The wealthy are using lawsuits to silence critics. Why does the government seem so reluctant to tackle them?

This Special Issue explores the interplay between citizenship and democratic hardships in a global context. The ten contributions to this collection reflect on the range of contestations of citizen...

Why does a population sometimes mobilise to ‘protect democracy’ but at other times does not mobilise in support of or against acts that indicate democratic backsliding? Using the case of Abkhazia, ...

This paper examines the transformation of citizenship in Taiwan through democratisation and decolonisation, focusing on the pivotal role of the household registration system. Originating as a colon...

The paper examines citizenship constellations in Kosovo and Albania as a means of exploring the way in which these citizenship regimes evolved in conjunction with uneven democratic development and ...

The public release of high-profile generative AI models in late 2022 and early 2023 spurred widespread concerns over ‘existential threats’ to humanity from AI. This paper explores how this AI ‘cris...

Everything the US president does is for money – and in serving his avarice, he’s managed to triumph over the market

As starvation stalks Gaza, western allies must press for an end to Israeli offensive

It is the first time that Jewish-led organizations in Israel have made such accusations against the country during nearly 22 months of war.

The global geopolitical planes have shifted with the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war in Gaza. These geopolitical shifts have revealed how intimately connected democracy is to geopol...

A new justice department directive may signal a crackdown on US citizens as part of Trump’s deportation agenda

In popular culture, nationalism is often associated with the battlefields. The combatants are often deemed to be inspired by a strong sense of patriotic duty. From the French revolutionary armies a...

Mushrooms,​ trees, turf, twigs, bushes, moss-covered stones: nature is a force in Olga Tokarczuk’s Empusium,...

Since the 2008 financial crisis, more and more states have started to “sell” citizenships and residence permits to the global economic elite in return for investments. This trade is mediated by tra...

In this lecture, Professor Siniša Malešević critically examines present-day nationalism and far-right populist attacks on cultural diversity in Europe. Rather than a deviant anomaly, he argues that na...

5.30pm Thursday 5 June | Siniša Malešević | Free public event at the LSE

One day after the Trump administration announced more federal grant cuts, Harvard's president is taking a pay cut.

Palantir is not just selling software—it’s selling a model of governance where corporate power replaces public control, writes Foxglove's Rosa Curling.

The president’s Middle East tour made one thing clear – he will betray his one-time ally in a heartbeat. He is already doing it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Sir Keir Starmer will say settling in the UK is a "privilege, not a right" as he lays out new rules to bring down net migration - but experts have questioned how effective they will be.

This book presents a systematic study of the history, theory and policy of investor citizenship and residence programmes. It explores how states develop new rules of joining their community in respons...

Starting May 14 at 12:00 PM EDT

Re-interpretations of the Constitution are not new. The book Constitutional Intolerance documents how Europ...

Germany's citizenship reform takes effect, making it easier for long-term residents to gain citizenship. The law now allows dual nationality and speeds up the naturalization process.

Starting May 14 at 12:00 PM EDT