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Department of Government
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE

 

Head of Department
 Professor Chandran Kukathas

 

Department Manager
Shelly Brindley
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7955 6751

 

General Enquiries 
Email: gov.office@lse.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7955 6816

 

Undergraduate Enquiries
 Email: Carla Seesunkur and Nina Pasquali
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7955 7929

 

Postgraduate Enquiries
 Email: Mark Bryceland
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7955 6300

 

Research/PhD Enquiries
 Email: Raymond Lee
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7955 7251

 

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Welcome to the Department of Government, one of the largest political science departments in the UK. Our activities cover a comprehensive range of approaches to the study of politics.Find out more

EU Referendum result Q&A for LSE staff and students

Students & staff: if you have concerns following the EU Referendum result, please read the LSE EU Referendum Q&A for the latest information.

Book Review: John Chalcraft’s ‘Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East’
LSE Department of International Relations doctoral candidate Andrew Delatolla reviews John Chalcraft’s recent book Popular Politics: In the Making of the Modern Middle East. John Chalcraft’s recent book Popular Politics: In the Making of the Modern Middle East sets out to accomplish two difficult tasks: first, the book provides a survey history of contentious politics in the MENA region beginning in 1783 […]

HOTSEAT: Brian Klaas on the 2016 US Presidential Election & Implications of a Trump Presidency
As the world continues to digest the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election, Brian Klaas discusses the result and what we might expect from a Donald Trump Presidency.   Dr Brian Klaas is Fellow in Comparative Politics at the LSE Department of Government and author of ‘The Despot’s Accomplice’. He is an expert on global democracy, democratic transitions, political […]

How Will Capitalism End?
Department of Government PhD candidates Anahi Wiedenbrug, Antoine Louette and Temi Ogunye  reflect on Wolfgang Streeck’s recent public lecture at LSE titled ‘How Will Capitalism End ?’, which took place on Monday 7 November. Listen to the event podcast. The End of Capitalism When one hears talks of the end of capitalism, one cannot help but assume that a superior replacement […]

SNAPSHOT: LSE Government Academics React to the 2016 US Presidential Election result
On the day that Donald Trump won the 2016 US Presidential Election, beating Democratic Rival Hilary Clinton, we asked some of our faculty to give us their snap analysis of the result and it’s implications for politics in the US and beyond.  

The LSE Undergraduate Political Review
Josh Manby, who is studying a BSc Government & Economics in the Department of Government and is Editor of the LSE Undergraduate Political Review (UPR), talks about the forthcoming UPR Colloquium as well as the aims and future goals of the UPR. The LSE Undergraduate Political Review On Friday 4 November after months of preparation and excited nervousness, the LSE […]

Why there’s more to the US Election than Trump and Clinton
US Capitol Building (credit: Jonathon Colman) Department of Government MSc Comparative Politics student Jack Graham gives his thoughts on the imminent US election and explains why there is more to it than Trump and Clinton. The down-ballot races Thanks to the seemingly endless ugly spectacle of the 2016 election, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the presidency consists of a celebrity […]

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Our departmental experts discuss key topics in politics and current affairs.

HOTSEAT: Brian Klaas on the 2016 US Presidential Election & Implications of a Trump Presidency
As the world continues to digest the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election, Brian Klaas discusses the result and what we might expect from a Donald Trump Presidency.   Dr Brian Klaas is Fellow in Comparative Politics at the LSE Department of Government and author of ‘The Despot’s Accomplice’. He is an expert on global democracy, democratic transitions, political […]

HOTSEAT: Simon Hix on the EU Referendum Result & the Implications of Brexit
As the political fallout from the EU Referendum continues to grip the UK, Simon Hix discusses the implications of the result and what Brexit might mean for Britain and Europe.   Simon Hix is Harold Laski Professor in Political Science in the Department of Government and Senior Fellow on the ESRC’s UK in a Changing Europe programme. Follow Simon on Twitter […]

HOTSEAT: Tony Travers on Local Elections, London’s New Mayor & the EU Referendum
Tony Travers discusses the implications of the Local Election results, Sadiq Khan’s victory in the London Mayoral Election and the shape of the UK’s political landscape as the EU Referendum approaches.   For the latest analysis of 2016’s electoral contests, go to UK Elections 2016 on GovBlog.   Tony Travers is a Visiting Professor in the LSE Department of Government and Director […]

Dispatch Box is the termly newsletter of the Department of Government. Here you can read topical articles penned by our research and teaching staff, as well as a mixture of staff and student news, appointments, publications and achievements.

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