It is with sadness that we announce the death of our former colleague Michael Banks. A student of Charles Manning, Michael went on to become a highly regarded colleague in the Department and a renowned, engaging lecturer and teacher.

LSE is offering two LSE Fellow positions in International Political Economy, fixed-term for 2 years, starting in Sept 2024.

Apart from IPE expertise, we are interested in young scholars with a focus on China and/or global business. Closing date 14 April:

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/15…

'Great Powers, Climate Change, and Global Environmental Responsibilities, edited by Robert Falkner and Barry Buzan, is a significant contribution to the realm of international relations and environmental politics.'
For more, read: bit.ly/46xBUmo

Thanks to Yixian SUN for interviewing me about my new article in Global Environmental Politics, about the history of international environmental politics and how the English School of IR might inform GEP scholarship.

Come and work with us UofG Soc & Pol Sci! We are currently advertising 3⃣ permanent positions (🗓️closing date: 29 Feb):

- International Develoment 📈
- UK Politics 🇬🇧
- International Relations 🗺️

Details about each position below, please share widely, and contact me with questions!

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Susan K. Sell, a long time member of Review of International Political Economy International Advisor Board. Her research expanded IPE. Her generosity, including as a frequent reviewer for RIPE, nurtured new generations of scholars. blogs.gwu.edu/elliott360/202…

Why has the UK government failed - for the last 18 months - to appoint a new Chair of the Climate Change Committee?

Grantham LSE Policy Head Bob Ward warns of the harm to UK's climate reputation and the need to start work on the UK's next carbon budget.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

As #COP28UAE ends today, here are our
LSE Intl Relations research highlights🔽

A chance to rejuvenate the Paris Agreement? COP28 and the first Global Stocktake- Eunjeong Park

ow.ly/92hW50QhPh6 (1/6)

Don't miss the publication of this #OpenAccess 📘 tmrw!

Chapters by Tomila Lankina, Ellie Knott @ellieknott.bsky.social, Tanya Lokot 🇺🇦, Tamara Krawchenko 🇺🇦, Myria Georgiou, Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social, Peter Harris, Iren Marinova, Gabriella Gricius, Nathalie Tocci, Jagjit S. Chadha, Erik Berglof & other great scholars

Fabulous discussion on great powers and international climate cooperation yesterday at Hertie School. Greatly enjoyed the encounter.

Thanks to Christian Flachsland and Marian Feist for inviting me. Wonderful student audience at Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School, and some LSE alumni too!

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How have the EU navigated the energy crisis and renewed its commitment to net zero following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

⬇️ Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social writes for LSE EUROPP blog

📕Ukraine publishes #OpenAccess in December 2023. doi.org/10.31389/lsepr… #LSEPPR

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

Thanks, Marian Feist, for having me talk about great powers and climate change at the Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School colloquium next week. Looking forward to the discussion - and to catching up!

How have the EU navigated the energy crisis and renewed its commitment to net zero following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

⬇️ Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social writes for LSE EUROPP blog

📕Ukraine publishes #OpenAccess in December 2023. doi.org/10.31389/lsepr… #LSEPPR

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

How have the EU navigated the energy crisis and renewed its commitment to net zero following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

⬇️ Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social writes for LSE EUROPP blog

📕Ukraine publishes #OpenAccess in December 2023. doi.org/10.31389/lsepr… #LSEPPR

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

🚨Join us for the last Sustainability Colloquium of the semester.

Professor of International Relations, Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social from LSE Intl Relations, will talk about the great power rivalry and the international politics of climate change.

🗓️23 Nov, 12:30
👇hertie-school.org/en/sustainabil…

How have the EU navigated the energy crisis and renewed its commitment to net zero following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

⬇️ Robert Falkner | @robertfalkner.bsky.social writes for LSE EUROPP blog

📕Ukraine publishes #OpenAccess in December 2023. doi.org/10.31389/lsepr… #LSEPPR

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

New Job! Please share widely
Come work with me as the next 2yr climate postdoc Watson Institute
Great colleagues, no teaching load. Be the next Alexander Gard-Murray or Kathryn Chelminski ! Non-resident remote work possible for 2024-25.

Cc Brown University Political Science IBES: Institute at Brown for Environment & Society

How did Europe escape from Russia's energy stranglehold after the 2022 Ukraine invasion? And how did this affect EU climate policy?

I provide an analysis of the EU energy response in a short blog, based on a longer analysis published by LSE Press.

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…

📢Join us on Thurs 2 Nov!

Deep beneath our feet, vast and sprawling, lies one of the most sophisticated empires the world has ever known. At first glance, it might not look like much- it is made up of fibre optic cables and obscure payment systems (1/3)

lse.ac.uk/Events/2023/11…