From political philosophy to political proposals via the social sciences. A lively debate, launching Tom Parr's new book. With Becky Clark (LSE), David Axelsen (Essex) and @brunoleipold.com .

We'll be launching Tom Parr's new book next week Thursday for our first LSE political theory seminar of the year. Register below!

On Thursday 2 October, we'll be kicking off our 2025-26 LSE poltiical theory seminar with a book launch of Tom Parr's "Empowering Workers in an Age of Automation". The event will be followed by a reception at the George IV pub. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/empowering...

Event announcement: 👤 Paul Weithman (Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame) 💬 Has Liberalism Failed? ↪ With a response from Paul Kelly (Professor of Political Philosophy, LSE) 📅 Monday 6 October, 4.30–6.00pm 📍 Room 3.05, SAL

Fantastic news! And great to see that work speaking to political scientists AND theorists does so well. Congrats, Mathias!

New seminar schedule for Autumn Term. All welcome!

English translation now available verfassungsblog.de/marx-constit...

In a piece for @verfassungsblog.de I critique a recent Hamburg court decision that Marx is an enemy of the German constitution. (English translation out soon)

Penultimate day as HoD and last in office before Sara Hobolt takes over - good luck to her. Journey home - David Bowie, Massive Attack and Motörhead…

🎉 Congratulations @brunoleipold.com (@lsepoltheory.bsky.social) for winning our 2025 Political Theory Prize ⭐ Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought (@princetonupress.bsky.social) 👉 More about the winner buff.ly/TweS2Bw #ECPRPrizes

Congratulations to Assistant Professor @brunoleipold.com on the publication of his new #article, "Constituency #Juries: Holding Elected Representatives Accountable through Sortition" in Perspectives on Politics, Cambridge University Press, 2025. 👏👏👏 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In a new article in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social I propose an institution reform to make representative government less oligarchic: having elected politicians held accountable by randomly selected "Constituency Juries"

The content of my thoughts is now an object in the world!!! Thank you, thank you to everyone who supported the research or supported the writing or supported me & the research & the writing - I am so grateful and happy and can’t wait to celebrate with you all when it’s released on 4th September 😍😍🐥!

New article from our colleague @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social :

My new article in Political Studies: ‘Transition: Revisiting a Troubled Concept in the Age of Climate Change’ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @polstudies.bsky.social @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

Last week, we held our annual graduate political theory conference with keynotes from Rufaida Al Hashmi and John O'Neill. Big thanks to our brilliant PhD students @yusufimaadkhan.com @janwasserziehr.bsky.social‬ @cristinaconesa.bsky.social‬ & Emma Obermair for organising!

This week, Eric MacGilvray will give a paper called "What Is It to be a Realist about Democracy?" from his book in progress. Thursday May 15 16:00 - 18:00. All welcome! Please note NEW VENUE: OLD.4.10 (OId Building)! Registration for non-LSE participants: forms.office.com/e/WBSQABK5yj

There will be a book launch on 12 June at LSE for the new political theory introduction Leigh Jenco has written with Paulina Ochoa Espejo & Murad Idris. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-we...

Workshop | Ethics and Politics in Marx 26 May · HU Berlin · 10–18h With @vcwills.bsky.social & @brunoleipold.com presenting their new books: Marx’s Ethical Vision & Citizen Marx. Comments by Gädeke, James, Müller & Wollner. Register by 16 May: [email protected]

Enjoyed talking to Yiannis Kouris for the ENA Institue about my book, the methodological relationship between political theory and the history of political thought, and what if anything republicanism has to offer in the present moment enainstitute.org/en/publicati...

Really enjoyed talking about Marx and the Paris Commune for this week's episode of Past Present Future

Are political theorists necessarily philosophers?

@jackwilkinson.bsky.social told me about this saying today. It will stay with me for a while.

Our PhD student @janwasserziehr.bsky.social is organising an exciting conference on 10th June about AI, consiousness, and morality. Register here: www.eventbrite.de/e/lse-worksh...

Watch @pjthinker.bsky.social on post-liberalism, which he will also be teaching a new course on next year for our MSc in political theory!

Teaching year ended today for me with my last GV326 class - Arendt contra Schmitt. Great bunch of students and such a privilege to get to discuss this stuff with them @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Incredibly pleased that Les Éditions sociales will be publishing the French translation of Citizen Marx. Je suis particulièrement heureux que le "Citoyen Marx" soit mis à la disposition des camarades français par le même éditeur qui publie la Grande Édition Marx et Engels (GEME) ✊

What a great seminar this was! See you all soon again for more political theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social

Wonderful to see @lsepoltheory.bsky.social enjoying the fabulous Daniel Weinstock @danielweinstock.bsky.social !

Daniel Weinstock defending a mandate view of representation and being questioned by Anne Phillips and @leaypi.bsky.social

This will now be in LAK.2.06 due to electrical problems with the CKK building.

Our research seminar on Thursday is with Daniel Weinstock: "Compromise and the Ethics of Political Representation". 4pm. We're in CKK.2.06 -- but you need to register if you don't have an LSE ID: forms.office.com/e/WBSQABK5yj PS: Our email distribution is down -- sorry, no email announcements.

@global-ih.bsky.social This brand new book by Leigh Jenco, Paulina Ochoa Espejo and Murad Idris looks very intriguing. Closely examining political theory, and ideas, in a global context is probably more relevant than ever. Many thanks to the authors for doing this! @pochoaespejo.bsky.social

Sarah Bufkin (Birmingham) presenting to our POTY seminar on her book project on Fanon

Excited for this!

Ooooooh!!!!!! Two of my fave political theorists here.

This looks like a fantastic resource. #PolTheory

I am currently doing this job, but will be leaving soon - if you are interested in being my replacement, take a look at the ad here www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/109005-.... Happy to chat!

Nice review of Citizen Marx in the Literary Review by Jonathan Rée (though not sure I think of myself as an “evangelist for republicanism“!). Also cool that it’s next to Richard Bourke’s review of Skinner’s new book

Reminder that we’re hosting a book launch for @mirjam-m.bsky.social ’s brilliant book this afternoon!

This is tonight and I’m really looking forward to it.

Together with Paulina Ochoa Espejo and Murad Idris, Leigh Jenco has just published a new introduction to political theory that integrates recent insights from comparative and global political thought. Available here: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/po...

We're hiring a Fellow in Political Theory! @lsegovernment.bsky.social : jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Only six more days to submit your abstract to the Conference in Feminist and Gender Theory!

@lsepoltheory.bsky.social now this is a book to read - the great T.J. Clark

Hot on the heels of this news: just heard that @yordamkitap.bsky.social y.social has acquired the Turkish translation rights! Türk yoldaşlarının Yurttaş Marx'ı okuyabilecek olmalarına sevindim ✊

Got a footnote reference in Skinner’s Liberty as Independence (p.206). It made me very happy - I came across Quentin’s work as a 6th former in 1979 (we met much later) - on and off he has been part of the background of my career. If I’d known at 17 I might get a footnote …