About Hannah Boyle
I am a 2021 Laidlaw Scholar from the University of York, focusing my research on the question: How was the U.K. Labour Party changed their discourse and proposed to challenge domestic poverty and inequality since 2010?
I have been involved in Politics at a local, grassroots level, including community campaigning, and previously worked for Rachel Reeves MP in her constituency office. As a Politics student, I am interested in all things political and anything related to International Relations, with particular interest on the European Union, Women in Politics and International Development.
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This blog covers my final week of research. Although it is slightly delayed in being uploaded, this covers the final week of discourse analysis and where I am standing at the end of six really interesting weeks. I aim to publish a reflection on my project shortly.
Mentor Meeting 3: Wrapping up to the Conclusion
This is the third meeting I have had with my mentor over my research project. This week we had a long discussion about how we can finalise the project while making room for development past the six week mark.
Week 5: Getting to the Final Push
This week made the end of my project feel a lot more real! I am now over half way through my analysis and writing up my findings as I go for ease. As I hit the final week, I feel this has been a real productive start which I needed to make some positive progress.
Week 4: Analysis
This is the week where my analysis begins before moving onto writing up my conclusions next week.
Week 3: The Halfway Point
This week was one of preparation ready to start my analysis in Week 4. This is the official half way point of my six week project, and I have been getting to grips with some of the fascinating secondary literature and journal articles following last weeks discussion with my mentor.
Mentor Meeting 2: Ironing out the Details
This was the second meeting that I have had with my mentor on Week 2 of my project. Here, we had a constructive conversation about what needed to be focused on and improved in order to make the next step of research easier and effective.
Week 2: Getting ahead
Week 2 was a good one as I got ten days into my project, a third of the way there! This week had more challenges than the last, but it has made a lasting impression as I now have an idea of what to do next...
Mentor Meeting 1: Getting Started
This was the first official meeting of the project I had with my mentor, Dan Keith. We discussed the progress for Week One, as well as what needed to be prioritised over the upcoming weeks as I get into the details of my research.