Department of Social Policy
The Department provides top-quality international and multidisciplinary research and teaching on social and public policy challenges facing countries across the world.
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Social Policy: An International Perspective
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Do diverse teams work better? Evidence from a real-world classroom experiment
28 July 2026 · , , ,
Social inequality should be at the heart of the Casey Commission on Adult Social Care in the UK
New LSE blog by Dr Tania Burchardt
Tackling school bullying: insights from Mexico
24 March 2026 ·
Upcoming events
The unelectable budget: what Britain really needs
Department of Social Policy Annual Lecture
22Oct
Department of Social Policy Seminars
International Social and Public Policy (ISPP) Seminars
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