Department of Political Economy, King's College London

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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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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27/04/2026

Our academics, Barbara Piotrowska and Maia King, received the Honourable Mention Award for a new research paper presented at a major academic conference with fellow scholars Ruth Dixon and Rozana Himaz 🏆 🙌

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24/04/2026

Governments and policy-makers around the world are struggling to address falling birth rates, with many nations seeing the number of children born per woman fall to below the replacement level of 2.1. 📉👶

With implications for skills, labour forces, welfare and economies as a whole, what can be done to arrest the decline?

New research co-authored by King's College London academic, Dr Cevat Giray Aksoy, may hold part of the answer...remote working.

But how? 🤔

In this video, Dr Aksoy, a member of the Department of Political Economy, takes a closer look at the issue 👇

1 like. "Can remote work help solve the global fertility crisis?"

22/04/2026

Elections are increasingly being shaped not only by political forces, but by floods, fires and extreme weather, according to a new report co-authored by our academic, Professor Sarah Birch 🌍🗳

So what can be done to protect them?

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Elections are increasingly being shaped not only by political forces, but by floods, fires and extreme weather, according to a new report co-authored by a King’s College London academic.

16/04/2026

The types of industries dominating a local area can significantly influence the electoral success of radical-right political parties, according to new research led by Dr Ruben Ruiz-Rufino 🗳

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The types of industries dominating a local area can significantly influence the electoral success of radical-right political parties, according to new research from a King's College London academic.

01/04/2026

Would the public welcome the use of AI in public policy? 🤖💭

New research from Yotam Margalit and Shir Raviv examines public attitudes to artificial intelligence and the factors which can shape opinions 📉📈

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A major new study suggests people’s direct experience with artificial intelligence has little impact on their views about its role in government decision-making - while factual information about the technology can significantly shift public opinion.

20/03/2026

The takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk in 2022 was followed by a measurable shift in the political views of its users, new research co-authored by our academic, Dr Theo Serlin, has shown 📲📑

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The takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk in 2022 was followed by a measurable shift in the political views of its users, according to new research co-authored by a King’s academic.