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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I was just there, on a day trip after the SASE conference in Bordeaux. Where thousands of academics had gathered (in unbearably hot university buildings). Many (most?) had travelled there by plane. Still thinking that if we keep doing conferences at all, we need much stricter air travel rules.

France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads

‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot

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Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

An der @unigreifswald.bsky.social sind zwei unbefristete Vollzeitstellen ausgeschrieben: eine für Politikwissenschaftler:innen, eine für Soziolog:innen. Bewerbungsfrist: 31. August 2026. Teilen ausdrücklich erwünscht. Die Ausschreibungen folgen im nächsten Post. Fragen gerne per DM.

🏆 Nominations open for EPSS Best Book Award 2027 📚 The 2027 EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that advances the discipline and fosters dialogue across its sections

EPSS Best Book Award 2027 Award Nomination Form

EPPS Best Book Award The EPSS Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of political science. Through this award, the Society seeks to highlight scholarship that ad...

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🔔 Job alert 🔔 ➡️ AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics The position is open to anyone with the ability to deliver excellent introductory teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level on policy processes, and ethics and public policy. Apply ⬇️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSC917/a...

AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics at King's College London

Recruiting now: AEP Lecturer in Public Policy and Ethics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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10 days left to submit your abstract for our Analytical Political Theory meeting! This year, we're planning panels on perceptions of public opinion, electoral reform, process preferences and elite attitudes and behaviour. See you in Hannover!

Claudia Landwehr@clandwehr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us in Hannover, Oct 1-2, for the annual meeting of the @dvpw.bsky.social Analytical Political Theory Group! Call for papers: www.dvpw.de/fileadmin/us...

Because I thought this wasn't very clear on the program, I thought I'd share the post-program #epss2026 event at the ulster museum, which I'm looking forward to!

Huge turnout at the EPSS reception tonight. Great to see you all!

'The End of the Future' - a piece I wrote @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15/f... @lse-ei.bsky.social

The End of the Future

Only Silicon Valley looks ahead now.

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Really looking forward to EPSS next week – with lots of great colleagues from @sotonpolitics.bsky.social presenting and joining in Belfast! Check out their work @epssnet.bsky.social

Politics at Southampton@sotonpolitics.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One week until @epssnet.bsky.social #epss2026! We have 12 colleagues attending and sharing new work in areas including democratic innovations, class, urban/rural divides, gender, political behaviour, redistribution and spending, and more. We're also a friendly and social bunch, so come and say hi!

📢 Postdoc position in #EU politics & governance (100%, 3 years initially) @uni-freiburg.de w/ competence in computational methods ⏰Deadline: 30 June 2026 ⭐Start: 1 October 2026 👉Full job ad & application portal: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005... #EUsky #academicposition #jobs #hiring #polisci #CSS

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis A £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules. Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday to stop the flagship contract, which would have been Palantir’s largest yet in British policing. Continue reading...

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Join the Constitution Unit! We are welcoming British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme applications for September 2027 entry. If you are interested, contact your proposed mentor by 25 May. Applicants must have had their PhD viva between 1 April 2024 and 1 April 2027. Find out more 👇

Constitution Unit welcomes British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship applications 2026/27

The Constitution Unit is welcoming applicants to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2027 entry, with an internal deadline of 25 May 2026.

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In einer koordinierten Aktion haben SPD, Linke und Grüne angekündigt, ihre X-Accounts stillzulegen. Die Plattform fördere Desinformation anstatt politische Debatten.

Onlinedienst X: SPD, Linke und Grüne verlassen X

In einer koordinierten Aktion haben SPD, Linke und Grüne angekündigt, ihre X-Accounts stillzulegen. Die Plattform fördere Desinformation anstatt politische Debatten.

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Postdoctoral fellowship in political theory/philosophy (one year) with Laura Valentini in Munich, @lmu.de, appl deadline: 22 May job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/4...

🚨 EPSS 2026 Conference updates 🚨 The programme is now live. You can access the programme here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 🧵

It is here: 'The Promise of EU Democracy' Building upon the findings of the RECONNECT project, we explore the potential and the shortcomings of building transnational democracy in the European Union 1/4 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

One week left to apply:

Lukas Haffert@lhaffert.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I am looking for a postdoc to join my team at the University of Bremen. 5-year-contract, top-up to 100% possible for most of the contract period. Apply by 04 May 2026. If you have questions about the position, send me an email! www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...

These are legitimately good post-PhD jobs for junior researchers -- we have (and have had) many fantastic young scholars as Fellows (e.g. @zachdickson.bsky.social @catarinaleao.bsky.social @lanabi.bsky.social @yuanmohe.bsky.social to name a few, along with an all star cast of alumni). Please apply!

LSE Methodology@lsemethodology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 Not long left to apply for our LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods position We are seeking an individual with established research interests and teaching experience in advanced quantitative methods and computational social science‼️ Apply before 26 April👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Knife crime! Pronouns! Meat bans! Some political issues lead to "hotter", more emotional and polarizing debates than others. We show how these "trigger points" reveal a contested structure of moral expectations and how they get weaponized by polarization entrepreneurs. OA @bjsociology.bsky.social 🧵

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordi...

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✍️ Apply to our ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship! The European Institute is looking to support a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2026/27 academic year. 🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June, 23.59 (UK time) 👉 Find out more: https://www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/research/postdoctoral-fellowship-opportunity

There is a rare permanent job in the UK - assistant prof (lecturer) in political science with a focus on quant methods www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD143/a...

Assistant Professor in Political Science at University of Nottingham

Recruiting now: Assistant Professor in Political Science on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Great opportunity for recent PhD grads looking for a postdoc with solid support for research + teaching development This is my current role, so I'm happy to answer questions if you're interested! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQW831/l...

LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods at London School of Economics and Political Science

An academic position as a LSE Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Methods is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

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A hat trick of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social prizes last night! @elizabethjevans.bsky.social for the Mackenzie Book Prize, @dbonansinga.bsky.social for Specialist Group of the Year @psa-italian.bsky.social & @williamlallen.bsky.social for the Joni Lovenduski early-career achievement award. #psa26

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS In collaboration with @psa-italian.bsky.social, the European Institute is hosting a workshop on 🇮🇹 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' on 15 May 2026. ⏰️ 📩 Please submit a 250-word abstract by 15 March 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Italy under Giorgia Meloni: A ‘Vanguard’ in the Management of Migration and Security Challenges?

This one-day workshop will examine the policies and influence of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose leadership of Brothers of Italy - widely classified as a populist radical right party -…

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With a center-right like this, who needs a far-right. German edition www.politico.eu/article/germ...

EU should relax net-zero target, German energy minister says

Katherina Reiche says the bloc shouldn’t stick to a ‘rigid’ climate goal.

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Excited for the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in one week! Colleagues are presenting work on topics including populist visuals, Labour and AI, irregular migration, and party politics. They're also on roundtables about Brexit, the UK academic job market, and a book launch. Say hi! #psa26

Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.