@JonathanPJWhite

Professor of Politics @LSEnews

 London, England
lse.ac.uk/european-institute/people/white-jonathan
Joined April 2017
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Keynes famously said that in the long run we are all dead, but he may have been optimistic. In my new book, I examine the new politics of emergency and defend the relation between democracy and the future, past & present. Out 1st Feb. 2024 @ProfileBooks profilebooks.com/work/in-the…
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Jeremy Gilbert@jemgilbertSep 21
Really useful analysis of NR / neo-monarchism/ long-termism as authoritarian responses to the perception that democracy just can't get anything done (cos it's locked in to the short-termism of the popularity / electoral cycle). Free to read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Time and the Neo-Monarchist Turn - Jonathan White, 2026

One of the classical arguments against democracy concerns its supposed short-termism. Early-modern political thought contrasted the pitfalls of elected authorit...

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Jonathan White@JonathanPJWhiteSep 15
New article of mine - 'Time and the Neo-Monarchist Turn', European Journal of Social Theory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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New article of mine - 'Time and the Neo-Monarchist Turn', European Journal of Social Theory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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New article of mine - 'Time and the Neo-Monarchist Turn', European Journal of Social Theory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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'The End of the Future' - a piece I wrote @ForeignPolicy foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/15…

The End of the Future

Only Silicon Valley looks ahead now.

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Lea Ypi@lea_ypiJun 8
I wrote about protests in Albania, Europe, development traps, oligarchic capture, and, well, hope. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe...

The slogan ‘Albania is not for sale’ reveals a nation that respects itself, and will not sell its soul for investment, says author and academic Lea Ypi

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The British university is dying. newleftreview.org/sidecar/po…

Lorna Finlayson, Irreversible — Sidecar

On Britain’s universities.

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Pedro Sánchez
@sanchezcastejonMar 4
The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain. Our response then must be our response now: NO to violations of international law. NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs. NO to repeating the mistakes of the past. NO TO WAR. lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/…
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Vivons-nous à l'ère de l'hyperpolitique ? L’un des penseurs les plus brillants de la nouvelle génération a forgé un concept pour décrire l'impasse de notre temps. Grand entretien avec @AntonJaegermm. À lire absolument—à discuter. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/…

L’ère de l’hyperpolitique, une conversation avec Anton Jäger

L’un des penseurs les plus brillants de la nouvelle génération a inventé un concept qui semble capturer parfaitement la séquence que nous traversons. Comment vivre à l’âge d’une politisation extrême,...

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Hugo Drochon@HDrochonJan 6
Publication day today in the US for Elites and Democracy!🎉 For once the Princeton University Press marketing team had a good idea😜 press.princeton.edu/books/ha…

Elites and Democracy

Why elites always rule democracies—and why recognizing that reality can help us respond to the crisis of democracy today

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Explore the best books we reviewed this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers: fam.ag/4rypcPe

The Best of Books 2025

The very best of the hundreds of books on international politics, economics, and history that were featured in the magazine this year, selected by Foreign Affairs’ editors and book reviewers.

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My column on the far right and Keir Starmer theguardian.com/commentisfre…

It’s come to this: Keir Starmer is now just the warm-up act for Nigel Farage | Aditya Chakrabortty

As Labour flounders and dabbles in the politics of hatred to gain a point or two, it is those far from power who will suffer most, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Jeremy Corbyn
@jeremycorbyn8 Aug 2025
If the government was truly horrified by Israel’s occupation of Gaza, it would stop supplying them with the weapons they need to carry it out. The Prime Minister can condemn Israel’s plans all he wants. He cannot hide the truth: his government is complicit in genocide.
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Lea Ypi@lea_ypi24 Jul 2025
The content of my thoughts is now an object in the world!! Thank you, thank you to everyone who supported the research or supported the writing or supported me & the research & the writing - I’m so grateful & happy & can’t wait to celebrate the release with you all on 4 Sept😍🐥!
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‘The Crisis of Long-Termism: Time and Independence in the European Union’ – my new article with Antoine Vauchez @WEPsocial tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Considered and simply phenomenal!
Jonathan White@JonathanPJWhite28 May 2025
Green transition? My new article in Political Studies on the pitfalls of a concept: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Stefan Eich@stefeich28 May 2025
Great stuff on the implicit, unthought philosophy of history of "transition"-framed climate politics! Now I wonder whether someone has written about the German conceptual politics of "Energiewende" in light of 1989 and "die Wende".
Jonathan White@JonathanPJWhite28 May 2025
Green transition? My new article in Political Studies on the pitfalls of a concept: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Green transition? My new article in Political Studies on the pitfalls of a concept: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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'The Future as a Democratic Resource', online now at Perspectives on Politics doi.org/10.1017/S15375927240… @PoPpublicsphere @LeverhulmeTrust

The Future as a Democratic Resource | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

The Future as a Democratic Resource - Volume 24 Issue 3

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Lea Ypi@lea_ypi18 Mar 2025
4 years, 5 countries, 6 languages, 8 archives,thousands of pages later, bound proofs of INDIGNITY have landed on my (or, rather, B. Webb’s) desk! Publishing @PenguinUKBooks in the UK in Sept +🇦🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇸🇸🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰🇳🇱🇮🇹🇸🇮🇧🇷 + more. So excited (and terrified) to share with you all❤️🧿!
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Nice to discuss the politics of the future on @novaramedia with @AaronBastani youtube.com/watch?v=At2G-BI4…
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