Germany's elections saw a surprise comeback for the SDP and strong gains for the Greens. Meanwhile, results for left-wing Die Linke were catastrophic. What is the significance of these results for the future of the left in Germany, Europe and beyond?

How has Brexit shaped public support for the EU in the remaining 27 member states? Is Britain’s exit from the EU a deterrent or has it given a boost to Eurosceptic forces across the continent?

To celebrate Black History Month, LSE Director Minouche Shafik talks to bestselling author and culture journalist Otegha Uwagba.

Human rights bridge morality and politics, and underpin our sense of what it means to be human. But where do rights come from? Can non-human beings have rights? And does the rights model reinforce individualism?

In his new book How to Stop Fascism, Paul Mason offers a radical, hopeful blueprint for resisting and defeating the new far right.

Loretta J. Ross invites us to call others in, rather than call them out.

In our world of free capital mobility, we show that Central banks of large currency areas are drivers of financial cycles and of risk taking in the international economy.

We hear from those who are striving to shift narratives around disability through public awareness campaigns globally and will explore whether and how an empirical approach to ‘framing’ could effectively move public perceptions and behaviours.

For much of history meritocracy was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left?

On July 21st, 2021, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Professor Michael Cox of LSE IDEAS about his new article in the journal, International Politics, “What do Think Tanks do? Chatham House in search of the United States.