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Ambagahawita, Kanchana (2022) Accessing regulated digital infrastructures: a case study of the UK's retail payment infrastructure. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dodd, Cody (2021) Negotiating with social algorithms in the design of service personalization. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Paletti, Andrea (2021) The complexities of government as a platform, co-production and public value creation: the need of public value orchestration. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Weisman, Hannah Pauline (2021) For better, or for worse? Making a career pivot to pursue a calling. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Huang, Biao (2020) Contributions to a new innovation model: evidence from China. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Valderrama Venegas, Erika Aida (2020) Social media platforms as economic organisations: reconstructing the evolution of TripAdvisor’s operations. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lunberry, Dana De Nyse (2020) Theorizing technology affordances in digital innovation: evidence from an interactive voice response pilot project for low-income markets in Ghana. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Al-Naemi, Mai (2020) Language Advice Networks: a form of social capital in the multinational corporation. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Cnop-Nielsen, Aurelie (2020) A multi method study of the ideologically infused psychological contract and its consequences. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tanveer, Lamees (2019) Entrepreneurs, pivots and shocks: an exploration of organizational learning processes in nascent ventures. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Truzzi, Daniela (2019) Managing emergent stigmatised social identities at work: a study of the antecedents, consequences, and evolution of individual coping and identity management strategies. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Stelmaszak Rosa, Marta (2019) Big data analytics and organisational change. The case of learning analytics. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Akdur, Gizdem (2019) Redefining the identity of old age through telecare: a Foucauldian inquiry into national care policies and practices at local social care authorities. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Martinez, Tatiana M. (2018) Transparency in Brazil: why has it failed to curb corruption? PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Pannini, Elisa (2018) The hidden damages of labour market deregulation and the underrated merits of trade unions. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Khanna, Ayesha (2018) Rhythms of information infrastructure cultivation: the case of e-Mobility in Berlin. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Raheem, Salma (2018) Give me a reason to stay: an examination of multicultural individuals’ ability and willingness to contribute to culturally diverse teams. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Campbell, Rebecca (2018) The cost of choice: should we be free to choose when it comes to our pension? PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Kaparoglu, Zeynep (2018) Matchmakers or tastemakers? Platformization of cultural intermediation & social media’s engines for ‘making up taste’. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Chang, Chiachi (2018) A multi-study investigation of the role of psychological needs in understanding behavioural reactions to psychological contract breach. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

King, Karin (2018) Considering the talent in talent management: consequences of strategic talent management for the employee psychological contract and individual outcomes. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lyyra, Antti Kalervo (2018) From components to compositions: (de-)construction of computer-controlled behaviour with the robot operating system. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Olgun, Deren Cem Halil (2017) An explanatory account of practical reasons. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Erdem, Ceren (2017) Investigating the dynamic nature of psychological contracts: a study of the coevolution of newcomers' psychological contracts and social networks. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Koskinen, Kari (2017) When local routines meet global technology: a case study on the role of context in application development in Kampala. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Park, Kyung Ryul (2017) Why do aid information management systems fail? Understanding global diffusion of data-driven development initiatives and sustainability failure in the case of Indonesia. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lastra Gil, Luis Emilio (2017) ICTs in medium-sized farms in developing countries: a case study in Mexico: conventional banana and organic rice cultivation. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Charoenpanich, Akarapat (2017) Information of social media platforms: the case of Last.fm. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Rossi, Enrico (2017) Regulating asset ownership: capabilities and market failures in infrastructures. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Allwein, Florian (2017) The role of digital infrastructures in performances of organizational agility. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Yoshikawa, Katsuhiko (2017) Generalised exchange orientation: a new construct and its antecedents and consequences. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Addo, Atta (2017) IT-enabled rationalization of public administration in developing countries: essays on Ghana’s customs modernization. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tai, Hsiao-Hui (2017) The transition of trade unions in Taiwan: from paternalistic autonomy to responsibility for collective union and non-union representation. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Zimmermann, Laura (2017) The influence of physical activity on information: processing in consumer decision making. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ocho, Reuel (2016) Architectural evolution through softwarisation: on the advent of software-defined networks. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ashong-Lamptey, Jonathan (2016) Crafting an identity: an examination of the lived experiences of minority racial and ethnic individuals in the workplace. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Chen, Zhuoqiong (2016) Essays on microeconomic theory and behavioural economics. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Oeser, Nadine (2016) Measuring decision-analytical competence: a psychometric online performance test. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Canonico, Esther (2016) Putting the work-life interface into a temporal context: an empirical study of work-life balance by life stage and the consequences of homeworking. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Iman Vidya Kemal, Nofie (2016) Mobile payment system: theory and cases of services modularity. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Cañibano, Almudena (2016) Understanding flexible work and well-being: analysis of a critical case. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Pujadas, Roser (2015) Designing technology to innovate teaching practices: a critical assessment of a learning design support environment. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Thomas, Siobhán (2015) Intersomatic awareness in game design. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Livne-Ofer, Ephrat (2015) Perceived exploitative employee-organisation relationships: a multi-study investigation of a new construct. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Millington, Nadia (2015) Ambisinisterity, success traps and the base of the pyramid. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Schang, Laura (2015) Using information on variations to improve health system performance: from measurement to management. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

He, Shiye (2015) Topological optimisation of artificial neural networks for financial asset forecasting. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Honarvar, Roohollah (2015) An institutional analysis of the formation of jobs in software work in the United States, 1945-2001. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Erdélyi, Peter (2015) Constructing entrepreneurial markets for innovations: the emergence of e-commerce entrepreneurship in the south of England. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Moos, Chris (2015) A sociology of rankings: a longitudinal examination of the Financial Times MBA rankings. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Abdelnour, Samer (2015) Actorhood and institutions: three studies of social intervention in the Sudan. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Champion, Stephen (2015) A theoretical and empirical extension of the perceived organizational support construct: three papers examining the role of social comparison, organizational malevolence, and social resources. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tempini, Niccolò (2014) Governing social media: organising information production and sociality through open, distributed and data-based systems. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Barcus, Anka (2014) Exploring decision making processes in-situ, in-actu, in-toto: an empirical study of decision-making processes in medium software development projects. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Pelletier, Adeline (2014) Essays on performance, corporate financial strategy and organization of multinational banks in Africa. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Li, Boyi (2014) Regional clustering through internet networks: the case of web-enabled entrepreneurial cluster in China. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Sezer, Lisa (2014) The political economy of Islamic business associations: social movement tactics, social networks, and regional development in Turkey. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alaimo, Cristina (2014) Computational consumption: social media and the construction of digital consumers. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Benassi, Chiara (2014) Growing periphery in core sectors and the challenges for labour representation. A case study of the German manufacturing sector. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Coleridge, Chris (2014) Innovation’s network(ing) antecedents: team- and individual-level investigations and propositions. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Masiero, Silvia (2014) Imagining the state through digital technologies: a case of state-level computerization in the Indian public distribution system. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Gozman, Daniel (2014) A post financial crisis study of compliance practices and systems in global financial organizations: an institutionalist perspective. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Airoldi, Mara (2014) Essays on healthcare priority setting for population health. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mele, Valentina (2014) Dynamics of policy change: three Italian cases. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Curto-Millet, Daniel (2014) To be or to become? An enquiry into the changing nature of requirements in open source health IT. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Basile, Kelly (2014) Framing the work-life relationship: understanding the role of boundaries, context and fit. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Karsu, Ozlem (2014) Inequity-averse decisions in operational research. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Kiran, Gopakumar Rajakshmi (2014) Multipurpose nature of telecentres: the case of e-governance service delivery in Akshaya telecentres project. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Gelepithis, Margarita (2014) Explaining trends towards universal coverage in market-heavy pension systems. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Sri Bhashyam, Sumitra (2014) In the opponent’s shoes: modelling dynamic preferences of malicious agents. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Agarwal, Shweta (2014) Beyond lucky: measuring and modelling the impact of ‘probability control’ on risky choice. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dhensa-Kahlon, Rashpal (2014) Healing or harmful?: a multi-method investigation of talk as a victim-centred response to organisational injustice. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Park, Min Kyu (2013) Three essays on corporate governance in Korea. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Rutten, Koen (2013) Authoritarianism, capitalism and institutional interdependencies in the Chinese economy: implications for governance and innovation. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mariátegui, José-Carlos (2013) Image, information and changing work practices: the case of the BBC’s Digital Media Initiative. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Gu, Fan (2013) A comparative study of rerformance appraisal system in three banks in contemporary China: the role of guanxi in appraisals. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lee, Sophie (2013) Corporate governance and executive pay: an integrative approach. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Engel, Ofer (2013) The micro-foundations of email communication networks. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Otner, Sarah (2013) Only another way station: status allocation in electronic networks of practice. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ratanabanchuen, Roongkiat (2013) Demographic transition, pension schemes’ investment, and the financial market. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Provenzano, Carmelo (2013) Institutions and reciprocity in the employment relationship. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Humphris, Amy (2013) Occupational regulation in the UK: prevalence and impact. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Busch, Christian (2013) Social entrepreneurs as network orchestrators: how and why do social entrepreneurs build up and leverage social networks to perform? PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Barros de Oliveira, Nuno R. (2013) A theory of coordination voids in dynamic inter-organisational relationships: a study of social housing projects in England. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Asquer, Alberto (2012) Implementing regulatory reforms in multi-level governance systems: the case of the reform of the water sector in Italy (1994-2006). PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Bonina, Carla (2012) On public values and information technology in government: a critical discourse analysis of trade regulations in Mexico. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mendes de Brito Antunes, Bethania (2012) Reward systems in nonprofit organisations – an assessment of employee motivations in the homelessness sector in England. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Eaton, Benjamin David (2012) The dynamics of digital platform innovation: unfolding the paradox of control and generativity in Apple's iOS. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Baka, Vasiliki (2012) The becoming of social media: the role of rating, ranking and performativity in organizational reputation-making. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ingram, Kyle E. (2012) Antecedents and consequences of relational ambivalence: a longitudinal and daily diary study investigation. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Afshar, Taha (2012) Corporate philanthropy in the UK and US: the impact of cycles, strategy and CEO succession. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Anifalaje, Adebusoye (2012) Exploring the role of health management information systems in improving accountability arrangements for primary health care delivery in less developed countries: a case of Northern Nigeria. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lei, Angela Xuying (2012) Essays on investment, financing, and institutions in China. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Frey, Diane F (2012) An institutional and compliance approach to labour standards in Central America and the Dominican Republic. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Weng, Jingjing (2012) Pay system reforms in public service units in contemporary China: the implementation and impact of performance-related pay. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Gur, Oymen (2012) The brand as a social system of interpenetration: conceptualizing brand through communications. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Marton, Attila (2011) Forgotten as data – remembered through information. Social memory institutions in the digital age: the case of the Europeana Initiative. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Martin, Aaron K. (2011) Envisioning technology through discourse: a case study of biometrics in the National Identity Scheme in the United Kingdom. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

McGurk, Patrick (2011) The contingent role of management and leadership development for middle managers: cases of organisational change from the public services. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Kärrberg, Patrik (2011) The emergence of the mobile internet in Japan and the UK: platforms, exchange models, and innovation 1999‐2011. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mehta, Hemini (2011) The influence of total domestic outsourcing on the role of the IT function: a case study of the BBC. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Aaltonen, Aleksi (2011) Manufacturing the digital advertising audience. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Chini, Ioanna (2010) Governmentality and the information society: ICT policy practices in Greece under the influence of the European Union. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Becker, Kai Helge (2010) Twin-constrained Hamiltonian paths on threshold graphs: an approach to the minimum score separation problem. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ni, Zhifang (2010) Contrast effects on sequence assessments. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Oka, Chikako (2010) Labor standard compliance and the role of buyers: the case of the Cambodian garment sector. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Wasel, Jeffrey J (2010) Are computerised profiling tools effective in support of AML procedures as required by MLROs and compliance officers in a banking sector context? An inquiry into determining effectiveness despite ambiguity. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Afxentiadis, Despena Elizabeth (2010) Interpreting a major event organization's efforts to reliably manage information security risks: The case of the Athens 2004 Olympics. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Herzhoff, Jan Dirk (2010) Unfolding the convergence paradox: The case of mobile voice-over-IP in the UK. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Parthasarathy, Srinivasan (2010) A computationally efficient procedure for data envelopment analysis. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Desta, Amare (2009) Comprehending indigenous knowledge: An ethnographic study of knowledge processes within natural resource management. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Katrantzi, Ioanna (2009) Equilibria of dynamic mutual choice mating games. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Boucas, Dimitris (2009) Information society and the state: the Greek version of the information society paradigm. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Bukhalenkov, Evgeny (2009) Institutionalisation of technology-supported organisational processes: A structurational perspective on IT service management support technology. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Grous, Alexander (2009) Managerial practices, location and ICT: productivity of UK aerospace firms in business clusters. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Chai, Dominic Heesang (2009) Three essays on foreign corporate ownership. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Belfield, Richard Alexander (2009) The "top-tier" growth of pay inequality in Britain: A comparative and longitudinal analysis. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Kopanaki, Evangelia (2008) Examining organisational flexibility in an interorganisational context: A case study of a grocery retail supply chain. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Panourgias, Nikiforos S (2008) Information and communication technologies and the integration of financial marketplaces: The development of the Euroclear single platform for cross-border securities settlement. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Voutsina, Katerina (2008) Information technology (IT) experts in flexible forms of employment. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Baptista, Joao M. N. de M (2008) "An organisation gets the intranet it deserves": Institutionalisation as a process of interplay between technology and its organisational context of use. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Demetis, Dionysios S (2008) A systems theoretical approach for anti-money laundering informed by a case study in a Greek financial institution: Self-reference, AML, its systematic constitution and technological consequences. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Argyris, Nikolaos (2007) Polyhedral attributes of production possibility sets in data envelopment analysis, with applications to sensitivity analysis and cross-evaluation methodologies. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Canhoto, Ana Isabel (2007) Profiling behaviour: The social construction of categories in the detection of financial crime. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Shaikh, Maha Iftikhar Ahmed (2007) Version control software in the open source process: A performative view of learning and organizing in the Linux collectif. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Schilling, Martin (2007) The contribution of socio-technical decision analysis to strategy development processes---an effective study. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Konsolas, Ioannis (1999) The competitive advantage of nations: The case of Greece. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Bowen, Gillian Sian (1997) Influence, information and lobbying in the European Union: A comparison of business sector strategies. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Hlupic, Vlatka (1993) Simulation modelling software approaches to manufacturing problems. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Özcan, Gül (1993) Small firms and local economic development in Turkey: three case study areas. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Edward Wheatcroft Principal supervisor: Leonard Smith Thesis title: Improving predictability of the future by grasping probability less tightly   Download a copy

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an international competition which challenges current PhD candidates to present a compelling presentation of their research and its significance in just three minutes.

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Sue Donnelly

January 29th, 2016, “no more worlds here for him to conquer” – dr b r ambedkar at lse.

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Dr B R Ambedkar first visited LSE in 1916, returned in 1921 and submitted his doctoral thesis in 1923. LSE Archivist Sue Donnelly investigates Dr B R Ambedkar’s life at LSE.

In 1920 the economist Edwin R Seligman wrote from Columbia University to Professor Herbert Foxwell, teaching at LSE recommending a former student, Bhimrao Ramji (B R) Ambedkar, and asking Foxwell to help him in his research. In November 1920 Foxwell wrote to the School Secretary, Mrs Mair:

I find he has already taken his doctor’s degree & has only come here to finish a research. I had forgotten this. I am sorry we cannot identify him with the School but there are no more worlds here for him to conquer.

Despite this B R Ambedkar registered for a master’s degree and completed a PhD thesis on his second attempt to study at LSE. 2016 marks the 125 th anniversary of B R Ambedkar’s birth in 1891 and the centenary of his first visit to LSE in 1916. Ambedkar was born into a family from a so-called “untouchable” caste. Ambedkar became a social reformer and architect of the Indian constitution.

After studying at Elphinstone High School in Bombay he was the first Dalit to enrol at Elphinstone College and the University of Bombay taking a degree in economics and political science. In 1913 he was awarded a Baroda State Scholarship and moved to Columbia University, New York, completing a masters in 1913 and a thesis, National Dividend of India-A Historic and Analytical Study in 1916. A desire to undertake research into the history of Indian finance and currency led Ambedkar to study in London where a wider range of research sources would be available.

In 1916 he registered at LSE for a master’s degree and took courses in Geography with Halford Mackinder, and Political Ideas with G Lowes Dickinson , alongside Social Evolution and Social Theory with Professor L T Hobhouse.  The fees for the course were £10 10s. At the same time Ambedkar enrolled for the bar course at Gray’s Inn.

In 1916 LSE was only 21 years old but with a high reputation in the social sciences and for its international student body, in 1913-1914 142 students had come from outside of the Britain. The outbreak of the First World War had impacted on the work of the School and student numbers had fallen by almost half to around 800. Ambedkar’s studies were interrupted as he was recalled to India to serve as Military Secretary in Baroda and in July 1917 the University of London gave him leave of absence of up to four years.

In 1920 Ambedkar returned to LSE after working as professor of political economy at Sydenham College in Mumbai and giving evidence to the Scarborough Committee preparing the 1919 Government of India Act on the position and representation of “untouchable” communities. Initially he applied to complete his masters degree and write a thesis on The Provincial Decentralisation of Imperial Finance in India. His fees had gone up by a guinea to £11 11s. There was a slight glitch in his LSE career in April 1921 when he failed to send in his form for the summer examinations and the School Secretary, Mrs Mair, had to write to University of London’s Academic Registrar for permission to submit the form late.

In economics Ambedkar’s tutors included Professor Edwin Cannan and Professor Herbert Foxwell both of whom had taught at the School since its opening in 1895. He would also have met Theodore Gregory who began as an assistant in economics but became Cassell Reader in International Trade in 1920. Gregory became an economic advisor in India from 1938-1946.

Ambedkar finally submitted his doctoral thesis, The Problem of the Rupee , in March 1923 but it was not recommended for acceptance. Reports claim that the thesis was too revolutionary and anti-British for the examiners. However there is no indication of this in Ambedkar’s student file. The thesis was resubmitted in August 1923 and accepted in November 1923. It was published almost immediately and in the preface Ambedkar noted “my deep sense of gratitude to my teacher, Professor Edwin Cannan “noting that Cannan’s “severe examination of my theoretical discussions has saved me from many an error”. Cannan repaid the complement by writing the Foreword to the thesis in which he found “a stimulating freshness” even if he disagreed with some of the arguments.

After his success Ambedkar returned to India where he was prominent in the campaign for Indian independence and opposing discrimination for Dalit communities. In 1947 he became the first Law Minister of independent India and was Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee. LSE continued to take an interest in his career and  in 1932 the Director, William Beveridge, wrote to Professor Cannan that Ambedkar had been invited to the School by John Coatman, Professor of Imperial Economic Relations, formerly director of public information for the Indian Police Service and the British government in India, to meet Professor Gregory while attending the roundtable discussions on the Indian constitution.

In 1973 a portrait of B R Ambedkar was unveiled in the lobby to Clement House. A bust unveiled in 1994 is currently displayed in the Atrium Gallery of the Old Building.

To find out about LSE’s South Asia collections head to the LSE Library’s  Traces of South Asia  webpage.

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Sue Donnelly is formerly LSE's Archivist, where she specialised in the history of the School.

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Marvelous, Kudos to Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

He was great humen Being

Just amazing so talented and a great person belongs to the whole world that is Dr.BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR

Dr. Ambedkar was great revolutionary Student who oppose wrong policies of British Government in student life.

Ambedkar finally submitted his doctoral thesis, The Problem of the Rupee , in March 1923 but it was not recommended for acceptance. Reports claim that the thesis was too revolutionary and anti-British for the examiners.

You wrote – Ambedkar was later to popularise the use of the term Dalit meaning ‘oppressed’

Dr. Ambedkar didn’t popularise the term Dalit. He hardly used term Dalit instead he preferred Scheduled castes or Untouchable. Dalit term became famous in early 70s with the rise of Dalit Panthers movement in India.

The title of this piece speak the lot… ‘No More Worlds Here for Him to Conquer’ – Dr BR Ambedkar at LSE.

Unfortunately, the “Savarnas Academia” tried their level best to boycott the scholarship of “BabaShaheb Ambedkar”, but “the power” of his scholarship now turning the table

Great man!!!!!!!!!!!! Jai Bhim

A phenomenally inspiring individual who achieved so much for so many.

“Not only very able but exceedingly pleasant fellow” to a foreigner beyond all kinds oppression he underwent in his home country. A genious and revolutionary thinker much ahead of his time. History will remember him for long.

Dr. babasaheb Ambedkar was Ultimate man for India. I Read “The problem of Rupees”. sir im saluting you. i got many good knowledge from this book. Sagar Jagtap B.Sc., MBA- Finance

Thank you for the information but it was not Dr. Ambedkar who popularise the term Dalit. Dalit term became the household name after Dalit Panthers in 1970s.

Baba saheb ambedkar is the most intellectual person and he design the society of human how to live on earth with equality fraternity and freedom. And he give the new ideas to society of the world, to creat something new for benefits of the human and for their betterment.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was and is the voice of voice less. I adore him for his interpretation of Freedom and justice. He can be compared to himself and none.

Respected sir/Madam, I like to know whether anybody conducted research on “Library use study of Dr B R Ambedkar” at university library. Can I will know library records, entry records of Students, their usage, timing most brobaly about Dr B R Ambedkar

Dr BR AMBEDKAR was a person who had proved that one untouchable can write thesis of PhD from prestigious university LSE at the time when India was under British ruling.Even some people who believe in casteisms are not appreciate his work..

Dr BR AMBEDKAR was a person who had proved that one untouchable can write thesis of PhD from prestigious university LSE …

A great son of India. I think he should have become the 1st Prime Minister of India.

Thanks to LSE for remembering and keeping the memory of Dr. B R Ambedkar afresh for young generations. It is indeed a great tribute to the scholar of par excellence in several fields of humanities. The appreciation of Professor Edwin R Seligman and Professor and Professor Edwin Cannan about Dr B R Ambedkar proves his intellectual ability and his academic ideas impart “a stimulating freshness”. The world remembers his instinct fight for human entitlements, human rights, human freedom and equality of opportunities to downtrodden. His struggles and hard works are inspirational to students. Many generations are benefited from his teachings and works which helped transforming India as “the world’s largest democracy”. Dr B R Ambedkar always lives in the hearts of Indians and inspires billions of Indians and the world community at large for centuries.

Professor Krishna Raj, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru

Br ambedkar was the greatest in the world because he changed the history of india by providing equal rights to dalit(untouchables) in india and constitution of india made by br ambedkar

I grateful to LSE for sharing such a awesome and wonderful document of the man behind the creator of Indian constitution and his contribution to Indian economy. His contribution from making constitution to establishing Indian rupee, balancing the social equality is unforgettable.

he is great man .i salute him from my bottom of my heart. jai bhim ! namo buddha.

I reached a great message after a long time. It’s my good luck may be bad luck. Doctor AMBEDKAR is the father of modern india. He turned it’s direction in to a new path towards liberty, equality, and fraternity. India can became developed country by his thoughts

Dr B R Ambedkar was great philosopher of India and the father of Indian constitution all Indian people proud feeling and respectful towards D R ambedkar

First of all Jai Bhim and thank you for providing this. He is not the constitution maker of India ,but also a greatest economist , world’s greatest lawyer and social reformer. I salute you sir .

Great man Architecture of Indian Constitution and unveil Buddhisum of India again for untouchables which gives teaching of Equality, love and compassion.

He was also a mahanatma…….jai hind jai bharat🙏

As one coming from poor besides untouchable family also as its first learner from a village, I can imagine the burden of social oppression and indignity any one in his position had to undergo. Away from his native land, he, fortunately, spent rest of his educational career after graduation from Sydenham College, Bombay in the world of light, where he was marked for his merit not by his caste. He continues to be measured and viewed first as a dalit by his countrymen at home as well as abroad. In 2004, Prof. Valentine Danial, Prof. Anthropology in Columbia University wanted to create a Chair in honour of Dr. Ambedkar, one of its outstanding alumni. But the upper caste members in the Faculty, Prof. Danial was quoted by The New York Times, October 24, 2004, resisted the proposal. In 2011 ultimately the Chair was set up after, of course, creating first two Scholarships in the name of a professor, favourite of the ruling dispensation in India. Everyday the stature of Dr. Ambedkar is growing taller across the globe for his selfless service to humanity, the cause he pursued all his life and relentless fight for dignity of the voiceless and oppressed in a unequal society. I salute to him.

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London school of economics has given gems to humanity. Surely DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR was one of them. He has done so much good in so little time. Changing the foundational structure within a hindu religion it may seem like easy but it’s close to impossible thing to achieve but with his intellect dr. B.R. Ambedkar has done that.

“The man who defeated the religion is the DR. B.R.Ambedkar”

Dr Ambedkar is the Symbol of Equality and social justice. “We are because he was.”

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