Alumnus Sahil Bhagat has had an article published in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History entitled, 'Spice Bombs on the Plantation: Transnational Connectivities of Malayan Indian Anticolonialism'. Read the article in full: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #history #news #lse

Last night our PhD students enjoyed a bit of food and a catch up! They are a really lovely bunch, and it’s always a pleasure to get them together. 😎👌 Hope you all have great summers! #students #phd #summer #dinner #history #lse

If you want to reconnect with the LSE community, the easiest way to do so is by joining the LSE Alumni Network. No matter how long it's been since you graduated, you will be sure to feel welcome! Alumni Network: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #alumni #history #students #lse

Take the Postgraduate Survey and help us improve things around the department for the coming academic year! Survey closes on Sunday 5 July. Prizes: Win a city break for two or the £500 cash equivalent, plus up to £100 in runner up prizes. Survey here: info.lse.ac.uk/current-stud...

Marking UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Prof Joanna Lewis hosted an event to draw attention to conflict related sexual violence with the launch of a report by Rights for Peace - read more here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #news #history #lse

The LSE-Yale Seminar in Contemporary International History — a joint seminar between the LSE International History Department and the Department of History at Yale University — invites proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year. #LSE #Yale #history #seminar

Earlier this month, we were delighted to host a dinner for students on the LSE–PKU Programme. The evening provided a wonderful opportunity to come together outside the classroom and strengthen the connections that make this unique international partnership so valuable. #students #dinner #LSE #PKU

Dr Ron Po’s book ‘Shaping the Blue Dragon’ now available in traditional Chinese version. Find a link to the Chinese edition of the book here: www.books.com.tw/products/001... #news #book #china #history #lse

The competition was held at Kings College London and organised by the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War, the British Commission for Military History and the International Society for First World War Studies - well done, Marcus! #PhD #student #competition #LSE

That's a wrap on another great year 😎🎉 It was lovely to see the friendly faces who stopped by at the End of Year Student Party to take a load off after a busy exam period (or perhaps a bit of a break if you were still yet to finish). #party #summer #students #history #lse

The IHN podcast is back! On this inaugural episode of the relaunch of the International History Now Podcast we speak with Professor Antony Best about the life and legacy of Akira Iriye (1934-2026). Listen on: on.soundcloud.com/oINZ6m8hcE0S... and on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/160137...

On Tuesday we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Renata Keller who spoke about her new book, ‘The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War’. The event was chaired by Dr Tanya Harmer. Listen to the recording: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #cuba #coldwar

The Complete University Guide is a leading, independent online platform that ranks UK higher education institutions and helps prospective students choose universities and courses. See the rankings here: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table... #CompleteUniversityGuide #history #lse

Professor Antony Best has co-edited a new book, 'British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century, Volume II'. The book has been published by Palgrave Macmillan and a link can be found here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #book #academic #history #lse

Last Thursday we hosted Professor Michael Khodarkovsky who spoke about his new book ‘The Steppe and its Empires: The Russian Empire and its Eurasian Counterparts’ Listen to the recording here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #russia #europe #asia #event #book #history #lse

In 'The “Ventotene Moment”: Revolutionary Federalism in World War II Europe', @edoardovaccari.bsky.social revisits one of the founding texts of European federalism and asks how it has been remembered—and misunderstood. Read in full here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #ww2 #europe #history #lse

Join us NEXT Tuesday 2 June as Dr Renata Keller speaks about her new book, ‘The fate of the Americas: the Cuban Missile Crisis and the hemispheric cold war’. Register HERE: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #cuba #coldwar #USA #nuclear #cubanmissilecrisis #history #event #book #lse

Anna's article examines how the Catholic non-governmental organisation Acción Cultural Popular (Popular Cultural Action, ACPO) responded to women's changing roles and political protagonism through its radio station “Radio Sutatenza.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #news #history #lse

The winners of our teaching awards for 2025/26 have been announced! @charlotteeaton.bsky.social @richardsaich.bsky.social Well done everyone! We are very proud of the hard work you have been putting in and it's great to see this appreciated by our students. #teaching #prize #award #history #lse

Excited to present my upcoming paper “The European Parliament's victory of 1989 – EP's outreach and support to Polish Solidarity union 1979-1989” next week at @lsehy.bsky.social. The paper is based on research at @eui-euarchives.bsky.social. @eui-history.bsky.social @eui-adgcentre.bsky.social

The LSE-Yale Seminar in Contemporary International History — a joint seminar between the LSE International History Department and the Department of History at Yale University — invites proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year. #LSE #Yale #history #seminar

The piece explores how late imperial China was shaped not only by cavalry, garrisons, and continental frontiers, but also by tides, monsoon winds, storms, and the uncertainties of the sea. aeon.co/essays/china... #china #qingdynasty #maritime #article #news #history #lse

Dr Roham Alvandi joined historian David Borys on his Hostile History podcast for a four-part series on US-Iran relations since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. To listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i... #iran #iranianrevolution #USA #history #lse

Professor Kristina Spohr spoke on Deutschlandfunk's Sunday morning radio show where she explained the current political crisis besetting the Starmer government and the British Labour Party under pressure from Reform UK. Listen here (in German): www.deutschlandfunk.de/italienische...

The Royal Historical Society’s First Book Prize 2026 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of history monographs published in 2025. blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/05/18/r... Well done, Jake! #book #prize #slavery #history #lse

🚨Upcoming event🚨 "About "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind": roundtable on creativity, resilience, and inter-cultural translation" Join us for an exciting event with the creators of the new West End Musical. 📅 Wed, 27 May, 6.30pm Register: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

After the founding of the army on 12 November 1955, conscription was introduced in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1956. How operationally ready have the German armed forces been since then – and what is their status today? Watch the documentary for free here: www.zdf.de/dokus/kriegs...

After the Xi-Trump meeting last week and ahead of the Xi-Putin summit, both held in Beijing , Prof Kristina Spohr commented in Firstpost news on China’s enhanced global status and its pivotal role in today’s great-power diplomacy. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... #news #lse

Professor Boroujerdi joins us from Missouri University of Science and Technology where he is Vice Provost and Dean of College of Arts, Sciences, and Education. We are excited to have him with us to share his research and expertise. #fellow #history #news #lse

Last week, Professor Joanna Lewis attended a reception at No. 10 Downing Street after a high-level training day with other senior LSE academics for first ladies and gentlemen including Mrs Olena Zelenska. #news #academic #downingstreet #history #lse

Dr Anna Cant, Dr Andrew Halladay and Dr Tanya Harmer attended the "Global Histories for a Global Future" conference in Santiago, Chile recently. Read the full write up here: lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #history #chile #conference #lse

Angus graduated in 2020, completing his his BSc in Government and History. While Angus was in the department he was president of the History Society, and founded the Webster Review, the undergraduate history journal. Read the full story here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #news #lse

Congratulations, Muhammad, we wish you all the best in your new role and hope to hear from you again in the future! Read the full write up here: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #students #news #lse

THE SHAH'S GREAT TOUR has a cover (and please judge the book by it...) - out on 8 October! @lsehy.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

We are offering teaching positions for undergraduate and masters courses! Full details of the application process and indicative pay levels can be found on our website: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa... #jobs #history #lse #graduate #teaching

@babasahebssikh.bsky.social has published an article in the Oxford Academic journal 'Past & Present'. It talks about the history of caste and Indentured Indian sanitary workers. Read the article here: academic.oup.com/past/advance... #news #history #india #phd #lse

Don't forget - this Wednesday the Department of International History will be holding a live online event for prospective undergraduate students and offer holders. Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse... #students #undergraduate #masters #study #history #lse

Last week, we hosted the 2026 International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War. The conference took place over 3 days, starting with a reception on Thurs 7 May, followed by two full conference days and a conference dinner on the Friday. www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

New on advance access: "Indentured Indian workers and the politics of race, caste, and sanitation at sea and in colonial South Africa, c.1860–1911" by Pritam Singh (@lsehy.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

Dr Hawn appeared on 'Russia Unfiltered' to discuss the 1990s and his own research of how the events of that period have shaped modern Russia. Watch the podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQGT... #news #russia #podcast #history #lse

A few snaps from our PhD Upgrade Seminar yesterday! Thanks to all those who turned out to support and engage in discussion which will surely drive new ideas for first year cohort to consider as they continue with their research. #phd #study #students #research #history #lse

There is still time to make submissions for our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) essay competition for 2025-26! Full details and submission link can be found here: www.canva.com/design/DAG_C... #essay #competition #equity #diversity #inclusion #history #lse

Join us on Tuesday 2 June as Dr Renata Keller speaks about her new book, ‘The fate of the Americas: the Cuban Missile Crisis and the hemispheric cold war’. Register HERE: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #cuba #coldwar #USA #nuclear #cubanmissilecrisis #history #event #book #lse

Read more about Elisa's new book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a... @prosperetti.bsky.social #alumni #book #colonialism #history

Elisa Prosperetti was a graduate of the BSc in International Relations and History back in 2008. Read more about Elisa's new book here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a... #alumni #book #colonialism #history

Join us on Thursday 28 May as we welcome Michael Khodarkovsky to speak about his recent book 'The Steppe and its Empires: The Russian Empire and its Eurasian Counterparts'. Register HERE: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #event #booktalk #empire #russia #europe #asia #history #lse

Thinking about studying history? Come have a chat! Register for the Masters Discovery Session (5 May) here: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse... Register for the Undergraduate Discovery Session (13 May) here: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse... #students #undergraduate #masters #study #history #lse

Have you read our blog? Do you have a piece you want to contribute? Read more here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lseih/ The LSE International History Blog provides an open platform which the Department can engage a wide audience on broad themes within the realm of international history. #lse #history #blog

The Munich Security Conference is renowned for convening political leaders, policymakers, academics and practitioners to debate some of the most pressing challenges facing global security today. Full story here: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi... #students #history #lse

Yasmin's work was reviewed by Dr Cassie Osei (Bucknell University) in the latest issue of Mundos do Trabalho (volume 18, 2026), the main Brazilian journal of labour history. You can read the review (in English) here: periodicos.ufsc.br/.../article/... #phd #monograph #news #history #lse