LSE International Inequalities Institute

28/08/2026

Art is often seen as playing a supporting or descriptive role for research in the social sciences.

In a new blog post for LSE Impact, Annalena Oppel and Michael Vaughan reflect on how bringing the two together can place “research facts” and “artistic values” into new and productive relationships.

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Can bringing art and social science into dialogue place “research facts” and “artistic values” into new and productive relationships?

26/08/2026

The youth protests sweeping India began with demands for resignations but quickly expanded into a wider movement, write Harsh*ta Sinha and Ritika Arora-Kukreja.

The protestors are demanding that the ruling BJP give answers to difficult questions. When did democratic citizenship become so fragile that protests by the young had to be met with violence? And what does it mean to be a citizen in a state that positions itself as a democracy, yet remains distant from the grievances of its own citizens?

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Using Gen-Z lingo, music and memes, the youth protests sweeping India are questioning what it means to practice citizenship in the world's largest democracy

25/08/2026

Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty – but it has also produced extraordinary concentrations of wealth and power. How is it that both of these statements are true?

In our latest blog post, Séamus A. Power argues that understanding economic inequality requires taking both stories seriously, before outlining a third story that is grounded in the pursuit and achievement of human capabilities.

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Capitalism has lifted billions out of poverty. But it has also produced extraordinary inequality of wealth and power. How do we reconcile these two statements?

19/08/2026

📢 Call for papers: Fiscal policy for sustainable development in the Global South

On SOUTHMOD’s 10th anniversary, the III and UNU-WIDER are organising an academic workshop on fiscal policy in developing countries. The event will highlight innovative methodological developments in distributive fiscal analysis and promote dialogue between academia and policymakers in the Global South.

📆 Apply by 20 September 2026

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18/08/2026

We tend to see poor people who inject drugs in one of two ways: self-destructive, or passive victims of a broken system.

Sarah Brothers, over seven years of fieldwork, found something else: skilled, self-taught practitioners – most often women – who cared for each other with expertise and a demanding ethic, in conditions that gave them almost nothing to work with.

“Their care was not always warm… hit doctors could dislike people they injected for years. But they would still stay to be sure the person didn’t stop breathing.”

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We see the very poor who inject drugs as either self-destructive or as passive victims of a broken system. But Sarah Brothers found something else.

13/08/2026

Extreme heat is often framed as a public health threat – but its impacts are deeply unequal.

As the UK's fifth heatwave this year peaks, Philip Broadbent argues that heat deaths in England and Wales are rooted in housing inequality. Poorer households, renters, older people and residents of dense urban areas are most exposed to overheating homes. As heatwaves intensify, the problems of extreme heat should be treated as a year-round housing and inequality crisis, not just a seasonal weather event.

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Extreme heat is a public health issue that's rooted in housing inequality. Poorer households, renters, older people and those in urban areas are most exposed

12/08/2026

The AFSEE programme is looking for a proactive, organised forward-thinking communications and marketing professional to join a dynamic team.

The postholder will have responsibility for all the day-to-day AFSEE related internal and external communications and will lead on the delivery of communications and marketing strategies, and activities to promote the AFSEE Fellowship programme.

📆 Apply by 21 August 2026

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11/08/2026

Inclusive education is widely recognised as a cornerstone of an equitable society.

Yet for many children with disabilities in Nepal, the promise of education remains out of reach, not because of a lack of legal guarantees, but due to various systemic, institutional, and social barriers, writes AFSEE Senior Fellow Dev Datta Joshi in our latest blog post.

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For many children with disabilities in Nepal, the promise of education remains out of reach due to various systemic, institutional, and social barriers

10/08/2026

📢 Watch Naila Kabeer's keynote presentation at the Development Studies Association conference

She highlights the importance of feminist values and priorities in helping us navigate the transition to a new economy.

Keynote at the Development Studies Association conference, DSA2026 ...

07/08/2026

Who gets ahead?

In our recent seminar, Javier Terrero Dávila discussed new research across four countries exploring how income mobility differs depending on country, age, gender and education level.

Watch it here ⬇️

Part of the Inequalities Seminar Series at LSE26 May 2026Speake...