Contributor(s): | Do today’s power brokers in Britain continue to be born to privilege and anointed at Eton and Oxford? Or is a new progressive elite emerging with different values and political instincts? In search of an answer, Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman scrutinised the profiles, interests, and careers of over 125,000 members of the British elite from the late 1890s to today. Their findings offer an insight into who gets in, how they get there, what they like and look like, where they...

Contributor(s): | The pivotal 1953 coup in Iran, orchestrated by the CIA and MI6, toppled the democratically elected Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh. Renowned scholar Fawaz Gerges explains how this event set a precedent for an American foreign policy of intervention in the region, shaping the political landscape of the Middle East.   This video is based on research from Fawaz Gerges’ new book, What Really Went Wrong?: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the Middle East, available...

Contributor(s): | Through a series of soundwalks, Gisa Weszkalnys, Rachel Grant and Maja Zećo explore how the city’s overlapping energy regimes are already impacting its citizens. Read the full article here.

Contributor(s): | Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.

Contributor(s): | Dr Nick Anstead of the Department of Media and Communications at LSE explains today's new information environment, its impact in politics in the UK and elsewhere, and how we can regulate it. Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on global politics in a year of elections: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/global-politics This #LSEFestival event will discuss the importance of trust for a functioning society here.

Contributor(s): | In the recent years, more and more right-wing parties have appeared in politics in European countries and across the world. Ahead of the European Parliament elections 6-9 June 2024, Prof Stephanie Rickard explains why this is happening and what the consequences could be for the EU and globally if we see more far-right candidates winning seats.  Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on global politics in a year of elections here.

Contributor(s): | Mexico will likely elect its first female president on 2 June in an election where a lot is at stake. Dr Jenny Pearce explains the current state of politics in the country and the possible policy areas that Claudia Sheinbaum will tackle if she wins.  Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.

Contributor(s): | South Africa’s national election on 29 May is likely to be the most competitive one since the end of apartheid. One of the critical issues in the election is the Political Party Funding Act that came into force in 2021 and transformed the country’s political finance landscape. Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.

Contributor(s): | The polls in India are estimated to have 969 million voters, 5.5 million electronic voting machines, 15 million polling officials. Dr Mukulika Banerjee analyses elections in India, the largest human organised event anywhere in the world.  Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.

Contributor(s): | Once considered a policy success case for promoting food security, Brazil has now returned to the UN Hunger Map. In 2022, more than half of Brazil’s population was experiencing some degree of food insecurity and severe food insecurity impacted more than 33 million urban residents. In highly unequal Brazilian cities, this issue affects mostly low-income racialised residents in the urban fringes where infrastructural exclusion further constrains access to nutritious,...

Contributor(s): | Are there elections taking place in wartime? Mariia Zolkina, DINAM Research Fellow in the Department of International Relations, explains the cases of Ukraine and Russia. Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.

Contributor(s): | Revolutionary Papers is an international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on anticolonial, anti-imperial and related left periodicals of the Global South. It includes over forty university-based researchers, as well as editors, archivists, and movement organizers from around the world. The initiative looks at the way that periodicals—including newspapers, magazines, cultural journals, and newsletters—played a key role in establishing new counter publics,...

Contributor(s): | Colonialism has not disappeared – it has taken on a new form. In the new world order, data is the new oil. Big Tech companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources – our data – exploiting our labour and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, track our movements, record our conversations and discriminate against us. In 'Data Grab: The new colonialism of Big Tech and how to fight back', Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias, founders of the...

Contributor(s): | With a population of 275 million, Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and what happens in its 2024 election is really important. Prof John Sidel, Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, explains Indonesia's trajectory as a stable and consolidated democracy over the last 25 years and what the future likely holds. Explore our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary on global politics in a year of elections:...

Contributor(s): | There is a lot at stake for the United States and the world in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In the first episode of our Global Politics series, Prof Peter Trubowitz, Director of the Phelan U.S. Centre at LSE, explains what makes this election different and what we should watch out for. 

Contributor(s): | Have you ever heard of the term 'golden passport'? Wealthy individuals choose to invest in ’Citizenship by Investment’ programmes based on the benefits and global opportunities a new citizenship provides. Over the last two decades, these programmes have surged in popularity, with more than 20 countries adopting 'golden passport' laws and extending the privilege to over 50,000 people each year. Find out more about Dr Kristin Surak's research:...

Contributor(s): | In the coming year, people around the world will go to the polls. In the run up to LSE Festival 2024: Power and Politics (10-15 June 2024) our Global Politics series explores the debates at the forefront of politics and the implications of key elections. Visit our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and expertise on global politics through short films, blogs, articles and events here.  

Contributor(s): Professor Chris Alden, Dr Dimitrios Stroikos | Chris Alden and Dimitrios Stroikos explore the complexities around the international politics of space, addressing topics such as: the challenges underpinning the international politics of space, state and non-state engagement in space activities. They ask how can we prevent the outbreak of conflict in space? And why do countries want to join the space race? Finally, they consider the role of science in current space activities...

Contributor(s): Professor Andrew Lewis-Pye | What makes cryptocurrencies attractive and what is the role of decentralisation? What are the regulatory issues facing cryptocurrencies and how does this affect innovation? We speak to LSE Professor Andrew Lewis-Pye to explain more.  This film is also featured in the Research for the World article Building better blockchains 

Contributor(s): Professor Riccardo Crescenzi | To understand Global Value Chains, consider the bicycle. Bicycles are not solely produced in one place, rather they are created across countries—a collection of regions delivering components and services bringing the bicycle to the end consumer. Each contributor, located and spread throughout the world, adds value to this end product. This end-to-end process is the Global Value Chain.

Contributor(s): Dr Niina Vuolajärvi, Dr Shamila Parmanand | How are sex workers affected by laws that claim to protect them? This film juxtaposes research by Dr Niina Vuolajärvi, Assistant Professor in International Migration at the LSE European Institute, in the "Nordic model" in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, and by Dr Shamila Parmanand of the Department of Gender Studies at LSE, in the Philippines, to reveal the problems in practice and where the policy solutions really lie. 

Contributor(s): | Of the 80 million people worldwide currently displaced by war or persecution, over half have settled in cities. But what challenges do these urban refugees face - from host governments and from the communities already living there? Associate Professor Romola Sanyal explains the issues - and benefits - that forced migration can present for our cities.

Contributor(s): | The #digital world has brought a wealth of information, opportunities and experiences to us all - with children no exception. But with these benefits also come risks like inappropriate content and potentially dangerous situations. How do we help our kids navigate the world of apps, websites, games and social media? What are some of the issues developers of these products and spaces need to consider when they’re designing for young audiences? The research of LSE’s Professor...

Contributor(s): | Inequality, climate change, culture wars and disaffection with politics - these are just some of the seismic issues we face in the UK in 2023. But while different schools of political thought might suggest different solutions, concrete steps for addressing society’s problems are often hard to come by. LSE researcher Daniel Chandler considers the work of one of the 20th Century’s foremost political philosophers - and wonders if answers to our collective troubles might just...

Contributor(s): | Scientists believe we are currently in the midst of a modern-day mass extinction event, with biodiversity loss escalating at an unparalleled pace worldwide. Dr Ganga Shreedhar's research shines a light on the transformative power of awareness, revealing that once individuals are informed, the overwhelming majority acknowledge the urgency for action.