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EU in Practice: The seminar series shedding light on how the EU really works

LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 6d

🇪🇺💼 Our flagship seminar series "EU in Practice" has been bringing together policy practitioners and commentators since 2012 to talk about their experience with the EU.

Discover our exclusive interview with co-chairs Anthony Teasdale and Dr Martin Westlake below 👇

www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

The comparative political economy of the green transition: economic specialisations and skills regimes in Europe

LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 6d

♻️ Our Assistant Professor @donatodc.bsky.social has co-authored a new article which investigates how European models of capitalism perform and specialise across the green value chain and how national skill formation systems underpin these specialisations.

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Conference on Europe for early-career researchers

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 8d

CALL FOR PAPERS! 📣

We are delighted to announce the 𝗟𝗦𝗘 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, a two-day, in-person symposium open to early-career researchers, to be held on 𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

🗓️ Deadline: 31 October 2025

Find out more 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Join us for our LSE Joint Sessions on Critical Europe in February 2026.

See what's on at the LSE European Institute

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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 8d

Can we overcome the crisis of democracy by teaching people to be better citizens?

@jacoblypp.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social reflects on civic pedagogies, Foucault and how the focus on self-transformation obscures power relations.

#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/LAbwX3I

Jacob Lypp
Rethinking governmentality and citizenship in Germany: The spiritual path of civic education https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261251376960
The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #InternationalPodcastDay!🎙️

Did you know? 💭 All of our public lectures are available as podcasts & video recordings!

Catch up on our all events below👇

🎧 SoundCloud soundcloud.com/lseeuropeani...
📺 YouTube www.youtube.com/@LSEEuropean...

👉 See what's on next: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Join us for a free public event discussing the history and identity of Europe, and the policy challenges confronting the EU and the UK.

Celebrating LSE's 130th anniversary

LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 9d

We are proud to be #PartofLSE #LSE130 and its community of people and ideas 🎉

💭 Do you want to be part of LSE's next chapter? Come study with us!

👉 Discover our programmes: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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Europe, Palestine and the meaning of recognition - EUROPP

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 15d

The recognition of Palestine by France, the UK and others is a turning point for European diplomacy.

Europe now has an opportunity to combine recognition, aid and diplomacy to make itself the custodian of the two-state solution.

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

The recognition of Palestine by France, the UK and others is a turning point for European diplomacy, but Europe must back up its symbolism with substance.

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 9d

Happy first day of the Autumn Term! 🍂

This academic year is an extra special one as we are celebrating LSE’s 130th anniversary 🎂

The theme is centred around LSE’s impact, past and present. Look out for celebratory events, freebies, exciting announcements, and much more from October onwards! 🎉

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 16d

Happy first day of #Welcome! We are thrilled to be welcoming our new cohort of MSc and PhD students to the European Institute! 🎉

#TeamEI #EIWelcome25 #PartofLSE

Simulating democratic reform in the EU: self-legitimation through participatory innovation

LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 19d

Addressing the democratic deficit – or just addressing itself?

Our PhD candidate Paul A. Kindermann @paulkindermann.bsky.social has published a new article which argues that the Commission’s new European Citizens' Panel simulates reform to bolster its own self-legitimation

Discover it below👇

@ho-centre.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @lselibrary.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 19d

What are the institutional foundations of Germany's export-oriented growth regime?

LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 20d

Our Assistant Professor in Political Economy @donatodc.bsky.social has contributed a chapter co-authored with Anke Hassel to a new book: "Growth Strategies and Welfare Reforms: How Nations Cope with Economic Transitions" (Oxford University Press).

Discover it below 👇

The LSE European Institute launches its 2024/25 Annual Report!

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · 21d

📣 HOT OFF THE PRESS!

As we prepare to welcome our new students next week, we are delighted to share with you our latest Annual Report, covering the past 2024/25 academic year here at the European Institute.

DISCOVER OUR NEW PUBLICATION 👇

Discover the LSE European Institute's Annual Report 2024/25, covering our core activities over the past academic year, ranging across our Research, Education, and Public Events.

Von der Leyen’s 2025 State of the Union speech – Europe’s autumn of truth?

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Paul Kindermann @paulkindermann.bsky.social · 24d

Happy to see this out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social !

➜ doi.org/10.1080/1350...

The paper asks why the European Commission @ec.europa.eu increasingly sponsors participatory innovations – such as the European Citizens' Panels – although their strategic and functional value remains elusive

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 28d

Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech underlines the EU can no longer defer difficult choices about the economy, geopolitics and migration.

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

Ursula von der Leyen's 2025 State of the Union speech underlines that the EU can no longer defer difficult choices about the economy, geopolitics and migration.

What determines the success and failure of industrial policies?

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Sep 8

Why did the car industry fail in Britain but succeed in Germany?

New research shows even the best designed policies will fail if they go against the grain of institutions and cannot build on existing industrial strengths.

✍️ Angela Garcia Calvo & Bob Hancké @lse-ei.bsky.social

Even the best designed industrial policies will fail if they go against the grain of institutions and if they cannot build on existing industrial strengths.

Who would want to be Rachel Reeves this autumn? - LSE Business Review

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Who would want to be #RachelReeves this autumn?

As #borrowing costs soar, the pound falters and #inflation persists, the UK Chancellor faces an increasingly tough challenge to stabilise the UK’s public #finances.

@IainBeggLSE @lse-ei.bsky.social on @lsebr.bsky.social.

As borrowing costs soar and the pound falters, Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces mounting pressure to stabilise the UK’s public finances.

Marta Lorimer: “I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Sep 2

🗣️“I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right”

Read @jobale.bsky.social's #LSEiQ podcast interview with @mlorimer.bsky.social on Europe's radical right, Reform UK and why there's still space to engage.

🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

Enemy of Justice? Secrecy in Domestic War Crimes Trials in Serbia

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Denisa Kostovicova @denisakost.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW ARTICLE📢 We show how redactions in war crimes judgements obstruct transparency, prevent reckoning with past violence & highlight limits of digital data for quant analysis in TJ w/ @lanabi.bsky.social T.W.Waters @erc.europa.eu @lse-ei.bsky.social @journalgenocide.bsky.social
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Secrecy is an essential element in war crimes trials, as it protects vulnerable individuals and sensitive information, ensuring trials can proceed effectively. However, secrecy often conflicts with...

www.tandfonline.com

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Sep 1

Could a "coalition of the borrowing" help Europe increase defence spending?

By raising debt collectively, NATO members would be better equipped to meet the fiscal challenge of spending 5% of GDP on defence and security.

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

Spending more on defence without damaging social spending – time for a coalition of the borrowing? - EUROPP

A coalition of the borrowing that enables countries to raise debt collectively could help NATO states increase spending on defence and security.

Rethinking NATO Through Türkiye’s Lens - Conflict and Civicness Research Blog

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Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social · Aug 29

My recent blog post on seeing NATO through the Turkish lens has been published by the Conflict and Civicness Research Blog at LSE. blogs.lse.ac.uk/crp/2025/08/...
@lse-ei.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social

With the start of the second Trump administration, a pressing question has surfaced in European capitals: Can the United States and NATO still be trusted to deter Russian aggression? This uncertainty ...

External migration management through information campaigns: street-level views and practices in Senegal

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LSE European Institute @lse-ei.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌎🇸🇳 Our Visiting Fellow @katerinaglyniadaki.bsky.social has published a new article in @prxjournal.bsky.social which explores the implementation of European-funded #migration policies in #Senegal through migration information campaigns.

Discover it here 👇

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The implementation of European-funded migration policies in Senegal involves diverse street-level bureaucrats. Among them are migrant returnees and local migration policy experts who implement migr...

www.tandfonline.com

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Lotem Halevy @lotemhalevy.bsky.social · Aug 22

My brilliant co-author Haile Zola (@lse-ei.bsky.social ) presented our work at the Hard2Reach Populations: Applied Research Methods with Hidden, Marginal, and Excluded Populations hosted by Ray Duch at Nuffield College in collaboration w UNICEF. 1/3

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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · Aug 26

Is Europe’s support for Ukraine a federal moment?

Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social argues the pressures of war are driving Europe to act as a political union, even in domains once thought beyond its reach. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Is Europe’s support for Ukraine a federal moment? - EUROPP

Could the Russia-Ukraine war foster European federalism? Vera Spyrakou argues the pressures of war are driving Europe to act as a political union.