We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Public Policy!
The successful candidate should have, or be close to obtaining (by 1 September 2024), a PhD in political science. Applications close on Sunday 📅
Find out more👉
'We may be leaving the EU but we have many common interests and reasons to work together', on the day the UK leaves the EU
@simonjhix
reflects on the past and the future of the
#UK
and
#Europe
#BrexitDay
#LSEThinks
🚨We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Public Policy!
The successful candidate should have, or be close to obtaining (by 1 September 2024), a PhD in political science.
Find out more and apply👉
🚨 We're hiring seven LSE Fellows to join us in September!
Check out our thread below for the details on each vacancy🧵👇
All candidates should have completed or be close to completing a PhD in Political Science or a closely related discipline by the start date.
We're hiring two new Assistant Professors!
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Political Economy)➡️
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Conflict)➡️
We're delighted to announce that
@c_muellercrepon
will join the Department in September 2022 as an Assistant Professor in Political Science (Conflict).
You can find out more about Carl and his research here:
📽️We are delighted to premiere CV19: A Film by the Department of Government, exploring how the relationship between people and their governments has changed under
#COVID19
🎞️
We're delighted to welcome 86 new Fellows to our world-leading Fellowship and to announce that Professor Julia Black CBE FBA will be our 31st President, succeeding Professor Sir David Cannadine:
Congratulations to
@LSEGovernment
alumna
@AnnelieseDodds
for her appointment as Shadow Chancellor. Her PhD supervisor Mark Thatcher commented that Anneliese 'has a first class mind as well as being exceptionally hard working.'
I’m delighted to have been appointed as Shadow Chancellor by the new leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer. Many thanks to my friend John McDonnell for his determined and passionate leadership as the previous Shadow Chancellor, & to his excellent staff 1/2
In this short
@BBCSounds
podcast
@lea_ypi
talks to
@bbcworldservice
about her life growing up inside the world’s last Stalinist state and the themes of her new book, Free.
🎙️ Listen below 👇
Giving my last lecture at LSE today, after 24 years. Mixed feelings. Glad it’s GV101, which has been my favourite course to teach. But sad it’s online and not in person. 🥲
'The problem is that you now have three groups in the House of Commons and we could end up with a sort of 'rock-paper-scissors' outcome',
@simonjhix
analyses the difficulty of reaching a
#Brexit
consensus in a split parliament -
A great example of the circular economic production model in practice. These tote bags were manufactured by a
@LSEalumni
founded start-up and are made from the plastic wrapping that was used on the outside of the scaffolding of the new Centre Building during it's construction.
Lea joins us on 1 November to discuss her new book and how her experiences shaped her understanding of what 'freedom' really means.
For info and to register 👉
We spoke to
@lea_ypi
, author of upcoming memoir
#Free
, about what it was like to grow up during the last days of communism.
Watch the fascinating video in full here:
"Data science has changed
#politics
and there's no going back"
Our BSc in Politics and Data Science trains students for the next generation of challenges as
#BigData
,
#SocialMedia
and
#AI
rapidly transform politics and society.
Find out more 👉
Missing our colourful campus 🌈. Excited to see this mural finished having watched it being sketched and painted from our office windows throughout winter and spring.
"The Western world is held together by NATO and the European Union, and Trump is attacking them at the same time he's trying to make friends with Putin." -
@brianklaas
tells
@CBCNews
as
#NATOSummit
gets underway in Brussels
"Polls are a kind of impoverished way of thinking about
#politics
",
@lea_ypi
discusses whether we should spend less time looking at
#OpinionPolls
and more time thinking about political ideas -
#GE2019
We're delighted to announce the publication of our first ever departmental history, tracing our evolution from 1895 to 2020. Learn more about the key figures and social and political contexts that have shaped the Department of Government.
📕
We're hiring two new Assistant Professors!
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Political Economy)➡️
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Conflict)➡️
From its late break with the Ottoman Empire to the Cold War, Albania has followed an unusual path through history.
@lea_ypi
explains how the experience of communism and postcommunism is full of valuable lessons for the politics of today.
'Making sense of a crisis is one of the hardest tasks in crisis management.'
@MartinLodge
and
@arjenboin
analyse the challenges for global leaders amid a pandemic such as
#COVID19
.
We're hiring two new Assistant Professors!
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Political Economy)👉
Assistant Professor in Political Science (Conflict)👉
📅Applications close Monday 17 January.
To the Class of 2020: Although we can't celebrate with you on campus this year, we still wanted to mark the occasion with a message of congratulations 🎓👨🎓 👏
#LSEGraduation
#LSEGovCommunity
🎬 PREMIERE 🎞️
We're excited to share the book trailer for our departmental history: Political Science at the LSE. Here's a taste of what it's all about in 90 seconds 👇
Thinking of doing a PhD?
We offer a doctoral programme that provides world-leading methods training and a lively research culture!
Find out more about our programme ➡️
Check out our FAQs➡️
📅 Apply by Friday 14 January 2022
"The generally toxic atmosphere of politics combined with the targeting of women in public life on social media is creating a very, very dangerous situation", Prof. Anne Phillips discusses the impact of the increasing abuse faced by women MPs -
#GE2019
We are saddened by the death our dear colleague, George Philip.
He was a true friend to the Department of Government and the School, giving extensive service (with a kind heart) to all.
He will be truly missed.
Congratulations to our MSc students who received their final grades last week. We are delighted to recognise a number of students who performed exceptionally and were recipients of our overall performance prizes 👇
Great to have a full house for our event with
@Aiannucci
and
@jrhopkin
discussing The Death of Stalin and how politics is represented in film and television.
We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Political Science, with a specialism in Political Economy!
Candidates should have research and teaching interests in Political Economy, and the ability to establish international reputation.
Find out more and apply:
BREAKING: Give yourselves a BIG pat on the back! We’ve ranked 7th in the world 🌍 in the Social Sciences category, 6th in Business & Economics, and 8th in Law in the 2020
#THEunirankings
. 🥳🥳
@THEworldunirank
Read the full list:
Join us on Monday as
@lea_ypi
discusses her memoir and her experiences growing up in Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe during the fall of communism in 1990
#LSEFree
Thinking of doing a PhD?💡Applications are open for our PhD/MRes in Political Science. We're looking for a good research proposal and each application is considered on its own merits. Funding is also available. For more info, refer to our FAQs ➡️
Join us tomorrow for our free online event 'Against the System: anger, belonging and the crisis of liberalism' with panelists
@lea_ypi
@MESandbu
@ericlonners
chaired by
@jrhopkin
discussing new research related to recent political and economic turbulence.
"These elections are like a super-charged opinion poll on
#Brexit
that sends a very powerful signal back to MPs in Westminster" -
@sarahobolt
analyses
#EUelections2019
and their implications for UK politics
#LSEThinks
We're delighted to announce the winners of our MSc prizes! A huge congratulations to all 🥳🎉🥳🎉
Don't forget to tag us in your graduation pics!
#LSEGraduation
Want to understand how
#BigData
intersects with the political world?
Our new ‘BSc in
#Politics
and Data Science’ explores the techniques used to manipulate big data and the many ethical questions that come with it
Today we welcomed our new
@LSEGovernment
masters students to
#LSE
and had a group photo of the class of 2018 in Lincoln's Inn Fields! We hope you all enjoy being
#partofLSE
!
What are the challenges to the current political and economic order?
@jrhopkin
@lea_ypi
@MESandbu
and
@ericlonners
discuss their research on 14 July 3:00-4:30pm at our free online event. Register from 7 July.
“Whenever you go outside your front door you see things that are the responsibility of local government”, Tony Travers explains why
#LocalElections2021
matter 📺
Don’t forget to
#vote
🗳️ today!
#Elections2021
Could a second referendum break the
#Brexit
deadlock?
@sarahobolt
analyses the possibility of a second referendum on Brexit, what the question on the ballot could be and how voters might respond to it -
Our new
@LSEGovernment
hoodies have arrived! Students, you can get yours from 2-4pm on Monday in CON 3.18. There’s limited numbers, so make sure you don’t miss out!
#partofLSE
🎊Congratulations🎊 to ID's Professor Catherine Boone on being elected a Fellow of the
@BritishAcademy_
in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of social sciences!
@LSEGovernment
🔦In our latest alumni spotlight we spoke to Dr Henry Musa Kpaka about his recent appointment as Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, and how studying for a PhD equipped him with the critical thinking skills needed for the role.
🎉 Congratulations to
@Pavithra_Suri
who has received the
@APSAtweets
2022 Heinz I. Eulau Award for her article "Slavery, Reconstruction, and Bureaucratic Capacity in the American South”.
Thanks to all who to attended and asked questions at our online event with
@AnnelieseDodds
, discussing health and the future of the UK economy. We have lots more exciting events coming up this term 👉
“Attitudes towards the EU got significantly more positive in Merseyside during the boycott [of The Sun].” said a report by Mr Daniel Bischof and Dr
@FlorianFoos
, our Assistant Professor in Political Behaviour.
@FT
#Brexit
#TheSun
I'm thrilled to announce I have accepted a faculty position at the London School of Economics, jointly appointed in the School of Public Policy and the Government Department, to start summer 2024.
@LSEPublicPolicy
@LSEGovernment
Ever wondered why it's called the London School of Economics and Political Science, yet there isn't a Department of Political Science? 🤔Find out the answer on 7th October by joining us at our online event to celebrate the launch of our history.
"In the last few years Labour has acted not only as a political party, but also as a social movement, with more than half a million activists committed to a transformative vision of social justice."
@lea_ypi
explores Labour's future under Keir Starmer.
Last month we welcomed
@IanDunt
to discuss the history of liberalism and the political ideas which underpin the modern world. You can catch up on the event if you missed it:
📺 :
🎙️:
A very exciting afternoon in the department today as we welcomed some furry friends from
@PetsAsTherapyUK
as part of a wellbeing committee initiative 🐶💕
Will the general election resolve Brexit?
@simonjhix
argues that while
#GE2019
might resolve the first part of the process, that would only be the beginning of the end of
#Brexit
-
"Companies are increasingly searching for candidates who display the ability to work across disciplines, politics and data science prepares you extremely well for this."
BSc student Amara shares the importance of studying politics and data science.
#ThrowbackThursday
to when
@PetsAsTherapyUK
came to visit because 1) we have so many pictures we couldn't post them all and 2) who couldn't do with a bit of virtual dog therapy at a time like this?
💭
@lea_ypi
has been nominated as
@prospect_uk
's World's Top Thinker 2022!
The World's Top Thinker list celebrates 50 individuals who are coming up with the most exciting ideas in their fields!
Read through the list and vote for your Top Thinker 👇
Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight for an exciting discussion on the UK during the 70 Year reign of Elizabeth II with
@LSEPublicPolicy
👑
#LSEPlatinumJubilee