Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity

The #LSEAfricaSummit2026 is proud to announce @AFSEE_LSE as a sponsor for this year's Summit!

In what ways do floods drive inequality in South Africa? Annalena Oppel and Enrico Nichelatti will discuss how floods interact with South Africa's spatial, racial, and economic disparities. 🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/4X5HQIp 💻 Attend online: buff.ly/5vUA0bC

Can archives catalyse change in Egypt? In the third episode of our podcast collaboration with @LSEMiddleEast, AFSEE Fellow Diana Magdy and Prof Hoda Elsadda discuss archives as spaces of power and resistance. 🎧Listen to the episode: buff.ly/yJsj8JC

Ghana’s recent debt crisis reveals how fiscal policy decisions shaped by creditor priorities can erode the basic rights of vulnerable citizens. 📚On the AFSEE Blog, Lucia Makamure calls for a new approach to sovereign debt: buff.ly/96me06K

How did technological change reshape access to opportunity during Britain's Second Industrial Revolution? @hillaryvipond links micro-level job dynamics to patterns of social mobility. 🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/K94LyOL 💻 Attend online: buff.ly/R2B5gkZ

What role does advice play in making entrepreneurs resilient? @lewisd100 @LSE_ID @LSEAnthropology & @LAHeslop @Bruneluni report on their @AFSEE_LSE research on advice-giving in Sri Lanka, w/ @anushwij @CSFasia. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026… @puljal @Dilmah @LSEEcon @LSEManagement

We asked Asma Mustafa, an English language teacher from Gaza, what the biggest challenge facing educators is. Her answer was displacement. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode ‘Keeping Education Going in Gaza’ here: soundcloud.com/lsemiddleeastc…

Are you working at the intersection of climate change, sustainable development and regional cooperation? The Africa-Europe Cooperation for the Green Transition certificate programme applications are still open. Learn more: bit.ly/4b7uAD4

Congratulations to Nousha Kabawat on joining the global community of Senior Fellows! 🎉 Nousha is a transitional justice expert. Her Fellowship Project was an educational toolkit for helping conflict-affected children. ℹ️:afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Congratulations to Kunsang Tsephel for becoming a Senior Fellow!🎉 Kunsang is an independent researcher & social justice activist. His MSc Dissertation examined how young Tibetan adults in London navigate identity formation in the context of diaspora. ℹ️:afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Congratulations to Sasha Jattansingh for joining the global Atlantic Fellows community!🎉 Sasha is a participatory environmental governance professional. Her Fellowship Project was a toolkit for assessing loss and damage in Caribbean small islands. ℹ️:buff.ly/KAURNpR

How do we reweave the bonds between people, power, and the planet? Najma Mohamed argues that eco-social contracts are crucial systemic change, connecting ecological interdependence, historical justice, and a plurality of worldviews. #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/L4B5KAc

Congratulations to Juan David Velasco Montoya on joining the global community of Senior Fellows! 🎉 Juan David is a political scientist & transitional justice advisor. His MSc Dissertation examined the emergence and impact of Ministries of Equality. ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Congratulations to Lucia Makamure for becoming a Senior Fellow!🎉 Lucia is a fiscal justice campaigner. Her Fellowship Project examined the human cost of sovereign debt crises arguing that debt restructuring must centre lived experience and justice. ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

For #InternationalWomensDay, we have published two special blogs: 📚 Nasha's piece on Rohingya women and the power of solidarity: buff.ly/e30Yll5 📚 Anita's piece on feminist diplomacy and the call for the first woman UN Secretary-General: buff.ly/fpOSV2M

Congratulations to Fátima Pacas for joining the global Atlantic Fellows community!🎉 Fátima is a sociologist & human rights defender. Her Fellowship Project examined how authoritarian practices operate as disabling mechanisms of accountability. ℹ️:afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Congratulations to Vicente Silva Didier on joining the global community of Senior Fellows! 🎉 Vicente is an advisor on international tax policy. His MSc Dissertation examined how civil society experts shape progressive tax reforms in Chile. ℹ️:afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

Ghana’s debt crisis highlights how fiscal policy decisions influenced by creditor priorities affect the basic rights of vulnerable citizens. Lucia Makamure argues that we need to centre human dignity, justice and accountability. #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/BHMMnYO

Congratulations to Juan Cardoza-Oquendo for becoming an AFSEE Senior Fellow!🎉 Juan is a community organiser & campaigner. His Fellowship Project was a documentary exploring the experiences of grassroots activists elected for local office in the U.S. ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/fellows/…

In the second episode of our podcast collaboration with @LSEMiddleEast, AFSEE Fellow Manar Alzraiy and colleagues discuss what is needed to rebuild education in Gaza both physically and intellectually. 🎧Listen to the episode: buff.ly/tMKuMe8