Happy New Year from the LSE European Institute! 🎆🌟 We are excited to embark on another year with you by our side - our amazing community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and wider supporters! All the best for #2026! 🎉

Happy holidays from the LSE European Institute! 🎄❄️ 🗓️ Please note that LSE is closed from tomorrow Tuesday 23 December 2025 and reopens Friday 2 January 2026. There is no building access on 25 December, 26 December, and 1 January.

Celebrating the end of term with EU4A6-Politics in Southern Europe- students. Everyone brought a dish from their home country. Mine was "mercimek köftesi" 😃 Great discussions and presentations in class this term. Pleasure to teach this MSc course in our EIPP programme @lse-ei.bsky.social

Join us for an online panel to review the year. Please help us spread the word! Register: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... @lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social #LSETürkiye

Congratulations to our Excellence in Education 2025 prize winners Iain Begg, Natalie Grace, Stephen Jenner, Adam Judge, Patrick Kimunguyi, Denisa Kostovicova, Angelo Martelli, Vesna Popovski, Tahir Rashid, Eiko Thielemann, Antonio Valentim, and Wagio Waigi! 👏

A few minutes before last week’s public event, journalist Steve Crawshaw gave us a sneak peek of what he would discuss, and what his book “Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice” explores. 🎥 Watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D6...

🚨Online event #LSETürkiye🚨 Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation 📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time) 🎙️ Speakers: Pelin Ayan Musil, Esra Çuhadar, Işık Özel & Buğra Süsler Register: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... @lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social

Is European digital sovereignty realistic? Instead of spending on areas where Europe is already behind China and the US, it may make more sense to focus on long-term future digital growth areas. ✍ Angela Garcia Calvo & Bob Hancké @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The video of last night’s powerful event with Steve Crawshaw is now available. Reflecting on his book, “Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice”, Crawshaw joined Prof @denisakost.bsky.social for a thought-provoking conversation. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D6...

Last night, we started getting into the holiday spirit with our annual Festive Drinks for our students, faculty, staff, and alumni to get together and celebrate the (near) end of term!🎄 Seeing campus glittering in fairy lights makes these dark winter months that much easier to get through! ❄️✨

🇬🇧 🇪🇺 In a new @lseideas.bsky.social report, Iain Begg distinguishes and critically analyses three broad categories – economic, social, and governance – of Brexit’s impact on the UK and EU, examining the uneven effects on various economic sectors and groups 👇

Almost a decade on from the Brexit referendum, a new EU-UK relationship is now emerging that focuses on pragmatic cooperation rather than integration. ✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

In a new article based on his undergraduate thesis, our PhD candidate @lucasiepmann.bsky.social investigates whether post-Brexit British-German relations can be understood as “international friendship,” employing a novel framework in international relations theory👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

In new research, Dr @donatodc.bsky.social and co-authors challenge the notion that regulation and industrial policy are inherently antithetical; instead the Commission uses its regulatory authority over state aid to indirectly steer member states' industrial policies👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

We are delighted to launch a brand-new LinkedIn newsletter! 📰 🚀 Discover the "EI Dispatch" - a monthly round-up of the European Institute's activities across its research, education, and public engagement. Enjoy our first edition and subscribe for more below!👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

We are still buzzing from Tuesday night’s Maurice Fraser Annual Lecture with Sir John Major, former UK Prime Minister (1990–1997) 🇬🇧 🎥 Video and podcast out soon!

👇 Looking forward to contributing to this important discussion! @lse-ei.bsky.social

Last chance to book! Join us next Monday and Tuesday to learn more about our postgraduate degree programmes! 👇

🇪🇺 In their new research, @mkleine.bsky.social and @lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyse decision-making and norm enforcement in the European Council, the leaders' club and one of the most important - yet vulnerable - EU institutions. Discover it below 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Our PhD candidate Nilüfer Günes's new research examines 19th century reforms in Iraq and Syria in an effort to rectify the Eurocentric spatio-temporal ordering of events and unveil the centrality of the West in historical narratives of the region👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

In a new @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social blog, our Visiting Fellow Dr Vera Spyrakou argues that, to renew the global promise of multilateralism, the EU must act as both guardian and reformer. Discover it below 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇬🇧🇨🇳 We were delighted to welcome Professor Yijia Jing, Dean of the Institute for Global Public Policy at Fudan University, and his team, back in London to meet our new LSE-Fudan students completing their first year here at LSE. 👉 Explore our global programmes: lse.ac.uk/ei/study

📣 Join us for a public event hosted by LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies! 🗓️ Wed, 12 Nov | 🕕 6PM 📍LSE | Reception to follow 🎤 Panel on how marginalised youth use art & co-production to transform exclusion into engagement in Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda.

The UN and the EU are both projects of idealism struggling to adapt to a world defined by realpolitik. Yet Europe’s success in turning rivals into partners gives it unique authority to develop a new multilateralism. ✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Our Visiting Senior Fellow Dr Thomas Aubrey @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social has published a new article in The European Legacy, which discusses the decline of the Liberal International Order and why liberals should embrace it. Read more 👇

Happy #Halloween from our in-house witch expert, Dr Natalie Grace! 🧙🎃 In this video, our European Institute Events and Engagement Manager shares some spooky secrets about witches in Europe from her PhD in “Witchcraft in Print in Early Modern Germany and England” 🦇

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Our Assistant Professor in Political Economy @donatodc.bsky.social has co-authored a new article with Lorenzo Moretti and Manuela Moschella, which examines the political foundations of industrial policy amid the return of state economic interventionism👇

🎓 There are very few alumni who can boast such a long and varied career at the European Institute as Dr Michael Cottakis. Ten years on, after first stepping foot at LSE, we caught up with Michael about his incredible journey to CEO of 89 Global. 👉 Read Michael's story: lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🚨New LSE Event🚨 Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art 🗓 Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person) Register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... @lse-ei.bsky.social @africaatlse.bsky.social

Professor Simon Glendinning @simonglend.bsky.social has published a new article which addresses the fact that the mainstream formation of academic studies of Europe today is dominated by the methods of the social sciences, rather than the humanities. Discover it below👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

📣 Applications to our MSc and PhD programmes are now open for 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆! Join us in 3 weeks for our 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to discover postgraduate study in the European Institute. 👉 Register: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

In our upcoming event, Klaus Welle, former Secretary General of the European Parliament, will unpack the seemingly chaotic events of Trump’s presidency and reveal how they may signal strategic shifts in US policy. 🗓️ 6 Nov, 6.30-8.00pm Register👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇪🇸🇬🇧 Our students were invited to an event hosted by @cep-lse.bsky.social last week, featuring none other than LSE alumnus Carlos Cuerpo Caballero, Spanish Minister of Economy, and a surprise guest: fellow alumna Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Thank you for the special invite!

🇪🇺 💶 In a new blog for @ukandeu.bsky.social, Professor Iain Begg explores some of the issues that may prove contentious when it comes to the next EU budget. Read more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

ONE WEEK LEFT! 📣 The 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, will be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🗓️ Submit your proposal by: 31 October 2025 🎃 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

ONE WEEK LEFT! 📣 The 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, will be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🗓️ Submit your proposal by: 31 October 2025 🎃 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Students on our MSc EIPP met with Irène Mingasson, Head of Unit for the Foreign Policy Instrument of the EU Commission, for a discussion around their experience studying Europe in the UK, as part of her visit exploring LSE's engagement with EU institutions. Thank you for the great discussion! 🇪🇺🇬🇧

Is populism a threat to democracy or a force for democratisation? Rather than condemning populism we may be better served by seeking strategies for democratic resilience informed by the lessons populism offers. ✍ @ygursoy.bsky.social & @toygarsinanbaykan.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Giorgia Meloni marks three years in power today, but are the same traits that have made her effective now becoming liabilities? ✍ Marina Cino Pagliarello @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseconsulting.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

CALL FOR PAPERS! 📣 We are delighted to announce the 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, to be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 2025 Find out more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🗳️🇩🇪 How do voters react to new political actors? Some suggest that radical right party success can provoke electoral backlash. @antvalentim.bsky.social and his co-authors argue that such backlash can emerge whenever new political actors disrupt the status quo👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

A special welcome (back) to our doctoral students! 👋 We are delighted to be welcoming three new PhD students to our doctoral community this year, and to be joined by four Visiting Research Students from 🇩🇰🇺🇸🇮🇹 who will be with us for the Autumn and/or Winter Term! 👤👉 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇷🇸🇺🇦 @denisakost.bsky.social and @lanabi.bsky.social have published a new JUSTINT paper in East European Politics, which analyses cross border dynamics of war crimes denial between Serbia and Ukraine. Discover it below👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇪🇺 We are delighted to announce the launch of "Global Perspectives on Europe" (GLOPE), a Jean Monnet Chair project led by Dr Mareike Kleine @mkleine.bsky.social at the European Institute (2025-28) and co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme. 🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🔴 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗜𝗤 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Professor Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social and Andrew McNeil propose an explanation of variations in anti-system voting in European democracies. Discover the paper on our new EIQ page 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

CALL FOR PAPERS! 📣 We are delighted to announce the 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, to be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 2025 Find out more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇪🇺💼 Our flagship seminar series "EU in Practice" has been bringing together policy practitioners and commentators since 2012 to talk about their experience with the EU. Discover our exclusive interview with co-chairs Anthony Teasdale and Dr Martin Westlake below 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🇪🇺💼 Our flagship seminar series "EU in Practice" has been bringing together policy practitioners and commentators since 2012 to talk about their experience with the EU. Discover our exclusive interview with co-chairs Anthony Teasdale and Dr Martin Westlake below 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

♻️ Our Assistant Professor @donatodc.bsky.social has co-authored a new article which investigates how European models of capitalism perform and specialise across the green value chain and how national skill formation systems underpin these specialisations. Read more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

CALL FOR PAPERS! 📣 We are delighted to announce the 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, to be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 2025 Find out more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...