How can those who oppose neoliberal capitalism, colonialism, and neofascism overcome divisions to build for fundamental social transformation? Join Professor John Chalcraft on 15 October for the launch of his new book, which aims to offer an answer to this vexing question.

In this paper by @aycacu.bsky.social on moral judgment and genocide in Palestine, Arendt and Scott are brought into dialogue to confront the ethics of responsibility, complicity, and redress in our present. Read the full article here ⬇️

Palestinians lack a coherent territory and a popular leadership.

📣 #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

📣 Join us TODAY for LSE's annual Black History Month event! We explore the legal, political and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots, and the present-day methods of resistance it inspired. There is still time to register 👇 buff.ly/4mLPJHP

Only a few days left to register for our annual #student careers panel & reception! This is an opportunity to hear insights from panellists covering diverse fields of academia & research, the charity sector, law & consultancy in/around the #MiddleEast. www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Deadline in two weeks! Applications are still open for the 2026 #IAS_NUQ Global Undergraduate Fellowship. Deadline: October 13, 2025 (11:59 p.m. Doha time) For more details and to apply, please visit our website: bit.ly/undergradfel...

My blog post at LSE Middle East Centre on elite conflict and democracy in MENA. Democracy struggled because of colonialism and domestic elites resolving conflict via disenfranchisement not powersharing

Why has democracy struggled in the #MiddleEast? In a new blog, @msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social argues it isn’t about cultural incompatibility – it’s about #colonialism disrupting homegrown democratic movements. blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/09/...

🗞️ Dr Mai Taha's research traces the role of Palestinian women in sustaining the 1930's Arab Revolt. She argues that during wartime their homes were revolutionary spaces, but the domestic nature means it is overlooked by traditional accounts. Read more in LSE Research for the World👇

Who will drive the journey to #KuwaitVision2035? In a new blog, Dr Mohammed Alqattan argues that academia must co-pilot with government & industry – through BAZ, LSE partnerships & a research-driven agenda – to build a resilient, sustainable #Kuwait.

The #UK, together with Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Australia and Canada, has now officially recognised the state of #Palestine. But this act in itself is not enough, writes @richardyoungs.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

Was #capitalism just a detour? Join Professor Timothy Mitchell on 15 October at @kingshistory.bsky.social as he presents a section from his forthcoming book 'The Alibi of Capital'. Register to attend:

📣Upcoming event: Illiberalism, war, violence and authoritarianism: the current conjuncture This talk will posit a history of liberalism's deep relationship to illiberalism, raising questions of the figure of the human and of life itself. 📅 Wed 22 Oct, 5pm 📍LSE More info➡️

We're back at KFAS HQ for Day 2 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience'. Greg Shapland led today’s session on policy writing – sharing general principles for effective writing and speaking in different contexts.

#China’s ties with Iraqi #Kurdistan are deliberately “decaf”: strong in trade, culture & education, but carefully avoiding politics, security or recognition. Aziz Sardar explains why on the China Dialogues Blog @lseideas.bsky.social. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2025/09/...

Kicking off Day 1 of our policy research workshop on 'Climate Adaptation & Resilience' at KFAS HQ. Today's session was led by Dr Sara Mehryar @granthamlse.bsky.social on key concepts, methods and policies for addressing #climate risks such as extreme heat and flash floods.

Interested in exploring a #MiddleEast related career? Join us next Thurs 2 October for our annual student careers panel featuring Eyad Hamid (SLDP), @tizianaleone.bsky.social (@lseid.bsky.social) & @cwoodcraft.bsky.social (@jbs.cam.ac.uk), followed by a reception. www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

I wrote an essay, "A Manifest Evil? On Palestine, Judgement, and Justice" for the Journal of Genocide Studies.. Thanks to Dirk Moses for editing the roundtable on Gaza and Genocide Studies where it appears. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The LSE-Kuwait Programme is inviting applications for academic collaborative research projects between scholars at #LSE and institutions in #Kuwait. Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November. www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Professor Fawaz Gerges spoke with NBC News about the war in #Gaza and the response from Arab governments. “The tragedy of Gaza, the destruction of Gaza, could really serve as a time bomb that implodes the Arab political order from within,” he said. 📽️Watch the interview: bit.ly/4mFpwIQ #AcademicSky

كيف يمكن لمجلس التعاون الخليجي والعالم العربي الانتقال نحو أنظمة غذائية منخفضة الكربون؟ ورقة بحثية لدافيد كونتو و أسيل طقشة و فالنتينا كارفورا و غانغا شريدهار و سوزانا موراتو و إليف جوكر. eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/

This year's LSE-Kuwait Annual Conference 'Future by Design – Sustainability and Transition in #Kuwait' was a great success. Thanks to the panelists and KFAS for their partnership and invaluable support of the Kuwait Programme at LSE.

My piece on the #Iran-#Israel June War in LSE Blogs, @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social “. I explore the values of world order by juxtaposing #woman_life_freedom and Operation Rising Lion of the #Netanyahu government. blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/09/...

How can the #GCC and Arab world shift towards low-carbon diets? A new paper by Davide Contu, Ganga Shreedhar, Susana Mourato, Aseel Takshe, Valentina Carfora & Elif Çoker explores how cultural, social & psychological factors shape dietary choices in the region. eprints.lse.ac.uk/126081/

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open! The conference will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology, bringing together over 200 academics to advance their research. Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

We are delighted to welcome applications for academic collaborative research projects between researchers at #LSE & #Kuwaiti universities/institutions. Submit your expression of interest before 2 October, full application deadline is 5 November: www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-...

Have you checked out The MERIP Podcast yet? Our latest episode on the Houthis and Israel's recent assassinations was released last week. Check out other episodes on Syria, Palestinian recognition, the US Embassy in Beirut and more on Spotify below! buff.ly/HUDQzHG

Listen back to our launch of Amina Tawasil's latest book 'Paths Made by Walking: The Work of Howzevi Women in Iran' with @lseanthropology.bsky.social. Tawasil's ethnography on Iranian howzevi (seminarian) women explores womanhood, ideology and religion in #Iran. 🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...

Many #gulf states remain deeply reliant on the production, consumption & export of hydrocarbons, yet have set ambitious strategies to transition to #NetZero by 2060. Can they achieve it? Jean El Achkar & Salem Alhajraf consider this question on the @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social blog.

In June 2025, we held our third Kurdish Studies Conference at LSE. The keynote lecture 'The Kurdish Issue in the Middle East's New Turning Point', delivered by Professor Hamit Bozarslan, is now available to listen to below. 🎧 soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeas...

Professor Fawaz Gerges joined BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the situation in #Afghanistan following the recent earthquake. 🎧 Listen to the full interview here: bit.ly/4m3riTl @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PoliSky

Despite what a recent article in The Atlantic says, #Sudan is not locked in a war about nothing, argues Cathy Wilcock @sheffielduni.bsky.social on @africaatlse.bsky.social. The civil war, now in its third year, only gains in complexity the longer it goes on. Read 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

What was – and is – the significance of national history-writing for the #Kurds? A new blog by Marouf Cabi analyses the foundational works of Kurdish historians in the early 20th century and how they shaped a Kurdish national narrative.

Few tickets remaining! Reporting Gaza: A Public Talk with Wael Al Dahdouh - 8 Sept at SOAS. Al Jazeera’s Bureau Chief in Gaza is hosted by the SOAS Department of Media Studies, in collaboration with Al Jazeera and the SOAS Islaah student society. 👉 Register to attend: bit.ly/47pH7Qz

My recent blog post on seeing NATO through the Turkish lens has been published by the Conflict and Civicness Research Blog at LSE. blogs.lse.ac.uk/crp/2025/08/... @lse-ei.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social

I'll be delivering the 2025 Social Sciences Annual Lecture at @uniwestminster.bsky.social on Sept 15. If you would like to attend but are not affiliated with the university, please kindly drop me a note and I'll see what I can do. www.eventbrite.com/e/a-manifest... @lsehumanrights.bsky.social

Competing values drive conflict and narratives, as with Israel and Iran's moral claims in their war. @shabnamholliday.bsky.social's new piece examines the values underpinning Netanyahu's 'Operation Rising Lion' through the prism of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/09/...

#Israel & #Turkey are reshaping #Syria into fragmented zones of influence, using proxy alliances & minority protection narratives to take control. This affects not only Syrians, but could be copied elsewhere in the region @sasofos.bsky.social @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social.

What future awaits the #GCC on its road to net zero? A new blog by Jean El Achkar & Salem Alhajraf outlines three scenarios – slow, moderate and strong transitions – and their impact on #climate action and regional cooperation blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/09/...

Global Humanities' Assistant Professor @sasofos.bsky.social on how Israel and Turkey "are pursuing a vision of Syria as a weak, fragmented state": ow.ly/9F0C50WN5LQ @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social

With Israel and Turkey set to dictate the new Syria’s geography and political future, is the new normal for the Middle East revisionism through fragmentation? @sasofos.bsky.social‬ for the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/08/...

How did #Lebanon’s 2019 uprising challenge sectarian politics despite repression, threats & co-optation? A recent paper Protesting Sectarianism by Jinan Al-Habbal, PhD shows how grassroots movements gained footholds in elections, reimagining politics in Lebanon. eprints.lse.ac.uk/123861/

The LSE Review of Books newsletter is out today 📰📬 Learn about Britain's queer South Asians, anti-nuclear art & activism, food insecurity in Africa, political instability in the Middle East & more, plus a bookshop guide for Kuwait 🇰🇼 Read 👉 mailchi.mp/9240d2f14d5d... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

In #Kuwait, 99% of people use the internet, making protection of their digital rights crucial. Law No. 12/2020 was adopted to regulate access to information. A new paper by Abdulrahman Alhajri reviews its effectiveness, barriers & offers recommendations. eprints.lse.ac.uk/127724/

NEW BOOKSHOP GUIDE✨ Alice Königstetter takes us on a tour of the best #bookshops in #Kuwait 🇰🇼 🏙 📚 Read it here👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Image credit: L_B_Photography on Shutterstock.

What drives armed actors in #Iraq to run educational activities and shape sub-national governance – and what does this reveal about statehood? Our Research Officer @kamaranpalani.bsky.social explores this in a new article, part of @peacerep.bsky.social research. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We're delighted to announce that British Journal of Sociology's impact factor has increased to 3.3 for 2024 and that our submission to first decision time is 57 days ⬆️ Find out more about the #BJS, read recent open access papers, and submit an article here ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468...

What type of subsidy reform can alleviate the increasing financial burden on the #Kuwaiti government budget while ensuring public acceptance and support? A new blog by Salem Alhajraf explores potential scenarios for reforming electricity subsidies in the country.

What socio-historical factors have made #politics in the #MiddleEast so unstable? The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East by @fawazgerges.bsky.social @lseir.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social reviewed by Abidullah Baba on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social.