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The LSE hosts a range of academic blogs. Blog posts are written by LSE staff and students, and also selected external contributors. More than 70,000 unique users read blog posts and commentary from across the LSE blogs every week. Get started by exploring our most popular blogs below, or see what people are saying about our blogs on Twitter.

The central role of all LSE blogs is knowledge exchange. Each blog features academic insights and perspectives in accessible and intelligible formats aimed at citizens, journalists and policymakers. All our content is free and we encourage reuse of content through Creative Commons licensing. We are committed to forms of social science communication that are shorter, better, faster and free. But the blogs also seek to bridge the divide between academia and NGOs, think tanks, professions, pressure groups and a wide range of organisations interested in the topics and research we explore. We encourage the submission of well-argued and evidence-based material that can improve public and scholarly debate.

Through a range of social and digital media, we seek to contribute to a better-informed public debate, to facilitate the sharing and exchange of knowledge between experts within and outside universities, and to open up the full richness of contemporary academic research so as to increase its visibility and impact.

We have no editorial line except a commitment to communicating social science research and commentary in ways that enhance public debate and understanding.


impactLSE Impact Blog

Description: Broad range of perspectives on issues facing the scholarly community and how to maximise the impact of academic research.

Main topics: Scholarly publishing, research methods, research impact in society.

Audience: Researchers, librarians, higher education professionals.

URL: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/


bppLSE British Politics and Policy blog

Description: Experts analyse and debate recent developments across UK politics.

Main topics: Party politics, social policy, housing.

Audience: Academics and students, UK politics experts and Westminster-watchers at large, and the wider public.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/


europpLSE European Politics and Policy blog

Description: Evidence-based analysis and commentary on European politics by academics and experts.

Main topics: European (and European neighbourhoods’) politics, economy, society.

Audience: Academics and students, EU experts and Europe-watchers at large, the wider public.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/


rbLSE Review of Books

Description: Explore the latest social science book reviews by academics and experts.

Main topics: Politics, sociology, economics.

Audience: PhD students, post-docs and lecturers.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/


LSE Brexit

Description: Multidisciplinary, evidence-based research and analysis on the EU referendum and what Brexit means.

Main topics: EU referendum, effects of Brexit, Britain and the EU.

Audience: Students, academics, politicians, journalists, public.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/brexit


usappLSE USA Politics and Policy blog

Description: Comment and analysis on the US from LSE, American, and European academics and experts.

Main topics: US politics, policy, society.

Audience: Students, academics, journalists.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/


business reviewLSE Business Review

Description: Social sciences for business, markets and enterprises.

Main topics: Economics, finance. management.

Audience: Business and non-profit leaders, academics.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/


africaAfrica at LSE

Description: Research, comment and analysis on Africa.

Main topics: Politics, development, conflict, environment, gender, health, urbanisation.

Audience: Academics, students, policymakers, activists, alumni, anyone interested in Africa.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/


indiaSouth Asia at LSE

Description: Research, comment and analysis on South Asia.

Main topics: Politics, development, environment.

Audience: Students, academics, policymakers, journalists, public interested in South Asia.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/southasia/


LSE Latin America and Caribbean blog

Description: Research, comment and analysis on Latin America.

Main topics: Governance, economics, international affairs, politics, culture, society.

Audience: Students, academics, policymakers, journalists, public interested in Latin America.

URL: https://blogstest.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/


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