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Contributor(s): | Revolutionary Papers is an international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on anticolonial, anti-imperial and related left periodicals of the Global South. It includes over forty university-based researchers, as well as editors, archivists, and movement organizers from around the world. The initiative looks at the way that periodicals—including

Contributor(s): | With a population of 275 million, Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and what happens in its 2024 election is really important. Prof John Sidel, Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, explains Indonesia's trajectory as a stable and consolidated democracy over the last 25 years and what the future likely holds. Explore our dedicated h

Contributor(s): | Colonialism has not disappeared – it has taken on a new form. In the new world order, data is the new oil. Big Tech companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources – our data – exploiting our labour and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, track our movements, record our conversations and discriminate against us. In 'Dat

Contributor(s): | There is a lot at stake for the United States and the world in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In the first episode of our Global Politics series, Prof Peter Trubowitz, Director of the Phelan U.S. Centre at LSE, explains what makes this election different and what we should watch out for.

Contributor(s): | Have you ever heard of the term 'golden passport'? Wealthy individuals choose to invest in ’Citizenship by Investment’ programmes based on the benefits and global opportunities a new citizenship provides. Over the last two decades, these programmes have surged in popularity, with more than 20 countries adopting 'golden passport' laws and extending the privileg

Contributor(s): Professor Andrew Lewis-Pye | What makes cryptocurrencies attractive and what is the role of decentralisation? What are the regulatory issues facing cryptocurrencies and how does this affect innovation? We speak to LSE Professor Andrew Lewis-Pye to explain more. This film is also featured in the Research for the World article Building better blockchains

Contributor(s): Professor Chris Alden, Dr Dimitrios Stroikos | Chris Alden and Dimitrios Stroikos explore the complexities around the international politics of space, addressing topics such as: the challenges underpinning the international politics of space, state and non-state engagement in space activities. They ask how can we prevent the outbreak of conflict in space? And why do

Contributor(s): Professor Riccardo Crescenzi | To understand Global Value Chains, consider the bicycle. Bicycles are not solely produced in one place, rather they are created across countries—a collection of regions delivering components and services bringing the bicycle to the end consumer. Each contributor, located and spread throughout the world, adds value to this end product

Contributor(s): Dr Niina Vuolajärvi, Dr Shamila Parmanand | How are sex workers affected by laws that claim to protect them? This film juxtaposes research by Dr Niina Vuolajärvi, Assistant Professor in International Migration at the LSE European Institute, in the "Nordic model" in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, and by Dr Shamila Parmanand of the Department of Gender Studies at LSE,

Contributor(s): | Of the 80 million people worldwide currently displaced by war or persecution, over half have settled in cities. But what challenges do these urban refugees face - from host governments and from the communities already living there? Associate Professor Romola Sanyal explains the issues - and benefits - that forced migration can present for our cities.