquisition of human enhancement technologies for military purposes. Human enhancement technologies are expanding…
15 May 2015
Networks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesion and Collapse by Paul Staniland. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2014. $79.95 hardcover 978-0-8014-5266-6, $27.95…
11 May 2015
Carlo Carraro explores communication strategies for creating impact with climate change research. Scientific research on climate has a hard time finding media space aimed at the…
11 May 2015
David Held and Kyle McNally argue that current policies, whilst having a humanitarian veneer, radically exacerbate the burdens of migrants and displaced persons from and in…
08 May 2015
In the fifth part of this six part series, Roland Benedikter further explores the problems, experiences, and options the model of regional autonomy of the Autonomous Province of…
06 May 2015
The EU and the Global Financial Crisis: New Varieties of Capitalism by Christian Schweiger. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2014. 216 pp, £70 hardcover 978-1-78100-388-6 There is…
04 May 2015
In the third part of this six part series, Roland Benedikter proposes a model of regional autonomy to institutionalize minority rights in ethnic conflict areas. In order to defeat…
29 April 2015
William Attwell asks how we currently attempt to rank global cities and what these efforts tell us. In March, international property consultancy Frank Knight published its 2015…
28 April 2015
In the first part of this new six part series, Roland Benedikter begins to develop his argument that fighting extremism worldwide will require institutional solutions for…