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LSE-Georgetown University Research Projects

Through the LSE-Georgetown University academic partnership, scholars from both institutions can form joint research teams for long-term collaborative research and capacity building. Together, they are tackling policy-relevant global challenges, particularly those related to Political Economy, Sustainability and Health.

Find out more about the cutting-edge research and impact projects currently being undertaken by LSE and Georgetown scholars:

Political Economy

  • Group of people carrying cardboard food aid boxes on their heads

    The Fallout of U.S. Aid Withdrawal: Impacts on Governance and Social Service Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Dr Ryan Jablonski, Department of Government, LSE
    Dr Jennifer L. Tobin, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

  • Person seated at a desk using a keyboard and computer in an indoor office

    The Political Economy of Public Service Digitalization

    Dr Pavithra Suryanarayan, Government, LSE
    Dr Aliz Tóth, Government, LSE
    Professor Irfan Nooruddinm Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
    Dr Bhumi Purohit, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Sustainability

  • Top-down view of a quarry site showing conveyor systems moving gravel

    Compensation and Public Support for the Energy Transition

    Professor Stephanie Rickard, Government, LSE
    Professor Erik Voeten, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Government Department, Georgetown University
    Professor Sarah Brooks, Ohio State University

  • Modern building next to older housing and an industrial chimney releasing smoke

    Measuring and Reducing Real-Time Air Pollution Exposure and Inequalities: Evidence from a Field Experiment in London

    Dr Sefi Roth, Geography and Environment, LSE
    Professor Arik Levinson, Economics, Georgetown University
    Dr Lutz Sager, ESSEC Business School, Georgetown University

Health

  • Healthcare staff operating an ultrasound on a patient

    Quality of Care and Provider Decision-Making in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Dr Mylène Lagarde, Health Policy, LSE
    Professor Jishnu Das, McCourt School of Public Policy and Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University