"Protests often occur not in the worst of times economically, but when times are booming as people feel that only certain people are benefiting […] they feel ‘relative deprivation’ comparing themselves to others." Inequality by @seamusapower.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social Review by Michael Jindra

Can a pluralistic perspective on inequality help us to solve it? - LSE Review of Books

Inequality by Séamus Power explores pluralistic perspectives on inequality, capitalism & social mobility through the lens of anthropology & cultural psychology.

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NEW: Can a pluralistic perspective on inequality help us to solve it? Inequality: The View from Manywheres by @seamusapower.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org reviewed by Michael Jindra @bostonu.bsky.social

Can a pluralistic perspective on inequality help us to solve it? - LSE Review of Books

Inequality by Séamus Power explores pluralistic perspectives on inequality, capitalism & social mobility through the lens of anthropology & cultural psychology.

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📣Calling all bookshop enthusiasts & literature lovers📣 Do you know a place with unmissably good bookshops? 📚 We're looking for contributions to our global bookshop guide series, highlighting the best bookshops in a town, city or more remote area you know. Email us at lsereviewofbooks@lse.ac.uk

"When [restrictive, anti-immigration] policies fail, because migration has become more visible, the failure itself is more visible." @lse-ei.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Interview with Matilde Rosina on migration myths and why border security policies fail - LSE Review of Books

In an interview about The Migration Question, Matilde Rosina debunks common myths & explains why safe, legal routes benefit both migrants & receiving societies

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Spain is deploying military to the N African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants breached the border. Why do border security policies fail? Read Dr. Matilde Rosina’s interview in the LSE Review of Books about her book, ‘The Migration Question’, coauthored w/ Professor Leila Simona Talani. 👇

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NEW INTERVIEW: Matilde Rosina on migration myths & why border security policies fail Matilde @lse-ei.bsky.social speaks about The Migration Question: Politics, Economics & the Failure of Border Security, co-authored with Leila Simona Talani @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Read my review of @laurieparsons.bsky.social’s book “Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse” for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

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NEW: How the language of climate change obscures responsibility and limits action @wafarasheeq.bsky.social reviews Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of the Environmental Impasse by @laurieparsons.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs.org @devgeogsrg.bsky.social

NEW: How the language of climate change obscures responsibility and limits action @wafarasheeq.bsky.social reviews Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of the Environmental Impasse by @laurieparsons.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs.org @devgeogsrg.bsky.social

How the language of climate change obscures responsibility and limits action - LSE Review of Books

Climate Hegemony by Laurie Parsons explains why governments and corporations have failed to take meaningful action on the climate crisis, & how to drive change

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NEW: Is publication, not truth, now the driving pursuit of science? The Credibility Crisis in Science: Tweakers, Fraudsters, & the Manipulation of Empirical Results. Thomas Plümper @wuvienna.bsky.social & Eric Neumayer @lsegeography.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social Review by L. Magaldi Sardella

Is publication, not truth, now the driving pursuit of science? - LSE Review of Books

The Credibility Crisis in Science by Thomas Plümper and Eric Neumayer explores how researcher incentives and publication bias distort scientific knowledge

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NEW: How did nationalisation of oil and minerals serve post-independence African states? Majority State Ownership of Oil and Mining Sectors in Africa: The Resource Curse Undermined by John James Quinn @routledgebooks.bsky.social, reviewed by James Herndon 👇

“Resource Curse” revisited – The political economy of nationalised oil and minerals in Africa - LSE Review of Books

John Quinn's Majority State Ownership of Oil and Mining Sectors in Africa examines how nationalising natural resources shaped the trajectories of African states

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Can we reframe urban transport through fairness and democracy? Read new analysis on this in our latest newsletter 📫 plus research into concerning AI uses in warfare and courtrooms, the link between public trust & economic growth, & why researchers should be doing less. 👉 mailchi.mp/lse/lse-blog...

NEW: Why companies should let employees work from anywhere @prithwirajc.bsky.social makes the case in The World Is Your Office: How Work From Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation @hbr.org Review by Joobin Bekhrad 👇

Why companies should let employees work from anywhere - LSE Review of Books

Raj Choudhury's The World Is Your Office argues companies should enable employees to work from anywhere or lose talent, productivity & innovation opportunities.

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NEW: Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life Nonauthoritarian Authority by @jbrigstocke.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs.org explores how non-coercive authority operates through everyday relations, shared spaces and non-human actors. Review by Zeynep Ceren Correia

Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life - LSE Review of Books

Nonauthoritarian Authority by Julian Brigstocke explores how authority operates in everyday relations, shared spaces & nonhuman actors, not only coercive power.

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"This powerful and deeply critical engagement with authority literature will appeal to scholars seeking new horizons across the social sciences and humanities." Zeynep Ceren Correia reviews Nonauthoritarian Authority for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wkRVJk

Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life - LSE Review of Books

Nonauthoritarian Authority by Julian Brigstocke explores how authority operates in everyday relations, shared spaces & nonhuman actors, not only coercive power.

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Why did the industrial revolution happen in Europe and not in China? Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000 @princetonupress.bsky.social by Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini, reviewed by James Hodgson on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

What explains Europe and China’s divergent routes to economic growth? - LSE Review of Books

In Two Paths to Prosperity, economists Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini examine why Europe and China took such different development trajectories

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Looking for your next read this South Asian Heritage Month? 📚 Renegotiating Patriarchy by Naila Kabeer features in @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social list of ten standout social science books on South Asia. Read the list: https://bit.ly/4yx5cQw Read the book #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/4otCVnG

Ten great social science books for South Asian Heritage Month - LSE Review of Books

To mark South Asian Heritage Month we've selected ten standout social science books that explore South Asian politics, history, culture and social change.

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NEW: What explains Europe and China's different routes to economic growth? Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000 @princetonupress.bsky.social by Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini, reviewed by James Hodgson.

Routes to economic growth in Europe and China - LSE Review of Books

In Two Paths to Prosperity, economists Avner Greif, Joel Mokyr and Guido Tabellini examine why Europe and China took such different development trajectories

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"Only around three per cent of the world’s population are migrants. Not only is the proportion so low, but it has been stable at that level for the past 50 years." Matilde Rosina @lse-ei.bsky.social speaks about her new co-authored book, The Migration Question on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

Interview with Matilde Rosina on migration myths and why border security policies fail - LSE Review of Books

In an interview about The Migration Question, Matilde Rosina debunks common myths & explains why safe, legal routes benefit both migrants & receiving societies

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NEW: Ten great social science books for South Asian Heritage Month 📚 July is @sahm-uk.bsky.social in the UK and worldwide. To mark it, we've selected ten standout social science books that explore the different nations of South Asia in terms of their politics, history, culture and development.

Ten great social science books for South Asian Heritage Month - LSE Review of Books

To mark South Asian Heritage Month we've selected ten standout social science books that explore South Asian politics, history, culture and social change.

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NEW INTERVIEW: Matilde Rosina on migration myths & why border security policies fail Matilde @lse-ei.bsky.social speaks about The Migration Question: Politics, Economics & the Failure of Border Security, co-authored with Leila Simona Talani @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Interview with Matilde Rosina on migration myths and why border security policies fail - LSE Review of Books

In an interview about The Migration Question, Matilde Rosina debunks common myths & explains why safe, legal routes benefit both migrants & receiving societies

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Our latest newsletter is out today 📬 exploring AI automation & war, the history of the energy economy, new censorship in an authoritarian age, the rise (& uncertain future) of US dollar supremacy, Pittsburgh's best bookshops & more. Read 👉 mailchi.mp/2c16cebc6479... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

"Liberalism’s hand in creating the new right." An excellent new review of Slavoj Žižek’s Liberal Fascisms by Gábor Szabó. Read the full piece via @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social below! ⬇️📚

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NEW: Slavoj Žižek on liberalism’s hand in creating the new right. His latest collection of essays, Liberal Fascisms @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social reviewed by Gábor Szabó.

NEW: How AI and Big Tech are reshaping modern warfare Alexander Blanchard @sipri.org reviews AI, Automation and War: The Rise of a Military-Tech Complex by Anthony King @exeter.ac.uk @princetonupress.bsky.social

How AI and Big Tech are reshaping modern warfare - LSE Review of Books

AI, Automation and War explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping military decision-making through new alliances between armed forces and technology companies. King's sociological approach and…

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NEW: How did such different things as coal, sunlight, calories, human labour and electric currents come to be understood under a single name, “energy”? Working Nature by @ueberdruss.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social looks at the formation of the modern energy economy. Review by Ivan Radanović.

A history of the energy economy - LSE Review of Books

In Working Nature, Daniela Russ argues that the modern energy economy transforms diverse capacities of nature into comparable, measurable forms of work.

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NEW: A guide to the best bookshops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 📚🇺🇸 by Lesley Rains @upittpress.bsky.social @staygoldbooks.bsky.social @cityofasylum.bsky.social @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social

The best bookshops in Pittsburgh, USA - LSE Review of Books

In this guide, Lesley Rains takes us on a tour of the best independent bookshops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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NEW: How international courts in the Global South make decisions Judging under Constraint by Theresa Squatrito @lseir.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org fills a major scholarship gap on why & when international courts in the region defer to states, writes Samira Allioui in her #review.

How international courts in the Global South make decisions - LSE Review of Books

Judging under Constraint by Theresa Squatrito explores international judicial decision-making, in particular why and when international courts in the Caribbean and Africa defer to the authority of sta...

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NEW: Is the dollar in danger of losing its supremacy? Our Dollar, Your Problem by Kenneth Rogoff @harvard.edu @yalepress.bsky.social explores how the US dollar gained its position as the world’s dominant currency, and looks to the future of the global financial landscape. Review by Srishti Gupta.

Is the dollar in danger of losing its supremacy? - LSE Review of Books

Kenneth Rogoff's Our Dollar, Your Problem explores how the US dollar gained and held its position as the world's dominant currency, and whether it can keep it.

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As London celebrates #Pride this weekend, take a look at our recent list of books spotlighting LGBTQ+ voices and stories recommended by staff across LSE 👇

Fourteen LGBTQ+ books for Pride Month 2026 - LSE Review of Books

For Pride Month 2026, Spectrum members and the wider LSE community recommend 14 must-read books that celebrate LGBTQ+ voices and stories.

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NEW: Why we need queer approaches to conflict research @jamiejhagen.bsky.social, Samuel Ritholz and @adelatolla.bsky.social's edited volume @brisunipress.bsky.social approaches the study of political violence by foregrounding plurality, ethical methods and queer experience. Review by Rupal Rupali.

Why we need queer approaches to conflict research - LSE Review of Books

In Queer Conflict Research, J. J. Hagen, S. Ritholz and A. Delatolla map a new field at the intersection of security studies, conflict research and queer theory

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NEW: How did such different things as coal, sunlight, calories, human labour and electric currents come to be understood under a single name, “energy”? Working Nature by @ueberdruss.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social looks at the formation of the modern energy economy. Review by Ivan Radanović.

A history of the energy economy - LSE Review of Books

In Working Nature, Daniela Russ argues that the modern energy economy transforms diverse capacities of nature into comparable, measurable forms of work.

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NEW: Are we dealing with a new kind of censorship? @panievsky.bsky.social's The New Censorship @wearefootnote.bsky.social is an urgent, practical resource on understanding and resisting contemporary authoritarian attacks on independent journalism and democratic freedoms. Review by Barnaby Falck.

A new kind of censorship in the authoritarian age? - LSE Review of Books

Ayala Panievsky's The New Censorship examines how populist, authoritarian leaders undermine press freedom and offers practical modes of democratic resistance.

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