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Was Tisza's victory in Hungary the beginning of the end for illiberalism?
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (750+ words) Bridging research, policy and public debate on Europe Viktor Orb'n's defeat in Hungary has deprived illiberalism of one of its central figures. Zsolt Enyedi argues the world will now be watching to see if P'ter Magyar can establish the constraints…...
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms Win the Chatham House Prize: But why has International Recognition taken so long? - Activism Influence and Change
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (467+ words) 0 comments | 3 shares The System Is Broken For decades, the humanitarian system has received significant criticism. Its operation is top-down, opaque, and led by many senior individuals who have simply never directly experienced crisis situations. On a technical level, many standard…...
Reforming the offence of misconduct in public office | LSE British Politics
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (245+ words) Informed debate for better governance The way the offence of misconduct in public office was established means the offence is vaguely defined. Jeremy Horder looks into the Government's proposed reforms, and offers a warning against extending the offence to cover…...
Africa is not watching the war in Iran, but is importing its consequences - Africa at LSE
19+ hour, 58+ min ago (782+ words) LSE's engagement with Africa 0 comments | 2 shares Joseph Atta-Mensah, warns that the US-Israel war on Iran may feel like a distant conflict to many in Africa, but it poses a direct shock to the continent's economic future. At first glance, a…...
Softening or restructuring inequality? Rethinking gender budgeting in India
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (320+ words) 0 comments | 5 shares Over time, the approach gained traction. International organisations, national governments and advocacy groups promoted gender budgeting as a practical way to move from commitments on gender equality to actual resource allocation. In many countries, this led to the…...
The social codes and class identity of tech workers - LSE Review of Books
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (222+ words) The latest social science books reviewed by academics and experts Robert Dorschel's'The Social Codes of Tech Workers is a sociological study of class identity among mid-level digital labourers. Drawing on interviews with American and German data scientists and UX designers…...
Why green promises become legal liabilities? - LSE Department of International Relations
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (697+ words) 0 comments | 5 shares It shows how a disconnect between promise and operational reality can emerge, persist through internal processes, and reach investors without meaningful challenge. In that sense, it reflects a broader structural issue rather than an isolated failure. Regulatory frameworks…...
Is the scientific literature a database or a library? - LSE Impact
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (237+ words) Understanding impact and practice in academic research What do we mean when we say the scientific literature, or just the literature? Willem Halffman and Serge Horbach suggest two conflicting visions of the scientific literature as either a library or a…...
What Rumen Radev's victory means for Bulgaria, the EU and Russia
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (778+ words) Bridging research, policy and public debate on Europe Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria won a clear victory in Bulgaria's election on 19 April. Emilia Zankina, Kevin Deegan-Krause and Tim Haughton write that while Radev has capitalised on anti-corruption sentiment, it remains to…...
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3+ day, 38+ min ago (25+ words) Fears about the US are leading to a new world of balancing for the EU and middle powers'The London School of Economics and Political Science...