Theatres, libraries, and community art centres across Ukraine are doing serious anti-corruption work. Dr David Jackson and Sophia Anders argue that international donors should recognise and support these efforts, as they offer a route to lasting change. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Ukraine’s cultural spaces are building strong foundations for anti-corruption @lseid.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

NEW: Victor Mallet’s Far-Right France @hurstpublishers.bsky.social examines the rise of the far right in France through the successful alliance between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella and their appeal to rural voters. Review by @laurentwarlouzet.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr 👇

Europe has become a strategic spectator in the Iran war. ✍ Kristian Alexander blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

New research shows that when citizens are prompted to think about AI, they become more aware of the limitations of human decision-makers. ✍ Florian Stöckel @exeter.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Are Russia and China losing their grip on the Middle East? ✍ Maria Papageorgiou @newcastleuni.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

👀ICYMI: "For some datasets, we estimate that the amount of mass-manufactured research now outnumbers legitimate research by ten to one" @aidybarnett.bsky.social #AcademicPublishing #OpenData #ResearchIntegrity

The Iran energy crisis underlines that transitioning to a low carbon economy is the only way to protect against future shocks to the energy system. ✍ @daisyjameson.bsky.social & Carina Perez @granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

For decades Iran cultivated a network of non-state actors to keep military threats at arm’s length. @arashreisi.bsky.social writes that while this “forward defence” strategy enabled regional influence, it has now helped bring Iran into direct conflict with the US & Israel @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

I was interviewed by @theguardian.com on the right-wing backlash against solar power in Denmark: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... This came off the back of my article on this for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Iran's forward defence strategy allowed Tehran to project influence across the Middle East. But it has now helped bring Iran into direct conflict with the US and Israel. ✍ Arash Reisinezhad @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Jürgen Habermas made the case for a supranational democracy in Europe formed by a transfer of competences from states to the European level. But is such a transfer of power possible (or desirable) in today's Europe? ✍ @simonglend.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

I had a long-standing disagreement with Habermas over the future of European integration. Here I outline his 'postnational' view - and briefly explain why I think (following Kant and Mill) it should nevertheless be rejected. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Developing economies presently account for about 45% of global GDP, up from 25% in 2000. A structural shift in the global economic dynamics is quietly taking shape. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

NEW: From the internet's early countercultural ideals to today’s surveillance capitalism and fluid digital landscape, is the binary of “mainstream” and “alternative” media still meaningful? Read an extract Bart Cammaerts’ Dichotomies in Media and Communication Theory @routledgebooks.bsky.social 👇

Italian centre-right parties have appeared broadly united in the campaign for Italy's referendum on 22–23 March. But do their voters feel the same way? ✍ Marino De Luca | University of Calabria blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Voting patterns in the European Parliament suggest mainstream parties remain firmly supportive of Ukraine. But divisions over Russia are increasingly pronounced among the populist radical right. ✍ Holesch Adam @ibei.org @pzag.bsky.social & @buzogany.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

📉 Is immigration a solution to declining birth rates? And would a falling population benefit the environment? Read our interview with @berkayozcan.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

In an era where liberal democracy is under strain, the Czech Senate provides a compelling example of how institutional identity coupled with veto powers can halt democratic backsliding. ✍ Jan Hruška & @drseanhanley.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The EU's enlargement policy still suffers from a deep credibility problem that is fostering mutual frustration between the EU and candidate countries. ✍ Panagiota Manoli @geopower-eu.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

After years of stalled progress, enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels. But a successful enlargement policy will need to reconcile strategic expansion, democratic conditionality and the EU’s relationship with the UK. ✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

NEW: A comparative study of how women-focused humanitarian aid agencies in the UK and France approach refugee women's empowerment by Zeynep Kilicoglu @lsegender.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Review by @eolivius.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social ⬇

Following the Gorton and Denton byelection results, Paul Whiteley breaks down the demographics of the supporters of Reform UK and the Greens. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Recent labour actions targeted shipments to Gaza and criticised the EU's rearmament plans. But operations by America and Israel against Iran have also drawn condemnation from international labour organisations. If war is prolonged, unions could broaden their focus. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Why are birth rates falling? And what can governments do about it? In an interview with LSE's Anna Bevan, Emily Jackson discusses how declining fertility will shape the societies of the future. 🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Despite Donald Trump's claims about free-riding in NATO, new research finds little evidence that NATO accession causes states to reduce their defence spending. ✍ Ringailė Kuokštytė @denisivanov.bsky.social, Vainius Indilas & Vytautas Kuokštis blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Will reforms to the Better Regulation policy damage the EU’s legitimacy? ✍ @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social & @norbidunn.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

German chancellor Merz visits China today. The visit follows Macron's and Starmer's visits in the last months, and comes at a time of transatlantic tensions. Zeno Leoni and I have written on Europe's Trump-China dilemma for LSE blogs: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

When judges sit further apart ideologically, cases take longer to decide. In the EU, such delays are driven mainly by diverging preferences over economic governance - state intervention, markets, regulation - not abstract battles over “more or less Europe.” @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Embracing the role of a middle power could help Europe engage with China while mitigating the impact of a harsh response from Donald Trump. ✍ @gesineweber.bsky.social & Zeno Leoni blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

New research shows the hidden political divisions at the heart of the Court of Justice of the European Union. ✍ @silje-hermansen.bsky.social | Matthew Gabel | Jay Krehbiel blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Over 75 years after the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, efforts to protect Europe's steel industry could once again trigger a new phase of European integration. ✍ Tobias Hofelich @astonpress.bsky.social & Tobias Kopf blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

In response to high youth unemployment figures the British government may delay an increase in the minimum wage for young adults. Why are young people struggling to find jobs? And what impact do minimum wages, technology and flexible working have on unemployment? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

Emmanuel Macron has reportedly floated the idea of inviting China to this year's G7 summit in France, but would China welcome such an invitation? ✍ Kenddrick Chan & Chris Alden @lseideas.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Calls to reform EU decision-making are growing, but such reforms will be dangerously incomplete unless we also change the way national parliaments engage with EU affairs. ✍ @sarahagemann.bsky.social @ucph.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The world’s oceans are facing multiple environmental crises. Ron Po @lsehy.bsky.social argues history can play a critical role in helping us to understand how these problems emerged and how they can be tackled in more conscious and pragmatic ways @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

History can play a critical role in helping us to understand the crises affecting the world's oceans. By situating contemporary concerns within long-term histories, we can open up new possibilities for conceiving sustainable futures. ✍ Ronald Po @lsehy.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

NEW✨ Housing is far more than physical shelter. It shapes and is shaped by the social conditions of its inhabitants, and housing policy should reflect that. Beyond Bricks and Mortar by Anne Power @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social, reviewed by Christiane Tarantino 👇

💡New! A new school of government won’t fix Whitehall on its own blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

💥New | How Kant can make sense of misinformation ✍️ Uyiosa Omoregie & Kirsti Ryall #Misinformation #Expertise #Kant

Czech President Petr Pavel and a hundred thousand protesters have shown how liberal democracy can prevail against illiberalism. ✍ @jrovny.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

This week’s Munich Security Conference will once again put the transatlantic relationship under the spotlight. As the US grows increasingly unreliable, European leaders must now lay the foundations for an independent Europe. ✍ Teona Giuashvili @lseir.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Europe is suffering from an ageing paradox. Grey power is tilting governments toward preservation over progress, preventing the investment that is needed to manage ageing populations. ✍ Tim Vlandas @dspi-oxford.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Finally got around to writing a convenient summary of our article 'Creating certainty where there is none'. If the short version just isn't doing it for you, you can find the full article in all its glory here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Could the centre-right Republicans join forces with the far-right National Rally in France? @phmarliere.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk writes that if a governing alliance were to be formed between the two parties, it would be unique in Europe @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Public discourse around AI has gone beyond what its technical specifications warrant, limiting the space for democratic engagement and control. ✍ Cristobal Garibay-Petersen @lse-ei.bsky.social @mlorimer.bsky.social & @neuralisa.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Emmanuel Macron promised to act as a pragmatic moderniser, but the failure of Macronism now risks destabilising both France and Europe. ✍ John Ryan @cesifo.org blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Crises have frequently served as the catalyst for European integration, but have they left the EU lacking a coherent constitutional architecture? Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social on how the EU attempts to build order from crisis for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social.

Could the centre-right Republicans join forces with the far-right National Rally in France? ✍ @phmarliere.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The threat posed by Russia has shown Norway it can no longer manage security in Northern Europe from the sidelines. ✍ Stefan Gänzle & Marco Pietro D'Attoma blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...