Vera Anstey Essay 2023-24

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'She was very good at games and very good in the social life of the School. What she saw in that fool Anstey I never could make out. She could buy and sell him & live by the profit in two seconds.'

~ Lilian Knowles, Professor of Economic History, to Director Professor William Beveridge, recommending Vera’s hire at LSE, in 1921.

 

TOPIC: 'Politics is a Barrier to Societal Development in South Asia'

DEADLINE: 31 March 2024, 1700 hrs

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to ALL registered, full-time LSE Masters students in any course/department (including MRes, One-year Executive Masters & Joint-Masters). You do not have to be studying South Asia-related courses/modules to enter this essay competition.

Please ensure that your essay is on the topic mentioned above; please do not submit your coursework essay for this competition.     

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY

  • Essays should be an original piece of writing, and not something that you have submitted as coursework or published elsewhere on any other platform.
  • Essays should be between 800-1,200 words (max), and should be written in English.

Send your essay to Deputy Director Dr Nilanjan Sarkar at southasiacentre@lse.ac.uk with a covering sheet mentioning your name, course and LSE Student ID number. 

Please do not mention your name anywhere in the essay. 

PRIZE

  • Waterstones Book Vouchers for £250.
  • Publication of winning essay in the ‘South Asia @ LSE’ blog.

WINNING ESSAYS