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In this third blog post exploring key ideas in Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World, co-editor, Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, discusses the importance of mechanisms for implementing decentralisation and why now, more than ever, we need to improve governance around the world. Understanding the politics behind specific decentralised reforms helps us understand why they … Continued
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In this second blog post exploring key ideas in Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World, co-editor, Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, explores the complex relationship between politics and decentralisation. As my previous blog post ‘What Decentralisation is, and what it is not’ argues, decentralisation is not a simple technocratic reform, but rather: (i) highly complex, … Continued
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To celebrate the publication of Decentralised Governance, the book’s co-editor, Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, considers its core ideas, a big, fundamental issue that is almost never acknowledged by the enormous decentralisation literature, but which one way or another affects almost all of its results. Decentralisation is a huge phenomenon across all of the world’s regions, cultures, income … Continued
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2023 has been another successful one for LSE Press in expanding our catalogue of books and journals. Last year, we celebrated 5 years of publishing Open Access titles; with 14 books published in this time. As Professor Sarah Worthington and Professor Patrick Dunleavy recently shared in an interview for the LSE Review of Books, “we want to ensure … Continued
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LSE Press and the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) have entered into a new publishing partnership, which came into effect on 1 January 2024 and will see LSE Press publish the highly respected RGS-IBG book series from mid-2024 onwards, publishing up to four open access titles each year. The RGS-IBG book … Continued
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In this blog, LSE Press authors Sandy Pepper and Gwyn Bevan explore the systemic and public policy reforms required to generate a fairer and more equal political landscapes in the UK. Exploring executive pay, public management and the effects of neoliberalism, Bevan and Pepper engage in a thought-provoking conversation, offering unique perspectives on the intricate … Continued
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LSE Press are delighted to announce an opening for the position of Head of Publishing. This is an exciting leadership position which signals a new chapter for LSE Press as they move into a new phase of expansion. LSE is a world-leading social science research institution with global impact. Launched in May 2018, LSE Press is a … Continued
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On Monday 1st November, How Did Britain Come To This?: A century of systemic failures of governance author, Gwyn Bevan, explored the key themes and case studies showcased in his new book, out now via Open Access with LSE Press. In this launch event chaired by Professor Patrick Dunleavy, speakers Professor Gwyn Bevan, Dr Abby Innes and Ros … Continued
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On Monday 1st November, How Did Britain Come To This?: A century of systemic failures of governance author, Gwyn Bevan, explored the key themes and case studies showcased in his new book, out now via Open Access with LSE Press. In this launch event chaired by Professor Patrick Dunleavy, speakers Professor Gwyn Bevan, Dr Abby Innes and Ros … Continued
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The 1st November 2023 marks 5 years since LSE Press published their first book, The UK’s Changing Democracy: The 2018 Democratic Audit, which has, to date, 33,146 book downloads (November 2023). As the School’s Open Access social sciences publisher, we support the promotion of high-quality social science research which enables wide public access through the use … Continued
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In this article, based on Chapter 7 of ‘Decentralised Governance’, Mitra and Pal utilise Indonesia’s fiscal decentralisation to local communities in 2001 to examine how FD may differentially affect the choice of local polity and generate local political entrepreneurship in ethnically homogenous and heterogenous communities. Utilising local income and local development as proxies for local … Continued
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Author Gwyn Bevan explores the process of writing his new book, How Did Britain Come To This? A century of systemic failures of governance, and the 8 books which inspired its making. How Did Britain Come To This? publishes on the 24th October via Open Access with LSE Press and will be free to read and download. The book … Continued
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On Tuesday 26th September, the editors and contributors to Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around The World explored the key themes and case studies showcased in their new book, out now via Open Access with LSE Press. In this launch event chaired by Adnan Khan, Sarmistha Pal, Jean-Paul Faguet and contributor Fabio Sanchez discussed the … Continued
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On Saturday 17th June, LSE Press author Gwyn Bevan shared the story behind his new book, publishing via Open Access next month, How did Britain come to this? A century of systemic failures of governance. In this launch event chaired by Professor Tony Travers and Ros Taylor, Gwyn Bevan and the panellists discussed the central … Continued
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On Saturday 17th June, LSE Press author Gwyn Bevan shared the story behind his new book, publishing via Open Access next month, How did Britain come to this? A century of systemic failures of governance as part of the LSE Festival: People and Change. In this launch event chaired by Professor Tony Travers and Ros … Continued
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Dilip Mookherjee, author and contributor to Decentralised Governance: Crafting Effective Democracies Around the World, examined the decentralised targeting of transfer programs. This article originally appeared in Ideas For India. The first phase of modern economic development between 1950-90 was characterized mostly by centralized top-down development programs. Planning, execution, and service delivery was delegated to a … Continued
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In this blog, we spoke with LSE Library’s Director and Managing Director of LSE Press, Niamh Tumelty. Here, Niamh discusses the importance of the Open Science movement, alongside her plans for LSE Press, and the future of scholarly publishing. Hello, Niamh. We’re very pleased to welcome you to your new post. Could you tell … Continued
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In Afghanistan, decades of wars, internal conflicts and political instability has had a significant impact on the millions of Afghan families. Consequently, many face poverty and increased human suffering and vulnerabilities, eroded community resilience, and amplified human trafficking activities. To mark World Humanitarian Day 2023, this blog has been extracted from Thi Hoang’s essay originally … Continued
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For academic researchers in the social sciences, significant time is invested into conducting studies, consolidating research, writing papers, publishing books, and so much more. Ensuring your research reaches a broad audience and makes a tangible impact is equally vital. Promoting your work as a researcher may feel like a daunting prospect, but the key lies … Continued
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LSE Press are delighted to announce an opening for the position of Chair of the Editorial Board. The Press looks forward to receiving applications from professional colleagues in the LSE research staff community for this important School role. This is an exciting leadership position which signals a new chapter for LSE Press as they move … Continued