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The Alternative for Germany (#AfD) won an unprecedented share of the vote in regional #elections in the states of Saxony and Thuringia on 1 September. Florian Stoeckel analyses what this means on LSE EUROPP blog. ow.ly/vffX50TgBA7
"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? reviewed LSE Review of Books Philip Bell wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAo
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? Aaron Reeves and @samfriedmansoc searched for an answer: youtu.be/gcPIp28XkL0
"Behavioural science should begin with the assumption that humans are fundamentally reasonable – at least, until it has been proved otherwise." Jens Koed Madsen (LSE Psychological & Behavioural Science) and Lee de-Wit for LSE Impact Blog #BehaviouralScience blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…
How do we design a fair #digital world that protects and empowers #children? 🚸💻 From #TikTok's alleged unfair design practices targeting children to tackling #bias introduced by data-driven technologies, Ayca Atabey Edinburgh University Press on the LSE Media & Communications blog. ow.ly/jkh250TiRH9
🏫 While children return to schools, the debate whether smartphones are helpful or harmful for them heightens. 📱Prof Sonia Livingstone Sonia Livingstone of LSE Media & Communications explains how smartphones can help children learn and manage their daily lives.
Progress for women in leadership isn’t just slowing, it’s reversing Only 28 of the companies in the latest #Fortune500 are led by women. Lucy Kallin & Ellie Smith CatalystInc write on LSE Business Review that failing to reflect diversity undermines business. ow.ly/ZGjO50TjQeX
#Labour has inherited an #NHS and #SocialCare service in crisis. The government has a short window to make a start on a serious, cost-conscious programme of recovery, argues Tony Hockley LSE Social Policy on LSE British Politics and Policy, but the challenge is immense. ow.ly/yPC650Tk5KR
Born to Rule Harvard University Press examines the make-up & politics of #Britain's #elite over the past 125 years. Q&A with authors Sam Friedman & Aaron Reeves LSE Review of Books👉 ow.ly/qyLE50TkRuj Details for the book launch 03 Oct LSE Events 👉ow.ly/HGb850TkRuk
Kamala Harris had a successful presidential debate, but much can happen between now and Election Day writes LSE Phelan US Centre Director Peter Trubowitz wp.me/p3I2YF-egq
Following the first presidential #debate between #Harris and #Trump last night LSE Phelan US Centre Director Peter Trubowitz writes on LSE USAPP blog that while Harris will likely get a boost from her debate performance, she is still vulnerable in the battleground states. ow.ly/un1P50Tlfck
Could Russia 🇷🇺 have been on track to become a genuine democratic state 🗳️ had it not been for the 1991 constitutional crisis? Jeff Hawn 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🌻 (LSE International History) argues the case for LSE EUROPP blog. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…
🏥 Today's Lord #Darzi report is an opportunity to build an NHS that provides world-class services for all. But how much should we spend on the #NHS? Prof Nicholas Barr LSE European Institute explains what it would take for the NHS to be fully funded LSE British Politics and Policy. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
"How reliable and ‘objective’ is [H-index] citation data? Does it fairly represent the world’s research productivity, or might this data be reinforcing an already highly unequal, anglophone-dominated global science system?" LSE Impact Blog ow.ly/isMg50Tm48Y
The public want the option of assisted dying, but there are still concerns around the potential abuses of such a policy. Patricia Haitink and Emily Jackson LSE Law School suggest looking at counties where assisted dying is available to respond to such concerns. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
Wronged by Lilie Chouliaraki LSE Media & Communications published by Columbia Univ Press explores #victimhood as a flexible concept shaped by hierarchies of #power and suffering in public discourse. #Review by Amal Latif for LSE Review of Books 👉wp.me/p2MwSQ-hAC
How does education impact a person's likelihood to have children? 🎓🤱 Centre for Economic Performance LSE Business Review ow.ly/UEYp50TmZsJ
England’s first citizens’ jury on #AssistedDying recommended law change. But many people have concerns about the policy. Patricia Haitink & Emily Jackson LSE Law School suggest looking at counties where assisted dying is available for guidance LSE British Politics and Policy blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
Reflecting on the challenges facing gender activists and researchers in Hungary 🇭🇺 Dorottya Rédai argues for the importance of activist-researcher collaboration and transnationalism. LSE Impact Blog LSE Gender ow.ly/Sojn50TmZVg