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==History==

==History==

Known for far-Left radicalism during the 1960s, it has been referred to as the ''London School for Extremists.'' In the 1970s and 1980s it was known as a base for [[Trotsky]]ist and [[Mao]]ist students. Three [[Al Qaeda]]-linked terrorists studied or lectured at the college between 1990 and 1993. In recent years, the Islamic extremist group ''al-Muhajiroun'' has been known to recruit volunteers at freshers' fairs.<ref>'''Syal, Rajeev and Hastings, Chris''' ''Al-Qa'eda terror trio linked to London School of "Extremists"'' (26 January 2002) [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F01%2F27%2Fnlse27.xml Telegraph Media Group]. Accessed 17 January 2008</ref> From 1997 to 2003 the Director of the LSE was sociologist [[Anthony Giddens]], who was an advisor to [[Tony Blair]], the British Prime Minister, and whose so-called 'Third Way' theories of social and political change heavily influenced both Blair and US President [[Bill Clinton]].

Known for [[far-Left]] radicalism during the 1960s, it has been referred to as the ''London School for Extremists.'' In the 1970s and 1980s it was known as a base for [[Trotsky]]ist and [[Mao]]ist students. Three [[Al Qaeda]]-linked terrorists studied or lectured at the college between 1990 and 1993. In recent years, the Islamic extremist group ''al-Muhajiroun'' has been known to recruit volunteers at freshers' fairs.<ref>'''Syal, Rajeev and Hastings, Chris''' ''Al-Qa'eda terror trio linked to London School of "Extremists"'' (26 January 2002) [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F01%2F27%2Fnlse27.xml Telegraph Media Group]. Accessed 17 January 2008</ref> From 1997 to 2003 the Director of the LSE was sociologist [[Anthony Giddens]], who was an advisor to [[Tony Blair]], the British Prime Minister, and whose so-called 'Third Way' theories of social and political change heavily influenced both Blair and US President [[Bill Clinton]].

== Notable alumni and academics ==

== Notable alumni and academics ==