China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay, by Minxin Pei Jonathan Mirsky on a bleak but believable view of rampant corruption taking a country to the dogs By Jonathan Mirsky 17 November
University of Oxford launches its first Mooc World's top-ranking university announces course on economic development through new collaboration with online platorm edX By John Elmes 15 November
Donald Trump as US president: what it means for higher education Donald Trump is to become the next US president, but what does his election mean for academia? 9 November
My raucous caucus: teaching politics in the US during election season Renee Ann Cramer explains how classroom role-play helped her students to humanise voters with whom they disagree By Renee Ann Cramer 8 November
This is what US scholars are doing on election night 2016 US scholars reveal how they will spend the night as arguably the most divisive election battle in recent history nears its conclusion 7 November
What Washington Gets Wrong: The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconceptions about the American People, by Jennifer Bachner and Benjamin Ginsberg US bureaucrats are ignorant of the public’s views despite sharing similar outlooks, says Kori Schake By Kori Schake 3 November
Left Out: The Forgotten Tradition of Radical Publishing for Children in Britain 1910-1949, by Kimberley Reynolds Once upon a time, authors pushed young readers to see the world very differently, says Shelley King By Shelley King 20 October
LSE helps UN on tackling violence against women Institution to work with UN special rapporteur and provide a ‘space’ to further the struggle against gender-related violence By Matthew Reisz 19 October
Johns Hopkins University chief ‘dumbfounded’ by support for Trump Ronald Daniels says universities have not fully comprehended ‘profound disillusionment’ within society By Ellie Bothwell 14 October
Foreign LSE scholars ‘stopped from briefing government on Brexit’ Danish academic says she was ‘told specifically’ that she and colleagues could no longer provide expert advice to UK government By Matthew Reisz 7 October
The Dictator’s Dilemma: The Chinese Communist Party’s Strategy for Survival, by Bruce J. Dickson Money buys compliance, and a few shots of Confucianism help too, says Jonathan Mirsky By Jonathan Mirsky 22 September
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O’Neil Book of the week: If all-seeing ‘miracle’ tech is making the decisions we must demystify the tricks, says Danny Dorling By Danny Dorling 8 September
Skewed: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Media Bias, by Larry Atkins From Fox News to the race for the White House, this work is all about politics, says Sharon Wheeler By Sharon Wheeler 8 September
The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens, by Daniel L. Hatcher Angelia Wilson on how vulnerability means profitability when deregulation and privatisation come to health and social care By Angelia R. Wilson 8 September
The Euro and Its Threat to the Future of Europe, by Joseph Stiglitz Book of the week: The decision process behind the euro has left the EU in an untenable position, says Lucia Quaglia By Lucia Quaglia 1 September
Windows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High Technology, by Gary T. Marx Paul Bernal on a vital and comprehensive survey of how our era of ubiquitous observation arose By Paul Bernal 25 August
Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right – and How We Can, Too, by George Lakey Book of the week: Investing in individuals delivers personal and national prosperity, Richard Murphy finds By Richard Murphy 4 August
Israel boycott row ‘destroying relationships’ in US universities Scholar argues that discussion could benefit from more light and less heat By Matthew Reisz 1 August
Internal promotion at Asian universities ‘works against women’ However, dean at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh says the number of female leaders on the continent is rising By Ellie Bothwell 30 July
Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel, by Dov Waxman Projecting their hopes and fears on to Israel has polarised Jews in the US, says William Kolbrener By William Kolbrener 28 July
Kenneth Baker: campuses ‘must allow exchange of ideas’ Former education secretary under Thatcher considers how his new work on book burning relates to current debate on censorship By Matthew Reisz 27 July
UK government told to 'stand up' for Turkish academy Statement signed by 30 scholarly organisations condemns continued attack on academic freedom By John Elmes 26 July
ISIS: A History, by Fawaz A. Gerges Unbeatable? This extremist group has little to offer in times of peace, says Christina Hellmich By Christina Hellmich 21 July
Labour antisemitism inquiry academic on being caught in a storm David Feldman describes his experiences of being ‘misrepresented in the public sphere’ By Matthew Reisz 13 July
Timothy Garton Ash: 'robust challenge' a cornerstone of free speech Author makes the case for universities to be open to eccentrics and those whose views we abhor By Matthew Reisz 30 June
European universities ‘losing monopoly’ over research Danish academic says that building a knowledge economy is no longer a ‘dominant wish’ for country leaders By Ellie Bothwell 18 June
Ukip founder hopes he has played part in ‘EU's downfall’ LSE professor Alan Sked says the party ‘converted’ Tories to Euroscepticism but ‘turned nasty’ By John Morgan 15 June
Terrorism’s links to art considered by academics in bold event Birmingham City conference on ‘terrorism and cultural freedom’ explored everything from Macbeth to Islamic State video games By Matthew Reisz 12 June
John Benyon, 1951-2016 A political scientist who made a major contribution to criminology and the study of public order has died By Matthew Reisz 9 June
Even if Brexit means less funding for universities, we should still vote leave Blog: James Tooley believes the UK academy would be better off outside the European Union By James Tooley 2 June
Interview with Yvonne Roberts The noted journalist discusses political bias on TV news reporting and the importance of students discovering their own voice By John Elmes 2 June
And The Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability, by Yanis Varoufakis Victoria Bateman is swayed by a persuasive history of our global financial order and how it needs to change By Victoria Bateman 2 June
Saving the Media: Capitalism, Crowdfunding, and Democracy, by Julia Cagé References to the university sector abound in an informative and lively study, says Gillian Youngs By Gillian Youngs 26 May
South Africa and UK launch joint research initiative Universities in two countries will co-host three research chairs By Ellie Bothwell 6 May
Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe, by Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage Richard Murphy seeks more justification for the authors’ arguments on taxation of the wealthy By Richard Murphy 28 April
Syrian student: ‘I knew I could never move forward' without HE A recipient of the Institute of International Education’s Syrian scholarship fund describes her experience at a US university By Ellie Bothwell 21 April
The Closing of the Net, by Monica Horten Paul Bernal on the role of corporate lobbyists in manipulating politics and law to align internet policy with business interests By Paul Bernal 14 April
A Better Politics: How Government Can Make Us Happier, by Danny Dorling Book of the week: Facts and figures can get you only so far when it comes to political change, says Gordon Marsden By Gordon Marsden 31 March
Doreen Massey, 1944-2016 One of the leading radical geographers of her generation has died By Matthew Reisz 24 March
Bad Queen Bess? Libels, Secret Histories, and the Politics of Publicity in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I, by Peter Lake Lucy Wooding on the constant suspicion and division in the Elizabethan court By Lucy Wooding 17 March
Hosting US branch campuses 'costs Qatar £280 million annually' Education City's spending for stateside outposts pieced together by The Washington Post By Chris Havergal 15 March
Engineers more likely to be violent extremists, book claims LSE academic finds link between education and extremism is most pronounced in Muslim world, but extends to the West too By Chris Havergal 13 March
The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency, by Ellen Fitzpatrick Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run for the White House. Elizabeth Cobbs enjoys an entertaining look at her and her predecessors By Elizabeth Cobbs 10 March
Learning to live without PowerPoint When did academics lose the capacity to discuss their research without slides, asks Gary Rawnsley By Gary Rawnsley 9 March
How to kick-start your academic writing Raul Pacheco-Vega offers six tips on how to keep the words flowing and hit your deadlines By Raul Pacheco-Vega 25 February
Ellen Meiksins Wood, 1942-2016 A leading Marxist political theorist has died By Matthew Reisz 25 February
Independence or Union: Scotland’s Past and Scotland’s Present, by T. M. Devine Donald MacRaild on how the Scots see themselves and their place in the UK By Donald M. MacRaild 25 February
Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine, by Catherine Besteman Faith Nibbs on the tensions and accommodations between newcomers and locals in a small town By Faith Nibbs 18 February
Should there be a right to offend on campus? Free speech campaigners argue that campuses should not be entirely safe By Matthew Reisz 17 February
Creative bigwigs teach academics how to shine on TV screen After political scientists pitched to commissioning editors, the TV professionals passed on some advice By Matthew Reisz 11 February
Body of Cambridge PhD student found in Egypt Egyptian official says Giulio Regeni’s body bore signs of torture By Ellie Bothwell 5 February
Post-colonial studies: time to step out of the comfort zone? Scholars in the field have been challenged to move beyond literary theory and take on some of the most difficult questions of our times By Matthew Reisz 28 January
Plutocracy in America: How Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the Poor, by Ronald P. Formisano Danny Dorling on a study of predatory forces and questionable practices By Danny Dorling 21 January
Political Turbulence: How Social Media Shape Collective Action, by Helen Margetts, Peter John, Scott Hale and Taha Yasseri Organising and agitating online can be a powerful mover of change, Ivor Gaber finds By Ivor Gaber 21 January
Liberty and Coercion: The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present, by Gary Gerstle Elizabeth Cobbs on an enlightening and alarming study of how the central state has had to fight for its legitimacy By Elizabeth Cobbs 14 January
Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom, by Steven Salaita Joanna Williams on a controversial academic’s interpretation of where the boundaries lie By Joanna Williams 14 January
Benedict Anderson, 1936-2015 ‘A tremendously important and empathetic scholar’ who transformed our understanding of nationalism has died By Matthew Reisz 7 January
Religious Difference in a Secular Age: A Minority Report, by Saba Mahmood Egypt is route to exploring how modern politics privileges beliefs of majorities, finds Bård Kårtveit By Bård Kårtveit 7 January
Alexander Yakovlev: The Man Whose Ideas Saved Russia from Communism, by Richard Pipes Vladimir Tismaneanu on a study of one man’s journey from ‘Homo Sovieticus’ to ‘Homo Antisovieticus’ By Vladimir Tismaneanu 7 January
LSE to address shortage of research on US domestic politics Institution’s US Centre seeks to promote multidisciplinary and international research on American policy By Ellie Bothwell 24 December