Radical Thought at the LSE.

Mainstream media is obsessed with ‘free speech’ and platforms uncritical views. Whilst we believe in open debate, we aim to foster critical thinking and highlight gaps in mainstream media conversations. We have four broad criteria for all submissions:

• Analysing familiar topics from unorthodox angles

• Highlighting marginal and subaltern discourse

• Platforming political and engaging analyses

• Avoiding highly inaccessible language and academic rigidity

Comment guidelines:

• OPINION - where do you stand on this? We want to hear your voice whilst bypassing formal academic norms and style.

• CONTEMPORARY - the article itself does not have to be about a contemporary topic, but try to find a way to link it to modern issues, i.e. what is the relevance today? What can we do about this?

• LENGTH - up to 2,000 words

• REFERENCING - consistent in style, but avoid unnecessary academic formalities

Fieldwork guidelines:

• HUMANE - highlighting human stories with interactions from the real world. For fieldwork submissions, we encourage quotes from conversations with people. We welcome submissions from existing fieldwork write-ups and also reflections on personal experiences with empirical evidence. 

• OPINION - try to avoid overly descriptive pieces and try to show us your interpretations of observations and interactions.

• LENGTH - up to 3,000 words

• REFERENCING - consistent in style, but avoid unnecessary academic formalities

Culture guidelines:

• PERSONAL WORK - visual art, experimental written forms and all creative inputs are welcome

• REVIEW - critical commentary on cultural events, exhibitions and creative work. We favour reviews that contextualise these in socio-political discourse.

• LENGTH - up to 1,500 words

• REFERENCING - no referencing is needed, but open to some if needed.