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What a Czechoslovakian doll taught me about happiness – and its dark side | Lea Ypi
As a child in communist Albania, I yearned to play with her. But as soon as she was within reach, I didn’t want her any more, says Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory at the LSE

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14, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

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Here’s a tortoise I found crossing the Albanian border. It should be that easy for all of us | Lea Ypi
Meandering across an artificial line that divides humanity, the tortoise had a lot to teach my children – and me, says the LSE professor and author Lea Ypi

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20, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM

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We Albanians are just the latest scapegoats for Britain’s failing ideological project | Lea Ypi
Far from being ‘invaders’, Albanians in Britain are contributing to UK society, says Lea Ypi, professor in political theory at LSE

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04, Nov, 2022 @1:46 PM

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I grew up in a paranoid dictatorship. Isolating Russia won’t bring Europe peace | Lea Ypi
Albania’s history teaches that only dialogue and integration end the cycle of war, says Lea Ypi of the LSE

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21, Mar, 2022 @7:00 AM

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Blaming 2020 for our misery obscures the reasons why this year was wretched | Lea Ypi
With crises like Covid, it’s comforting to point the finger away from ourselves – but we don’t learn by doing so, says academic Lea Ypi

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09, Dec, 2020 @9:00 AM

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Why does the right keep pretending the left runs Britain? | Lea Ypi
Inspiring a fear of leftwing takeover helps those who have secured political control to keep it, says Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory

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12, Sep, 2020 @8:00 AM

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By tearing down our statues, Albanians stopped learning from the past | Lea Ypi
The removal of communist-era statues gave the illusion of freedom but obscured how history shapes the present, says Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory

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14, Jun, 2020 @11:55 AM

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Why the right's new strongmen are winning everywhere | Lea Ypi
From Brazil to Hungary, rightwing leaders are showing how they consolidate power, says Lea Ypi, a professor in political theory

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16, Mar, 2020 @1:18 PM

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Why Brexit won’t mark the end of Britain’s zero-sum politics | Lea Ypi
Calls for moderation in politics assume there’s a universally attractive liberal consensus. But the status quo has long been broken, says Lea Ypi of the London School of Economics

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30, Jan, 2020 @6:06 PM

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Johnson or Corbyn? Democracy is in trouble when we’re obsessed with leaders | Lea Ypi
We should judge politicians by their values – not by their charisma, says politics professor Lea Ypi

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12, Dec, 2019 @6:02 PM

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I grew up in Stalinist Albania, where voting was pointless. In Britain it’s essential | Lea Ypi
Election day is the one day when all citizens have power. It’s your duty to use it, says Lea Ypi of the London School of Economics

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11, Nov, 2019 @5:00 AM

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The EU praises ‘the common good’, but its words ring hollow | Lea Ypi
The chaos of Brexit has lent the European Union a veneer of calm and wisdom, says political theory professor Lea Ypi

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16, Oct, 2019 @11:36 AM

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