Events

The United States Centre hosts wide and varied events, with the aim to build upon a history of engagement between the LSE and the United States. Our events are free and open to the public, unless specified otherwise.

Upcoming Events

LSE Public Events are well attended; please make sure you arrive early. For further information please contact us by email.

What's Next? Analysing the 2016 US Presidential Election
9 November 2016

Join us for a lively evening of discussion with media and academic experts  on US politics who will review the results of the 2016 US presidential  election and give us their insight into what we can expect of the incoming  administration.

 

Fed Power: How Finance Wins
16 November 2016

Larry Jacobs and Desmond King deliver a book talk for their recent publication, Fed Power: How Finance Wins, which traces the Fed's historic development during the 19th century to its current position as the most important institution in the American economy, possessing unparalleled capacity and autonomy to intervene in private markets. 

 

The Yanks Are Coming! LSE in the American Century
17 November 2016 

LSE has helped shaped the United States and Americans have helped define the LSE since its foundation in 1895. Come listen to Professor Mick Cox explain what has been a very “special relationship”.

 

 Recent Events

America in Global Perspective Series

The US Centre was recently supported by the US Embassy in London for an ‘America in Global Perspective’ speaker series. The series featured high-profile US-based academics who presented at public lectures and US Centre Brown Bags evaluating the United States in its global context.

Brown Bags

In 2015 and 2016 the US Centre hosted Brown Bag lunchtime lectures with a variety of speakers.

Dialogues

The US Centre has also hosted Dialogues with notable speakers from the US.