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🚨 Save the date for The British Journal of Sociology Conference 2026 🚨

We're delighted to confirm that the @bjsociology.bsky.social conference will return next year at LSE. More details, including how to submit a paper for consideration, will be announced soon.

🚨 Save the date for The British Journal of Sociology Conference 2026 🚨

We're delighted to confirm that the @bjsociology.bsky.social conference will return next year at LSE. More details, including how to submit a paper for consideration, will be announced soon.

Guest Blog: Why Housing Matters When it Comes to Migrant Justice - LSE Volunteer Centre In this blog, you can read about the LSE Homelessness Initiative's panel event with the Hackney Migrant Centre, Hackney Night Shelter, and Refugee Action on the barriers migrants might face to access…

In this blog, you can read about the LSE Homelessness Initiative’s panel event with the Hackney Migrant Centre, Hackney Night Shelter, and Refugee Action on the barriers migrants might face to access housing, written by LSE Sociology PhD researcher rémy-paulin twahirwa.

We're looking for a dedicated individual to drive the planning and delivery of teaching administration and student experience activities for our taught programmes.

This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract.

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We're pleased to announce this year's BJS Prize has been awarded to David Calnitsky and Kaitlin Pauline Wannamaker for their paper "The revolution next door".

Read the open access article in #BJS ➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

📢The call for papers for the @bjsociology.bsky.social special issue "The precarity of work and life: how insecurity equalizes and stratifies people’s experiences" is now open!

All the information, and the call for papers, can be found here➡️ buff.ly/QboPfDC

"If you get an offer from LSE, certainly take it up. It is an amazing place to learn academically and about London."

In our latest alumni spotlight, Dr David Lowry shares how studying sociology shaped his career and his fondest memories 50 years on.

📖New publication: @aycacu.bsky.social's chapter "David Graeber's Contributions to Anthropology: The Anthropology of Human Possibilities" is out now in French.

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Out now in French, with a chapter from me on #DavidGraeber's Anthrology of Human Possibilities.

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Are universities still relevant? Is a university education still worth the investment of rising tuition fees and time spent studying towards a degree rather than gaining valuable work experience? Higher education around the world is…

Is a university education still worth the investment of rising tuition fees and time spent studying towards a degree rather than gaining valuable work experience?

Listen to @aaronreeves.bsky.social on this #LSEFestival podcast ⬇️ 🎧

Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel on the struggle for equality - LSE Review of Books Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters is a wide-ranging discussion between economist Thomas Piketty and philosopher Michael J. Sandel on ways to think about and achieve real equality.

Though its coverage of race, gender and stigmatised groups is limited, the transdisciplinarity, clarity and optimism of "Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters" make it an essential read.

Read the full review on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social ⬇️

🎉 🥳 A huge congratulations to all of our students who are graduating today! We are so excited to celebrate your achievements later today 🥂

Here's to your next chapter, we can't wait to see what you go on to achieve! 🎓

MSc Human Rights Explore the legal, social, and philosophical foundations of human rights. Prepare for a career in international human rights research or advocacy on this MSc Human Rights.

🌏 Interested in human rights but not sure how to turn that interest into action?

Our MSc Human Rights programme explores global justice through theory and real-world practice.

Apply for September entry ➡️ buff.ly/4feS1Jo

From writing emails to reshaping industries, #AI is transforming daily life. But what powers AI? And how stable is the infrastructure it's built on? Dr Nils Peters explains why even a small disruption to this global network could have huge consequences.

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MSc City Design and Social Science Examine the role of design in tackling urban challenges with the MSc City Design and Social Science. Learn how to create socially sustainable cities.

🏙️ Thinking about how cities shape people, and how people shape cities?

Our MSc in City Design and Social Science helps you turn curiosity about cities into real-world impact.

Apply for September entry ➡️

The Kurdish question and the quest for peace: emerging dynamics in the 21st century Middle East - LSE Human Rights Amid fragile hopes for peace and unity, Agit Karatas reflects on the Kurdish movement’s cautious optimism in the face of evolving Turkey–Öcalan talks and historic pan-Kurdish dialogue. The enduring…

Read MSc student Agit Karatas's article for @lsehumanrights.bsky.social, which reflects on the Kurdish movement’s cautious optimism in the face of evolving Turkey–Öcalan talks and historic pan-Kurdish dialogue.

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MSc Inequalities and Social Science Examine the socioeconomic causes and impacts of global inequalities. Gain the skills to drive change with this MSc Inequalities and Social Science.

💭 Interested in challenging #inequality but not sure where to start?

Our MSc Inequalities and Social Science programme helps you turn your interest into real-world impact.

Apply for September entry ➡️

📣 Student Volunteering Opportunity: Post Pals 📝 Help ‘post a smile on a child’s face’ by sending a card or letter to seriously ill children and their siblings.

📆 28 July, 12pm to 2pm

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Read MSc student Agit Karatas's article for @lsehumanrights.bsky.social, which reflects on the Kurdish movement’s cautious optimism in the face of evolving Turkey–Öcalan talks and historic pan-Kurdish dialogue.

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In our latest #ResearchingSociology blog, Johannes Kögel explores how Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa use national identity not as a marker of exclusionary nationalism, but as a strategy for dignity, recognition, and survival.

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📝 In this Q&A, @aaronreeves.bsky.social shares his experience after returning from a recent CIVICA visit in Florence where he spent time with Professor Juho Härkönen and local faculty at @eui-eu.bsky.social.

The Africa Rising Symposium The Africa Rising Symposium 2025, the theme of the symposium will be "Beyond Potential: Africa's Age of Performance"

Register for @africaatlse.bsky.social's "The Africa Rising Symposium", a thought leadership platform dedicated to shaping the conversations that matter most to Africa’s future.

📆 Saturday 19 July

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We need social science as much as STEM in policymaking - Impact of Social Sciences STEM dominated policymaking during COVID-19 – social sciences were sidelined. Ludwicki-Ziegler and Moawad urge greater integration of social studies for balanced, effective policy.

Drawing on comparative research into three European science advisory bodies, this @lseimpactblog.bsky.social article argues that integrating social studies into policy is essential, and offers concrete steps to achieve more balanced, interdisciplinary policymaking.

Dr David Lowry Dr David Lowry shares his experiences of studying BSc Sociology at LSE and where his degree took him.

"If you get an offer from LSE, certainly take it up. It is an amazing place to learn academically and about London."

In our latest alumni spotlight, Dr David Lowry shares how studying sociology shaped his career and his fondest memories 50 years on.

📣 Student Volunteering Opportunity: Knitting for Syria 🧶 This creative session is dedicated to knitting warm items which will be shared on-the-ground support for civilians in Syria who are displaced as a result of conflict.

📆 16 July, 2pm to 4pm

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The Kurdish question and the quest for peace: emerging dynamics in the 21st century Middle East - LSE Human Rights Amid fragile hopes for peace and unity, Agit Karatas reflects on the Kurdish movement’s cautious optimism in the face of evolving Turkey–Öcalan talks and historic pan-Kurdish dialogue. The enduring…

Read MSc student Agit Karatas's article for @lsehumanrights.bsky.social, which reflects on the Kurdish movement’s cautious optimism in the face of evolving Turkey–Öcalan talks and historic pan-Kurdish dialogue.

Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White

"In 2023, $1.7tn of global real estate was managed by institutional investors such as private equity firms, insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and pension funds, up from $385bn in 2008."

📝 Read @timwhite100.bsky.social in @theguardian.com.

Naming ourselves, defying the frame: national identity in a postcolonial world - Researching Sociology @ LSE Johannes Kögel explores how Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa use national identity not as a marker of exclusionary nationalism, but as a strategy for dignity, recognition, and survival.…

In our latest #ResearchingSociology blog, Johannes Kögel explores how Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa use national identity not as a marker of exclusionary nationalism, but as a strategy for dignity, recognition, and survival.

📣 Student Volunteering Opportunity: The Onion Garden is a sustainable community urban garden located in the heart of Westminster. Sign up to help support the existence of green spaces in London.

📆 10 July, 1pm to 3pm

📢 Calling at postgraduate students - the PGT survey closes this Sunday! 📅

Your feedback plays a key role in shaping your experience at LSE – from teaching and assessments to student support and community life, both within the Department of Sociology and across the wider School.

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