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Find out about our research community, and the research in the Department of International Relations

 Research news and highlights

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Read the article Why does diplomacy have a women issue?

Professor Karen E Smith explores the under-representation of women in diplomacy.
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VIDEO: Why is the Middle East at war? US intervention explained by Fawaz Gerges
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What really went wrong in the Middle East Fawaz Gerges explains America’s concern over Communist Russia led to poor foreign policy decisions
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VIDEO: The Battle for the White House Professor Peter Trubowitz outlines what you need to know about the 2024 US election
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VIDEO: 2024 a year of unpredictable elections Professor Michael Cox sets out the year before us
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VIDEO: The 2024 Indonesian election: from Widodo to Subianto? John sidel explains Indonesia's democratic trajectory and what the future holds
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Global Politics: A year of elections Explore the debates at the forefront of politics and the implications of key elections
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Why does India want to be a space power? Chandrayaan-3 and the politics of India’s space programme Dimitrios Stroikos explores how India’s space programme has developed.
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VIDEO: The international politics of outer space Chris Alden and Dimitrios Stroikos explore complexities around the international politics of space
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The downsides of being a nuclear superpower Lauren Sukin explains the circumstances when a country's strength can also be a disadvantage

 Publications and media

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Research on IR Blog Read the latest research articles from our department on the IR blog

 Research students and early career researchers 

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IR MPhil/PhD programme Find out about our research degree
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Research Community Meet our MPhil/PhD students
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PhD Job Market Candidates Find out more about our PhD candidates who are entering the job market
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Researcher Profiles: Q&As with our PhD students Read about their current research
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Careers of LSE IR PhD students

 Research clusters

  Impact

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Knowledge Exchange and Outreach Find out more about the impact of our research
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Promoting policy reforms in the Philippines by Thinking and Working Politically in development REF Impact 2021: John Sidel contributed to policy reform advocacy in the Philippines
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Influencing EU policy on international trade agreements ITPU provided expert analysis on trade agreements for EU's International Trade Committee
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Strengthening global regulation of emerging nanotechnologies Research has highlighted the importance of transparency and reporting for nanotechnology products
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Strengthening policies to protect human rights and prevent genocide LSE research influenced EU policies intended to protect human rights and to prevent genocide
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David Davies of Llandinam [DINAM] Research Fellowship Find out more
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Millennium Journal of International Studies More about our prestigious student-edited journal
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Journals and book series associated with the department. Find out more
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LSE Research Online articles, chapters etc from the IR department
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Appointment of academic visitors Information and how to apply

  Centres and units associated with us

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LSE Middle East Centre A central hub for the wide range of research on the Middle East and North Africa carried out at LSE
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LSE IDEAS Think tank connecting academic knowledge of diplomacy and strategy with the people who use it
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Phelan United States Centre A hub for global expertise, analysis and commentary on America

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Contact us

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PhD and Research Team: Sarah Hélias and Amy Brook Please email IR.Research@lse.ac.uk to arrange an appointment.

Email

Research and MPhil/PhD programme enquiries IR.Research@lse.ac.uk

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