"Over time […] Western nations’ international aspirations exceeded their populations willingness to provide social welfare support, leading to a rise in anti-globalist sentiment and a decline in the public’s endorsement of liberal internationalism." wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzc

Geopolitics and Democracy Oxford Academic by Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon explores the declining support for liberal #internationalism in Western #democracies since the end of the #ColdWar. #Review by Mohammad Imtiyaz 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzc

In The AI Mirror, Vallor "reminds us about the limitations and conservatism that we are building into AI machines. [… ] These problems are not all irremediable […] We can and should improve AI machines to eliminate systematic biases." #BookReview wp.me/p2MwSQ-hyO

NEW✨ Sixteen recommended reads for East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month 2024 besea.n, chosen by the LSE community 📚 LSE Southeast Asia LSE wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzx

Revolution and Democracy in Tunisia by Larbi Sadiki and Layla Saleh is an interdisciplinary analysis of the country's rich history of #protest ✊🏾🇹🇳 arguing that popular resistance has long shaped Tunisia's political identity. Review by Elena Korosteleva ➡ wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzm

"The book’s approach is to explain over-time variation in the fortunes of the Liberal Democrats with which we might predict the party’s future outcomes." David Cutts @PrfAndrwRsslland Joshua Townsley, PhD Manchester University Press #Review by James Dennison 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hyf

NEW✨ Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion edited by Lee C. Bollinger (Columbia Law School) and Geoffrey Stone (UChicago Law School) Oxford University Press Oxford Academic. #Review by Kanav (He/Him) 👇 #abortion #roevwade #SCOTUS wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAc

"The book re-ontologises for us the sites of resistance not just from Tunisia, but across the world, to reaffirm a democratic future-making." Revolution and Democracy in Tunisia by Larbi Sadiki and Layla Saleh Oxford Academic reviewed by Elena Korosteleva. wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzm

"Bollinger & Stone have assembled some of the best constitutional law scholars in the country to debate & discuss the various legal, political & historical factors underlying what has arguably become one of the nation’s most controversial issues." Review👉wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAc

This groundbreaking work exposes the strategies by which #sugary drink and #fastfood companies boost profits & sidestep accountability, leaving individuals & health systems to suffer the consequences – Aida Hassan reviews Junk Food Politics Hopkins Press. 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hyb

"Based on their collection of real-life data and exposure to both Western and Arab scholarship, the authors develop their own apparatus of concepts with which to grasp Tunisia’s unique situation." Revolution & Democracy in Tunisia Oxford Academic reviewed 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzm

In Roe v. Dobbs Oxford Academic Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone assemble leading scholars to examine the #SupremeCourt’s decision to overturn #RoevWade with the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022. #Review by Kanav (He/Him). wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAc

In Geopolitics and Democracy, Peter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon argue that the rise of #populism and #nationalism in Western #democracies since the end of the #ColdWar is intricately connected to geopolitical events. Read Mohammad Imtiyaz's review 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzc

"Lack of both public and private investment partly explains why it takes German, French and American workers four days to produce the same output as a British worker in five." Torsten Bell's Great Britain? The Bodley Head reviewed 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAo

Reviewing The AI Mirror by Shannon Vallor, Sarah Richmond posits that the discussion overlooks ongoing policy work aiming to regulate and monitor #AI and the role that #BigTech plays in stymying these efforts. Read the full review 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hyO

Great Britain? by Torsten Bell critiques the #UK's 🇬🇧 short-term political thinking under 14 of years Conservative leadership, linking it to low #investment and stagnating #productivity, and puts forwards solutions to remake Britain. #Review Philip Bell wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAo

To celebrate East and Southeast Asian (#ESEA) Heritage Month 2024 besea.n, we share a list of sixteen must-read books on ESEA culture and history, and books by ESEA authors, compiled by the LSE community 📚👇 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hzx

"Jack M. Balkan describes the steady rise of the conservative legal movement and the political strategies employed by Republican party leaders to appoint conservative judges to SCOTUS [under Trump]". Roe v. Dobbs Oxford Academic reviewed by Kanav (He/Him) 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAc

According to James Dennison's #review, The Liberal Democrats Manchester University Press offers readers a thorough history and informed practicality that make for a nuanced understanding of the party's identity crisis and potential future trajectory. wp.me/p2MwSQ-hyf