Department of Political Economy, King's College London

04/08/2026

🗞️ Hollowed out? 🗞️

Britain’s local newspapers are at risk of transforming into "zombie" titles that fail to perform their key democratic functions.

New research co-authored by Dr Martin Moore tracks the changing shape of local media.

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Britain’s local newspapers are at risk of transforming into "zombie" titles that lack original, community-focused reporting and fail to perform their key democratic functions, new research has concluded.

14/07/2026

The ascent of Italy's Giorgia Meloni and France's Marine Le Pen has signalled a new phenomenon: the political ‘strongwoman’.

New research co-authored by Laura Montecchio and Marianna Griffini charts the evolution of Europe's radical right 🇫🇷🇮🇹

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23/06/2026

Does the public view some people as more worthy of government welfare support than others? 🏦📈

A new study co-authored by King's academics Hanna Kleider, David Hope and Julian Limberg highlights a dramatic shift in perceptions of the welfare state.

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19/06/2026

Want to meet alumni from your Faculty who are making their mark in the world? The new issue of our online alumni magazine, InTouch, has landed!

In this edition’s Class Notes section, we meet:

➡ Julio Alonso Ortega (Political Economy of Emerging Markets, 2022). A world champion sailor, Julio swapped life on the high seas for a career as a political economist.
➡ Gillian Ekua (MA Education Management, 2022). A Senior Alumni & Stakeholder Engagement Officer at King’s Business School, Gillian is also the founder and driving force behind the Africa Business Collective.
➡ Jon Alexander (MA Global Ethics & Human Values, 2014). Founder of the New Citizen Project, Jon is author of Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us.
➡ Lady Sue Tunnicliffe (PhD Education, 1995). A teacher and academic, Sue has helped to bring hands-on STEM learning to a generation of primary school children. Three generations of her family have also studied at King’s, with a fourth about to start.

Explore our latest issue of InTouch:

King's College London's alumni magazine

09/06/2026

EVENT: Measuring What Matters: Economic Indicators for Democratic Governance 📉

This event brings together researchers at the forefront of developing better economic indicators for policy making in the UK and other democratic systems

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This event brings together researchers who are at the forefront of developing better economic indicators for policy making.

08/06/2026

Geopolitical tensions are increasingly influencing where companies choose to invest, according to 🆕 research co-authored by Pierre-Louis Vezina

The study suggests firms are now more likely to favour politically-aligned countries when making foreign investments 🪙🌍

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Geopolitical tensions are increasingly influencing where companies choose to invest, according to new research co-authored by a King’s academic that suggests firms are becoming more likely to favour politically-aligned countries when making foreign investments.

02/06/2026

NEW: Can financial markets really make a difference in electoral outcomes?

A new paper co-authored by Dr Raphael Cunha examines whether the public’s perception of political candidates can be influenced by the reactions of global financial markets 🌏📈

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26/05/2026

How do we know when it is time to change direction and what does that change ask of us? 💭

Our academic, Dr Roberto Fumagalli offers four lessons about change as part of a TEDx event held at King’s College London 🗣️

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How do we know when it is time to change direction, and what does t...

11/05/2026

🤖 The next wave of artificial intelligence may transform a very different segment of the workforce than previously thought, according to a new study co-authored by Dr Bouke Klein Teeselink 📝

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The next wave of artificial intelligence may transform a very different segment of the workforce than previously thought, according to a new study.

05/05/2026

Mixing boys and girls in classrooms can significantly reduce sexist attitudes at home but does little to advance women into leadership roles in the public sphere, according to new research authored by our academics, Marco Giani and Krzysztof Krakowski 👨‍🏫

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