From political philosophy to political proposals via the social sciences. A lively debate, launching Tom Parr's new book. With Becky Clark (LSE), David Axelsen (Essex) and @brunoleipold.com .
02.10.2025 16:31 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
We'll be launching Tom Parr's new book next week Thursday for our first LSE political theory seminar of the year. Register below!
26.09.2025 10:06 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
On Thursday 2 October, we'll be kicking off our 2025-26 LSE poltiical theory seminar with a book launch of Tom Parr's "Empowering Workers in an Age of Automation". The event will be followed by a reception at the George IV pub. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/empowering...
15.09.2025 15:10 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
Event announcement:
👤 Paul Weithman (Glynn Family Honors Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame)
💬 Has Liberalism Failed?
↪ With a response from Paul Kelly (Professor of Political Philosophy, LSE)
📅 Monday 6 October, 4.30–6.00pm
📍 Room 3.05, SAL
15.09.2025 09:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fantastic news! And great to see that work speaking to political scientists AND theorists does so well. Congrats, Mathias!
15.09.2025 09:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New seminar schedule for Autumn Term. All welcome!
03.09.2025 15:38 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
English translation now available
verfassungsblog.de/marx-constit...
29.08.2025 15:24 — 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
In a piece for @verfassungsblog.de I critique a recent Hamburg court decision that Marx is an enemy of the German constitution. (English translation out soon)
29.08.2025 07:09 — 👍 51 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 2
Penultimate day as HoD and last in office before Sara Hobolt takes over - good luck to her. Journey home - David Bowie, Massive Attack and Motörhead…
28.08.2025 19:07 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The 2025 Political Theory Prize is awarded to Bruno Leipold
European Consortium for Political Research
🎉 Congratulations @brunoleipold.com (@lsepoltheory.bsky.social) for winning our 2025 Political Theory Prize
⭐ Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
👉 More about the winner buff.ly/TweS2Bw #ECPRPrizes
22.08.2025 11:06 — 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 4
Constituency Juries: Holding Elected Representatives Accountable through Sortition | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Constituency Juries: Holding Elected Representatives Accountable through Sortition
Congratulations to Assistant Professor @brunoleipold.com on the publication of his new #article, "Constituency #Juries: Holding Elected Representatives Accountable through Sortition" in Perspectives on Politics, Cambridge University Press, 2025. 👏👏👏
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
18.08.2025 08:48 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
In a new article in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social I propose an institution reform to make representative government less oligarchic: having elected politicians held accountable by randomly selected "Constituency Juries"
12.08.2025 08:25 — 👍 37 🔁 23 💬 2 📌 1
New article from our colleague @jonathanpjwhite.bsky.social :
03.07.2025 17:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My new article in Political Studies:
‘Transition: Revisiting a Troubled Concept in the Age of Climate Change’
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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28.05.2025 08:45 — 👍 64 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 1
Last week, we held our annual graduate political theory conference with keynotes from Rufaida Al Hashmi and John O'Neill. Big thanks to our brilliant PhD students @yusufimaadkhan.com @janwasserziehr.bsky.social @cristinaconesa.bsky.social & Emma Obermair for organising!
26.05.2025 07:32 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This week, Eric MacGilvray will give a paper called "What Is It to be a Realist about Democracy?" from his book in progress.
Thursday May 15 16:00 - 18:00. All welcome!
Please note NEW VENUE: OLD.4.10 (OId Building)!
Registration for non-LSE participants: forms.office.com/e/WBSQABK5yj
13.05.2025 08:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
There will be a book launch on 12 June at LSE for the new political theory introduction Leigh Jenco has written with Paulina Ochoa Espejo & Murad Idris. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-can-we...
06.05.2025 10:12 — 👍 21 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
Poster titled Ethics and Politics in Marx. It features two book covers: Citizen Marx by Bruno Leipold (top right), with a historic painting of revolutionary figures, and Marx’s Ethical Vision by Vanessa Christina Wills (bottom left), showing a red-toned image of a woman illuminated by a beam of light. Event details on the right read: “May 26th at HU Berlin. Organized by Daniel James, Mirjam Müller, and Luna Powierski. If you would like to attend, please send an e-mail to ls.feminist.phil@hu-berlin.de.” The background is black with a worn texture.
Workshop | Ethics and Politics in Marx
26 May · HU Berlin · 10–18h
With @vcwills.bsky.social & @brunoleipold.com presenting their new books: Marx’s Ethical Vision & Citizen Marx. Comments by Gädeke, James, Müller & Wollner.
Register by 16 May: ls.feminist.phil@hu-berlin.de
05.05.2025 15:06 — 👍 21 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0
Enjoyed talking to Yiannis Kouris for the ENA Institue about my book, the methodological relationship between political theory and the history of political thought, and what if anything republicanism has to offer in the present moment
enainstitute.org/en/publicati...
06.05.2025 08:43 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Really enjoyed talking about Marx and the Paris Commune for this week's episode of Past Present Future
10.04.2025 08:14 — 👍 50 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
Are political theorists necessarily philosophers?
09.04.2025 13:37 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 6 📌 2
@jackwilkinson.bsky.social told me about this saying today. It will stay with me for a while.
09.04.2025 11:44 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Our PhD student @janwasserziehr.bsky.social is organising an exciting conference on 10th June about AI, consiousness, and morality. Register here: www.eventbrite.de/e/lse-worksh...
09.04.2025 11:14 — 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Watch @pjthinker.bsky.social on post-liberalism, which he will also be teaching a new course on next year for our MSc in political theory!
09.04.2025 11:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Teaching year ended today for me with my last GV326 class - Arendt contra Schmitt. Great bunch of students and such a privilege to get to discuss this stuff with them @lsegovernment.bsky.social
04.04.2025 18:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Incredibly pleased that Les Éditions sociales will be publishing the French translation of Citizen Marx. Je suis particulièrement heureux que le "Citoyen Marx" soit mis à la disposition des camarades français par le même éditeur qui publie la Grande Édition Marx et Engels (GEME) ✊
09.04.2025 07:34 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
What a great seminar this was! See you all soon again for more political theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social
28.03.2025 12:54 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Wonderful to see @lsepoltheory.bsky.social enjoying the fabulous Daniel Weinstock @danielweinstock.bsky.social !
28.03.2025 12:58 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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