User:Erikringmar/Alex Voorhoeve

is a senior lecturer at in the Dept of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

LSE gives PhD degree to Saif al-Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, received a Master's degree in political philosophy from the LSE in 2003 and a PhD in 2009 with a dissertation entitled "The Role of Civil Society in the Democratization of Global Governance Institutions: From 'Soft Power' to Collective Decision-Making?" In March, 2011, allegations emerged that parts of the dissertation were plagiarized, a claim to be investigated by the LSE. A watchdog organization reported already in 2009 that the son of the Libyan leader had hired the services of the Monitor Group, a Boston-based consulting company that includes at least two former British spies among its employees, to conduct interviews required for the thesis. Mark Allen, a former spy for the British MI6 sits on the advisory board of LSE IDEAS and is also a a Senior Advisor to the Monitor Group. LSE academics David Held, of the Government Department,Nancy Cartwright, and Alex Voorhoeve, botn of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, are acknowledged in the PhD as being those who assisted with the work. The thesis was examined by Meghnad Desai of the LSE, internal examiner, and Anthony McGrew of Southampton University, external. McGrew is a long-time friend of David Held's and together they have co-authored and co-edited over ten books.