Dr. Ellie Whittingdale

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ellie Whittingdale is a fellow at the LSE Law School, focusing on the intersection of the criminal justice system and sexual violence support services. She holds a PhD from the Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, where her research examined the operations of English sexual violence support services in their approach to understanding sexual violence. Alongside her doctoral studies, Ellie actively contributed to the Rape Crisis England & Wales policy team, particularly through the Keep Counselling Confidential campaign. Her academic background includes an MSc in Law, Anthropology, and Society from LSE and an LLB from Durham University, which she complemented with a year studying law abroad at the National University of Singapore. Ellie’s research interests lie in feminist and queer legal studies, socio-legal methodologies, and access to justice, with a keen interest in poststructuralist feminist analyses of law's power.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

— Present

Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford • Oxford

Worked on a project focused on the English Welsh Rape Crisis movement in partnership with Rape Crisis England & Wales and the National Life Stories at the British Library.

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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Specialization Notes

Standard English requirement applies to most programs in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Media.