LSE European Politics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog Bridging research, policy and public debate on Europe Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:48:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk/blogs.dir/28/files/2020/09/lse-logo-blogs.jpg LSE European Politics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog 32 32 41080385 Will Armenia choose a European future on 7 June? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/06/03/armenia-elections-russia-europe-peace-process/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:48:43 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64857 Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on 7 June. Taras Kuzio writes the vote will determine whether the country can finalise a historic peace process with Azerbaijan and successfully reorient itself … Continued

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]]> 64857 Why knowing who is likely to vote for a party doesn’t explain a party’s success https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/06/01/atomistic-fallacy-voting-behaviour-electoral-success/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:51:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64848 Improved data and methods have made it easier to understand how people’s attitudes shape their political preferences. Yet as Tim Vlandas and Daphne Halikiopoulou write, drawing conclusions about national electoral … Continued

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]]> 64848 Europe’s universities face mounting financial and political challenges https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/28/europe-universities-financial-crisis-higher-education/ Thu, 28 May 2026 10:17:16 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64838 The UK’s higher education sector is under severe financial strain, but are universities across Europe facing similar levels of uncertainty? Drawing on a new report, Alison Wolf writes that strained … Continued

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]]> 64838 Could Moldova join the EU by unifying with Romania? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/27/moldova-eu-accession-romania-unification/ Wed, 27 May 2026 08:48:16 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64832 The prospect of Moldova unifying with Romania has been raised by Moldovan President Maia Sandu. Andreea Cârstocea writes that while unification could offer Moldova some key advantages, it would be … Continued

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]]> 64832 Europe’s concentric circles – the European Political Community and the value of flexible cooperation https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/26/european-political-community-flexible-cooperation-epc/ Tue, 26 May 2026 09:35:35 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64823 The European Political Community (EPC) recently held its eighth summit. Uwe Wunderlich, Stefan Gänzle and Tobias Hofelich argue the EPC is now contributing to a more flexible institutional order that … Continued

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]]> 64823 Can trade policy help the EU thrive in a geopolitical world? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/21/eu-trade-policy-geopolitics/ Thu, 21 May 2026 11:24:24 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64817 How can the EU thrive in a world where trade is increasingly weaponised by major powers? Robert Basedow writes that while the EU has developed an impressive range of new … Continued

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]]> 64817 War fatigue has yet to break Europe’s commitment to Ukraine https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/20/war-fatigue-europe-support-ukraine/ Wed, 20 May 2026 11:43:43 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64807 Is war fatigue reducing Europe’s support for Ukraine? Adam Holesch and Benjamin Martill argue that despite growing pressures, Europe’s consensus on Ukraine has proven to be remarkably durable. When Russia … Continued

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]]> 64807 AI can help tackle corruption in Europe – but only if politicians let it do its job https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/19/ai-anti-corruption-europe-public-procurement/ Tue, 19 May 2026 09:51:01 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64798 AI systems are now being used in European procurement processes to tackle corruption. Mark Esposito and Bruno S. Sergi write that the political question is no longer whether this technology … Continued

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]]> 64798 Can welfare states contain populism? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/18/welfare-spending-reduces-populism-support/ Mon, 18 May 2026 09:26:05 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64791 Does increased welfare state spending reduce the appeal of populism? Chase Foster and Jeff Frieden present new evidence showing that countries that offer more generous labour market programmes and unemployment … Continued

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]]> 64791 The EU’s Dublin system is widely seen as unfair – but official statistics tell a different story https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2026/05/15/eu-dublin-system-asylum-fairness-statistics/ Fri, 15 May 2026 11:15:54 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/?p=64784 The EU’s Dublin system, which assigns responsibility for processing asylum claims to the first EU member state an asylum seeker enters, has been widely criticised. Yet as Philipp Lutz, Florian … Continued

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