That's a wrap on the 2025/26 academic year! 💫 And what a year it has been! We invite you to discover our brand-new 2025/26 Annual Report just hot off the press, covering the past academic year here at the EI! Thank you for being a part of our community! 👏 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

The European Institute launches its 2025/26 Annual Report!

We invite you to discover our new 2025/26 Annual Report, covering the past academic year here at the LSE European Institute. In this latest edition, we take a look back at the activities and…

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The new Chancellor has an opportunity to recast the UK’s fiscal rules 🖋️Iain Begg of @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The new Chancellor has an opportunity to recast the UK’s fiscal rules | LSE British Politics

With a commitment to increase defence spending, the new Chancellor should make improvements to the fiscal rules instead of cutting spending or increasing taxes.

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🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS! The LSE European Institute and the Bank of England are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance due to take place on Friday 13 November. Please submit by Friday 21 August 2026. 🔗 Learn more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

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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On 23-24 April 2026, a delegation of MSc students from the LSE European Institute attended the OxPeace Training Workshop 206 at St Anthony's College @ox.ac.uk. We sat down with our CCGE candidate Anna Bezpala to hear more about her experience. 👉 Read more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

European Institute students attend OxPeace workshop on multi-level negotiation, mediation and diplomacy

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🎬 And that's a WRAP on our series: 🎙️𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙩! Thank you for tuning in to hear reflections from our experts on the impacts of the #Brexit referendum, 10 years on. 👉 Catch up on all episodes and register for our 16 July event on our Brexit hub: shorturl.at/dIMFU youtu.be/H-rn3YC7MbU

Looking ahead: How do you see EU-UK relations evolving?

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For our very final Brexit episode, Dr Mareike Kleine @mkleine.bsky.social reflects on the #international dimensions of #Brexit. 🇬🇧🤝 👉 To catch up on our full series, visit our Brexit hub: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social youtu.be/AQarNRq6vAc

Episode 10: Mareike Kleine on how Brexit has repositioned the UK on the world stage

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🇬🇧🇪🇺 In our penultimate episode, Professor Iain Begg tackles the rejoin debate which emerged immediately after Brexit came into effect. ✍ Read Iain Begg's full reflections on the matter here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2... @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social youtu.be/cNgZmSy3CQk

🇪🇺🇬🇧 Pivoting from our discussion of the impacts of #Brexit, today we look ahead with our Visiting Fellow Dr Vera Spyrakou, who shares her reflections about the political realignment between the #EU and the #UK. 👉 Read Vera's blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2... youtu.be/LW332yZXM6w

Episode 8: Vera Spyrakou on the future of EU-UK relations

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🌍 Continuing with our series this month, Dr Eiko Thielemann shares his reflections on the impact #Brexit has had on the UK's #immigration and #asylum policies and trends, including relative to the #EU. 👉 More #Brexit10 reflections: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/lUwOVRUcOko

Eiko Thielemann on how Brexit has shaped UK migration and asylum governance

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🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Today marks 10 years since the #Brexit referendum. We asked our experts to take us back to 23 June 2016 and their reactions. 👉 Full series: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... @lseblogs.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social shorturl.at/Ytc2K

10 years on: Looking back at the 2016 Brexit referendum with our experts

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Ten years ago, Nicholas Barr @lse-ei.bsky.social wrote a blog on why he would be voting Remain that was so popular it crashed the LSE server. Revisiting his arguments a decade later, he argues Brexit has had a profound negative impact that was entirely foreseeable. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Brexit – a bad idea then, a bad idea now

Brexit has had a profound negative impact on the United Kingdom that was entirely foreseeable at the time of the 2016 referendum.

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🇬🇧 🇹🇷 Today we invite you to take a look beyond EU-UK relations with Professor Yaprak Gürsoy, who shares her reflections on the impact of Brexit from the Turkish perspective. @ygursoy.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social 👉 Vist our Brexit hub for more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/Dk--pkR4YYs

Yaprak Gürsoy on evolving Turkish-UK relations and Turkish scapegoating in the Leave campaign

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For our fifth #Brexit interview, Professor Nicholas Barr looks back on a blog he wrote 10 years ago about his decision to vote Remain - which crashed the LSE blogs server. @lseblogs.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social 👉 More on #Brexit10: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/dEfLrcOy0ZY

Nicholas Barr on the Brexit blog which crashed the LSE server 10 years ago

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Polling suggests most UK voters think Brexit was a mistake, but what prospect is there of Britain rejoining the EU? Iain Begg lists eight reasons why the UK rejoining the EU is highly unlikely to happen in his lifetime. ✍ Iain Begg | @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Eight reasons why the UK will not rejoin the EU in my lifetime

Polling suggests most UK voters think Brexit was a mistake but could Britain rejoin the EU? Iain Begg lists eight reasons why rejoining remains highly unlikely.

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One of the great ironies of Brexit is that it has underlined Britain and Europe’s interdependence. ✍ Vera Spyrakou @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The Brexit decade – Britain, Europe and the question of political identity

One of the great ironies of Brexit is that it has underlined the reality of Britain and Europe’s continued interdependence.

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On 10 June, we were delighted to celebrate Jacob Lypp @jacoblypp.bsky.social, LSE Fellow in International Migration, for winning the LSE Class Teacher Award in the European Institute, as well as Vesna Popovski and Tahir Rashid as “Highly Commended” in the award category. Congratulations! 👏

Was Brexit, in Donald Tusk's words, the real end of the British Empire? ✍ @simonglend.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Britain, Brexit and the spectre of Empire

Brexit represented the final collapse of Britain’s post-war imperial imagination, extinguishing the hope of the UK finding a post-Empire identity within the EU.

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For today's episode, we spoke with our Visiting Fellow Dr Marta Lorimer @mlorimer.bsky.social, Lecturer in Politics @culawandpolitics.bsky.social, about the impact of #Brexit on the political agenda of far right parties in the EU. 👉 Explore more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/dKVp-aJwvCk

Marta Lorimer on how Brexit has shaped the political agenda of far right parties in the EU

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For our third #Brexit episode, the Head of the European Institute @simonglend.bsky.social shares his reflections on the UK's remain campaign, surprising impacts of Brexit, and the challenges the UK would face to rejoin. 👉 Visit our Brexit hub: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/spgaBaR-czU?...

Simon Glendinning on what went wrong with Britain's remain campaign

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The EU referendum was a time of immense activity at LSE. Ten years on, Kevin Featherstone reflects on how LSE navigated the referendum and what the legacy of Brexit has been for both the university and wider society. ✍ Kevin Featherstone @lse-ei.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

LSE and the Brexit referendum - LSE European Politics

Ten years on, Kevin Featherstone reflects on how LSE navigated the EU referendum and what the legacy of Brexit has been for the university and wider society.

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In our new #Brexit episode, we spoke with Professor @sarahobolt.bsky.social, previously at the LSE European Institute and now Head of @lsegovernment.bsky.social, who draws on her new book to explain the impact on British party politics. 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtube.com/shorts/xQ0PL...

Sara Hobolt on how Brexit has impacted British party politics

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Ten years ago, Professor Kevin Featherstone OBE was Head the European Institute and leading on the “LSE Programme: Brexit and Beyond” with Professor Tony Travers CBE, engaging with thought leadership across LSE. 👉 Discover our Brexit hub: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... youtu.be/yge-Q643P9k

Professor Kevin Featherstone OBE on how LSE shaped the Brexit debate in London and beyond

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In case you need cheering up! Four inspiring panellists on the green shoots of a regenerative economy…🙌👇Next Thursday evening at LSE 👋

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Might innovative firms take the radical action needed to tackle the ecological crisis, bucking the trend of destructive capitalism? At #LSEFestival next week, join @akshatrathi.bsky.social, @abbyinnes.bsky.social, Fred Basso, Julie Calkins & Anuradha Chugh to discuss (with a free 🍷after)

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit #referendum this month, we spoke with 10 of our experts on Europe to hear their reflections on the vote which forever altered the course of British and European politics. 👉 Discover our series and explore our #Brexit hub: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

What has been the most surprising outcome of #Brexit? 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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It was a great pleasure to host this exciting discussion that crossed the boundaries between social sciences and the arts with the creators of the new West End musical! We talked about co-creation, positionality and epistemic humility and also listened to great songs from the show!

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We were honoured to host the team behind the new musical “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”. Part of our Beyond Eurocentrism programme, the event built bridges between the social sciences and the arts. Thank you @denisakost.bsky.social for chairing. 🎭Full event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfwC...

This academic year, Dr Eiko Thielemann co-organised eight migration research seminars at LSE under the auspices of the London Migration Research Group (LMRG). Don't miss the LMRG's final seminar tomorrow with Professor Randall Hansen (University of Toronto). 🌍️👇 shorturl.at/3QVNj

Dr Eiko Thielemann co-organises eight migration seminars at LSE for interdisciplinary London Migration Research Group

This academic year, Dr Eiko Thielemann, Associate Professor in Political Science and Public Policy and co-founder of our MSc International Migration and Public Policy programme at the European…

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Cyprus untied? New prospects and old challenges for the resumption of talks Leading scholars will explore whether new momentum can overcome long‑standing divisions and help restart talks. 📅9/6, 6.30pm 📍 LSE Lecture Theatre, Centre Building, LSE 🎟️https://events.lse.ac.uk/58JYzR6/4a8KSq7bm1

We were honoured to host the team behind the new musical “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”. Part of our Beyond Eurocentrism programme, the event built bridges between the social sciences and the arts. Thank you @denisakost.bsky.social for chairing. 🎭Full event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfwC...

The story of wealth in America isn’t just about Wall Street and Silicon Valley 💵 Join us to hear Eric Zwick discuss his forthcoming book The Everywhere Millionaire - a groundbreaking portrait of the hidden fortunes of Main Street business owners. Get your ticket ⬇️ buff.ly/RDkxBV3