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The Witness Exeter

The University of Exeter’s academic politics journal, run by students.

Year: 2021

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Politics & Personality: Examining political behaviou​r

February 2, 2021October 10, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

Ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus, while studying human personality, ​identified that behaviours in seemingly unrelated scenarios are linked and can be explained through underlying

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The EU’s complicity in the Uyghur genocide

February 1, 2021October 10, 2021 By John Merlin

On the 1st of January 2021, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and CCP leader Xi Jinping signed the China-EU Comprehensive Plan

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Looking past the number of the Holocaust

January 28, 2021February 17, 2021 By Will Howe

Over six million lives were taken in the Holocaust, every one of those lives an individual with their own thoughts, feeling and hopes

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Political exposure and mental health

January 26, 2021October 10, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

As a Politics student, not only do I spend every day studying political issues, I also write political articles for The Witness, such

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QAnon and Biden’s inauguration

January 25, 2021February 17, 2021 By Diana Jalea

Joe Biden’s inauguration on the 20th of January was a cause of joy for many Americans and people worldwide. Whilst many were awaiting

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#British #COVID-19 #Politics

Why do we feel so out of control? COVID-19 and lack of government transparency.

January 25, 2021February 17, 2021 By Eloise Norris

Our anxiety levels are soaring as a result of COVID-19. In April of 2020, 46% of the adult population reported high levels of

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The cost of endless lockdowns: is it a price worth paying?

January 24, 2021February 17, 2021 By Rosie Wiggin

We are in the third national lockdown due to the new variant of coronavirus spreading rapidly throughout the UK, now deemed the ‘British

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Hearts and minds in Tibet and Xinjiang

January 23, 2021October 10, 2021 By Anna Banks

The periphery territories of Xinjiang and Tibet present a geopolitical security nightmare for China’s military given their relative geographic isolation and the sparsity

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“We’re all mad here” – The politics of Alice in Wonderland

January 21, 2021October 10, 2021 By Will Howe

A talking cat may seem childish, but a tyrannical monarch calling for public executions is certainly more of an adult theme. The Alice

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What is the Uyghur genocide?

January 19, 2021February 1, 2021 By Diana Jalea

Who are the Uyghurs?  The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority, most of whom live in the Xinjiang region, in Western China. Culturally, the

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