One of the central aims of LSEE is to produce high-quality, multi-disciplinary in-house research that will track developments in the region. LSEE also aims to encourage research completed in collaborative efforts and co-authorships with partners at the LSE, in the region and further afield. LSEE staff engage in research projects centred around three thematic streams: Social policy, regional policy and labour markets; European integration, macroeconomic policy and institutional reform; and International relations, minorities, security and state-building.