European Politics and Policy

European Politics and Policy

London School of Economics and Political Science

EUROPP – European Politics and Policy is a multidisciplinary academic blog run by the London School of Economics and Political Science. Our central aim is to increase public understanding of European politics and policy by providing accessible academic commentary and research. We have no editorial ‘line’ beyond a commitment to communicating social science research and commentary in ways that enhance public debate and understanding.


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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 22 November 2024 English

In an interview with Maayan Arad, Dimitrios Stroikos discusses the future of space exploration and how conflicts between states are now playing out in space. Space is unimaginably vast. When …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 21 November 2024 English

George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), is predicted to perform well in this year’s Romanian presidential election. Drawing on a new study, …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 21 November 2024 English

Donald Trump has promised to bring the war in Ukraine to a swift conclusion. Yet as Benjamin Martill explains, it remains far from certain what the lasting implications of Trump’s …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 19 November 2024 English

Donald Trump’s second presidency will have profound implications for Europe. Effie G. H. Pedaliu argues that if the EU and UK wish to navigate the turbulence ahead, they will have …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 18 November 2024 English

How do political alliances influence trade and welfare in Europe and other major global economies? Karen Jackson and Oleksandr Shepotylo write that the accession of new NATO members will bring …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 15 November 2024 English

Europe’s left has traditionally championed social protection, labour rights and expansive welfare states. Yet as Virginia Crespi de Valldaura and Gianmarco Fifi explain, the left has also played a key …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 14 November 2024 English

Moldovan President Maia Sandu was re-elected on 3 November amid accusations of Russian election meddling. Eleanor Knott writes that with parliamentary elections scheduled for next year, the country is braced …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 13 November 2024 English

Many rural areas across Europe have experienced a decline in their populations over recent decades. Drawing on new research from Spain, Fernando Merino, María A. Prats and Carlos-Javier Prieto-Sánchez show …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 8 November 2024 English

Ahead of his inaugural LSE lecture, Adam Oliver describes how he became involved in the field of behavioural public policy, detailing how the intellectual architecture of the field came into …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 November 2024 English

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is routinely quoted as an indicator of whether things are getting better or worse within a society. Yet as Fabio Battaglia explains, it does a spectacularly …