LSE Review of Books

According to Anne Power‘s 'Beyond Bricks and Mortar', housing means far more than physical shelter. It shapes and is shaped by the social conditions of its inhabitants, and #HousingPolicy should reflect that. @LSEReviewBooks ow.ly/hJ0N50Yhxu7

NEW✨ Gramsci, popular mobilisation and the power of collective action From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilisation by John Chalcraft @LSEGovernment @ucpress @LSEInequalities @LSEHumanRights Review by Jade Orr @UW 👉 ow.ly/mRvC50Y4KPE

The latest issue of LSE Research for the World features a reading list on the future of world trade with book recommendations from researchers @LSEManagement @LSELaw @LSEEcon @CEP_LSE @LSEGovernment @AfricaAtLSE @LSEPublicPolicy. Read it here 👇 lse.ac.uk/research/resea…

NEW✨ Maximising shareholder profits isn’t good business in the long term. The Corporation in the 21st Century by @ProfJohnKay @ProfileBooks (UK) @yalepress (US) reviewed by Hans Despain @UMassAmherst 👇 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ Refugees are political agents in their lives, not passive victims. Making Refugees’ Political Agency Visible: Practices of the Subject by Amelie Harbisch @routledgebooks, reviewed by @IsobelClare2 of @YorkStJohn blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

GDP is an outdated way to measure economies says @DianeCoyle1859. Read a review of her book The Measure of Progress @PrincetonUPress👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo… She will speak @LSEnews @LSEpublicevents @LSEPublicPolicy tomorrow at 6.30pm – find details 👇 lse.ac.uk/events/the-mea…

"If progress has led you to a position more perilous than beneficial, it is not sustainable." NEW✨ @JScottPhD reviews Against Progress and Zero Point by @Slavojiek @BloomsburyBooks which mount a provocative critique of liberal progressivism and the Left. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ The public-health approach to violence prevention triumphed in Scotland – why isn't it working in England & Wales? Supraja M. reviews Preventing Violence by @KeirIrwinRogers @lbilli91 @fgillo10 @susanmcvie @TimNewburn @LSESocialPolicy @policypress ow.ly/s6tx50Y003R

'Ricardo's Dream' by @natjdyer examines the teachings of English economist David Ricardo. According to Ivan Radanović, this book is essential reading for understanding the thinking that shapes our economies today. @LSEReviewBooks: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

In our latest bookshop guide, Greg Taylor takes us on a snowy tour around Toronto's best bookshops ❄📚🇨🇦 encompassing impressive generalist stores, sci-fi specialists and the world's oldest LGBTQ+ bookshop. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ How to transition from capitalism’s scarcity to radical abundance. Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future by @KaiHeron @KeirMilburn and @alterurbanist @ICTA_UAB @abundance_org @PlutoPress #Review by @IvanRadanovic_ 👇 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ Planning a trip to Toronto? In the latest addition to our global bookshop guide series, Greg Taylor @LSEnews takes us on a snowy tour around Toronto's best bookshops ❄📚🇨🇦 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out today ✨📬 with a reading list on polarisation, an interview with the author of a book on Nvidia, reviews on tech and democracy, and the countdown of our top posts in 2025. Read 👉 ow.ly/fIli50XW1SY Subscribe 👉 ow.ly/ORJy50XW1SZ

"Jensen Huang pivoted Nvidia overnight from gaming to AI, and that gamble paid off." @LSEReviewBooks interviews @stephenwitt about his book The Thinking Machine on the titan microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW: Trump’s power grab in Venezuela – is Greenland next? Read the latest edition of our LSE Blogs fortnightly newsletter 👉 ow.ly/3g2Y50XTXVm And subscribe so you never miss it 👇 ow.ly/8KsT50XTXVn

"Jensen Huang pivoted Nvidia overnight from gaming to AI, and that gamble paid off." NEW✨ Read an interview with @stephenwitt about his book The Thinking Machine @TheBodleyHead on the microchip company Nvidia, the man behind it, and the future of #AI. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ How societies (mis)manage the tension between markets & democracy. Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality by Bob Hancké @LSEEI @ToonVanOverbeke & @dustin_voss @ElgarPublishing Review by @TsauroAhalla @universitelaval blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

NEW✨ The power of #anonymity: open secrecy & digital underworlds. Open Secrecy by Isak Ladegaard @HKUniversity @ucpress examines the public use of anonymous identities to build communities & coordinate actions beyond state control. #Review by Sam DiBella blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

To achieve peace, international law must prioritise women’s rights. Gendered Peace through International Law by Louise Arimatsu and Christine Chinkin @BloomsburyBooks reviewed by Leo Todd on @LSEReviewBooks. ow.ly/zmIm50XNk1j

NEW✨ To achieve peace, international law must prioritise women’s rights. Gendered Peace through International Law by Louise Arimatsu and Christine Chinkin @BloomsburyBooks reviewed by Leo Todd. Read more 👉 ow.ly/zmIm50XNk1j