Time: Week 2 Friday, the 5th of May, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: Old Library, Lady Margaret Hall 

Description: Xilun, Zilun, and Jacob are third year PPEists at LMH who have completed a politics thesis. They will each present their thesis followed by a short Q&A, and will briefly discuss what it’s like doing the politics thesis course towards the end of the talk. This event is open to all: no matter if you are considering taking a thesis in politics, or just want to know more about their research, come along!

About the Speakers: 

Zilun Lin: Does transparency work in autocracies? Pollution disclosure and manipulative governance in China – Zilun explores how environmental transparency in Chinese cities have worsened accountability instead of improving it.

Jacob Reid: Viral News: Examining the online news media’s impact on people’s attitudes during the covid-19 pandemic in the UK – Jacob studies the impact of online news websites on people's attitudes and behaviour during the covid-19 pandemic

Xilin Fan:Chinese Nationalism in Covid: Trend, topics and the effect of lockdown – Xilin explores the trend and topics of Chinese nationalism throughout 3 years of Covid using a large-scale original dataset of Weibo posts.