Join this free LSE public lecture exploring artificial intelligence. 20 October | 5.30pm

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

Britain faces deep inequality and a fractured social contract. Join academics, policy experts and civil society leaders to discuss practical pathways to a fairer future.

6.30pm Thurs 22 October | Will Davies, Caroline Knowles, María-Luisa Méndez, Mike Savage and Annette Lareau mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites at LSE

6pm Thurs 8 Oct | Neil Gray, Fran Tonkiss | Book Launch | Open to all and free to attend

6:30pm Wed 4 Nov | Professor Shamus Khan | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

6.30pm Thurs 22 October | Will Davies, Caroline Knowles, María-Luisa Méndez, Mike Savage and Annette Lareau mark the launch of the Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Global Elites at LSE

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

Join this free LSE public lecture exploring artificial intelligence.

6pm Thurs 8 Oct | Neil Gray, Fran Tonkiss | Book Launch | Open to all and free to attend

6pm Thurs 8 Oct | Neil Gray, Fran Tonkiss | Book Launch | Open to all and free to attend

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

The School placed second overall in the Guide and ranked top in the UK for Economics, Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, and Social Policy.

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

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Paul Gilroy and Ayça Çubukçu, with Lola Olufemi

Sannan Pervaiz, MSc Economy and Society Alumni, shares his journey following graduation from LSE Department of Sociology.

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

This article intervenes in debates on contemporary border politics by advancing the analytic of racial borderscapes and foregrounding the political economy that structures contemporary bordering regimes.

Meet the new members of LSE's Global Alumni Board and Regional Liaison Committee as they begin a three-year term supporting alumni communities worldwide.

Presenting themselves as common people has become a bit of trend among UK elites and politicians. This strategy is surprisingly effective, but with limits.

London School of Economics is unique in its concentration on teaching and research across the full range of social, political and economic sciences.

Need advice on navigating London and ways to save money? LSE student Mina shares top tips to make the most of your first month in London as a student.

"Stay open and curious about the path that unfolds before you". Read Justin Hogenbirk's alumni story.

How finances and the economy have changed over 25 years.

Tech billionaires increasingly control our digital spaces, infrastructure, and society. How can we fight surveillance capitalism?

Welcome to the RC21 Conference on Urban and Regional Development 2026, hosted by the Department of Sociology of the University of Vienna.

Trace the history of passports to find out why we need these documents and what challenges travelers face within this system. -- Passports are not the first form of travel documents: in Ancient…

Immer mehr Länder verkaufen Pässe und Visa. Die Soziologin Kristin Surak erforscht den boomenden Handel und erklärt, warum er die Idee von Gemeinschaft aushöhlt.

What do giving and spending money reveal about everyday life?

In this personal commentary on Adrian Scribano’s Sociology of Hope, Nicolás Arenas explores the ways that hopefulness functions, conceptually and in practice, in an era defined by crisis. Part book…

Featured image (used in source code with watermark added): Photo https://sociology.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2023-07/go_julian_headshot_2023.jpeg by University of Chicago…

Volume 68, Issue S1

What if a game could do what a campaign poster can't? The success of climate technology and policy lies in civic acceptance and participation.  However, most…

Through his involvement with the LSE Volunteer Centre, the Community Engagement Programme and LSESU Crafts Society, Oli Kowalska Ahmed discovered how creativity can be a powerful form of…

3:30pm Sat 20 Jun | Michael Muthukrishna, Hetan Shah, Judy Wajcman | Ticket required

Professors Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves of the London School of Economics, authors of Born to Rule – a forensic, often very funny X‑ray of the British establishment, drawn from that venerable ...

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This webinar was organized by the Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). This webinar drew on findings from the…

"I was ready for an intellectual adventure!" Read Wendy Lloyd's alumni story.