Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE)
@afsee-lse.bsky.social
Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity is fellowship programme based @lseinequalities.bsky.social. Our global community of Fellows are committed to using collective leadership to work towards social and economic justice for all.
We were delighted to celebrate Chris Oechsli’s remarkable contributions to AFSEE, the III and his global leadership in philanthropy, social and economic equity with the award of an LSE Honorary Fellowship 🎓.
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We were delighted to celebrate Chris Oechsli’s remarkable contributions to AFSEE, the III and his global leadership in philanthropy, social and economic equity with the award of an LSE Honorary Fellowship 🎓.
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
📖 Read the press release: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/l...
Applications for the Nelson Mandela School's Master of Development Policy and Practice are closing on 30 Nov 2025: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
Take advantage of blended learning, ideal for working professionals, offering block release sessions in Cape Town and synchronous online classes.
Take advantage of blended learning, ideal for working professionals, offering block release sessions in Cape Town and synchronous online classes.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Applications for the Nelson Mandela School's Master of Development Policy and Practice are closing on 30 Nov 2025: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
Take advantage of blended learning, ideal for working professionals, offering block release sessions in Cape Town and synchronous online classes.
Take advantage of blended learning, ideal for working professionals, offering block release sessions in Cape Town and synchronous online classes.
Want to join forces with practitioners, activists, artists & researchers to fight against inequality?
Apply now for the Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity programme, a funded fellowship based at @lseinequalities.bsky.social
.
ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/apply
Apply now for the Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity programme, a funded fellowship based at @lseinequalities.bsky.social
.
ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/apply
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Want to join forces with practitioners, activists, artists & researchers to fight against inequality?
Apply now for the Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity programme, a funded fellowship based at @lseinequalities.bsky.social
.
ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/apply
Apply now for the Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity programme, a funded fellowship based at @lseinequalities.bsky.social
.
ℹ️: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/apply
📣 The AFSEE Programme Team will be hosting 4 drop-in sessions for prospective applicants
The sessions will run each Thursday from November 27 to December 18, from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The sessions will run each Thursday from November 27 to December 18, from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📣 The AFSEE Programme Team will be hosting 4 drop-in sessions for prospective applicants
The sessions will run each Thursday from November 27 to December 18, from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The sessions will run each Thursday from November 27 to December 18, from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town invites applications for the Master of Development Policy and Practice until 30 November 2025.
Apply now: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
Apply now: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town invites applications for the Master of Development Policy and Practice until 30 November 2025.
Apply now: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
Apply now: bit.ly/Public_Gover...
Does measuring inequalities tell us what we need to know about their reproduction or possible reduction?
AFSEE Fellow Juan David Velasco Montoya and Professor Jenny Pearce explore how the architecture of power underpins inequality in Colombia.
📚 Read their blog: bit.ly/4p64cgM
AFSEE Fellow Juan David Velasco Montoya and Professor Jenny Pearce explore how the architecture of power underpins inequality in Colombia.
📚 Read their blog: bit.ly/4p64cgM
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Does measuring inequalities tell us what we need to know about their reproduction or possible reduction?
AFSEE Fellow Juan David Velasco Montoya and Professor Jenny Pearce explore how the architecture of power underpins inequality in Colombia.
📚 Read their blog: bit.ly/4p64cgM
AFSEE Fellow Juan David Velasco Montoya and Professor Jenny Pearce explore how the architecture of power underpins inequality in Colombia.
📚 Read their blog: bit.ly/4p64cgM
Our 2024/25 annual report is now available online!
The annual report showcases how the AFSEE Programme continues to work with Fellows and colleagues across LSE and beyond in creating fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Read it here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129948/
The annual report showcases how the AFSEE Programme continues to work with Fellows and colleagues across LSE and beyond in creating fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Read it here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129948/
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our 2024/25 annual report is now available online!
The annual report showcases how the AFSEE Programme continues to work with Fellows and colleagues across LSE and beyond in creating fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Read it here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129948/
The annual report showcases how the AFSEE Programme continues to work with Fellows and colleagues across LSE and beyond in creating fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Read it here: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129948/
Last month, we hosted a public event, 'Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world' 🗺️
Our panel explored the complex and evolving role of borders in our world today.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50F...
Photography credit: Carl Goodwin
Our panel explored the complex and evolving role of borders in our world today.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50F...
Photography credit: Carl Goodwin
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Last month, we hosted a public event, 'Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world' 🗺️
Our panel explored the complex and evolving role of borders in our world today.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50F...
Photography credit: Carl Goodwin
Our panel explored the complex and evolving role of borders in our world today.
Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-50F...
Photography credit: Carl Goodwin
Join our upcoming AFSEE Application Tips Webinar on Tuesday 18 November from 2:00-3:30 pm GMT.
👉 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Join our upcoming AFSEE Application Tips Webinar on Tuesday 18 November from 2:00-3:30 pm GMT.
👉 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Are you working to build a fairer world? 🌍
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme, a funded fellowship for social change leaders at the London School of Economics - LSE.
Learn more: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/a...
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme, a funded fellowship for social change leaders at the London School of Economics - LSE.
Learn more: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/a...
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Are you working to build a fairer world? 🌍
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme, a funded fellowship for social change leaders at the London School of Economics - LSE.
Learn more: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/a...
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme, a funded fellowship for social change leaders at the London School of Economics - LSE.
Learn more: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/a...
As part of Module 1, AFSEE Fellows visited Mary's Charity in North London — a powerful organisation supporting young people facing exclusion, knife crime & justice system challenges.
A moving panel featured staff & young people with lived experience.
Learn more about Mary's: www.maryscharity.org
A moving panel featured staff & young people with lived experience.
Learn more about Mary's: www.maryscharity.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As part of Module 1, AFSEE Fellows visited Mary's Charity in North London — a powerful organisation supporting young people facing exclusion, knife crime & justice system challenges.
A moving panel featured staff & young people with lived experience.
Learn more about Mary's: www.maryscharity.org
A moving panel featured staff & young people with lived experience.
Learn more about Mary's: www.maryscharity.org
Tune into one of our upcoming Q&A Sessions for prospective applicants, hosted by AFSEE Ambassadors. The AFSEE Ambassadors are all Senior Fellows, representing different regions, fellowship tracks, and fields of expertise.
👉 More information: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/ambass...
👉 More information: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/ambass...
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tune into one of our upcoming Q&A Sessions for prospective applicants, hosted by AFSEE Ambassadors. The AFSEE Ambassadors are all Senior Fellows, representing different regions, fellowship tracks, and fields of expertise.
👉 More information: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/ambass...
👉 More information: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/ambass...
📣 We're hiring!
We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy.
Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm)
More information on the vacancy and how to apply: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#vacancy #HEJobs
We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy.
Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm)
More information on the vacancy and how to apply: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#vacancy #HEJobs
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📣 We're hiring!
We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy.
Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm)
More information on the vacancy and how to apply: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#vacancy #HEJobs
We are looking for a Communications Manager to create, implement, and lead on all aspects of the AFSEE programme’s communications strategy.
Deadline: 4 November 2025 (23:55 pm)
More information on the vacancy and how to apply: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
#vacancy #HEJobs
Would you like to know more about the AFSEE Programme?
Join our Information Webinar on Monday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 pm BST to hear from the AFSEE team. There will be Q&A at the end of the session where you can ask the team questions.
🔗 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our Information Webinar on Monday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 pm BST to hear from the AFSEE team. There will be Q&A at the end of the session where you can ask the team questions.
🔗 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Would you like to know more about the AFSEE Programme?
Join our Information Webinar on Monday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 pm BST to hear from the AFSEE team. There will be Q&A at the end of the session where you can ask the team questions.
🔗 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our Information Webinar on Monday, October 20 from 2:00-3:30 pm BST to hear from the AFSEE team. There will be Q&A at the end of the session where you can ask the team questions.
🔗 Register here: lse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Applications are now open for our 10th cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity!
We are seeking mid-career social change leaders working to address inequality to apply for our fully-funded fellowship programme.
Deadline: 16 January 2026 (5 pm UK time)
ℹ️: bit.ly/42EAfvo
We are seeking mid-career social change leaders working to address inequality to apply for our fully-funded fellowship programme.
Deadline: 16 January 2026 (5 pm UK time)
ℹ️: bit.ly/42EAfvo
October 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Applications are now open for our 10th cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity!
We are seeking mid-career social change leaders working to address inequality to apply for our fully-funded fellowship programme.
Deadline: 16 January 2026 (5 pm UK time)
ℹ️: bit.ly/42EAfvo
We are seeking mid-career social change leaders working to address inequality to apply for our fully-funded fellowship programme.
Deadline: 16 January 2026 (5 pm UK time)
ℹ️: bit.ly/42EAfvo
Fellows also got to attend a keynote lecture by Professor Thomas Piketty during the III Conference💡
Outside of the classroom, Fellows took part in a Black History Walking Tour, exploring African and Caribbean history around London, and visited Mary's Charity in North London.
Outside of the classroom, Fellows took part in a Black History Walking Tour, exploring African and Caribbean history around London, and visited Mary's Charity in North London.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fellows also got to attend a keynote lecture by Professor Thomas Piketty during the III Conference💡
Outside of the classroom, Fellows took part in a Black History Walking Tour, exploring African and Caribbean history around London, and visited Mary's Charity in North London.
Outside of the classroom, Fellows took part in a Black History Walking Tour, exploring African and Caribbean history around London, and visited Mary's Charity in North London.
From September 18-19, @lseinequalities.bsky.social hosted its 10th anniversary conference, and Fellows had the opportunity to participate in a session hosted by the Politics of Inequality research network that included presentations by AFSEE Fellows Masana Mulaudzi and Juan David Velasco.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
From September 18-19, @lseinequalities.bsky.social hosted its 10th anniversary conference, and Fellows had the opportunity to participate in a session hosted by the Politics of Inequality research network that included presentations by AFSEE Fellows Masana Mulaudzi and Juan David Velasco.
Here are some highlights:
We welcomed back Senior Fellows Diana Magdy and Jite Phido, who both led lectures (Jite with AFSEE Research Fellow Annalena Oppel), and Andrea Encalada García, Leah Eryenyu, and Madhuresh Kumar for a Senior Fellows Roundtable.
We welcomed back Senior Fellows Diana Magdy and Jite Phido, who both led lectures (Jite with AFSEE Research Fellow Annalena Oppel), and Andrea Encalada García, Leah Eryenyu, and Madhuresh Kumar for a Senior Fellows Roundtable.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here are some highlights:
We welcomed back Senior Fellows Diana Magdy and Jite Phido, who both led lectures (Jite with AFSEE Research Fellow Annalena Oppel), and Andrea Encalada García, Leah Eryenyu, and Madhuresh Kumar for a Senior Fellows Roundtable.
We welcomed back Senior Fellows Diana Magdy and Jite Phido, who both led lectures (Jite with AFSEE Research Fellow Annalena Oppel), and Andrea Encalada García, Leah Eryenyu, and Madhuresh Kumar for a Senior Fellows Roundtable.
In September, we welcomed our 9th cohort of AFSEE Fellows to LSE!🎉
We hosted Module 1 for our 20 new Fellows, focusing on the foundations of social and economic inequalities. We were thrilled to welcome back some Senior Fellows who led lectures and a roundtable discussion for our new Fellows.
We hosted Module 1 for our 20 new Fellows, focusing on the foundations of social and economic inequalities. We were thrilled to welcome back some Senior Fellows who led lectures and a roundtable discussion for our new Fellows.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In September, we welcomed our 9th cohort of AFSEE Fellows to LSE!🎉
We hosted Module 1 for our 20 new Fellows, focusing on the foundations of social and economic inequalities. We were thrilled to welcome back some Senior Fellows who led lectures and a roundtable discussion for our new Fellows.
We hosted Module 1 for our 20 new Fellows, focusing on the foundations of social and economic inequalities. We were thrilled to welcome back some Senior Fellows who led lectures and a roundtable discussion for our new Fellows.
We are thrilled to be hosting this in-person and online public event, 'Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world' 🌍
🗓️ Thursday 9 October, 6:30-8:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre (Old Building, LSE) & online
Register here: bit.ly/468GQAo
🗓️ Thursday 9 October, 6:30-8:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre (Old Building, LSE) & online
Register here: bit.ly/468GQAo
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We are thrilled to be hosting this in-person and online public event, 'Not just lines on a map: borders in a changing world' 🌍
🗓️ Thursday 9 October, 6:30-8:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre (Old Building, LSE) & online
Register here: bit.ly/468GQAo
🗓️ Thursday 9 October, 6:30-8:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre (Old Building, LSE) & online
Register here: bit.ly/468GQAo
From July 21 to 25, AFSEE hosted a residential creative communications programme at @hawkwoodcft.bsky.social for a group of AFSEE Senior Fellows.
This year marks the first of a 3-year partnership with Hawkwood, The Centre for Future Thinking.
Read more here: bit.ly/3I420pV
This year marks the first of a 3-year partnership with Hawkwood, The Centre for Future Thinking.
Read more here: bit.ly/3I420pV
September 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
From July 21 to 25, AFSEE hosted a residential creative communications programme at @hawkwoodcft.bsky.social for a group of AFSEE Senior Fellows.
This year marks the first of a 3-year partnership with Hawkwood, The Centre for Future Thinking.
Read more here: bit.ly/3I420pV
This year marks the first of a 3-year partnership with Hawkwood, The Centre for Future Thinking.
Read more here: bit.ly/3I420pV
Tune in to the new season of the @peoplevsinequality.bsky.social podcast!
Each episode features guests from different backgrounds in conversation with AFSEE Fellows @bvpaassen.bsky.social, @mandssegnini.bsky.social, and Ruby Hembrom.
🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/people-vs-in...
Each episode features guests from different backgrounds in conversation with AFSEE Fellows @bvpaassen.bsky.social, @mandssegnini.bsky.social, and Ruby Hembrom.
🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/people-vs-in...
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Tune in to the new season of the @peoplevsinequality.bsky.social podcast!
Each episode features guests from different backgrounds in conversation with AFSEE Fellows @bvpaassen.bsky.social, @mandssegnini.bsky.social, and Ruby Hembrom.
🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/people-vs-in...
Each episode features guests from different backgrounds in conversation with AFSEE Fellows @bvpaassen.bsky.social, @mandssegnini.bsky.social, and Ruby Hembrom.
🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/people-vs-in...
Looking for a podcast that weaves memory, history, and belonging into an unforgettable audio tapestry?
Aunties in England is an oral history podcast created by AFSEE Fellows capturing the untold stories of Irish women who moved to London in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mjNQjA
Aunties in England is an oral history podcast created by AFSEE Fellows capturing the untold stories of Irish women who moved to London in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mjNQjA
August 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Looking for a podcast that weaves memory, history, and belonging into an unforgettable audio tapestry?
Aunties in England is an oral history podcast created by AFSEE Fellows capturing the untold stories of Irish women who moved to London in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mjNQjA
Aunties in England is an oral history podcast created by AFSEE Fellows capturing the untold stories of Irish women who moved to London in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mjNQjA
In a new post for the AFSEE Blog, @ddiazmejia.bsky.social shares five lessons from Brisas de Tramade, a small town in northern Honduras, on resisting extractivism.
👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/45qnsgG
👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/45qnsgG
August 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In a new post for the AFSEE Blog, @ddiazmejia.bsky.social shares five lessons from Brisas de Tramade, a small town in northern Honduras, on resisting extractivism.
👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/45qnsgG
👉 Read the blog: bit.ly/45qnsgG
Last month, we hosted a launch event at LSE for @rojoneon.bsky.social's new book, 'Pobres porque quieren: Mitos de la desigualdad y la meritocracia (Poor Because They Want to Be: Myths of Inequality and Meritocracy)'.
▶️ Missed the event? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/45eh383
▶️ Missed the event? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/45eh383
August 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Last month, we hosted a launch event at LSE for @rojoneon.bsky.social's new book, 'Pobres porque quieren: Mitos de la desigualdad y la meritocracia (Poor Because They Want to Be: Myths of Inequality and Meritocracy)'.
▶️ Missed the event? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/45eh383
▶️ Missed the event? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/45eh383