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Mohamed Saleh
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Professor of Economic History at London School of Economics. Works on Economic History of Identity and Historical Political Economy. Website: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-History/People/Faculty-and-teachers/Dr-Mohamed-Saleh
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Delighted to host colleagues from @ipums.bsky.social for a webinar at LSE this week to showcase IPUMS International. I presented the 19th-century Egyptian census datasets that I developed and contributed to IPUMS, and shared plans to expand and link the series.
Recording here: youtu.be/vlRJwFFItpA
Introduction to IPUMS International Webinar
YouTube video by Eric Schneider
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November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My blog post at LSE Middle East Centre on elite conflict and democracy in MENA. Democracy struggled because of colonialism and domestic elites resolving conflict via disenfranchisement not powersharing
September 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Great 2-year postdoc opportunities in social sciences at Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse.
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!

- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France

www.iast.fr/research-fel...
September 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It was a great pleasure to deliver this public lecture at The London School of Economics and Political Science @lsepress.bsky.social Thank you to @britishacademy.bsky.social for supporting this research and to my own @lseechist.bsky.social and @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social for hosting the event.
Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East | LSE Event
YouTube video by LSE
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May 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Very excited that our article about the redistribution of political power within precolonial institutions under indirect colonial rule is available on First View @apsrjournal.bsky.social

@msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Precolonial Elites and Colonial Redistribution of Political Power
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January 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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📉 Economics Seminar Series - Joint with @cephie.bsky.social - Tuesday 28 January 📈

We look forward to welcoming @msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social to TCD next week!
#econsky @trisstcd.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM