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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 22h

📣 This week, Prof Kirsten Sehnbruch will discuss how and why the Capability Approach is suitable for thinking about the capabilities that employment conditions can generate for individual workers.

📆 Join us on Thursday 9 Oct, 1.00pm-2.30pm

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Department of Social Policy | Available positions

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Join us at LSE on 24 Oct 2025 for Early Interventions and Human Capital: From Cradle to Capability.

A full-day workshop on how early-life policies shape health, learning & futures.

Register here: buff.ly/UE45INt

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 2d

📢 We're hiring!

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor whose core research examines crime and/or criminal justice with a demonstrable research interest in international social and public policy.

📆 Applications close 2 November.

More info here:

Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy

Social safety net | Hilary Hoynes

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 4d

Childhood access to social programs lead to improvements in health in adulthood.

In our Annual Lecture on 23 Oct, Prof Hilary Hoynes will explore the concept of the social safety net as a long-term investment in children.

Hybrid. See more 👇

www.lse.ac.uk/events/the-s...

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6.30pm Thurs 23 Oct | Hilary Hoynes | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 5d

**Event update**

We regret to inform you that our upcoming event featuring the Vice President of Colombia has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

We appreciate your understanding.

www.lse.ac.uk/events/colom...

EVENT CANCELLED: Francia Elena Márquez Mina | An intergenerational dialogue

7.15pm Tues 14 Oct | Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Robtel Neajai Pailey, Kandya Obezo-Casseres | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

China’s ‘bad citizens’: understanding non-participation in philanthropic and voluntaristic activities

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 5d

New open access publication from Dr Timothy Hildebrandt:

China’s ‘bad citizens’: understanding non-participation in philanthropic and voluntaristic activities

Read the publication here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In response to increasing socio-economic inequalities, the Chinese state has promoted the idea of the ‘good citizen’ who engages in philanthropy and volunteerism. This study explores why some indiv...

www.tandfonline.com

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 6d

Francia Elena Márquez Mina made history when she became Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian Vice President.
In this @lseid.bsky.social & @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social event, the Vice President will converse with Black female scholars.

More info 👇
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#LSEEvents #BlackHistoryMonth

Francia Elena Márquez Mina | An intergenerational dialogue

7.15pm Tues 14 Oct | Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Robtel Neajai Pailey, Kandya Obezo-Casseres | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Racism and racial justice | Broadwater Farm uprising

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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 7d

📣 Join us TODAY for LSE's annual Black History Month event!

We explore the legal, political and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots, and the present-day methods of resistance it inspired.

There is still time to register 👇
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6.30pm Weds 1 Oct | Sharon Grant, Clive Chijioke Nwonka, Roxana Willis | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 6d

130 years ago, LSE was founded on a bold idea: that knowledge, shared widely, could help build a better society.

Discover our 130-year story of learning, innovation, research, and the incredible people who make our LSE community what it is today.

buff.ly/KUDe6fo #LSE130

Celebrating 130 years of LSE's impact | LSE 130th anniversary

Since 1895, the London School of Economics has shaped society and driven global change. Join us as we celebrate 130 years of LSE’s impact and enduring legacy.

Department of Social Policy | seminar series | global research on social policy topics

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 7d

📣 Our seminar series starts this week with 2 presentations!
Dr Fiona Gogescu will examine how students at LSE perceive the value of their university degree.
Prof Deirdre Howard-Wagner adopts a comparative Social Policy approach to understanding shifts in social housing.
📆 2 Oct
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The International Social and Public Policy seminar series presents cutting-edge research on global social policy topics.

Research for the World | LSE online magazine with global impact

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 13d

The award-winning #LSEResearchForTheWorld magazine is BACK! 📚🥳

This month's edition is packed full of cutting-edge social science – from AI and the stock market to freedom and democracy in the Middle East.

📖 Read it here:

Discover university-backed social science research with global impact, plus academic expertise from LSE tackling current issues facing society today

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 16d

🎟️ Tickets now open!

We are delighted to announce the LSE Department of Social Policy Annual Lecture 2025:

The Social Safety Net as an Investment in Children

📅 23 October | 18:30–20:00
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building
Speaker: Professor Hilary Hoynes
Sign up here:
lnkd.in/ewtTRgvP

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 27d

📣Upcoming event!
🎬A special screening of From Where We Stand — a film on race, belonging & post-Brexit Northern England.

Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Lucy Kaye, Professor Adrian Favell, and Professor Mike Savage.

📅 Thurs 2 Oct, 5pm
📍LSE

More info➡️ buff.ly/f7Ycglm

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 22d

We're delighted to have Colombia’s first Afro-Colombian Vice President, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, speak at LSE.

She will discuss her rise to political prominence. She will be joined by @robtelneajai.bsky.social and Kandya Obezo-Casseres.

More info 👇
buff.ly/GzFuJvn

#BlackHistoryMonth

This workshop offers a dynamic space to explore the latest research on the economics of education.

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Join The Women in Social and Public Policy Research Hub at LSE on 24 Oct 2025 for Early Interventions and Human Capital: From Cradle to Capability.

A full-day workshop on how early-life policies shape health, learning & futures.

Register here:

WISPPRH | Workshop

LGBTQ+ involved intergroup and intragroup contact: evidence from Chinese social media - LSE Theses Online

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 26d

🎉 Congratulations to Guodong Ju on the successful completion of their thesis:

LGBTQ+ Involved Intergroup and Intragroup Contact: Evidence from Chinese Social Media

Supervised by Dr Timothy Hildebrandt and Dr Blake Miller.

Read here:
etheses.lse.ac.uk/4918/?_gl=1*....

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Central Bank of Ireland @centralbankireland.bsky.social · Sep 5

It was a pleasure to host the second @isweconomics.bsky.social –Central Bank of Ireland Conference this week, under the theme “Diversity, Economics and Society”. Sincere thanks to ISWE, all the speakers and the participants for what was a thoroughly engaging and insightful conference!

Irish Society for Women in Economics – Central Bank of Ireland Conference

Department of Social Policy | PhD students who have recently completed

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open!

Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE.

📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎉Many congratulations to Ceri Hughes who has successfully completed her PhD, a fantastic achievement!
Thank you to Dr Tania Burchardt and Dr Amanda Sheely for their expert supervision.

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PhD students who have recently completed in the Department of Social Policy.

Community involvement and socioeconomic achievement gap in 14 sub-Saharan African countries

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 13

📢 New publication by Dr Mobarak Hossain (LSE) and Martina Beretta:

"Community involvement and socioeconomic achievement gap in 14 sub-Saharan African countries"
The article examines the role of community engagement in addressing educational inequalities.

Read here: doi.org/10.1080/0142...

As a global trend, sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have increasingly received reforms from international organizations (IOs) to improve learning achievements for marginalized groups by promotin...

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 5

New open-access publication by Dr Mobarak Hossain (LSE Department of Social Policy) and Martina Beretta:

"Intergenerational Educational Mobility during the Twentieth Century", the article explores global patterns in educational mobility across the twentieth century.

🔗 Read here: t.co/IlLxPJS81K

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padr.70020

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 28

We know that education matters for women’s fertility in low and middle-income countries. Does that still hold even when the quality of education is poor?

Dr Shuang Chen's new paper can be found here:
doi.org/10.1080/0032...

doi.org

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎉 Congratulations to @stephenpjenkin1.bsky.social who has been recognised as a Fellow of the @resmedia.bsky.social for the significant contribution he has made to economics.

➡️ Read more here:https://buff.ly/c1muijl

List of Fellows of the Royal Economic Society - Royal Economic Society

List of Fellows of the Royal Economic Society. More than 80 economists have been recognised as Fellows of the Royal Economic Society.

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Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop

lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 Call for papers to be presented at a workshop on "Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation" from 10th - 11th November 2025, hosted by @gsos-lse.bsky.social and the Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social

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This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society.