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In conversation with PhD students

Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE

In a series of blog posts, our PhD students discuss why they chose to study in the Department of Social Policy. They demonstrate the wide variety of research topics the department accommodates, and the intellectual, practical, and personal factors that contribute to choosing to study here. This may prove useful for future students who might be deciding whether the MPhil/PhD in Social Policy is the right programme for them.


  • WONG

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study gender and sexuality policies

    In conversation with Eliz Wong

    Read here

  • GOGESCU

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study educational and social stratification

    In conversation with Fiona Teodora Gogescu

    Read here

  • PINTER

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study the experiences of children seeking asylum

    In conversation with Ilona Pinter

    Read here

  • HRISTOVA

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study migration, identities and labour

    In conversation with Ivelina Hristova

    Read here

  • SPASENOSKA

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study political changes and population health

    In conversation with Dijana Spasenoska

    Read here

  • DOYLE

    Why I chose the Department of Social Policy at the LSE to study the economics of welfare policy

    In conversation with Mary-Alice Doyle

    Read here