The lineup for this term's @lsegovernment.bsky.social Contentious Politics Workshop has been finalised! Join us in-person or via Zoom on Wednesdays to discuss mobilisation, repression, protest framing, memory and more. DM for Zoom links and our mailing list!

"Joining the project delivery track of the (civil service) Fast Stream has provided me with the opportunity to integrate #policy #insight with hands-on delivery experience." 💡 This month's #alumni #spotlight is Zeinab Drabu (MSc Global Politics, 2019): www.lse.ac.uk/government/a...

Read Professor Tony Travers' commentary in The future of Oxford Street: Power, politics and pedestrians @bbcnews.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Read @gofosu.bsky.social's commentary in Why is democracy succeeding in Ghana? @brookings.edu 👉🏽 www.brookings.edu/articles/why...

Congratulations to Dr Elisa Wirsching for the receipt of this award!

📣 #Public #event announcement! 💡 Thinking Popular Mobilization with Gramsci 📅 Wednesday 15 October, 5.30pm to 7pm, #LSE 📖 Book launch and discussion of Professor John Chalcraft's book 📧 Sign up required 👉🏽https://www.lse.ac.uk/government/events/2025/Thinking-Popular-Mobilization-with-Gramsci

Congratulations to Dr Sarah Brierley who was awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship for her project, #Political #Finance in #Africa. The fellowship provides long-term support which enables fellows to tackle ambitious multidisciplinary questions. www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...

We are honoured to be hosting LSE's annual Black History Month event! 40 years on from the Broadwater Farm riots, our speakers will examine methods of resistance that continue to address present-day questions of race, racism and social inequality. Registration required ⬇️ bit.ly/4glHaze

📢 #Event announcement! 💻 Empowering Workers in an Age of Automation 🗓️ Thursday 2 October, 4pm to 6pm 📍📍 LSE 📩 Sign up required Join the @lsepoltheory.bsky.social seminar for the launch and discussion of #Tom #Parr's latest book. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1558920666...

📣Upcoming event! 🎬A special screening of From Where We Stand — a film on race, belonging & post-Brexit Northern England. Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Lucy Kaye, Professor Adrian Favell, and Professor Mike Savage. 📅 Thurs 2 Oct, 5pm 📍LSE More info➡️ buff.ly/f7Ycglm

#APSA25 - classic gin martini and Cass Sunstein’s new book @lsegovernment.bsky.social - will be chairing his lecture at LSE later in October

I am so excited that this excellent line-up of speakers are presenting in the LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social Political Behaviour seminar series this term! 👇

🎉 Huge congratulations to our brilliant LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social colleague, Mathias Poertner @mathiaspoertner.bsky.social for winning APSA’s Leon Epstein book award for his excellent book Creating Partisans! www.cambridge.org/gb/universit... 👇

#Student #research highlight! ⚡️ "The Summit reinforced the importance of adaptive, ethical leadership in today’s interconnected world." Read Alexandre Garrido Perrier's (MSc Public Policy and Administration) blog about the Leaders’ Summit in New York City. 🗽 blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/2...

Congratulations, Carl! We look forward to seeing how this project progresses over the coming years in the department.

We're so proud of our Assistant Professor, Dr Carl Müller-Crepon, who was one of three #LSE academics to be awarded a coveted #European #Research Council Starting #Grant for his project, Border Change and Local Development in Europe and Beyond. 🥳 @erc.europa.eu www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...

Congratulations to our brilliant colleague in the LSE Government Department @lsegovernment.bsky.social Carl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social on being awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his project "Border Change and Local Development in Europe and Beyond"! 🎉🎉 www.lse.ac.uk/news/latest-...

Congratulations to @brunoleipold.com who was awarded the 2025 #Political #Theory #Prize for the best first book in political theory in English. Bruno received the award for his book, Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought. ecpr.eu/News/News/De...

📢 Call for Papers – London Experimental Seminar Series (LESS) in Political Science @lsegovernment.bsky.social. We are launching a new forum for experimental political science research: First seminar: 19/11/2025. Deadline: 31/08/2025. Submit here: forms.gle/ZUJcBbZoDoaY...

Has #immigration caused #labour market protectionism in Europe? @patmcgovern.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social Eiko Thielemann @lse-ei.bsky.social & @omarhgallego.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social identify a new type of immigration control that impacts workplaces @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

We were thrilled to see Professor Stephane Wolton quoted in The Times article, 'If there's no escaping #AI, should #students event try?'. Stephane spoke about his pioneering assessment where students are requested to #critique their AI #prompts. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

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...

CALL FOR PAPERS: The @lsegovernment.bsky.social Contentious Politics Workshop is looking for submissions for the Autumn term! We are particularly interested in hearing from PhD students and ECRs, and welcome both developed projects and work-in-progress. Do get in touch for more details!

Congratulations to all those successful A level students joining us at @lsegovernment.bsky.social in September. We look forward to welcoming you…

At @lsegovernment.bsky.social, I had an array of excellent, inspiring, and supportive colleagues. Special thanks go to @simonhix.bsky.social for providing such a fantastic experience as a teaching fellow on GV101; I can't imagine a better way to have re-entered academia after my time at YouGov.

We're so proud of Professor Tony Travers who received the Freedom of the City of London! Professor Travers was recognised at the Guildhall for his expertise in public finance, elections, and local and regional government. www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-... #London #civic #engagement #research

Just #graduated? 🎉🎓 Make sure you update your details to stay in touch with #LSE! Check your inbox for a welcome email and personalised link to update your details, so you don’t miss out on news, events and #alumni perks! 📬✨

"The keynotes given by professors from different CIVICA universities offered different perspectives on the (digital) #challenges we are facing in #democracies in Europe and around the world." 🌐 PhD student Isolde Hegemann speaks about the 4th #CIVICA Summer School! info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...

Join us for a free public #event by former UK Foreign Secretary and Chancellor #Jeremy #Hunt in which he will talk about his new book, Can We Be Great Again?: Why a Dangerous World Needs #Britain. 🗓️ Monday 21 July ⏲️ 6.30pm to 8pm 📍 LSE 🎟️ Sign up required www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/... #LSEevents

'Is there a way to fight back?' Professor John Chalcraft introduces his new @ucpress.bsky.social book, ‘From Subordination to Revolution' on the @lsegovernment.bsky.social blog - bit.ly/4eBOZ2O

📢 Join us for an engaging evening as Dr Ngutuku presents her latest work, which sheds light on how children themselves perceive and navigate poverty, often in ways overlooked by traditional development frameworks. Register here⬇️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/firoz-lalji-...

Almost one week to go until our next #LSE event! Join us on Thursday 12 June, where we will be discussing how can we teach (and learn) #political #theory in a global way? 🌍 This is a free event open to all teachers, students and political theory enthusiasts. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1336370473...

"That year, Pope Francis awarded me, among several thousand candidates, as one of the 500 Global #Changemakers in policy and economy..." We spoke to Rodrigo Saavedra (MSc Global Politics, 2023) who shared his career highlights as our #alumni in the #spotlight: www.lse.ac.uk/government/a...

We are delighted to host John Marshall at our next @lsegovernment.bsky.social APEG Seminar this Thursday, May 22 (12:00-1:30 PM GMT). Please join us.

Are we facing the end of the #UK's two-party system? Tony Travers @lsegovernment.bsky.social writes that #Reform's popularity, voters’ aversion to the two major parties, as well as global trends suggest British politics is entering a multi-party era. @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social‬

📣 #Event announcement! 📖 Book launch and discussion: How can we teach (and learn) political theory in a global way? 📅 Thursday 12 June, 6.30pm to 8pm ⭕ #Free #public event, open to all ®️ Registration required. www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-we...

Many congratulations to Oscar Nowlan @lsegovernment.bsky.social

The end of the two-party system has been prophesized many times before, but Labour and the Conservatives had held firm. This time, argues Tony Travers of @lsegovernment.bsky.social, things might be different. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

At a time when money is in short supply, the ministry finds itself with a huge programme of legislation and implementation, writes our SPP Associate Dean, Professor Tony Travers, for the Local Government Chronicle. Read more 👇 www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov... @lsegovernment.bsky.social

On 2 April, Trump announced wide-ranging “reciprocal” #tariffs against many other countries, causing turmoil across global markets. How was the president able to do this, and how might Congress respond? @sjrickard.bsky.social‬ @lsegovernment.bsky.social for @lseusablog.bsky.social

Read Professor Stephanie Rickard's analysis of the impact of #Trump’s #tariffs on the US Dollar and Chinese Yuan and the possible consequences for their respective #economies. blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/2...

How do #race and #gender influence #classroom dynamics and participation? Read the Change Maker research to find out. blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/2...

At the launch of the 8th LSE Undergraduate Politics Review - a wonderful volume showcasing great UG political research from around the world @lsegovernment.bsky.social

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

NEW✨ The universal republic – a utopian ideal or a feasible mode of global governance? The Universal Republic: A Realistic Utopia? by Mathias Koenig-Archibugi @lsegovernment.bsky.social revisits an often-dismissed Enlightenment idea of a world democratic state. Review by @simonarthur.bsky.social

📣 Our next Seminar Series will be delivered by Dr J. Andrew Harris from NYU Abu Dhabi, exploring "Just a Number?: Age Misstatement and the Old-Age Pension in Colonial Ireland" 📆 Friday 21 March, 2 - 3pm Sign up today➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/department...

It's #FoodWasteActionWeek! We are committing to buying loose and wasting less. If you buy only the fruit and veg that you need, it reduces the amount of food that ends up in the bin and means that you can choose exactly what you want. This is part of the 'It all adds up' campaign.

Congratulations, Mathias!

Happy International Women’s Day! I want to pay tribute to the brilliant & powerful women of LSE @lsegovernment.bsky.social who inspire me @sarahbrierley.bsky.social @msands.bsky.social @pavisuri.bsky.social @alicirone.bsky.social @sjrickard.bsky.social @leaypi.bsky.social ( +others not on here)

After another successful promotion round with all my cases being confirmed - and some stellar colleagues being promoted I am out celebrating with a negroni - @lsegovernment.bsky.social congratulations you know who you are…