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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 6h
💡New! Transhumanism is quietely influencing UK tech policy. Laurence Radford of @lseblogs.bsky.social argues for more transparency and democratic accountability to control these powerful emerging technologies seeking to integrate tech with the human body.

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Transhumanism is quietly influencing UK tech policy | British Politics and Policy at LSE
As the UK aims to be a leader in AI and frontier tech, ideas rooted in transhumanism are starting to influence national policy, often without public debate.
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 5h
NEW✨ October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth @blackhistorymonth.org.uk

To celebrate, we’ve compiled a list of 19 exceptional books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by members of staff across LSE.

Read it below!

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Nineteen must-read books for Black History Month - LSE Review of Books
For UK Black History Month, we've compiled a list of 19 books by Black authors and books about Black history, culture and experience, recommended by LSE staff.
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#Islamophobia in Western Europe is driven by nativism and authoritarianism, not religiosity.

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Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity
Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.
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Are Christians in Western Europe more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens?

New research finds no link between personal Christian beliefs and Islamophobia, but a close association with nativism/authoritarianism.

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Islamophobia in Western Europe is not driven by religiosity
Are Christians more likely to be Islamophobic than other citizens in Europe? New research finds European Islamophobia has no link to a person’s religiosity.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 2d
Andrej Babiš’s ANO won the Czech election on 3–4 October, but was this a Pyrrhic victory?

ANO’s unexpectedly strong performance at the expense of smaller radical parties will make forming a coalition challenging.

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The 2025 Czech election – Andrej Babiš’s Pyrrhic victory
Andrej Babiš’s ANO won the 2025 Czech election on 3–4 October. Yet as Jan Rovny explains, Babiš will find it challenging to form a stable government.
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What explains the rise in framing #migration into Europe as an "invasion"?

On @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, @tarsisbrito.bsky.social shows how conceptions of white nativeness have combined with the legacy of #colonialism to portray racialised migrants as invaders & migration as a state of siege.
Is migration an invasion? Whiteness, borders and colonialism in Europe
Are migrants invading Europe? Tarsis Brito shows how notions of white nativeness have combined with colonial legacies to portray migration as a state of siege.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 5d
Are European citizens turning away from foreign aid and development cooperation?

A new dataset shows a notable decline in support for foreign aid in France, Germany and the UK since 2022. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Is there still public support for foreign aid? - EUROPP
Do people in Europe still support foreign aid? New data shows that concern for poverty abroad persists but is sensitive to political shocks and crises.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 6d
The portrayal of migration as an "invasion" that threatens the "whiteness" of Europe is becoming increasingly prominent.

But where do these ideas come from and what does it mean to view Europe as "naturally white"?

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Is migration an invasion? Whiteness, borders and colonialism in Europe
Are migrants invading Europe? Tarsis Brito shows how notions of white nativeness have combined with colonial legacies to portray migration as a state of siege.
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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 9d
💡New! Why AI needs social science, by @helenmargetts.bsky.social and Cosmina Dorobantu of @lsedatascience.bsky.social.

"If people are central to AI, the social sciences must play a key role in AI advancement."

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Why AI needs social science | British Politics and Policy at LSE
AI is about humans, that's why it needs to be shaped not just by computer science, but by social science.
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LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social · 9d
Even after their childcare years, mothers spend twice as much time as fathers providing supervision and support to their teenagers.

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Being on call for teenagers is the missing piece in the gender pay gap debate - LSE Business Review
Even once the childcare years have passed, mothers spend twice as much time as fathers providing supervision and support to their teenagers.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 8d
New research shows ageing populations and the power of the “grey vote” are undermining Europe’s economic growth.

Yet an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if the sources of the grey power trap can be addressed.

✍ Tim Vlandas @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
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Grey power, pension reforms and the politics of slow growth in Europe -
Ageing populations are undermining Europe’s economic growth, but an ageing Europe need not be a stagnant one if we confront the sources of the grey power trap.
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 9d
#Spain's Pedro Sánchez has committed to pursuing democratic regeneration.

Yet as Fernando Casal Bertoa and @josejavierolivas.bsky.social argue on @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social, international indicators point to declining democratic standards since Sánchez came to power in 2018.
Spain under Pedro Sánchez – from democratic regeneration to degeneration - EUROPP
Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but international indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 9d
Is the use of laboratory animals ethical?

Carrie Friese @lsesociology.bsky.social argues that while there are no easy answers to this question, humans can learn a great deal by considering the seemingly far away life of a laboratory mouse. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
A mouse in a cage – a feeling for the rights of another species -
Is medical testing on animals ethical? Carrie Friese argues while there are no easy answers, humans can learn a great deal from the life of a laboratory mouse.
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José Javier Olivas Osuna @josejavierolivas.bsky.social · 13d
Fernando Casal Bertoa and I show at @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social that democratic indicators in Spain have acquired a worrisome tendency in the last few years. Not many foreign analysts seem to have noticed it.
#democracy

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Spain under Pedro Sánchez – from democratic regeneration to degeneration - EUROPP
Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but international indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 13d
Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but key indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.

✍ Fernando Casal Bértoa & @josejavierolivas.bsky.social
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Spain under Pedro Sánchez – from democratic regeneration to degeneration - EUROPP
Pedro Sánchez has committed to democratic regeneration in Spain, but international indicators point to declining democratic standards since he came to power.
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 16d
NEW✨ To mark a new exhibition @lselibrary.bsky.social, Combining Efforts: 200 Years of Trade Unions, co-curator Chelsea Collison picks out and reflects on seven fascinating items on display that illuminate the history of Britain's unions.

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Combining efforts – 200 years of trade unions in the UK - LSE Review of Books
Curator Chelsea Collison selects and reflects on seven stand-out items from the exhibition Combining Efforts: 200 Years of Trade Union History at LSE Library.
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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · 14d
🔎New! The reverse victimisation of Charlie Kirk – from propagandist to martyr, by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social.

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The reverse victimisation of Charlie Kirk – from propagandist to martyr - British Politics and Policy at LSE
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Donald Trump and J D Vance proclaimed him a martyr, a recasting of those with power and influence as victims.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 14d
Artificial intelligence is transforming the lives of animals at speed, but these huge impacts are going unnoticed and unregulated.

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Should you let AI train your dog? The lawless world of AI and animals
Artificial intelligence could transform our relationships with animals, but more must be done to make sure AI works for the interests of other species.
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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.

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Europe, Palestine and the meaning of recognition - EUROPP
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 EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 16d
Cosco's attempt to buy a stake in a Hamburg port terminal in 2022-23 raised concerns about EU dependence on China.

Two years on, the deal now looks like the first step toward a “rules-first” approach to Chinese investment in Europe.

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What Cosco’s Hamburg deal can tell us about Europe’s “rules-first” approach to China
Cosco's attempt to buy a stake in a Hamburg port terminal in 2022-23 was the first step toward a “rules-first” approach to Chinese investment in Europe.
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Online #ConspiracyTheories can spread rapidly across the world.

Yet as Zichen (Jess) Hu @lsemedia.bsky.social writes, the way conspiracy narratives are interpreted and reframed in different contexts reflects a fractured global order
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The transnational flow of conspiracy theories reflects our fractured world
Online conspiracy theories can spread rapidly across the world, yet the way they are interpreted in different contexts reflects a fractured global order.
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Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · 19d
‘For Ukrainian civil society, security requires all three dimensions – military capacity to resist, freedom from authoritarian control and preservation of cultural identity – because each addresses a different facet of colonial domination’
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 19d
Russia's war in Ukraine has prompted groups of self-organised Ukrainian citizens to work together to defend their country.

These groups offer a powerful example of how democratic resilience can emerge from below during wartime.

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Ukrainian civil society has redefined security in wartime
Ukrainian civil society has been key to the defence against Russia, offering a powerful example of how wartime democratic resilience can emerge from below.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 19d
"The US is either a democracy in crisis that is barely clinging on to the label, or one that has tipped over the edge into competitive authoritarianism – and I believe it’s the latter."

Read our interview with @brianklaas.bsky.social @lseevents.bsky.social

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Brian Klaas: “The United States is now a competitive authoritarian system” - EUROPP
Is the United States still a democracy? It is either a democracy in crisis, or one that has tipped over the edge into competitive authoritarianism.
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LSE EUROPP Blog @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 19d
Russia's war in Ukraine has prompted groups of self-organised Ukrainian citizens to work together to defend their country.

These groups offer a powerful example of how democratic resilience can emerge from below during wartime.

✍️ @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social

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Ukrainian civil society has redefined security in wartime
Ukrainian civil society has been key to the defence against Russia, offering a powerful example of how wartime democratic resilience can emerge from below.
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 22d
NEW✨ Left Behind: A New Economics for Neglected Places by Paul Collier @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social =.

#Review by James Herndon 👇

#Economics #Inequality
How to fight inequality in the world’s neglected places
Paul Collier's Left Behind examines neglected regions & countries, proposing solutions to reduce inequality like devolved authority & practical policymaking.
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