Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Solidarity Lecture 2026 | Migration as Anti-Fascist Movement? Rethinking the Question of Solidarity Wed 7 May | 6.30pm | Free and public event at LSE

🌎 Migration as anti-fascist movement? Rethinking the question of solidarity

Join us for our Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Solidarity Lecture, exploring migration, social relations, and transnational solidarity.

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🌍Coalitions of the willing in action: How do non-EU NATO members shape Europe’s security and defence?
🗓 14 May 2026
⏰ 18:00
📣Speakers: Ian Bond, Aaron McKeil, Pernille Rieker, İlke Toygür
✨Reception after
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Open Research, Gender, and Ethics Discover how open research can shake up gender norms and ethics in this online event.

Looking forward to leading the on-line discussion with Koen Slotmaeckers, Vjollca Krasniqi & Indraneel Sircar on "Open Research, Gender, and Ethics" at the London Festival of Open Science and Scholarship 20 April, 4pm. Check out: tinyurl.com/m29t3za7
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The Revival of Constituent Power? 6.30pm Tuesday 12 May | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at LSE

How does the category of constituent power explain & evaluate contemporary conflicts about political legitimacy?

Join us to explore this topic at our upcoming public event.

📅12 May, 6.30pm
📍In-person & online

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It’s time for a more pragmatic EU-China trade relationship Rather than being led by national security concerns, the EU and China should build a pragmatic trade relationship and commit to maintaining open global trade.

Is it time for a more pragmatic EU-China trade relationship?

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✍️ Apply to our ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!

The European Institute is looking to support a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2026/27 academic year.

🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June, 23.59 (UK time)

👉 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/resea...

Why don’t all immigrants support progressive parties? New research shows political socialisation can help explain why not all immigrants vote for progressive parties with pro-immigration policies.

Why do parties with pro-immigration policies often fail to attract the support of immigrant voters?

✍ @korinlind.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @antvalentim.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

📢 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 👇

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Delighted for the LSEE Programme on South East Europe at @ho-centre.bsky.social at LSE to team up with @mybisa.bsky.social South East Europe Working Group and King’s College London to sponsor this exciting workshop on the emerging research from the region. @lse-ei.bsky.social

Join us in May, for our lecture with Dr Catherine L Mann, External Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.

📅 Wednesday 13 May
⏲️ 6.00 - 7.15pm
📍 Wolfson Theatre, LSE

More details here👉https://bit.ly/4dHkgmr

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How should governments respond to the Iran energy crisis? The Iran energy crisis underlines that transitioning to a low carbon economy is the only way to build resilience against shocks to the energy system.

The Iran energy crisis underlines that transitioning to a low carbon economy is the only way to protect against future shocks to the energy system.

✍ @daisyjameson.bsky.social & Carina Perez @granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

DEADLINE EXTENDED! ✍ 🚨

You now have until this Friday 27 March to submit your abstract for our conference in May!

Details below👇

Jürgen Habermas and the case for a supranational democracy in Europe Simon Glendinning revisits the case German philosopher Jürgen Habermas made for establishing a supranational democracy in Europe.

Jürgen Habermas made the case for a supranational democracy in Europe formed by a transfer of competences from states to the European level.

But is such a transfer of power possible (or desirable) in today's Europe?

✍ @simonglend.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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-cata...

Does decarbonization still have a future? 6.30pm Thurs 19 March | Mark Blyth, Dr Benjamin Braun | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

🚨 Upcoming public event

Does decarbonization still have a future? with @mkblyth.bsky.social

📅 19 March
⏰ 6.30pm
📍In-person and online

Register at: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

PhD students host second edition of LSE Joint Sessions on Critical Europe to interrogate right-wing narratives On 26-27 February 2026, the second edition of our PhD-led LSE Joint Sessions on Critical Europe took place at the LSE European Institute. The two-day workshop-based symposium brought together around…

On 26-27 February, we hosted the 2nd edition of our PhD-led LSE Joint Sessions on Critical Europe: a two-day workshop-based symposium which brought together early career academics and PhD students to interrogate right-wing narratives across Europe.

Learn more👇

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The External Dimension of Italian Migration Policy (DEPMI): a mapping of the tools to manage migratory flows with countries of origin and transit Italy's migration policy is expanding fast - but remains understudied.

🇮🇹 🌍️ Italy's migration policy is expanding fast - but remains understudied. Our Visiting Fellow Matilde Rosina has co-authored new research with Iole Fontana and Sahizer Samuk, showing how the DEPMI dataset helps address this gap and highlights Italy's focus on SSA👇

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A mouse in a cage | Book launch | Dr Carrie Friese 6pm Thurs 26 March | Free public event at LSE

🧬📚 Join us for the launch of Dr Carrie Friese’s new book, A Mouse in a Cage — a deep dive into lab animals, humanitarianism & more‑than‑human sociology.

📅 Thursday 26 March | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE

Why enlargement is now a strategic priority for the EU EU enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels, but strict democratic standards and internal reforms will be needed to sustain a widening Union.

The politics of belonging – why enlargement is now a strategic priority for the EU.

Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Speaking up: social interaction, disclosure, and meaning-making by youth born of conflict-related sexual violence in Rwanda Children born of wartime rape have long been invisible, ostracised, and silenced. This predicament explains blind spots in transitional justice discussions and practice that have neglected, until…

🇷🇼 Prof @denisakost.bsky.social & Prof Myriam Denov have co-authored new research analysing how Rwandan children born of war time rape disclose harms in social interaction to find agency in the self through novel discourse analysis in transitional justice.

Read more👇

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

📺 Satellite images, geolocated videos, data dashboards — visibility has become a promise of justice. But is more evidence really leading to accountability?

Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke explores the limits of “evidence revolutions.”

📅 Wed 18 March | 🕠 5.30pm | 📍 LSE | With @aycacu.bsky.social

Storytelling transcending borders | Elif Shafak 6:30pm Wed 18 Mar | Elif Shafak, Lily Jamaludin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

📢 We are looking forward to the AFSEE Keynote Lecture on Wednesday 18 March!

In the event, Turkish-British writer Elif Shafak and AFSEE Fellow Lily Jamaludin will discuss our world today, the stories that bring us together & the silences that keep us apart.

Dr Niina Vuolajärvi's research on the criminalisation of sex buying on sex workers was quoted in Scottish Parliamentary debate Research produced by our Assistant Professor in International Migration Dr Niina Vuolajärvi for the LSE Centre for Women Peace and Security in June 2022 on the criminalisation of sex buying on sex…

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Research produced by Dr Niina Vuolajärvi on the criminalisation of sex buying on sex workers in the Nordic region was mentioned in a Scottish Parliamentary debate on Tuesday 3rd of February.

Read the full story and Niina's reaction here👇

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Why enlargement is now a strategic priority for the EU EU enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels, but strict democratic standards and internal reforms will be needed to sustain a widening Union.

After years of stalled progress, enlargement is back on the agenda again in Brussels.

But a successful enlargement policy will need to reconcile strategic expansion, democratic conditionality and the EU’s relationship with the UK.

✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A ‘Vanguard’ in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges? This one-day workshop will examine the policies and influence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose leadership of Brothers of Italy - widely classified as a populist radical right party -…

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS

In collaboration with @psa-italian.bsky.social, the European Institute is hosting a workshop on 🇮🇹 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' on 15 May 2026.

⏰️ 📩 Please submit a 250-word abstract by 15 March 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A ‘Vanguard’ in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges? This one-day workshop will examine the policies and influence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose leadership of Brothers of Italy - widely classified as a populist radical right party - ha...

***CALL FOR ABSTRACTS***

On 15 May, @psa-italian.bsky.social, hosted by the @lse-ei.bsky.social, is organizing a workshop on 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Europe in a changing world 3pm Monday 2 March | Xavier Bettel | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at LSE

Register to join us for an exciting event with Xavier Bettel (@xavierbettel.bsky.social),the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of Luxembourg 🎤

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