Engagement and Events
Engage and interact on economic, political, and social approaches to understanding climate change and the environment.
Who Pays, Who Benefits? The Distributive Consequences of Climate and
Environmental Policy
Mini-Conference
Date: 12-13th November 2026
Venue: London School of Economics and Political Science
Convenor: Dr Liam F. Beiser-McGrath (LSE)
Application deadline: 28 June 2026
The LSE’s Global School of Sustainability, in collaboration with the Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the Department of Social Policy, are accepting paper proposals for a 2-day mini-conference to be held on the 12-13th November 2026.
Environmental Politics and Governance (EPG) Online seminar series at the Department of Social Policy, LSE.
We will being holding in-person viewings at LSE with some presentations also happening in-person.
Explore the Seminar series schedule hereFor any questions related to the seminar series, please email the academic organiser Dr Liam Beiser-McGrath.
Archive of events
The Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the London School of Economics and Political Science hosted its second annual workshop on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.
The workshop aims to bring together researchers who are
working on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment, broadly
defined, and policy responses to these challenges. The aim was to showcase
cutting edge research, provide researchers with valuable feedback, and offer a
platform for scholars to build their networks and explore future research
directions in this growing field.
Read more here.
The Department of Social Policy in partnership with the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) and Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the London School of Economics and Political Science hosted a workshop on "Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation" from Monday 10th - Tuesday 11th November 2025.
As a warming planet redraws political and economic landscapes, new distributional impacts — both within and between societies — are becoming crucial for understanding prospects for meaningful climate action. This workshop invited papers that speak to how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society, welcoming contributions from economics, political science, public and social policy, sociology, and cognate fields.
Read more here.
The Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub at the London School of Economics and Political Science hosted its inaugural workshop on Tuesday 24th June 2025.
The workshop brought together researchers who are working on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment, and policy responses to these challenges. The aim was to showcase cutting edge research, provide researchers with valuable feedback, and offer a platform for scholars to build their networks and explore future research directions in this growing field.
Read more here.