LSE Human Rights
The home of human rights teaching, research and outreach at LSE ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/human-rights
- 🌍 From #Beirut’s 2020 Port explosion to #global planning debates: Prof. Mona Fawaz reflects on knowledge, politics, and representation in polarised contexts. Chaired by @davidjmadden.bsky.social. 📅 2 March | 6.30pm 🎟️ Open to all and free to attend #LSE #Sociology #Cities
- 🌿 Can governing with nature drive real transformative change in our cities? Join us next week to explore the politics, possibilities, and consequences of nature‑based solutions. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #Sociology #Cities
- 📆 🌍 We’re delighted to announce the programme for the Study Group’s research seminar series, Critical Currents! Join us for the first event next Tuesday at 1pm on Microsoft Teams. ⚡ Check out the programme here: tiny.cc/2ohy001 #race #ethnicity #AcademicSky #BSA #sociology #researchseminars
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- 'Mrie demonstrates how authoritarianism and war are interwoven: violence, repression and concessions of conscience permeate everyday routines, shaping both identity and ethical decision-making.' - Jenifer Vaughan (Fenton) for the MEC blog Read the book review: ow.ly/97iB50Y5rjQ
- 🏙️ Upcoming event | Planning amid division: the politics of the public in Beirut Join us as we explore what happens to democratic planning when the idea of a common good becomes contested. 📅 Mon 2 March 🕡 6.30pm 📍 LSE Campus #Sociology #Cities #Beirut
- 🌲 Can nature reshape our cities? Join us at LSE to explore new ways of governing with nature. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #ClimateChange #Sociology #Cities
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- I wrote this before the recent uprising in Iran, and the massacre of thousands that followed. On @versobooks.bsky.social blog, the talk I gave at @histmat.bsky.social-London conference in November 2025. "Notes On Campist Internationalism" www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
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- Join us tonight for Sociology of hope, a book talk with Adrián Scribano on hope, revolution, utopia & collective action. ⏰ 6.30pm 📍 Online 🎟️ Free to attend and open to all #LSE #LSESociology
- Thrilled to host Tareq Baconi at @lsesociology.bsky.social & @lsehumanrights.bsky.social soon to discuss his powerful memoir of political and queer awakening, FIRE IN EVERY DIRECTION. Space is limited, please register here: www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/ev...
- What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Find out in my new @ijurresearch.bsky.social article ‘Hyperscaling Housing’ It traces VC-fuelled attempts to aggressively scale real estate start-ups, and the devastating consequences for tenants.
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- 🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change? Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #Sociology
- I studied the Palestine Question. This is what I wrote. law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/asset...
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- We are delighted to welcome @nisrinelamin.bsky.social to LSE tonight as she gives our Annual Human Rights Day Lecture on the politics of hunger in Sudan. #LSEHumanRights #LSEEvents #Sudan
- We are thrilled to have Professor Sanyu A. Mojola present our final Autumn Term Seminar Series on 28 November💡 🌎Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol 🕙2.00pm - 3.00pm Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...
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- 📝 A new report by Dr Kitty Stewart, Professor Ruth Patrick and Professor @aaronreeves.bsky.social shows why tackling child poverty requires removing the controversial two-child limit and benefit cap. Read the full report ➡️ buff.ly/bFN4kga
- Why is Sudan—rich in land, livestock, and gold—facing mass hunger? Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine. 🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm 📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online #LSEEvents #Sudan
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- Our CRICA PhD programme rethinks how inclusion is created, practiced, and experienced in the arts, and prepares new scholars to make the creative sector and academia more accessible. Attend our Virtual Graduate Open Day to find out more 💻 buff.ly/JiKSJko 📅 21 Nov | 3pm
- Honoured to be hosting the incredible Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social next month at LSE - join us for this important lecture on December 3
- What do neoliberalism, US aid, and Gulf land grabs have to do with hunger in Sudan? @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @sarasalem.bsky.social will join us to discuss the politics of hunger in Sudan 🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm 🎟️ register to join us in-person or online #LSEEvents #Sudan
- Friends and colleagues in Berlin, this is happening next month (I hope) at FU-Berlin. Please register soon if you would like to attend as space is limited. @robin-c.bsky.social @lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
- I’ll be in London in two weeks to talk about the politics of hunger in Sudan. I’d love to see some of my London fam (not necessarily for the talk :))
- Why is Sudan—rich in land, livestock, and gold—facing mass hunger? Join @nisrinelamin.bsky.social at LSE to unpack the extractive politics behind famine. 🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm 📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online #LSEEvents #Sudan
- We're delighted to be joined this evening by Vjosa Musliu as she discusses her new book, Girlhood at War. The semi-autobiographical book follows the story of a young girl through the Kosovo War. #LSESociology #LSEHumanRights #Kosovo
- Are you looking to pursue a fully-funded PhD programme in Sociology, exploring inclusive cultural practices and their impact on societal and economic changes? Apply to join us in 2026! Applications close Wednesday, 10 December 2025.
- Funded by the AHRC Doctoral Focal Award, the programme is a collaboration with The University of Roehampton and performing and participatory arts partners. It focuses on the intersection of disability and the creative economy, supporting research into cultural practices.
- We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology. 📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025. ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
- 📣 Submit your paper to the @bjsociology.bsky.social 2026 Conference! The BJS conference will showcase cutting-edge research across Sociology, providing a platform to discuss the most exciting developments in the field. Submit your abstract by Monday 20 October 2025. www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
- I wrote an essay, "A Manifest Evil? On Palestine, Judgement, and Justice" for the Journal of Genocide Studies.. Thanks to Dirk Moses for editing the roundtable on Gaza and Genocide Studies where it appears. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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- 📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open! Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE. 📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
- 📣 The Call for Papers for the British Journal of Sociology 2026 Conference is open! Following the success of our inaugural conference in 2024, we are delighted to announce its return on 23 and 24 April 2026 at LSE. 📆 Submit your paper by 20 October 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/TdmBcur
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- 🚨 Save the date for The British Journal of Sociology Conference 2026 🚨 We're delighted to confirm that the @bjsociology.bsky.social conference will return next year at LSE. More details, including how to submit a paper for consideration, will be announced soon.
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