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Out of the Wreckage: a new politics for an age of crisis

Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme “Turbulent Times” series

Old Theatre, Old Building,

Speaker

George Monbiot

George Monbiot

Chair

Dr Robin Archer

A toxic ideology rules the world – of extreme competition and individualism. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better world.

George Monbiot explains how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators. He shows how we can build on these findings to create a new politics: a ‘politics of belonging’. Both democracy and economic life can be radically reorganized from the bottom up, enabling us to take back control and overthrow the forces that have thwarted our ambitions for a better society. His new and thrilling vision provides the hope and clarity required to change the world.

George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) is an author, activist and Guardian columnist. His new book is Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics in an Age of Crisis. His other titles include How Did We Get Into This Mess?; Heat: How to Stop the Planet BurningThe Age of Consent: A Manifesto for a New World OrderCaptive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain; and Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life. He recently helped to found Rewilding Britain, which seeks to redefine people’s relationship to the living world.

The Ralph Miliband Programme (@RMilibandLSE) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.

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