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Are democracies too short-sighted to govern the future?
In the European Journal of Social Theory, @JonathanPJWhite traces how arguments once used to defend kings now underpin the far right's case for strongman rule, amid democratic crisis.
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Welcome to the 2026/27 academic year! 🌟
To celebrate, we’d like to reintroduce ourselves.
CJP highlights upcoming events and recent publications on conflict, justice, and peace issues at LSE.
@LSEEI @LSEIRDept @LSEGovernment @LSE_ID
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Honoured to have chaired the LSE event with @DAcemogluMIT on his new book
🎙️ Podcast here: lse.ac.uk/lse-player/what-ha…
We covered a lot in an hour: Acemoglu's core arguments, plus a few questions from me.
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Has Brothers of Italy broken with Italy’s far-right past?
Visiting Fellow @_mlorimer and Dr Matteo Cavallaro analyse party programmes and find limited ideological continuity, but narrative links that may help normalise extremism.
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What explains Giorgia Meloni's political longevity, and will it continue? On ABC RN's Global Roaming, @MarinaCinoP argues it reflects political skill and favourable conditions — but competition on her right is raising the cost of moderation.
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Please join us in congratulating our European Institute alumna Sandra Stella on her appointment to LSE's new Global Alumni Board for 2026–29, alongside eleven fellow @LSEalumni! 🎓👏
👉 Read the full story: lse.ac.uk/european-institute… @LSEnews
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What will the EU’s next budget mean for defence and competitiveness? 🪖
@IainBeggLSE highlights President Costa’s dilemma for @TVPWorld_com: new priorities mean difficult choices on agriculture and cohesion, long the budget's key pillars.
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We're proud to congratulate our alumna Sandra Stella (MSc European Studies 1999) on her appointment to LSE's Global Alumni Board 2026–29!
PCAOB Audit Growth Lead at Grassi, Sandra serves on the 🇺🇸 Alumni and Friends of LSE Board and founded the Palm Beach and Broward chapter👇
Meet our new alumni leaders! 👋
They will represent our global alumni, strengthen connections, and champion alumni voices through their work as part of our Alumni Association's Global Alumni Board & Regional Liaison Committee. ❤️
➡️ ow.ly/mQgz50ZKhyi
#LSEAlumni @LSEnews
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How does the increasing use of AI tools impact how citizens make sense of political information and express views? 🗳️
Professor Chris Anderson @soccerquant and PhD candidate @elenapro0 explore this topic in new research👇
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Our @LSEEI alumni and Policy Alumni Network recently enjoyed a reception and public lecture on Sir Anthony Seldon's new book, The Brexit Effect.
Thank you to @LSEEI for hosting and to our alumni for coming along! We hope you had a great time. ❤️
#LSEAlumni #Brexit
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🚨 TWO WEEKS LEFT!
The LSE European Institute and @bankofengland are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance taking place on Friday 13 November.
Submit by Friday 21 August 2026.
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That's a wrap on the 2025/26 academic year! 💫
And what a year it has been! We invite you to discover our brand-new 2025/26 Annual Report just hot off the press, covering the past academic year here at the EI!
Thank you for joining us! 👏 @LSEnews
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How can the increasingly necessary shift from "welfare" to "warfare" in UK public spending be achieved? One answer would be to recast the (in)famous fiscal rules so slavishly followed by the outgoing Chancellor. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp… @LSEEI
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🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS!
The LSE European Institute and @bankofengland are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance due to take place on Friday 13 November.
Submit by Friday 21 August 2026.
🔗 Learn more: lse.ac.uk/european-institute…
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On 23-24 April 2026, a delegation of MSc students from the LSE European Institute attended the OxPeace Training Workshop 206 at St Anthony's College @UniofOxford.
We sat down with Anna Bezpala to hear more about her experience.
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🎬 And that's a WRAP on🎙️𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩!
Thank you for tuning in to hear our experts' reflections on the impacts of the #Brexit referendum, 10 years on.
Finale: piped.video/H-rn3YC7MbU
👉 All episodes & our 16 July event here: shorturl.at/dIMFU
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🇬🇧🤝For our very final Brexit episode, Dr Mareike Kleine reflects on the #international dimensions of #Brexit.
🎬Watch now: piped.video/AQarNRq6vAc
👉 Catch up on our full series on our Brexit hub: lse.ac.uk/european-institute… @LSEEuroppblog @LSEblogs
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🇬🇧🇪🇺 In our penultimate episode, Professor @IainBeggLSE tackles the rejoin debate which emerged immediately after Brexit came into effect.
📽️Watch: piped.video/cNgZmSy3CQk
✍ Read his full reflections on the matter here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2… @LSEEuroppblog @LSEblogs
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🇪🇺🇬🇧Pivoting from our discussion of the impacts of #Brexit, today we look ahead with our Visiting Fellow Dr Vera Spyrakou, who shares her reflections about the political realignment between the #EU & #UK.
🎬Watch now: piped.video/LW332yZXM6w
✍️Blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2…
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