School of Politics and Economics
The School of Politics and Economics at King's College London, home to the Department of Political Economy, Department of European and International Studies, the King's Russia Institute and the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies.
E-mail: spe@kcl.ac.uk
- In a 🆕 paper, our PhD Guy Heilbrun argues higher levels of perceived inequality reduce support for a broad-based income tax, so weakening incentives for governments to implement policies towards mass taxation 💷 Read the paper here 👇 doi.org/10.1177/0010...
- EVENT: Great Reversal: World Transformations 15 years after the Great Recession 📉🌍 ➡️ join panellists Robert Basedow (LSE), Ben Braun (LSE), Chase Foster (KCL) and Jimena Valdez (KCL) ⏰ 18.00 - 19.30 📅 2 June More here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-reve....
- 📝Workshop 📝 Hierarchies and fragilities in growth models: finance, gender and business 💰📈 8 May 09.30 - 18.00 Full schedule here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hierarchie...
- 📕 The end of engagement: America's China and Russia experts and US strategy since 1989 📕 Our academic, Olivia Cheung, has reviewed David M McCourt's book for @iajournal.bsky.social 📝 Read it here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...
- 📢 Our academic, Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy, will be advising a @houseoflords.parliament.uk committee as it helps to shape work from home policy in the UK 💻 Read more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-rol...
- 🚨 New publication🚨 Dr Paul Sagar offers a defence of Bernard Williams and the Relativism of Distance in a new article for the European Journal of Philosophy💭 Read it here 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- EVENT: Pricing Flexible Citizenship, Practicing Transnational Retirement 🌎 Dr Jeehun Kim will discuss the findings of a project which examined the retirement plans and practices of Korean immigrants in Singapore and Los Angeles More 🔽 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comparing-...
- 🆕 Public policy that appeals to a citizen’s sense of civic duty helps stimulate an interest in holding those in positions of power to account, according to a study co-authored by our academic, Dr Krzysztof Krakowski 🤝 Read more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/policy-...
- How do populists typically deal with their bureaucrats, and what are the consequences? Our academic, Matia Vannoni discussed what happens when we expel the experts as a guest on the podcast VoxTalks Economics 🎧 Listen here ⬇️ cepr.org/multimedia/e...
- Research on voter ID and election turnout authored by our academic, @tombarton.bsky.social, has been featured in a new article by @noahvickers.bsky.social in @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy 🗳️🗂️ Read it here ⬇️ www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
- And you can read more about Dr Barton's study, published in Political Science and Research Methods at the link below 🔗👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...
- 📝 The European Council: truly the law-maker-in-chief? Our academics, Christel Koop and Edoardo Bressanelli have co-authored an explainer on the role and responsibilities of the European Council for @ceps.eu 🌍 Read it here ⬇️ www.ceps.eu/ceps-publica...
- 📙 'Collaboration not disruption is key to start-up success in Asia' 📙 A new book co-authored by our academic, Ramon Pacheco Pardo, and Robyn Klingler-Vidra is featured in an article by @financialtimes.com Read it 👇 www.ft.com/content/32b7...
- 🆕 A roundtable event organised by our academic, Dr Mona Morgan Collins, brought together gender activists and research practitioners to discuss how activism and research advances gender equality. You can watch the event in full below 👇 Follow us on YouTube too! 💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Rc...
- "The book’s informal writing style and its admirable brevity make this well worth reading..." 📝 A book co-authored by our academic, Professor Andrew Blick, has been reviewed by the @financialtimes.com Read more 👇 www.ft.com/content/2fc0...
- "The pain from Donald Trump’s tariffs is already kicking in – will there be any gain?" Ou academic, Dr James Scott, spoke to @theguardian.com as Donald Trump's tariffs dominate headlines around the world 🌍 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- 🚨 Job opportunity 🚨 The Department of European and International Studies is inviting applications for a lecturer in international political economy 🌍 Closing date 👉 13 April 👈 More here ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/111225-...
- Our academic, Dr James Scott shares his thoughts ahead of the anticipated announcement of a new raft of tariffs issued by Donald Trump ⚖️ 📈 Read more here 👇
- Dr James Scott @kcl-spe.bsky.social examines the implications of #TrumpTariffs – what claims lie behind the policy and will tariffs deliver on Trump's ambitions for the USA? #OurDividedPlanet 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/trumps-tarif...
- WATCH: We were joined by Professor Adam Przeworski this week for the latest in our Distinguished Lecture series 🗣️ Missed out? Don't worry! You can re-watch Prof Przeworski's lecture in full on our YouTube channel. Conflicts, Elections, and Democracy 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBIo...
- 🆕 research co-authored by @bkleinteeselink.bsky.social provides the first causal evidence that the Black Lives Matter protests following George Floyd's death had a significant impact on the 2020 US presidential election 🗳️ Read more below ⬇️ (@polbehavior.bsky.social) www.kcl.ac.uk/news/black-l...
- Our academic, Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy, shared his insights on the impact of home and hybrid working with a House of Lords committee 🗣️💻 Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/home-wo...
- We're delighted to be hosting Professor Adam Przeworski (NYU) at King's for the next in our series of Distinguished Lectures 💭 Prof Przeworski's lecture - Conflicts, Elections, and Democracy - is taking place on 25 March. Register here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conflicts-...
- 🆕 Germany has voted: will the firewall remain intact? Dr Isabelle Hertner examines Germany’s election and the most likely option for a Friedrich Merz-led coalition government 🤝🗳️ Read more here ⬇️ ukandeu.ac.uk/germany-has-...
- Our academic, Mark Langan, delivered a guest lecture to the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos 🗣️ He reflected on his British Academy-funded research on EU free trade deals, import flooding and outward migration in the region 🌍📊
- A book co-authored by our academics, @bpiotrowska.bsky.social and @maiaking.bsky.social, has been shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize 📚🏆 Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/book-co...
- What would happen if a prime minister refused to leave office? 🗳️🚫 In a new book, our academic Andrew Blick and co-author Peter Hennessy cut to the heart of the issue 📚 More 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/what-wo...
- 'Hennessy and Blick contend that the possibility of a rogue prime minister testing the constitution to its limits is more than merely theoretical...' A new book co-authored by our academic, Andrew Blick, was reviewed in @telegraphnews.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
- Our academic, Moses Shayo, has co-authored a new study on financial market exposure and trust, published in the Journal of Public Economics 📈📊 Read it here 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- We're delighted to be hosting Professor Adam Przeworski (NYU) at King's for the next in our series of Distinguished Lectures 💭 Prof Przeworski's lecture - Conflicts, Elections, and Democracy - is taking place on 25 March. Register here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conflicts-...
- Our academic, @annerasmussen.bsky.social, was invited to share her research insights on toxicity in the political sphere at a conference hosted in the parliament of Denmark 📑 Read more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/academi...
- A new research centre launched by our academic, Dr Sam DeCanio, will seek to enhance understanding of nomadic cultures across the world 🌍 Read more about the work of the new Centre for Nomadic Studies here 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-res...
- Our academic, Dr Isabelle Hertner, was the guest in studio for the @skynewsrss.bsky.social coverage of the German elections this weekend 🗳️ You can watch again here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOAy...
- Our academic, Dr Russell Foster, was among speakers at the latest St Andrew's Union Debating Society event 🗣️ Dr Foster spoke in opposition to the motion, 'this house supports the rise of anti-establishment sentiment' Watch here 💻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIt1...
- Our academic, Pierre-Louis Vezina was a co-editor on the new VoxDevLit on Foreign Direct Investment and Development 📝📈 The literature review summarises evidence for policymakers in low- and middle-income countries on the impacts of FDI. Read it here 👇 voxdev.org/voxdevlit/fo...
- Our academic, Professor Mark Pennington, explored themes from his forthcoming book at a lecture held at LSE 🗣️📚 Catch 'Power, freedom, and justice: rethinking Foucault' in full here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/WbuQO7O...
- A new study co-authored by our academic, @bkleinteeselink.bsky.social, has revealed that political party loyalty has a significant impact on charitable giving, as people donate considerably more money to charity when they oppose the party in power 🗳️👎 Read more here 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/people-...
- 🎧 New episode 🎧 In the latest edition of our PhD podcast, Call My Supervisor!, we speak to doctoral candidate @kaisteemers.bsky.social about his research, which examines the changing nature of pro-European activism after Brexit Listen ear 👂👇 open.spotify.com/episode/37SE...
- Join us on 3 March for the return of the Department of Political Economy Distinguished Lecture series 🗣️🎓 Professor Kaushik Basu will dissect the foundations of authoritarian rule, how it morphs over time, and how, despite appearances, it is often fragile. 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gramma...
- The PPE Society and the Department of Political Economy at King's are hosting the first annual PPE conference this July in London 💭 Interested in submitting a proposal? The deadline is March 1, so don't forget to apply 📝 For more, see 🔽 ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...
- Don't miss out! ⏰📚 EVENT: Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf States We'll be welcoming Dr Jon Hoffman *tomorrow* (5 February) to discuss his research and new book More here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islam-and-...
- 🎓 PhD opportunity 🎓 The Department of Political Economy is looking for a PhD researcher in public policy research to work on a 3.5-year funded project in collaboration with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. Starts October 2025. More here 🔽 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO793/p...
- Does more law equal more growth? ⚖️📈 In a new study published in @jpolecon.bsky.social, Dr Matia Vannoni and co-authors put the spotlight on greater, more complex legislation and its impact on economies. Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/does-mo...
- In new article featured in @risjnl.bsky.social, our academic, Dr James Scott, reflects on the cultural foundations of trade policy and the UK-Australia free trade agreement 🤝📝 Read it here 👇 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- NEW: Women politicians face 'double burden' of online toxicity 💻☣️ In a study co-authored by our academic, @annerasmussen.bsky.social, and Dr Gregory Eady, more light is shed on the issue of toxicity in politics (📚@apsrjournal.bsky.social) Read more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/women-p...
- Join us on 3 March for the return of the Department of Political Economy Distinguished Lecture series 🗣️🎓 Professor Kaushik Basu will dissect the foundations of authoritarian rule, how it morphs over time, and how, despite appearances, it is often fragile. 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-gramma...
- A new study co-authored by our academics @julianlimberg.bsky.social and David Hope, with Lukas Haffert shows cutting the top rate of income tax provides a significant boost to the size of a country’s financial sector relative to other industries 📈💰 Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
- Our academic, Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo, has been appointed to a leading European committee focussed on security policy 🌍 Read more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/academi...
- Our former PhD student, Daniel Alves, has an article in the latest edition of @journalpolitics.bsky.social In it, Daniel examines the mechanisms that enabled education reform and cash-transfer schemes in Brazil during the PSDB-led administration. Read more 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- 🗣️ "Zuckerberg is changing Meta’s policy to send the message that Meta is now aligned with the Trump-Musk view of social media." Our PhD student, Matteo Nebbiai, spoke to @inews.co.uk about content moderation and Meta 👇 inews.co.uk/news/technol...
- 🆕 Exposure to natural disasters has a significant effect on the political choices of the public as voters become driven by material self-interest, a new study authored by Dr Raluca Pahontu has found 🌩️🗳️ Read more 🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/does-ex...
