NEW✨ Three lessons from a climate diplomat going into #COP30 in Brazil. Alejandra Padín-Dujon @carbonpulse.bsky.social reviews The Climate Diplomat: A Personal History of the COP Conferences by Peter Betts @profilebooks.bsky.social. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Image: Shutterstock

NEW✨ Is there a better way to organise the global economy? Why We’re Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How we fix it by Cahal Moran @lsepbs.bsky.social @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social reviewed by Vamika Goel.

Academic publishing is now a marketised system where charging £9000 for a single paper isn't beyond the pale. A new book by Samuel A. Moore proposes an alternative: a commons-based, scholar-led approach. Read a #review by @thomasgraves.bsky.social on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

@brankomilan.bsky.social 's new book 'The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World' reviewed by Ivan Radanovic for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social ✍️ 🎟️ Register for our book launch on 6 November: buff.ly/d0sVFOw Read the review 👇 buff.ly/geSIAGY

Truly grateful for this generous and insightful review of “Reimagining the more-than-human city” by Andrew Karvonen, freshly out at LSE review of books!!

NEW✨ Novelist Chloe Michelle Howarth discusses her new book, Heap Earth Upon It and its social context: love, shame and invisible queerness in 1960s Ireland. Howarth will speak at a Q&A with LSE's LGBTQIA+ staff network, Spectrum at 12pm on Wednesday 19 November – details in post 👇

NEW✨ Reimagining the More-Than-Human City: Stories from Singapore by @drjamiew.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social #Review by Andrew Karvonen @lund-university.bsky.social #UrbanStudies #Environment

NEW✨ Is neoliberalism being replaced by something even more capitalist? @brankomilan.bsky.social 's new book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World reviewed by Ivan Radanović. @stone-lis.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

35 years after the Washington Consensus, is a new economic paradigm emerging? A new book The London Consensus @lsepress.bsky.social @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social considers this question, launching at a public event this evening at LSE. Details below www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...

In our latest bookshop guide, @jsmaje.bsky.social (LSE Geography) takes us on a tour of the best bookshops in #Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

How has the meaning of #revolution changed over time? The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin by Dan Edelstein @princetonupress.bsky.social. #Review by @edoardovaccari.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social

35 years after the Washington Consensus, is a new economic paradigm emerging? Read a new interview with Irene Bucelli, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco, editors of The London Consensus @lsepress.bsky.social @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social

#BlackHistoryMonth celebrates the contributions of Black people to British society and globally. For BHM 2025, we've compiled a list of recommended books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, chosen by LSE staff 🔽 @blackhistorymonth.org.uk

NEW✨ In our latest bookshop guide, @jsmaje.bsky.social (LSE Geography) takes us on a tour of the best bookshops in #Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... 📸 Photo by Lumenite on Shutterstock.

NEW✨ How has the meaning of #revolution changed over time? The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin by Dan Edelstein @princetonupress.bsky.social. #Review by @edoardovaccari.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

To investigate 🇮🇩's outer space affairs means to understand the disputes, incl. the violent ones, over what constitute as "🇮🇩". Here is my published reflection and excitement on K.E. Schulze's "Contesting Indonesia" (2024). Kudos to @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social's Anna and team!

NEW✨ 35 years after the Washington Consensus, is a new economic paradigm emerging? The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century @lsepress.bsky.social considers this question. Read a Q&A with its editors, Irene Bucelli, Tim Besley & Andrés Velasco @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social .

NEW ✨What explains separatist, Islamist and communal conflicts in Indonesia? Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence since 1945 by Kirsten Schulze @lsehy.bsky.social reviewed by @dedenhabibi.bsky.social @uniofleicester.bsky.social

Looking for reading recommendations this #BlackHistoryMonth? Explore our list of 19 exceptional books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by the LSE community.

NEW✨ How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations by @carlbfrey.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social argues that progress is in the successful balance of innovation and implementation. #Review by Phil Bell. @ox.ac.uk @lseevents.bsky.social

#blackhistorymonth inspired by our book @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social Find out about Una Marson @lselibrary.bsky.social 1930s int feminism www.instagram.com/p/DPvYfEBjRH8/ @lsegender.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

"Life continues, even in 1941, even in the middle of war, perhaps with greater intensity, the closer one feels to the end." NEW✨ Read an extract from Indignity: A Life Reimagined by @leaypi.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social Allen Lane @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

The exhibition Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance is open now until 31 October at LSE. Learn more & attend the launch event today 9 October @lseevents.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social👉 www.lse.ac.uk/events/black... Read more in a post by Jake Subryan Richards 👇 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, check out these excellent reading recommendations from @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 👇

NEW✨ October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth @blackhistorymonth.org.uk To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of 19 exceptional books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by members of staff across LSE. Read it below! #BHM #BookRecommendations

A Mouse in a Cage by Dr Carrie Friese explores the ethical challenges of using animals in scientific research, bringing a thoughtful and humane perspective to debates around animal testing in scientific research. Read more in @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 👇

NEW✨ Designing democracy – constitutional resilience in authoritarian times The Entrenchment of Democracy edited by @tomginsburg.bsky.social, Aziz Z. Huq @uchicagolaw.bsky.social and @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org reviewed by Samira Allioui.

Reading this book made me hopeful about egalitarianism and place-making in cities; re-reading it gave me a deeper appreciation of its technical achievements: drawing on different disciplines and interviews while reading like a thoughtful conversation over a pint. And it's open access!

NEW✨ What does it mean to live in a city of equals? City of Equals by @jowolff.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social and Avner de Shalit @OxUniPress explores egalitarianism and (in)equality in modern cities. Review by @ashwinivasantha.bsky.social @queensulaw.bsky.social 👇

NEW✨ Should lab animals have rights? A Mouse in a Cage by Carrie Friese @lsesociology.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social explores the #ethical challenges of using #animals in scientific #research. #Review by Luciano Magaldi Sardella.

NEW✨ What fuels far-right nationalism? @vladimirbortun.bsky.social @stjohnsox.bsky.social reviews Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization by #RichardSeymour @versobooks.bsky.social.

Looking for #Bookshop recommendations in Lakeland #Finland? @rosiavento.bsky.social shares her favourite #bookshops in towns across the region 📚 🇫🇮 If you'd like to contribute to our #BookshopGuide series, find information at the end of the post!

NEW✨ Family, history and the fallibility of memory – Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social. #Review by Andi Haxhiu 👇

NEW✨ Does #corporate #sustainability count for anything? Evelyn Langford @manchester.ac.uk reviews Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability by Matthew Archer @nyupress.bsky.social.

Explore our East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month Reading list, sharing a wonderful range of books (from memoirs to food writing to novels) by ESEA and ESEA-heritage authors, recommended by the LSE community.

NEW✨ To mark a new exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social, Combining Efforts: 200 Years of Trade Unions, co-curator Chelsea Collison picks out and reflects on seven fascinating items on display that illuminate the history of Britain's unions. @londonmetuni.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Our latest newsletter is out today 📬 Read for insights into Trump and the tech future of the US, the danger of "new capitalism", the rise of conspiracy theories, gendered AI bias in healthcare, and more. 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog... Subscribe 👉 lse.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

NEW✨ Left Behind: A New Economics for Neglected Places by Paul Collier @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social =. #Review by James Herndon 👇 #Economics #Inequality

Is GDP an outdated measure of economies?📏 Find out in our latest newsletter, plus more reviews 📖 an East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month reading list 📚 and a bookshop guide for Lakeland Finland 🇫🇮 👉 mailchi.mp/041c0da95300... Subscribe for a fortnightly update 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

NEW✨ Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History 1850-1950 by @elierlick.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social. #Review by Maedbh Pierce @charlesuni.cuni.cz 👇

Looking for autumn reading recommendations? 📚 Take a look at our East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month Reading list of must-read books (from memoirs to food writing to novels) by ESEA and ESEA-heritage authors, recommended by the LSE community.

In the latest feature in our #BookshopGuide series, @rosiavento.bsky.social recommends her favourite #bookshops in Finland's Lakeland region 📚 🇫🇮 Read the guide 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Pictured: Vinha bookshop, a historical gem in Ruovesi.

NEW✨ Caste: A Global Story by @surajyengde.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social is a bold reckoning with #caste beyond #India and a call for global solidarity and justice. Read a #review by Nitin Ranjan and Yasha Singh 👇

amzing list to explore @lselibrary.bsky.social staff and student scan find databases and websites on our padlet padlet.com/h_dawson/ese... @lseid.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social

NEW ✨ To celebrate East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month, we share a list of twelve must-read books by ESEA authors and that share ESEA stories, recommended by the LSE community 📚🔖 #ReadingList #ESEAHM @eseaauthors.bsky.social

Planning a visit to #Finland's lake district? @rosiavento.bsky.social takes us on a tour of the best #bookshops in the region 📚 🇫🇮 Read the guide 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Pictured: Muusa bookshop in the town of Varkaus.

NEW✨ @madianou.bsky.social's Technocolonialism @politybooks.bsky.social explores #digital control – from biometric surveillance to extractive #AI systems – and refugee resistance in #humanitarian settings. Review by Josué García Veiga 👇

Could you be the next Managing Editor of LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social? Applications for the position (part-time, 28 hrs/week) are open, closing at 23:59 tomorrow 9 September. Find the the job spec and information on how to apply below. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

How is the far right shaping Europe's future? Read our latest newsletter for insights on this question and more, from the crisis in US higher ed to the mess of UK public finances and the limits of GDP as a measure. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/iwXSu-/

Honoured for the opportunity to write about some really great bookshops in Lakeland Finland! Enjoy!