Join us at LSE for our Annual ICPS Lecture, where Professor Robin Celikates will examine migration both as a form of mobility and as a political practice. 📅 Thurs 7 May 🕒 6.30pm 📍 LSE Find out more and register to attend 🎫

Happy to return to Cornell University, my alma mater, to give a talk today at a conference organized by the Polson Institute. I will be speaking about civilizational justifications of war and annihilation in the current conjuncture. renewingdevelopment.org/program.html @lsesociology.bsky.social

🧑‍💻 Catch up on our Annual CITY Lecture, Planning amid division: the politics of the public in Beirut. 🏙️ Our expert panellists interrogate the normative foundations of progressive planning, including in the particular context of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.

Last month, Professor Kamari Clarke gave a public lecture on how digital technology has democratised the collection of visual evidence. Writing for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, she shows how this translates into evidentiary standards shaping what and whose expertise is recognised.

"One of the most valuable skills I took from LSE is the ability to understand law and human rights beyond the confines of legal doctrine." Daniel Torres Checa (MSc Human Rights programme, 2024) reflects on his proudest achievements, career-defining moments and advice for students. buff.ly/vXCHs13

🌎 Migration as anti-fascist movement? Rethinking the question of solidarity Join us for our Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Solidarity Lecture, exploring migration, social relations, and transnational solidarity.

Behind every algorithm lies a set of choices, some visible, many not. On this podcast, Dr Carrie Friese joins a panel of experts to discuss the unseen forces that shape AI, focusing on how gender bias enters systems through data, design, and deployment.

📖 Catch up on our book talk, Fire in every direction. Renowned Palestinian author Tareq Baconi spoke to us about his memoir of political and queer awakening, of impossible love amidst generations of displacement, and what it means to return home.

Have a lecturer, mentor, GTA or professional services staff member who’s made your year incredible? 🌟 Nominate them for the LSESU Teaching Awards — it only takes 5 minutes! Submit here 👉

New article 🚨 Professor Monika Krause and Jan Gilles analyse interviews with experts on German television news concerning the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of debates about the public contribution of the social sciences and humanities.

💥New: More evidence doesn’t mean more justice – The limits of visual technologies in human rights cases ✍️ Maxine Clarke, Jennifer Burrell & @sarakendall.bsky.social #LawSky #HumanRights #Evidence (@lsesociology.bsky.social)

Have you had your say? Share your views in the Alumni Survey 2026! All alumni who complete the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win £250 in vouchers. Complete the Alumni Survey 2026 👉️

"It's citizenship as an insurance policy". Dr Kristin Surak spoke to the BBC about the rise in dual citizenship amid political uncertainty and the disparities it highlights in global mobility.

What should plans for economic democracy look like today? And what is the best way to pursue projects for economic democracy in practice? Join Dr Robin Archer and @neilwarner.bsky.social on Monday to mark fifty years of the Meidner plan.

Tonight, we're delighted to be celebrating the launch of Carrie Friese's new book, A Mouse in a Cage. Our panel of experts are leading a discussion on animal rights and more-than-human sociology. #LSE #Sociology #AnimalStudies

📘 Join us tonight at LSE for the launch of Carrie Friese’s 'A Mouse in a Cage', with reflections on the sociological, ethical and political questions raised by the lives of laboratory animals and the practices that shape them. 🕕 6pm | 📍 OLD.3.24 🎟️ All welcome! buff.ly/qXWcryM

New data shows 31% of UK undergrads now come from the wealthiest socio‑economic group, up from 29% last year and 25% in 2021‑22. @aaronreeves.bsky.social spoke to @timeshighered.bsky.social about what could be driving this. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/third-u...

The LSE Africa Summit 2026 is happening soon! We warmly invite everyone to attend in person and be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. 📅 Date: 28–29 March 2026 📍 Location: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE, London Register here: eshop.lse.ac.uk/product-cata...

🐭📚 Join us next week! We’re celebrating the launch of Carrie Friese’s 'A Mouse in a Cage' with an expert panel discussing lab animals, humanitarianism & more-than-human sociology. 📅 26 March | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE #LSE #Sociology #AnimalRights #BookLaunch www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/ev...

"Studying Sociology encouraged me to look beyond formal structures and examine the deeper historical, political, and cultural forces that shape them." MSc Sociology alumnus Francisco González Centeno reflects on how the perspectives he developed at LSE continue to guide his work.

🔍 Join us tonight at 5.30pm for 'Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure' 🎙️ Kamari Maxine Clarke (University of Toronto) 🎤 @aycacu.bsky.social (LSE) 📍 In‑person public event | All welcome

This new article by Judy Wajcman, @davvkamp.bsky.social and Erin Young reveals how venture capital’s male‑dominated ecosystem shapes which AI innovations get funded, reinforcing gender gaps and limiting inclusive innovation.

🔬🐭 What can we learn from laboratory animals about science, ethics & society? Find out at the book launch of Dr Carrie Friese’s 'A Mouse in a Cage' on Thursday 26 March. With expert speakers + audience discussion. 📍 LSE | 🕕 6pm | Free and open to all www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/ev...

🌎 Join us next week for 'Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere?' Drawing on research from the ICC, Mexico, and northern Nigeria, this lecture asks: Who counts as an expert? What counts as harm? And what becomes invisible when justice is built around precise optics? #LSE #Sociology #HumanRights

📣 Over 500 of the UK’s most economically influential individuals have been identified in a new analysis published by III researchers. It shows that many of those with the greatest economic power remain largely unseen by the wider public, thus avoiding public scrutiny. buff.ly/JW4FLQu

🌎 Join us next week for 'Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere?' Drawing on research from the ICC, Mexico, and northern Nigeria, this lecture asks: Who counts as an expert? What counts as harm? And what becomes invisible when justice is built around precise optics? #LSE #Sociology #HumanRights

📢 We are looking forward to the AFSEE Keynote Lecture on Wednesday 18 March! In the event, Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak and AFSEE Fellow Lily Jamaludin will discuss our world today, the stories that bring us together & the silences that keep us apart.

Behind every algorithm lies a set of choices, some visible, many not. Join Dr Carrie Friese to discuss the unseen forces that shape AI, focusing on how gender bias enters systems through data, design, and deployment. 📆 Tuesday 10 March, 6.30pm to 8pm

📺 Satellite images, geolocated videos, data dashboards — visibility has become a promise of justice. But is more evidence really leading to accountability? Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke explores the limits of “evidence revolutions.” 📅 Wed 18 March | 🕠 5.30pm | 📍 LSE | With @aycacu.bsky.social

🧬📚 Join us for the launch of Dr Carrie Friese’s new book, A Mouse in a Cage — a deep dive into lab animals, humanitarianism & more‑than‑human sociology. 📅 Thursday 26 March | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE

We are excited to be joined by Professor Mona Fawaz this evening as she delivers our Annual CITY Lecture. Her talk interrogates the normative foundations of progressive planning in the context of the 2020 Port explosion in #Beirut.

Is a democratic economy possible? What could it look like and how might we achieve it? Come to LSE on March 30th to discuss these questions and more with @isabelleferreras.bsky.social, @mathewlawrence.bsky.social and me. www.lse.ac.uk/events/democ...

🏙️ Join us tonight at #LSE for "Planning amid division: the politics of the public in Beirut" with Mona Fawaz and @davidjmadden.bsky.social. 🎫 Open to all and free to attend 🕡 6.30pm to 8pm #Sociology #Cities #Beirut

🤳 Evidence everywhere—#justice nowhere? What happens when the power to see violence outpaces the power to act on it? Join us at LSE for a talk on techno‑humanitarianism under pressure. Chaired by @aycacu.bsky.social. 🎫 Open to all and free to attend #LSE #Sociology #HumanRights

💭 How do planners work amid social division, post‑truth politics, and fractured publics? Mona Fawaz and @davidjmadden.bsky.social join us next week to discuss planning in #Beirut after the 2020 Port explosion. 📅 Mon 2 March | 6.30pm #Cities #LSE

What’s driving today’s authoritarian turn? How is the postwar order shifting? And where do liberalism and illiberalism collide? Professor Anthony Bogues spoke to @neilwarner.bsky.social and @willkend.bsky.social about his recent LSE lecture.

This week, Dr Kristin Surak will deliver the Inaugural Mosse Lecture in Tokyo. Her lecture will explore what #elite mobility reveals about the present and future of international #migration.

Most people think offshore wealth is hidden in tax havens 💰 🏝️ However, in this @LSEpoliticsblog article, Dr Kristin Surak explains how it’s the complex relationships between offshore structures that allow people to hide their personal wealth.

Right‑wing populism, epistemic fragmentation, and the erosion of expert authority are reshaping planning. Prof. Mona Fawaz will examine these dynamics through #Beirut’s post‑explosion recovery. 📅 2 March | 6.30pm 🔗 buff.ly/pqPlw8Q #LSE #Cities

⏳ 3 days to go! Join our panel on Reporting #Gaza, which examines how mainstream #media has covered the war & the ongoing dispossession & suffering of #Palestinians. @omarghazzi.bsky.social @desfreedman.bsky.social #LilianeLandor @myriageorgiou.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/lsem...

📢 Upcoming #booklaunch at LSE Sociology On Thursday 26 March, we're celebrating the launch of Dr Carrie Friese’s new book 'A Mouse in a Cage, exploring humanitarianism and the rights of lab animals'. Chaired by Professor Monika Krause. ➡️ All welcome!

Last night, we had the pleasure of being joined by Tareq Baconi to discuss his new book 'Fire in Every Direction'. In conversation with Mai Taha and @aycacu.bsky.social, they shared their thoughts on the themes of the memoir, including political consciousness, desire and displacement.

In this interview, Professor Anthony Bogues expands on his recent lecture at LSE examining authoritarian resurgence, the unravelling of the postwar order, and the entanglements of liberalism and illiberalism.

Out today @intellectbooks.bsky.social: 'Reconstructing the American Dream: Life Inside the Tiny House Nation' w/Ella Harris, Mel Nowicki & Cian Oba-Smith. Through photographic and ethnographic accounts of life in Texas tiny home communities, we examine the politics of 'going tiny' in the US today.

Join us tonight for 'Fire in every direction' with Tareq Baconi. This talk will explore themes of political and queer awakening, drawing on personal experiences of displacement, belonging, and resistance. 🕡 6pm 📍 OLD.3.24, LSE Old Building 🔗 buff.ly/eJFXV1f #Sociology #HumanRights

Interested in learning more about graduate study and life at LSE? 💭 Virtual Graduate Open Events are running all week! They are an opportunity to hear from student support services, current LSE students and the Graduate Admissions team. www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...

Why is WeWork’s disgraced founder still so investable? Read @timwhite100.bsky.social's paper 'The non-death of Adam Neumann: Alt-exiting, serial-founding, and failing up in Silicon Valley venture capital' in @finandsoc.bsky.social ⤵️

We are delighted to be joined by Harriet Bulkeley tonight at LSE as she delivers a talk on the politics and consequences of nature being positioned as a solution to urban challenges. #LSEEvents #LSESociology

Next week, renowned Palestinian scholar Tareq Baconi joins us to discuss his memoir of political and queer awakening, 'Fire in Every Direction'. 📅 16 Feb | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE 🔗https://buff.ly/eJFXV1f #Sociology #HumanRights #memoir

Join us tonight for 'Governing with nature' with Professor Harriet Bulkeley. This talk will explore the rise, and limits, of nature‑based solutions in urban governance. 🕡 6.30pm 📍 In person & online 🎟️ Open to all and free to attend | register now #LSEEvents #ClimateChange #Sociology