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Assessing the degree and drivers of sensitivity in political science

September 19, 2025

Why European research on sexual harassment must shift focus

August 26, 2025

🦋 Democracy in academia: the not-so-wanted child

August 7, 2025

2024 Best Blog winner — revealed

June 13, 2025

Europe’s call to international scholars must come with real support

June 12, 2025
February 12, 2025

Does good evidence make good policies?

Giuseppe Cannata Evidence-informed policy-making promises to deliver better policies. Yet, people working at the science-policy interface in Europe face multiple challenges in making the most of it – from political constraints to a lack of administrative capacity and limited opportunity for productive exchange. Giuseppe Cannata discusses these challenges and their normative implications for European science-for-policy ecosystems Read more
November 6, 2024

Breaking free from toxic culture in academia

Sofia Serra-Silva Academia’s toxic culture is not just a systemic issue — it is also shaped by everyday interactions. While structural change is essential, progress can also come through the ways we treat one another. Individual actions can create a safer, more supportive environment for scholars and students, one small step at a time, writes Sofia Serra Silva. Read more
October 30, 2024

💊 The power of a good example: social models offer the best future for political science

Titus Alexander Academic political science is a cottage industry compared with tendentious large-scale social experiments conducted by big businesses, governments and election strategists. Titus Alexander argues that political scientists need to recognise the power of institutions as social models and real-time experiments to help people solve problems and meet their needs better. Read more
September 11, 2024

Introducing our 2023 prize winner

Kate Hawkins In 2022, The Loop inaugurated a Best Blog prize to reward a contribution of exceptional value. We have now conferred our second £500 prize on the author of a blog piece judged by our independent jury to be the best in that calendar year. Managing Editor Kate Hawkins presents the longlisted articles — and the jury reveals what gave our 2023 winner the edge. Read more
September 9, 2024

â›“ï¸ What can political scientists do about the appalling events in Gaza and the West Bank?  

Catherine Moury One of the reasons political scientists are silent on the Israel-Gaza conflict is the fear of being marginalised by the community, writes Catherine Moury. She suggests concrete actions scholars could take to avoid normalising what she – and many fellow academics – consider is nothing short of genocide. Read more

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