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Professor Tony Travers reflects on being awarded a CBE and LSE's rich legacy of studying London from the heart of this great city we call home 👏 #London #PartofLSE youtube.com/watch?v=-O0nbl…

The Department of Government is recruiting one fellow to teach 5 seminar groups for our Intro to Political Science course (GV101). The successful applicant will be a full member of our exciting research community. More info: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/18…

How has democracy created such outsized power for a tiny ultra-rich few? Join us for the launch of The #Blind #Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies by Jeffrey Winters. 📆 Mon 18 May | 5-6.30pm 📍 The Thai Theatre #LSE Tickets available👇🏾 lse.ac.uk/government/eve…

📢 Public Event Announcement Join us for the launch of "Tribal Politics: How Brexit decided Britain" on Tuesday 5 May at 6.00pm Further details and tickets available👇 lse.ac.uk/government/eve… #LSEEvents @LSEpublicevents @sarahobolt @anandMenon1

"The current conflict truly is an oil war – not only about oil but also arguably caused by oil." Professor @shertog1 explains the deep ways in which #oil has shaped the #Iran #war in his latest blog post. blogs.lse.ac.uk/government/202…

The March edition of #LSE #Research for the #World, is now live with articles, videos and podcasts featuring research from across LSE. This edition includes an article by Professor @sarahobolt entitled How Brexit remade Britain’s political identities. lse.ac.uk/research/resea…

🔺We're #hiring. We are recruiting four #research #officers who will be part of the research project “Popular Government in Global Perspective” (POPGOV) co-led by Assistant Professor @BrunoLeipold. The positions are full time for a period of four years.👇🏾 jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ727/res…

👁‍🗨"I set up my culture consulting company and the writing turned into books, including Uncompete: Rejecting Competition to Unlock Success." 💡Ruchika (Tulshyan) Malhotra is our #alumni in the #spotlight. Read her #career journey from graduation to author lse.ac.uk/government/alu…

2026 master’s essay competition runner-up: Iman Shaikh of @LSEGovernment writes on how lessons from America’s vibrant civic past can reinvigorate its citizenry in the present blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026…

📢 Join us for our final event of the term, “Europe after ‘the West’?” featuring @DimitarBechev, @b_judah, @seb_maillard, Karen E Smith, and @TeonaGiuashvil. 🔗 Find out more: lse.ac.uk/international-… #Europe

The LSE Africa Summit 2026 is happening soon! We warmly invite everyone to attend in person and be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. 📅 Date: 28–29 March 2026 📍 Location: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE, London Register here: eshop.lse.ac.uk/product-catalo…

We're #hiring! Are you a #graduate who has graduated from #LSE in the last 24 months? The Department of #Government is hiring a Communications and Events Coordinator for a short-term position, supporting a special series of high-profile events. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/30…

Read Professor Steffen Hertog's lastest article in the Financial Times, providing expert insight on the question of the moment: How hard will war hit the Gulf’s economies? @shertog1 ft.com/content/e7af75…

📢 Upcoming #booklaunch at LSE Sociology On Thursday 26 March, we're celebrating the launch of Dr Carrie Friese’s new book 'A Mouse in a Cage, exploring humanitarianism and the rights of lab animals'. 📍 LSE ➡️ All welcome! buff.ly/LQnhRpC

🤳 Evidence everywhere—#justice nowhere? What happens when the power to see violence outpaces the power to act on it? Join our event at LSE on techno‑humanitarianism under pressure. Chaired by @ayca_cu. 🎫 Open to all and free to attend buff.ly/DM8wP5m

We are hosting a book launch with Martin J. Williams on Tuesday 17 March, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm in CBG 4.17. His book "Reform as Process: Implementing Change in Public Bureaucracies" is out now with @ColumbiaUP. All staff and students are welcome to attend forms.office.com/e/9jwnun8gk4

The Supreme Court has ruled against Trump’s tariffs, but they may be here to stay and could reshape global industrial policy writes Professor Stephanie Rickard of @LSEGovernment blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026…

"The 'two party' system has fragmented and Labour now face a threat from the Greens to the left and Reform to the right" Professor Tony Travers reflects on Hannah Spencer's historic by-election victory for the Green Party in the Gorton and Denton.

How can we strengthen inclusive democracy and improve political representation at the local level? Join Dr Omar Hammoud Gallego and Dr Katharina Lawall in Parliament on Monday (23 Feb) as they launch their new research on representative local democracy 👇 lnkd.in/emD55CeQ

Join us at LSE to discuss John Chalcraft’s @LSEGovernment new book "From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization" It's part of the Alternatives to Capitalism research series. 3 March at 6pm, chaired by Lea Ypi @LSEPhilosophy sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/ev…

This month's alumni in the spotlight is @AnnelieseDodds (MPhil, Government, 2006). Anneliese was recently awarded a DBE for services to politics and public life in the King's New Year list in recognition of her roles in government. lse.ac.uk/government/alu…