The anti-Net Zero campaign reaches new heights of disinformation. This from the latest edition of Private Eye deserves wider circulation…

This was a brilliant talk by @ndubash.bsky.social - I will be thinking a lot about his conclusions on the implications to re-orienting climate policy around self-determination. Thanks to @robertfalkner.bsky.social for organizing, @gsos-lse.bsky.social for hosting! Podcast recording will be up soon.

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📢 Don’t miss our upcoming event with @gsos-lse.bsky.social, “Decentering emissions: how the developing world can shape the #climatechange agenda,” featuring @ndubash.bsky.social, @robertfalkner.bsky.social, and @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social. 🔗 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa... #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Come and join us on Wed 21 Jan, 18:30, at LSE for a public lecture by Prof Navroz Dubash (Princeton) on "Decentering Emissions: How the developing world can shape the climate change agenda." With a response from our discussant @kasiapaprocki.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics." The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year. direct.mit.edu/glep/article... @lseir.bsky.social

New in @gepjournal.bsky.social: "Historicizing Global Environmental Politics." The article is part of the journal's 25th anniversary special issue, which is forthcoming later this year. direct.mit.edu/glep/article... @lseir.bsky.social

The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.

As the winter solstice approaches, here is a watercolour painting by Mehr Khan to brighten our dark days.

On Wednesday evening we're hosting @jelenasubotic.bsky.social at @lseir.bsky.social to talk about her fantastic new book 'The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution'. It's free to attend, but registration is necessary. Please come along! Details below...

GEP's Special Issue on "The North–South Politics of Global Just Transitions" is now out, guest edited by Chuks Okereke, Ken Mbeva, Reuben Makomere. Several articles are available open access, including the introduction. Check them out at the link below! direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...

LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education track) in International Political Economy: Primary responsibility is education; we are looking for a track record in teaching, student mentoring, and pastoral care. Annual salary: £68,087+ Deadline: 30 November 2025. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Private Eye…

Dieter Helm's big essay in The Times ("The COPs have failed" 8 Nov) prompted me to write a letter to the editor, to correct the muddle that Helm gets into on international climate policy and the #COP process. Below is my response. www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...

Hard to believe these days, but there was once a time when the US government led the debate on how to combat climate change and improve environmental quality.

Job alert! The LSE's International Relations dept is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy. This is for academics whose primary responsibility is education. Apply by 30 Nov 2025. Salary min. £68,087 pa incl London allowance. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond. Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...

The new McCarthyism of MAGA America: Rutgers historian Mark Bray, who wrote book on postwar anti-fascism, leaves US after death threats and having his home address published on social media. Turning Point USA labelled him a “financier” for leftwing movements. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Conservatives are about to pledge to ditch the UK's Climate Change Act. Time to re-post this @carbonbrief.org analysis of why Kemi Badenoch is wrong to claim that climate policy is driving sky-high energy costs. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

The Hertie School mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Claus Offe, Professor Emeritus of Political Sociology, an extraordinary scholar, teacher and colleague. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and all who had the privilege to know him.

Cancel culture on the rise again in US…

As many suspected, the economic costs of this summer's heatwave and wildfire season in Europe turned out to be higher than originally expected - and are set to rise in future years. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Sad day at LSE. Conor Gearty has died. He will be sorely missed, among his colleagues in the law school and across the LSE and beyond. A passionate scholar and advocate of human rights, he became the first director of the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights while continuing to practice law.

A textbook case of how not to report polls. '50%? Oh my god!' 'Oh, you mean a 9-point increase'?

Next was “The Market in Global International Society” by Barry Buzan and @robertfalkner.bsky.social, who demonstrate the flaws in analyzing the state and market separately and how to better understand political economy. Highly recommend Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (6/8)

Are you researching how corporate actors shaped international organisations in the long #20thcentury? 🚨Submit your proposal for our #CfP: Extractivist Enterprise and International Organisations, 1919-1989 📅 Deadline to submit proposals: 6 October 2025 You can find all the information below 👇​

📰 Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social spoke with @newscientist.com about the challenges of global environmental negotiations. “The consensus rule in international environmental negotiations has always been the Achilles heel of the UN #environment process,” he said. 🔗 bit.ly/4g2YoRN #AcademicSky

Job posting: 2 Assistant Professor positions in the LSE's International Relations department. One in International Political Economy, preferably with a focus on climate/environment or global business. Deadline is 7 September. Please distribute in your networks. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD919/a...

🎓📢 We’re hiring! Come join us @uni-muenster.de 🇩🇪 as a W3 Professor in Political Science (🌍 IR & ♻️ Sustainability) 💼 Permanent position 📍 Münster, Germany 🕒 Deadline: Sept 26, 2025 jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

I had an interesting conversation with @jfmorin.bsky.social and @cyncouette.bsky.social about their research on the governance of orbital debris. Please watch this video to find out more!

Always amazes me how little Oxford colleges are willing to pay for part-time lecturers. 3 contact hours per week, plus exam duties, admissions, admin and pastoral duties. But £8,284-£9,154 per annum??? Ahh, at least "some lunches and dinners free of charge..." www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA269/c...

Throwback to the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture, “Economic nationalism and global (dis)order,” delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social and chaired by Dr Katerina Dalacoura. ✍️ Read the event report: bit.ly/4nPVK5i 🎥 Watch the full lecture here: bit.ly/40SnQmw #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Brexit’s glorious future, back then … and now 🙄 (Source: Private Eye)

Chatham House is looking to hire a Senior Research Fellow on Energy Transition and Climate Mitigation. They are looking for deep expertise in the energy transition, climate risks & interaction with geo-politics/economics. Permanent, full-time, £90k annually. careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/6023298...

Climate misinformation is now a major threat to the Net Zero transition. New report details role of online conspiracy theorists, corporations and think tanks. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

One more week to apply.

Thanks to all who came to the LSE event last night. The topic of "economic nationalism and international (dis)order" provoked some excellent questions. Far too many... In case you missed it, you can rewatch the video recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOxj...

Three lectureships in IR at Oxford - appointments are fixed for 5 years: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK960/d...

"We are happy to correct the record."

THREE 5-year Lectureships in IR at Oxford. One person will have expertise in Historical and Interpretive Methods; another in Qualitative Methods, and a third in Quantitative Methods We're looking for people with substantive expertise in historical international relations, the IR of Africa...

Congratulations to Jeffrey Sachs for again winning the John J. Mearsheimer Award For Demonstrating To People Who You Really Are

“If Goethe claimed towards the end of his life that every reasonable person is a moderate Liberal, then in our time one must say: Every reasonable person is a moderate Socialist.” (Thomas Mann, 1950)

“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” Sir Isaiah Berlin, influential philosopher, Fellow of All Souls College at University of Oxford, founding President of Wolfson College, born #OTD 1909. @ox.ac.uk @wolfsoncollege.bsky.social

Next week, Monday 9 June at 18.30, at LSE and online: ⬇️

Come work with us – on whatever you like! One year to focus entirely on your own research project in a stimulating and supportive environment. Open to any aspect of #climatepolitics. Apply within. hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs... @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiesustain.bsky.social

Astonishing to see how much of the anti-Net Zero campaign is based on outright lies ⬇️

Great book. Read it.

We don't get many good news on the climate policy front, so this is all the more welcome... www.ft.com/content/4abd...

Join us for the Martin Wight Memorial Lecture 2024/25, which will be delivered by Professor @robertfalkner.bsky.social who will explore the rise of economic nationalism amidst growing geopolitical rivalry. 🎫 Find out more & register to attend online: bit.ly/4jkwe4N #AcademicSky #PoliSky #LSEEvents