The Government Department’s Comparative Politics Group brings together a wide range of expertise on the politics of all major world regions, with a particular focus on the developing world. It provides the largest and most diverse course offerings on non-Western politics of any UK university, provided by faculty who are full-time specialists of the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Africa as well as Europe.
Our research
The faculty in the Comparative Politics group teaches and researches on major themes of world politics, such as:
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Ethnic politics and nationalism
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Conflict
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Development
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Democracy and democratization
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Political economy
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Popular politics
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Comparative political institutions
Beyond their research, members of the CP group are actively involved in international policy debates and public policy consulting, drawing on the LSE’s strategic location and institutional links.