Volume 9:
Issue 1
February 2026
Chief Editors
Otis Bakker
Benjamin Woolfe
General Secretary
Meera Vinesh
​Editorial Board
Rakay Akhtar
Elin Hywel
Lola Lesnick
Imogen Lightning
Charlie Sanigar
Laurence Young
Content warning: Some of our essays contain details of physical abuse that some readers may find distressing.
Disclaimer: All essays have been selected based on quality of research, standard of presentation, and readable engagement. The views expressed in the essays do not reflect those of Juncture, The University of Manchester School of Social Sciences, or the University of Manchester.
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We do not intend to add to nor detract from the information or analysis provided in the essays in any capacity. The cover photos have been chosen by the Juncture Editorial Board based solely on aesthetic suitability.​
Disengaged or Differently Engaged? Unequal Patterns of Youth Political Participation in the UK
Emily Bennett
3rd Year Essay
BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Imperial Legacies, Hidden Power, and the Racialisation of UK Education Policy
Zauditu Derby-McCabe
2nd Year Essay
BA (Hons) Politics and Sociology
The Role of Authority in Foucault's Concept of Parrhesia
Rhiannon Gee
3rd Year Essay
BA Philosophy and Religion
Neoliberalism in Dystopia: An Analysis of Neoliberalism and How The Hunger Games Illustrates Mechanisms of Ideology
Ramaa Ghatge
3rd Year Essay
BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics
An Analysis and Comparison of the Influence of the Far-Right in France and Sweden Between 2002 and 2017
William Grainger
2nd Year Essay
BSocSc Politics and International Relations
