http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/Audio and pdf files from LSE's 2015 programme of public lectures and events.Audio and pdf files from LSE's 2015 programme of public lectures and events.comms.filmandaudio@lse.ac.uk (LSE Film and Audio Team)LSE Film and Audio Teamcomms.filmandaudio@lse.ac.ukcomms.filmandaudio@lse.ac.uk (LSE Film and Audio Team)en-ukCopyright © Terms of use apply see http://www.lse.ac.uk/termsOfUse/Social SciencenoLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceNoSQL Serverhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeedImages/publicLectures_2015_144.jpghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/144144Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTThu, 17 Nov 2016 12:45:00 GMTZoe Konstantopoulouhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=331301:19:58PD5967Speaker(s): Zoe Konstantopoulou | Greece is at the forefront of questions connecting human rights protection, debt and austerity. Zoe Konstantopoulou will share her insights on the fight to secure social rights. Zoe Konstantopoulou (@ZoeKonstant) was President of the Greek Parliament and a politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), and is a practicing lawyer. She was elected to the post of President on 6 February 2015 with a record number of 235 out of 300 votes, making her the youngest Speaker in the history of the Hellenic Parliament. As Speaker, she worked to expose the truth around the debt and human crises in Greece. She holds a law degree from the University of Athens, a Master’s in Law from Columbia University with a focus on International Law, Human Rights and Criminal Law and a DEA from the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon la Sorbonne) in European Criminal Law and Criminal Policy in Europe. In her legal practice she is active in the fields of criminal law and human rights. She is a member of the Athens and New York Bars. Margot Salomon (@Margot_Salomon) is associate professor in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights and Department of Law. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Zoe Konstantopoulou | Greece is at the forefront of questions connecting human rights protection, debt and austerity. Zoe Konstantopoulou will share her insights on the fight to secure social rights. Zoe Konstantopoulou (@ZoeKonstant) was President of the Greek Parliament and a politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), and is a practicing lawyer. She was elected to the post of President on 6 February 2015 with a record number of 235 out of 300 votes, making her the youngest Speaker in the history of the Hellenic Parliament. As Speaker, she worked to expose the truth around the debt and human crises in Greece. She holds a law degree from the University of Athens, a Master’s in Law from Columbia University with a focus on International Law, Human Rights and Criminal Law and a DEA from the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon la Sorbonne) in European Criminal Law and Criminal Policy in Europe. In her legal practice she is active in the fields of criminal law and human rights. She is a member of the Athens and New York Bars. Margot Salomon (@Margot_Salomon) is associate professor in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights and Department of Law. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT1Professor David Harveyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=331101:28:14PD5965Speaker(s): Professor David Harvey | David Harvey's politicised work on geography, social theory, urban political economy and capitalism has shaped academic debate for decades. He is one of the most cited social scientists in the world, and his works have been translated into multiple languages. Here, Harvey joins a panel of experts to explore his ideas - and alternative views. David Harvey (@profdavidharvey) is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Michael Storper (@michaelstorper) is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and holds Professorships at Sciences-Po and UCLA. Jane Wills is Professor of Human Geography, Queen Mary, University of London. Murray Low is Associate Professor of Human Geography in the LSE Department of Geography & Environment. The LSE Department of Geography & Environment (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.Speaker(s): Professor David Harvey | David Harvey's politicised work on geography, social theory, urban political economy and capitalism has shaped academic debate for decades. He is one of the most cited social scientists in the world, and his works have been translated into multiple languages. Here, Harvey joins a panel of experts to explore his ideas - and alternative views. David Harvey (@profdavidharvey) is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Michael Storper (@michaelstorper) is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and holds Professorships at Sciences-Po and UCLA. Jane Wills is Professor of Human Geography, Queen Mary, University of London. Murray Low is Associate Professor of Human Geography in the LSE Department of Geography & Environment. The LSE Department of Geography & Environment (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT2Anote Tonghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=331400:49:59PD5968Speaker(s): Anote Tong | Kiribati is in the front line of climate change. Despite Kiribati's best efforts at mitigation, relocation of its people may be the only long term option as the physical fabric of the country becomes uninhabitable. Anote Tong has been President of Kiribati since 2003, and steps down at the end of 2015 after meeting the term limits prescribed by the Kiribati Constitution. Climate change has been the defining issue of his Presidency. President Tong is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is LSE Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communication.Speaker(s): Anote Tong | Kiribati is in the front line of climate change. Despite Kiribati's best efforts at mitigation, relocation of its people may be the only long term option as the physical fabric of the country becomes uninhabitable. Anote Tong has been President of Kiribati since 2003, and steps down at the end of 2015 after meeting the term limits prescribed by the Kiribati Constitution. Climate change has been the defining issue of his Presidency. President Tong is an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is LSE Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communication.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:00:00 GMT3Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swaynehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=331201:31:37PD5966Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT4Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swaynehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3312PD5969Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT5Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swaynehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3312PD5970Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Speaker(s): Professor Oriana Bandiera, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Professor Esther Duflo, Anna Minj, Muhammad Musa, Desmond Swayne | Can extreme poverty be eliminated through programmes targeting the world’s ultra-poor? The panel will discuss the merits of so called graduation approaches. Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the LSE and the Director of STICERD. Mushtaque Chowdhury is Vice-Chairperson, BRAC. Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at MIT. Anna Minj is Director of the Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme, BRAC. Muhammad Musa, Executive Director, BRAC. Desmond Swayne is Minister of State at DFID. Robin Burgess is a Professor of Economics at LSE and Director of the IGC. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. BRAC (@BRACworld) is a global leader in creating opportunity for the world’s poor.Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT6Professor Ian Morrishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=331001:28:50PD5964Speaker(s): Professor Ian Morris | 20,000 years ago, ‘international relations’ meant interactions between tiny foraging bands; now it means a global system. Philippe Roman Chair Ian Morris explains how the growth of the international system and the shifts of power within it are linked to geography and energy extraction. In tracing this story, Professor Morris asks: Why were the world’s greatest powers concentrated in western Eurasia until about AD 500? Why did they shift to East Asia until AD 1750? Why did they return to the shores of the North Atlantic? And where will they go next? Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Speaker(s): Professor Ian Morris | 20,000 years ago, ‘international relations’ meant interactions between tiny foraging bands; now it means a global system. Philippe Roman Chair Ian Morris explains how the growth of the international system and the shifts of power within it are linked to geography and energy extraction. In tracing this story, Professor Morris asks: Why were the world’s greatest powers concentrated in western Eurasia until about AD 500? Why did they shift to East Asia until AD 1750? Why did they return to the shores of the North Atlantic? And where will they go next? Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT7Tim Judahhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330901:23:46PD5963Speaker(s): Tim Judah | Veteran war reporter and Economist correspondent Tim Judah explores the impact of the ongoing conflict on the inhabitants of Ukraine. His new book is In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine. Tim Judah (@timjudah1) writes for the New York Review of Books and the Economist, most recently on the situation in Ukraine. In his career he has covered the aftermath of communism in Romania and Bulgaria and the war in Yugoslavia for The Times and the Economist. His most recent books are Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know and The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia. Robert Cooper is a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS. He was educated at Oxford and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970. Since then Mr Cooper has worked at various British Embassies abroad and since mid-2002 he has been working on behalf of the EU. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Tim Judah | Veteran war reporter and Economist correspondent Tim Judah explores the impact of the ongoing conflict on the inhabitants of Ukraine. His new book is In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine. Tim Judah (@timjudah1) writes for the New York Review of Books and the Economist, most recently on the situation in Ukraine. In his career he has covered the aftermath of communism in Romania and Bulgaria and the war in Yugoslavia for The Times and the Economist. His most recent books are Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know and The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia. Robert Cooper is a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS. He was educated at Oxford and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970. Since then Mr Cooper has worked at various British Embassies abroad and since mid-2002 he has been working on behalf of the EU. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT8Dr Kate Devlin, Dr Mateja Jamnik, Professor Huw Price, Dr Mark Sprevakhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330801:30:33PD5962Speaker(s): Dr Kate Devlin, Dr Mateja Jamnik, Professor Huw Price, Dr Mark Sprevak | AI is progressing fast. What level has it reached? Is human-level AI a realistic possibility? And if it is achieved in the near future, what will the consequences be for humanity? Could AI threaten our very existence? In this panel discussion, philosophers Huw Price and Mark Sprevak and computer scientists Mateja Jamnik and Kate Devlin discuss these and other questions concerning AI and the future of humanity. Kate Devlin is a Lecturer in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Mateja Jamnik is Senior Lecturer in Computing at Cambridge. Huw Price is Professor of Philosophy, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge. Mark Sprevak is Senior Lecture of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Jonathan Birch is Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Dr Kate Devlin, Dr Mateja Jamnik, Professor Huw Price, Dr Mark Sprevak | AI is progressing fast. What level has it reached? Is human-level AI a realistic possibility? And if it is achieved in the near future, what will the consequences be for humanity? Could AI threaten our very existence? In this panel discussion, philosophers Huw Price and Mark Sprevak and computer scientists Mateja Jamnik and Kate Devlin discuss these and other questions concerning AI and the future of humanity. Kate Devlin is a Lecturer in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Mateja Jamnik is Senior Lecturer in Computing at Cambridge. Huw Price is Professor of Philosophy, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge. Mark Sprevak is Senior Lecture of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Jonathan Birch is Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT9Professor Wendy Carlinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330501:30:35PD5957Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Carlin | The financial crisis triggered a fundamental rethinking of how economics students are taught and what they learn. An international collaborative project of economists (the CORE project), led by Wendy Carlin, has responded with a new curriculum that provides tools for engaging with the issues of economic inequality, environmental sustainability, innovation and wealth creation, and financial instability. Some policy shortcomings can be traced to a view – standard in undergraduate economics teaching – that the pursuit of self-interest in competitive markets is a sufficient guide to how society should allocate its resources. But this confidence in unregulated markets finds little support in recent economic research. In this new, empirically based view, instability, growing economic disparity and environmental destruction are not exceptions to the rule but rather the expected outcomes of an unregulated market economy. Fundamental changes have occurred, too, in economic knowledge of individual behaviour resulting in a growing recognition of the economic importance of ethical and other-regarding motives alongside self-interest. The tools of economics can be taught using new research insights and empirical results to address questions of importance to students, policy-makers and a broader public. Wendy Carlin is Professor of Economics at University College London, and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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.Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Carlin | The financial crisis triggered a fundamental rethinking of how economics students are taught and what they learn. An international collaborative project of economists (the CORE project), led by Wendy Carlin, has responded with a new curriculum that provides tools for engaging with the issues of economic inequality, environmental sustainability, innovation and wealth creation, and financial instability. Some policy shortcomings can be traced to a view – standard in undergraduate economics teaching – that the pursuit of self-interest in competitive markets is a sufficient guide to how society should allocate its resources. But this confidence in unregulated markets finds little support in recent economic research. In this new, empirically based view, instability, growing economic disparity and environmental destruction are not exceptions to the rule but rather the expected outcomes of an unregulated market economy. Fundamental changes have occurred, too, in economic knowledge of individual behaviour resulting in a growing recognition of the economic importance of ethical and other-regarding motives alongside self-interest. The tools of economics can be taught using new research insights and empirical results to address questions of importance to students, policy-makers and a broader public. Wendy Carlin is Professor of Economics at University College London, and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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.Thu, 3 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT10Vince Cable, Professor Diane Coyle, Bronwyn Curtis, Anna Leachhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330401:31:42PD5952Speaker(s): Vince Cable, Professor Diane Coyle, Bronwyn Curtis, Anna Leach | This event marks the official launch of the LSE Business Review blog bringing together a panel of prominent economists to discuss productivity, the UK’s economic future and the road ahead. Vince Cable (@vincecable) was MP for Twickenham from 1997-2015. He was the Liberal Democrat's chief economic spokesperson from 2003-2010, having previously served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995-1997. He was Business Secretary under the Coalition Government from 2010-2015. He is the author of The Storm and his latest publication After The Storm. Diane Coyle, OBE (@diane1859), is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester. Until April 2015 she was vice-chairman of the BBC Trust, the BBC's governing body, and was previously a member of the Migration Advisory Committee and the Competition Commission. She began her career at the UK Treasury. Bronwyn Curtis is a global financial markets economist and a member of the LSE’s Court of Governors. She is a non-executive director of JP Morgan Asian Investment Trust and Scottish American Investment Trust. She was Head of Global Research at HSBC and Managing Editor of European Broadcast at Bloomberg LP. Anna Leach is head of the economic analysis team at CBI, overseeing the quarterly global macroeconomic forecast and the business surveys of economic conditions across the UK economy. Previously she worked in macroeconomic analysis at the Treasury and as a labour market economist at DWP, as well as undertaking a secondment to the Treasury Select Committee. John Van Reenan (@johnvanreenen) is a professor in the Department of Economics at LSE and director of LSE's Centre for Economic Performance. LSE Business Review (@LSEforBusiness) is an LSE-wide initiative to improve knowledge-exchange activities connecting social science researchers with business professionals in firms, enterprises and markets. The cross-disciplinary blog draws on contributions from LSE and other universities, business executives, consultants, think tanks and not-for-profit organisations.Speaker(s): Vince Cable, Professor Diane Coyle, Bronwyn Curtis, Anna Leach | This event marks the official launch of the LSE Business Review blog bringing together a panel of prominent economists to discuss productivity, the UK’s economic future and the road ahead. Vince Cable (@vincecable) was MP for Twickenham from 1997-2015. He was the Liberal Democrat's chief economic spokesperson from 2003-2010, having previously served as Chief Economist for Shell from 1995-1997. He was Business Secretary under the Coalition Government from 2010-2015. He is the author of The Storm and his latest publication After The Storm. Diane Coyle, OBE (@diane1859), is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester. Until April 2015 she was vice-chairman of the BBC Trust, the BBC's governing body, and was previously a member of the Migration Advisory Committee and the Competition Commission. She began her career at the UK Treasury. Bronwyn Curtis is a global financial markets economist and a member of the LSE’s Court of Governors. She is a non-executive director of JP Morgan Asian Investment Trust and Scottish American Investment Trust. She was Head of Global Research at HSBC and Managing Editor of European Broadcast at Bloomberg LP. Anna Leach is head of the economic analysis team at CBI, overseeing the quarterly global macroeconomic forecast and the business surveys of economic conditions across the UK economy. Previously she worked in macroeconomic analysis at the Treasury and as a labour market economist at DWP, as well as undertaking a secondment to the Treasury Select Committee. John Van Reenan (@johnvanreenen) is a professor in the Department of Economics at LSE and director of LSE's Centre for Economic Performance. LSE Business Review (@LSEforBusiness) is an LSE-wide initiative to improve knowledge-exchange activities connecting social science researchers with business professionals in firms, enterprises and markets. The cross-disciplinary blog draws on contributions from LSE and other universities, business executives, consultants, think tanks and not-for-profit organisations.Wed, 2 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT11Professor Charles Taylorhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330301:25:08PD5951Speaker(s): Professor Charles Taylor | Professor Charles Taylor will look at the constant temptation for modern democracies to veer towards exclusion. This is despite them being founded on a principle of inclusion, and is due to a weakness built into motivations which democracies draw upon. Having firmly established this context, Professor Taylor will discuss the exclusionary moves we have seen in many Western democracies which have targeted (unfamiliar) religions. Why this intense focus and how to overcome it? This lecture will focus mainly on the Quebec/Canadian situation, and will also point to the current parallels evident in many European countries today. Charles Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at McGill University. His recent works include: Modern Social Imaginaries, A Secular Age, and Laïcité et Liberté de Conscience (with Jocelyn Maclure). Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. This event is co-organised with the Québec Government Office in London.Speaker(s): Professor Charles Taylor | Professor Charles Taylor will look at the constant temptation for modern democracies to veer towards exclusion. This is despite them being founded on a principle of inclusion, and is due to a weakness built into motivations which democracies draw upon. Having firmly established this context, Professor Taylor will discuss the exclusionary moves we have seen in many Western democracies which have targeted (unfamiliar) religions. Why this intense focus and how to overcome it? This lecture will focus mainly on the Quebec/Canadian situation, and will also point to the current parallels evident in many European countries today. Charles Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at McGill University. His recent works include: Modern Social Imaginaries, A Secular Age, and Laïcité et Liberté de Conscience (with Jocelyn Maclure). Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. This event is co-organised with the Québec Government Office in London.Tue, 1 Dec 2015 18:30:00 GMT12Daniel Susskind, Professor Richard Susskindhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330201:31:48PD5948Speaker(s): Daniel Susskind, Professor Richard Susskind | In an era when machines can out-perform human beings at most tasks, we will neither need nor want doctors, accountants, consultants, and many other professions, to work as they did in the 20th century. In this public lecture, Richard and Daniel Susskind predict the decline of experts as we know them, as the rise in new technologies transforms the way that practical know-how is made available in society. Richard Susskind (@richardsusskind) is IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England, President of the Society for Computers and Law and holds professorships at the University of Oxford, University College London and Gresham Collage. Daniel Susskind (@danielsusskind) is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Oxford. Richard and Daniel are co-authors of The Future of the Professions: how technology will transform the work of human experts Dr Carsten Sørensen is Associate Professor (Reader) of Information Systems and Innovation within Department of Management at LSE. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Speaker(s): Daniel Susskind, Professor Richard Susskind | In an era when machines can out-perform human beings at most tasks, we will neither need nor want doctors, accountants, consultants, and many other professions, to work as they did in the 20th century. In this public lecture, Richard and Daniel Susskind predict the decline of experts as we know them, as the rise in new technologies transforms the way that practical know-how is made available in society. Richard Susskind (@richardsusskind) is IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England, President of the Society for Computers and Law and holds professorships at the University of Oxford, University College London and Gresham Collage. Daniel Susskind (@danielsusskind) is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Oxford. Richard and Daniel are co-authors of The Future of the Professions: how technology will transform the work of human experts Dr Carsten Sørensen is Associate Professor (Reader) of Information Systems and Innovation within Department of Management at LSE. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT13Edgars Rinkevicshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=330000:57:39PD5947Speaker(s): Edgars Rinkevics | Russia's aggression in Ukraine and the rise of ISIL has brought the issue of European security to the forefront. Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, explains the threats from the Baltic viewpoint. Edgars Rinkevics (@edgarsrinkevics) is Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he has held since 2011. Previously he was the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence and Head of the President's Chancery. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Edgars Rinkevics | Russia's aggression in Ukraine and the rise of ISIL has brought the issue of European security to the forefront. Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, explains the threats from the Baltic viewpoint. Edgars Rinkevics (@edgarsrinkevics) is Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he has held since 2011. Previously he was the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence and Head of the President's Chancery. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT14Professor Philip Schlesingerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329601:29:07PD5943Speaker(s): Professor Philip Schlesinger | The discourse of the creative economy is everywhere. First developed by the British New Labour government in the late 1990s, it has influenced a global way of thinking about the relations between culture and the economy. The lecture will address its rise and diffusion and the role of political entrepreneurship in the continuous reworking and dissemination of an orthodox mode of thought, illustrated by examples from the UK, EU and UN. What are the appeals of the creative economy? Why have counter-arguments been so ineffective? What are the consequences for how we understand cultural work? The lecture is informed by Philip Schlesinger's first-hand research into how cultural bodies work, published in two new co-authored books. Drawing on interviews with key players, The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council analyses the shifting politics of support for the British film industry in a transnational market dominated by the US. Curators of Cultural Enterprise is an ethnographic analysis of a key cultural business support agency, that portrays how UK creative economy policy operates in devolved Scotland. Both studies raise questions about the rationality of public policy. Angela McRobbie’s response will draw upon work related to her book Be Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries which charts the ‘euphoric’ moment of the new creative economy, as it rose to prominence in the UK during the Blair years, and considers it from the perspective of contemporary experience of economic austerity and uncertainty about work and employment. Philip Schlesinger (@PRSchlesinger1) is Professor in Cultural Policy in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research/CREATe at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Angela McRobbie (@angelamcrobbie) is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. Jonothan Neelands is Professor of Creative Education at Warwick Business School and Research Project Director of the Creative Industries Federation. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet. The Department of Media and Communications (@MediaLSE) undertakes outstanding and innovative research and provides excellent research-based graduate programmes for the study of media and communications. The Department was established in 2003 and in 2014 our research was ranked number 1 in the most recent UK research evaluation, with 91% of research outputs ranked world-leading or internationally excellent.Speaker(s): Professor Philip Schlesinger | The discourse of the creative economy is everywhere. First developed by the British New Labour government in the late 1990s, it has influenced a global way of thinking about the relations between culture and the economy. The lecture will address its rise and diffusion and the role of political entrepreneurship in the continuous reworking and dissemination of an orthodox mode of thought, illustrated by examples from the UK, EU and UN. What are the appeals of the creative economy? Why have counter-arguments been so ineffective? What are the consequences for how we understand cultural work? The lecture is informed by Philip Schlesinger's first-hand research into how cultural bodies work, published in two new co-authored books. Drawing on interviews with key players, The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council analyses the shifting politics of support for the British film industry in a transnational market dominated by the US. Curators of Cultural Enterprise is an ethnographic analysis of a key cultural business support agency, that portrays how UK creative economy policy operates in devolved Scotland. Both studies raise questions about the rationality of public policy. Angela McRobbie’s response will draw upon work related to her book Be Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries which charts the ‘euphoric’ moment of the new creative economy, as it rose to prominence in the UK during the Blair years, and considers it from the perspective of contemporary experience of economic austerity and uncertainty about work and employment. Philip Schlesinger (@PRSchlesinger1) is Professor in Cultural Policy in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research/CREATe at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Angela McRobbie (@angelamcrobbie) is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. Jonothan Neelands is Professor of Creative Education at Warwick Business School and Research Project Director of the Creative Industries Federation. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet. The Department of Media and Communications (@MediaLSE) undertakes outstanding and innovative research and provides excellent research-based graduate programmes for the study of media and communications. The Department was established in 2003 and in 2014 our research was ranked number 1 in the most recent UK research evaluation, with 91% of research outputs ranked world-leading or internationally excellent.Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT15Professor Philip Schlesingerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3296PD5949Speaker(s): Professor Philip Schlesinger | The discourse of the creative economy is everywhere. First developed by the British New Labour government in the late 1990s, it has influenced a global way of thinking about the relations between culture and the economy. The lecture will address its rise and diffusion and the role of political entrepreneurship in the continuous reworking and dissemination of an orthodox mode of thought, illustrated by examples from the UK, EU and UN. What are the appeals of the creative economy? Why have counter-arguments been so ineffective? What are the consequences for how we understand cultural work? The lecture is informed by Philip Schlesinger's first-hand research into how cultural bodies work, published in two new co-authored books. Drawing on interviews with key players, The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council analyses the shifting politics of support for the British film industry in a transnational market dominated by the US. Curators of Cultural Enterprise is an ethnographic analysis of a key cultural business support agency, that portrays how UK creative economy policy operates in devolved Scotland. Both studies raise questions about the rationality of public policy. Angela McRobbie’s response will draw upon work related to her book Be Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries which charts the ‘euphoric’ moment of the new creative economy, as it rose to prominence in the UK during the Blair years, and considers it from the perspective of contemporary experience of economic austerity and uncertainty about work and employment. Philip Schlesinger (@PRSchlesinger1) is Professor in Cultural Policy in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research/CREATe at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Angela McRobbie (@angelamcrobbie) is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. Jonothan Neelands is Professor of Creative Education at Warwick Business School and Research Project Director of the Creative Industries Federation. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet. The Department of Media and Communications (@MediaLSE) undertakes outstanding and innovative research and provides excellent research-based graduate programmes for the study of media and communications. The Department was established in 2003 and in 2014 our research was ranked number 1 in the most recent UK research evaluation, with 91% of research outputs ranked world-leading or internationally excellent.Speaker(s): Professor Philip Schlesinger | The discourse of the creative economy is everywhere. First developed by the British New Labour government in the late 1990s, it has influenced a global way of thinking about the relations between culture and the economy. The lecture will address its rise and diffusion and the role of political entrepreneurship in the continuous reworking and dissemination of an orthodox mode of thought, illustrated by examples from the UK, EU and UN. What are the appeals of the creative economy? Why have counter-arguments been so ineffective? What are the consequences for how we understand cultural work? The lecture is informed by Philip Schlesinger's first-hand research into how cultural bodies work, published in two new co-authored books. Drawing on interviews with key players, The Rise and Fall of the UK Film Council analyses the shifting politics of support for the British film industry in a transnational market dominated by the US. Curators of Cultural Enterprise is an ethnographic analysis of a key cultural business support agency, that portrays how UK creative economy policy operates in devolved Scotland. Both studies raise questions about the rationality of public policy. Angela McRobbie’s response will draw upon work related to her book Be Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries which charts the ‘euphoric’ moment of the new creative economy, as it rose to prominence in the UK during the Blair years, and considers it from the perspective of contemporary experience of economic austerity and uncertainty about work and employment. Philip Schlesinger (@PRSchlesinger1) is Professor in Cultural Policy in the Centre for Cultural Policy Research/CREATe at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Angela McRobbie (@angelamcrobbie) is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. Jonothan Neelands is Professor of Creative Education at Warwick Business School and Research Project Director of the Creative Industries Federation. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet. The Department of Media and Communications (@MediaLSE) undertakes outstanding and innovative research and provides excellent research-based graduate programmes for the study of media and communications. The Department was established in 2003 and in 2014 our research was ranked number 1 in the most recent UK research evaluation, with 91% of research outputs ranked world-leading or internationally excellent.Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT16Professor Michel Wieviorkahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329501:26:22PD5940Speaker(s): Professor Michel Wieviorka | Evil has dramatically changed in modern Europe. The turning point was the mid-eighties. Terrorism, anti-Semitism, racism and nationalism are not as they were in the recent past and their renewal poses a formidable threat. Michel Wieviorka (@MichelWieviorka) is professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and president of the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Professor Michel Wieviorka | Evil has dramatically changed in modern Europe. The turning point was the mid-eighties. Terrorism, anti-Semitism, racism and nationalism are not as they were in the recent past and their renewal poses a formidable threat. Michel Wieviorka (@MichelWieviorka) is professor at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and president of the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT17Margrethe Vestagerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329400:54:57PD5938Speaker(s): Margrethe Vestager | National authorities (NCAs) and national courts are empowered to apply the EU competition rules together with the Commission. Since 2004, the Commission and the NCAs together have adopted almost 1,000 decisions in antitrust cases – 85% by the NCAs. Joint action within the European Competition Network means more effective enforcement and more deterrence. However, despite common substantive rules, national authorities must rely on national procedural powers when applying EU law. Where those powers are not fully developed, both the NCAs' effectiveness as enforcers and the level playing field in the single market risk being undermined. The time is therefore ripe to consider boosting the enforcement powers of NCAs. Margrethe Vestager (@vestager) is European Commissioner for Competition. She is a former Danish Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior and former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Margrethe Vestager | National authorities (NCAs) and national courts are empowered to apply the EU competition rules together with the Commission. Since 2004, the Commission and the NCAs together have adopted almost 1,000 decisions in antitrust cases – 85% by the NCAs. Joint action within the European Competition Network means more effective enforcement and more deterrence. However, despite common substantive rules, national authorities must rely on national procedural powers when applying EU law. Where those powers are not fully developed, both the NCAs' effectiveness as enforcers and the level playing field in the single market risk being undermined. The time is therefore ripe to consider boosting the enforcement powers of NCAs. Margrethe Vestager (@vestager) is European Commissioner for Competition. She is a former Danish Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior and former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:00:00 GMT18Professor Anne Marie Goetzhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329101:27:15PD5935Speaker(s): Professor Anne Marie Goetz | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Sexual violence has been deployed strategically in a wide range of conflicts, and though long recognized as an unlawful tactic of warfare, it has only relatively recently attracted the political focus and operational responses accorded to other violations of civilian rights. This lecture will provide a history of the policy processes leading to the Security Council resolutions recognizing conflict related sexual violence as a tactic of warfare and outlining political, security, judicial and humanitarian responses. These resolutions are grounded in the Security Council’s broader commitment to promoting women’s participation in conflict resolution, prevention and recovery (resolution 1325 of 2000), yet this ‘participation’ focus has not received the same attention and operational responses as have the victim-centered ‘protection’ approaches of the CRSV resolutions. Evidence for this diverging response will be provided, and explanations for it will be assessed, through an analysis of geopolitical dynamics in the Council, institutional changes within the UN, and the relative influence of civil society groups on these processes. Anne Marie Goetz (@amgoetz) is a Clinical Professor at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University. She is on sabbatical from UN Women, where she is Chief Advisor on Peace and Security. Christopher Hughes is Professor of International Relations and Head of Department at LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) at LSE is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Professor Anne Marie Goetz | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Sexual violence has been deployed strategically in a wide range of conflicts, and though long recognized as an unlawful tactic of warfare, it has only relatively recently attracted the political focus and operational responses accorded to other violations of civilian rights. This lecture will provide a history of the policy processes leading to the Security Council resolutions recognizing conflict related sexual violence as a tactic of warfare and outlining political, security, judicial and humanitarian responses. These resolutions are grounded in the Security Council’s broader commitment to promoting women’s participation in conflict resolution, prevention and recovery (resolution 1325 of 2000), yet this ‘participation’ focus has not received the same attention and operational responses as have the victim-centered ‘protection’ approaches of the CRSV resolutions. Evidence for this diverging response will be provided, and explanations for it will be assessed, through an analysis of geopolitical dynamics in the Council, institutional changes within the UN, and the relative influence of civil society groups on these processes. Anne Marie Goetz (@amgoetz) is a Clinical Professor at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University. She is on sabbatical from UN Women, where she is Chief Advisor on Peace and Security. Christopher Hughes is Professor of International Relations and Head of Department at LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) at LSE is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT19Professor Michael Coxhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329201:36:03PD5936Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | Founded by Fabian socialists in the 1890s and attracting such radical figures as Harold Laski, R.H. Tawney and Ralph Miliband, it is hardly surprising that the LSE has acquired a ‘red’ reputation over the years: a reputation that only seemed to be confirmed during the second half of the 1960s when the School was forced to close down because of student protest. But just how radical has the LSE ever been? Has it ever been a hot bed of revolution as critics have claimed? And how true is it of the LSE today? Michael Cox is Professor of International Relations at the LSE and Director of LSE IDEAS. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. The next lecture in the “Progress and its Discontents” series will be taking place on Thursday 3 December with Professor Wendy Carlin What Should We Study When We Study Economics?Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | Founded by Fabian socialists in the 1890s and attracting such radical figures as Harold Laski, R.H. Tawney and Ralph Miliband, it is hardly surprising that the LSE has acquired a ‘red’ reputation over the years: a reputation that only seemed to be confirmed during the second half of the 1960s when the School was forced to close down because of student protest. But just how radical has the LSE ever been? Has it ever been a hot bed of revolution as critics have claimed? And how true is it of the LSE today? Michael Cox is Professor of International Relations at the LSE and Director of LSE IDEAS. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. The next lecture in the “Progress and its Discontents” series will be taking place on Thursday 3 December with Professor Wendy Carlin What Should We Study When We Study Economics?Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT20Professor Alcinda Honwanahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328901:26:55PD5932Speaker(s): Professor Alcinda Honwana | Disaffected African young people risk their lives to try to reach Europe. Others join radical groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabab and Islamic State. Angry young unemployed South Africans were behind xenophobic attacks there. Youth protesting their socio-economic and political marginalization have changed governments in Tunisia and Senegal. One-third of Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24 and they are better educated than their parents and have higher expectations, but they are less likely to have jobs or political influence. Young Africans are organizing in many ways, and are making their voices heard. How will they force governments to listen? Alcinda Honwana is author of The Time of Youth: Work, Politics, and Social Change in Africa and Youth and Revolution in Tunisia. She is Visiting Professor in International Development at the Open University and was director of the Africa Program of the Social Science Research Council, New York. Funmi Olonisakin is Professor of Security, Leadership and Development at King's College London and member of the panel on the 2015 Review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture. Africa Talks is a programme of high-profile events that creates a platform for African voices to inform and transform the global debate.Speaker(s): Professor Alcinda Honwana | Disaffected African young people risk their lives to try to reach Europe. Others join radical groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabab and Islamic State. Angry young unemployed South Africans were behind xenophobic attacks there. Youth protesting their socio-economic and political marginalization have changed governments in Tunisia and Senegal. One-third of Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24 and they are better educated than their parents and have higher expectations, but they are less likely to have jobs or political influence. Young Africans are organizing in many ways, and are making their voices heard. How will they force governments to listen? Alcinda Honwana is author of The Time of Youth: Work, Politics, and Social Change in Africa and Youth and Revolution in Tunisia. She is Visiting Professor in International Development at the Open University and was director of the Africa Program of the Social Science Research Council, New York. Funmi Olonisakin is Professor of Security, Leadership and Development at King's College London and member of the panel on the 2015 Review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture. Africa Talks is a programme of high-profile events that creates a platform for African voices to inform and transform the global debate.Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT21Professor Robert Tombshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329001:24:16PD5933Speaker(s): Professor Robert Tombs | Migration has been a crucial element of British and English history. England emerged as a nation amid a period of migration. Its culture is a hybrid. Its modern experience has been shaped by an unprecedented outward and inward flow of peoples. This lecture aims to identify what is special and characteristic about the migration history of England and Britain, and reflect on the way in which migration has affected and still affects the life of the nation. Robert Tombs is Professor of French History at Cambridge and author of The English and their History. He is a specialist in modern French history and on the Franco-British relationship. His most recent work has been an excursion into English history, though with something of a French perspective. Robert Winder is a trustee of the Migrationa Museum Project and author of Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain, among many other books on cricket, sport and history. The Migration Museum Project (@MigrationUK) is creating a dedicated Migration Museum, telling the story of movement into and out of the UK in a fresh and engaging way. The museum will be an enquiry into who we are, where we came from and where we are going. We hope that, by revealing our shared history to be a history of migration, the museum will open up conversations and discussions about Britishness and belonging. We aim to represent the tales, the emotion and the history that have gone into shaping our national fabric; we aim to be the museum of all our stories.Speaker(s): Professor Robert Tombs | Migration has been a crucial element of British and English history. England emerged as a nation amid a period of migration. Its culture is a hybrid. Its modern experience has been shaped by an unprecedented outward and inward flow of peoples. This lecture aims to identify what is special and characteristic about the migration history of England and Britain, and reflect on the way in which migration has affected and still affects the life of the nation. Robert Tombs is Professor of French History at Cambridge and author of The English and their History. He is a specialist in modern French history and on the Franco-British relationship. His most recent work has been an excursion into English history, though with something of a French perspective. Robert Winder is a trustee of the Migrationa Museum Project and author of Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain, among many other books on cricket, sport and history. The Migration Museum Project (@MigrationUK) is creating a dedicated Migration Museum, telling the story of movement into and out of the UK in a fresh and engaging way. The museum will be an enquiry into who we are, where we came from and where we are going. We hope that, by revealing our shared history to be a history of migration, the museum will open up conversations and discussions about Britishness and belonging. We aim to represent the tales, the emotion and the history that have gone into shaping our national fabric; we aim to be the museum of all our stories.Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT22Paul Masonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328801:23:14PD5931Speaker(s): Paul Mason | We know that our world is in the process of seismic change - but how can we emerge from the crisis a fairer, more equal society? At the heart of this change is information technology, a revolution that, as Mason shows, is driven by capitalism but which, with its tendency to drive the value of much of what we make towards zero, has the potential to destroy an economy based on markets, wages and private ownership - and, he contends, is already doing so. Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) is the author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future and the Economics Editor, Channel 4 News. Professor Robin Mansell is LSE Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communication. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges.Speaker(s): Paul Mason | We know that our world is in the process of seismic change - but how can we emerge from the crisis a fairer, more equal society? At the heart of this change is information technology, a revolution that, as Mason shows, is driven by capitalism but which, with its tendency to drive the value of much of what we make towards zero, has the potential to destroy an economy based on markets, wages and private ownership - and, he contends, is already doing so. Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) is the author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future and the Economics Editor, Channel 4 News. Professor Robin Mansell is LSE Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communication. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges.Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT23Patrick Honohanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328701:32:54PD5926Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT24Patrick Honohanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3287PD5930Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT25Patrick Honohanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3287PD5929Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Patrick Honohan | After a long run of seeming prosperity, the financial crisis left Ireland’s banks more under water and its public and private balance sheets in greater disarray than in most other Western European countries. Since then, the painful processes of bank restructuring and fiscal adjustment, partly under the protection of an IMF-EU financial support arrangement, have revealed much about the domestic and international political economy of debt and austerity. Patrick Honohan was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland in 2009. Prior to this, he worked at the World Bank and the IMF, and was economics advisor to the Irish government. He is an alumnus of LSE. Charles Bean is a member of the Department of Economics at LSE, and the Centre for Macroeconomics. He was Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England from 2008-14, and Chief Economist at the Bank of England from 2000 to 2008. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT26Professor Diane Coylehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328401:03:38PD5921Speaker(s): Professor Diane Coyle | Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013—or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008—just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothing more than trying to accurately report the size of his country's economy? The answers to all these questions lie in the way we define and measure national economies around the world: gross domestic product. Diane Coyle (@diane1859) is professor of economics at the University of Manchester. She runs the consultancy Enlightenment Economics, and as well as a regular blog, she is the author of numerous books, including The Economics of Enough and The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters. Her latest book is GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Diane Coyle | Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013—or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008—just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothing more than trying to accurately report the size of his country's economy? The answers to all these questions lie in the way we define and measure national economies around the world: gross domestic product. Diane Coyle (@diane1859) is professor of economics at the University of Manchester. She runs the consultancy Enlightenment Economics, and as well as a regular blog, she is the author of numerous books, including The Economics of Enough and The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters. Her latest book is GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT27Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbekhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328601:27:09PD5924Speaker(s): Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbek | There has been much debate in recent years about the role of gangs in both disrupting and providing social order. In this event, scholars from three disciplines draw on their research to debate the significance of gangs and other mechanisms of informal social ordering, the conditions under which they arise, and their relationship to formal sources of social ordering such as law. Insa Koch is Assistant Professor in Law and Anthropology at LSE Law. Lisa McKenzie (@redrumlisa) is a Fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE. David Skarbek (@DavidSkarbek) is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbek | There has been much debate in recent years about the role of gangs in both disrupting and providing social order. In this event, scholars from three disciplines draw on their research to debate the significance of gangs and other mechanisms of informal social ordering, the conditions under which they arise, and their relationship to formal sources of social ordering such as law. Insa Koch is Assistant Professor in Law and Anthropology at LSE Law. Lisa McKenzie (@redrumlisa) is a Fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE. David Skarbek (@DavidSkarbek) is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT28Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbekhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3286PD5925Speaker(s): Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbek | There has been much debate in recent years about the role of gangs in both disrupting and providing social order. In this event, scholars from three disciplines draw on their research to debate the significance of gangs and other mechanisms of informal social ordering, the conditions under which they arise, and their relationship to formal sources of social ordering such as law. Insa Koch is Assistant Professor in Law and Anthropology at LSE Law. Lisa McKenzie (@redrumlisa) is a Fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE. David Skarbek (@DavidSkarbek) is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Dr Insa Koch, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Dr David Skarbek | There has been much debate in recent years about the role of gangs in both disrupting and providing social order. In this event, scholars from three disciplines draw on their research to debate the significance of gangs and other mechanisms of informal social ordering, the conditions under which they arise, and their relationship to formal sources of social ordering such as law. Insa Koch is Assistant Professor in Law and Anthropology at LSE Law. Lisa McKenzie (@redrumlisa) is a Fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE. David Skarbek (@DavidSkarbek) is Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at King’s College London. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT29Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinethttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328501:20:31PD5922Speaker(s): Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinet | A panel of leading international experts discuss whether traditional forms of 'highbrow' cultural capital associated with the dominance of the classical and historical canon are being eclipsed by newer and more fluid kinds of cultural tastes, associated with contemporary music and art, sport, and engaging with the social media and computer games. Philippe Coulangeon is Director of Research at SNRS, Sciences Po and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE. Sam Friedman is (@SamFriedmanSoc) Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Laurie Hanquinet (@LHanquinet) is Lecturer in Sociology at University of York. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Speaker(s): Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinet | A panel of leading international experts discuss whether traditional forms of 'highbrow' cultural capital associated with the dominance of the classical and historical canon are being eclipsed by newer and more fluid kinds of cultural tastes, associated with contemporary music and art, sport, and engaging with the social media and computer games. Philippe Coulangeon is Director of Research at SNRS, Sciences Po and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE. Sam Friedman is (@SamFriedmanSoc) Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Laurie Hanquinet (@LHanquinet) is Lecturer in Sociology at University of York. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:30:00 GMT30Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinethttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3285PD5939Speaker(s): Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinet | A panel of leading international experts discuss whether traditional forms of 'highbrow' cultural capital associated with the dominance of the classical and historical canon are being eclipsed by newer and more fluid kinds of cultural tastes, associated with contemporary music and art, sport, and engaging with the social media and computer games. Philippe Coulangeon is Director of Research at SNRS, Sciences Po and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE. Sam Friedman is (@SamFriedmanSoc) Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Laurie Hanquinet (@LHanquinet) is Lecturer in Sociology at University of York. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Speaker(s): Professor Philippe Coulangeon, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Laurie Hanquinet | A panel of leading international experts discuss whether traditional forms of 'highbrow' cultural capital associated with the dominance of the classical and historical canon are being eclipsed by newer and more fluid kinds of cultural tastes, associated with contemporary music and art, sport, and engaging with the social media and computer games. Philippe Coulangeon is Director of Research at SNRS, Sciences Po and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at LSE. Sam Friedman is (@SamFriedmanSoc) Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Laurie Hanquinet (@LHanquinet) is Lecturer in Sociology at University of York. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:30:00 GMT31Lionel Barberhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328201:24:16PD5916Speaker(s): Lionel Barber | The future of media is now. News organizations today face new and numerous opportunities and challenges, from the rise of social platforms, to adapting to mobile publishing methods and rhythms, to deep challenges to traditional business models. In his lecture, Lionel Barber will discuss the FT’s response to disruption -- identifying the role of media in a changing, global, technology-driven world. More broadly, Barber will address the role of news and information in modern society, and how the FT sees its relationship with readers evolving. Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) is the Editor of the Financial Times. Professor Charlie Beckett (@charliebeckett) is Director of Polis and Professor of Media and Communications at LSE. Polis (@PolisLSE) is the LSE's journalism and society think-tank, a part of the Department of Media and Communications aimed at working journalists, media practitioners, people in public life and students in the UK and around the world.Speaker(s): Lionel Barber | The future of media is now. News organizations today face new and numerous opportunities and challenges, from the rise of social platforms, to adapting to mobile publishing methods and rhythms, to deep challenges to traditional business models. In his lecture, Lionel Barber will discuss the FT’s response to disruption -- identifying the role of media in a changing, global, technology-driven world. More broadly, Barber will address the role of news and information in modern society, and how the FT sees its relationship with readers evolving. Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) is the Editor of the Financial Times. Professor Charlie Beckett (@charliebeckett) is Director of Polis and Professor of Media and Communications at LSE. Polis (@PolisLSE) is the LSE's journalism and society think-tank, a part of the Department of Media and Communications aimed at working journalists, media practitioners, people in public life and students in the UK and around the world.Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT32Dr Susan Georgehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=328301:32:40PD5919Speaker(s): Dr Susan George | Can Progressives slow the success of neo-liberalism? In recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever, impeding the possibility for progress. Ahead of the Spanish elections and climate change negotiations, Susan George will draw on her new book about the power of big business and her decades of activism and writing to analyse the possibilities for progress. Susan George is a political activist, widely-translated author and President of the Transnational Institute. Her latest book is Shadow Sovereigns: how global corporations are seizing power. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. The next lecture in the “Progress and its Discontents” series will be taking place on Thursday 19 November with Professor Michael Cox Red Flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at the LSE - Myth, Reality and Fact.Speaker(s): Dr Susan George | Can Progressives slow the success of neo-liberalism? In recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever, impeding the possibility for progress. Ahead of the Spanish elections and climate change negotiations, Susan George will draw on her new book about the power of big business and her decades of activism and writing to analyse the possibilities for progress. Susan George is a political activist, widely-translated author and President of the Transnational Institute. Her latest book is Shadow Sovereigns: how global corporations are seizing power. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. The next lecture in the “Progress and its Discontents” series will be taking place on Thursday 19 November with Professor Michael Cox Red Flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at the LSE - Myth, Reality and Fact.Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT33Charles Moorehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327801:00:08PD5908Speaker(s): Charles Moore | Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. Volume Two of Charles Moore's acclaimed authorized biography, which he will talk about in this lecture, covers the central, triumphal years of her premiership, from the Falklands to the 1987 election. Based on unrestricted access to all Lady Thatcher's papers, unpublished interviews with her and all her major colleagues, Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Two: Everything She Wants, is an indispensable portrait of a towering figure of our times. Charles Moore (@CharlesHMoore) was born in 1956 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read History. He joined the staff of the Daily Telegraph in 1979, and as a political columnist in the 1980s covered several years of Mrs Thatcher's first and second governments. He was Editor of the Spectator 1984-90; Editor of the Sunday Telegraph 1992-95; and Editor of the Daily Telegraph 1995-2003, for which he is still a regular columnist. The prize winning first volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher was published in 2013. Tony Travers is Director of LSE London, a research centre at LSE. He is also a Visiting Professor in the LSE’s Government Department and Director of British Government @ LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Speaker(s): Charles Moore | Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. Volume Two of Charles Moore's acclaimed authorized biography, which he will talk about in this lecture, covers the central, triumphal years of her premiership, from the Falklands to the 1987 election. Based on unrestricted access to all Lady Thatcher's papers, unpublished interviews with her and all her major colleagues, Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume Two: Everything She Wants, is an indispensable portrait of a towering figure of our times. Charles Moore (@CharlesHMoore) was born in 1956 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read History. He joined the staff of the Daily Telegraph in 1979, and as a political columnist in the 1980s covered several years of Mrs Thatcher's first and second governments. He was Editor of the Spectator 1984-90; Editor of the Sunday Telegraph 1992-95; and Editor of the Daily Telegraph 1995-2003, for which he is still a regular columnist. The prize winning first volume of his biography of Margaret Thatcher was published in 2013. Tony Travers is Director of LSE London, a research centre at LSE. He is also a Visiting Professor in the LSE’s Government Department and Director of British Government @ LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT34Professor Robert J. Shillerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327901:11:58PD5909Speaker(s): Professor Robert J. Shiller | Ever since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. Robert Shiller delivers a fundamental challenge to this insight, arguing that markets harm as well as help us. As long as there is profit to be made, sellers will systematically exploit our psychological weaknesses and our ignorance through manipulation and deception. Rather than being essentially benign and always creating the greater good, markets are inherently filled with tricks and traps and will “phish” us as “phools.” This represents a radically new direction in economics, based on the intuitive idea that markets both give and take away. We spend our money up to the limit, and then worry about how to pay the next month’s bills. The financial system soars, then crashes. We are attracted, more than we know, by advertising. Our political system is distorted by money. We pay too much for gym memberships, cars, houses, and credit cards. Drug companies ingeniously market pharmaceuticals that do us little good, and sometimes are downright dangerous. Phishing for Phools explores the central role of manipulation and deception in each of these areas and many more. It thereby explains a paradox: why, at a time when we are better off than ever before in history, all too many of us are leading lives of quiet desperation. Robert J Shiller (@RobertJShiller), the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics, is a best-selling author, a regular contributor to the Economic View column of the New York Times, and a professor of economics at Yale University. His books include Finance and the Good Society, Animal Spirits (co-written with George A. Akerlof), The Subprime Solution, The New Financial Order and Irrational Exuberance. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics at LSE and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Robert J. Shiller | Ever since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. Robert Shiller delivers a fundamental challenge to this insight, arguing that markets harm as well as help us. As long as there is profit to be made, sellers will systematically exploit our psychological weaknesses and our ignorance through manipulation and deception. Rather than being essentially benign and always creating the greater good, markets are inherently filled with tricks and traps and will “phish” us as “phools.” This represents a radically new direction in economics, based on the intuitive idea that markets both give and take away. We spend our money up to the limit, and then worry about how to pay the next month’s bills. The financial system soars, then crashes. We are attracted, more than we know, by advertising. Our political system is distorted by money. We pay too much for gym memberships, cars, houses, and credit cards. Drug companies ingeniously market pharmaceuticals that do us little good, and sometimes are downright dangerous. Phishing for Phools explores the central role of manipulation and deception in each of these areas and many more. It thereby explains a paradox: why, at a time when we are better off than ever before in history, all too many of us are leading lives of quiet desperation. Robert J Shiller (@RobertJShiller), the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics, is a best-selling author, a regular contributor to the Economic View column of the New York Times, and a professor of economics at Yale University. His books include Finance and the Good Society, Animal Spirits (co-written with George A. Akerlof), The Subprime Solution, The New Financial Order and Irrational Exuberance. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics at LSE and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Wed, 11 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT35Euclid Tsakalotoshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327701:38:23PD5907Speaker(s): Euclid Tsakalotos | What are the prospects of the Left in government after the summer agreement? Can that agreement be incorporated into a political strategy that furthers social justice and a different economic model? Can Greece act as catalyst for wider progressive changes in the Eurozone and the EU? Euclid Tsakalotos (@tsakalotos) is the Greek Finance Minister. Kevin Featherstone is Hellenic Observatory Director, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics and LSEE-Research on South Eastern Europe Co-Chair.Speaker(s): Euclid Tsakalotos | What are the prospects of the Left in government after the summer agreement? Can that agreement be incorporated into a political strategy that furthers social justice and a different economic model? Can Greece act as catalyst for wider progressive changes in the Eurozone and the EU? Euclid Tsakalotos (@tsakalotos) is the Greek Finance Minister. Kevin Featherstone is Hellenic Observatory Director, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies & Professor of European Politics and LSEE-Research on South Eastern Europe Co-Chair.Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:00:00 GMT36Professor Attahiru Jegahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327501:28:53PD5905Speaker(s): Professor Attahiru Jega | This lecture gives the inside story of Nigeria's first successful transfer of power in the contentious 2015 elections that brought the country back from the brink. Attahiru Jega has just completed his term as Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission. He is a professor of Political Science and former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, and has authored and edited a number of books on democratization in Nigeria. He also negotiated a landmark agreement for Nigerian academics as President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities during the early 1990s. Kate Meagher is Associate Professor of Development Studies at the LSE, specializing in Nigeria, and coordinator of the Africa Talks lecture series. Africa Talks is a programme of high-profile events that creates a platform for African voices to inform and transform the global debate.Speaker(s): Professor Attahiru Jega | This lecture gives the inside story of Nigeria's first successful transfer of power in the contentious 2015 elections that brought the country back from the brink. Attahiru Jega has just completed his term as Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission. He is a professor of Political Science and former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, and has authored and edited a number of books on democratization in Nigeria. He also negotiated a landmark agreement for Nigerian academics as President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities during the early 1990s. Kate Meagher is Associate Professor of Development Studies at the LSE, specializing in Nigeria, and coordinator of the Africa Talks lecture series. Africa Talks is a programme of high-profile events that creates a platform for African voices to inform and transform the global debate.Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT37Martin Wolfhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327101:12:22PD5900Speaker(s): Martin Wolf | Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Martin Wolf gives an insightful and timely analysis of why the financial crisis occurred, and of the radical reforms needed if we are to avoid a future repeat. Arguing the future financial crises are 'certain,' Wolf outlines his ambitious recommendations for reforming the financial system. Martin Wolf (@martinwolf_) is Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He has been visiting professor of Oxford and Nottingham Universities, a fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a member of the UK’s Vickers Commission on Banking, which reported in 2011. He is an honorary graduate of LSE. His latest book is The Shifts and The Shocks: what we've learned – and still have to learn – from the financial crisis. LSE100 (@TheLSECourse) is an innovative course that introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamental elements of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from the perspectives of different disciplines.Speaker(s): Martin Wolf | Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Martin Wolf gives an insightful and timely analysis of why the financial crisis occurred, and of the radical reforms needed if we are to avoid a future repeat. Arguing the future financial crises are 'certain,' Wolf outlines his ambitious recommendations for reforming the financial system. Martin Wolf (@martinwolf_) is Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He has been visiting professor of Oxford and Nottingham Universities, a fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a member of the UK’s Vickers Commission on Banking, which reported in 2011. He is an honorary graduate of LSE. His latest book is The Shifts and The Shocks: what we've learned – and still have to learn – from the financial crisis. LSE100 (@TheLSECourse) is an innovative course that introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamental elements of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from the perspectives of different disciplines.Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT38Martin Wolfhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3271PD5904Speaker(s): Martin Wolf | Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Martin Wolf gives an insightful and timely analysis of why the financial crisis occurred, and of the radical reforms needed if we are to avoid a future repeat. Arguing the future financial crises are 'certain,' Wolf outlines his ambitious recommendations for reforming the financial system. Martin Wolf (@martinwolf_) is Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He has been visiting professor of Oxford and Nottingham Universities, a fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a member of the UK’s Vickers Commission on Banking, which reported in 2011. He is an honorary graduate of LSE. His latest book is The Shifts and The Shocks: what we've learned – and still have to learn – from the financial crisis. LSE100 (@TheLSECourse) is an innovative course that introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamental elements of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from the perspectives of different disciplines.Speaker(s): Martin Wolf | Chief Economics Commentator of the Financial Times Martin Wolf gives an insightful and timely analysis of why the financial crisis occurred, and of the radical reforms needed if we are to avoid a future repeat. Arguing the future financial crises are 'certain,' Wolf outlines his ambitious recommendations for reforming the financial system. Martin Wolf (@martinwolf_) is Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, London. He has been visiting professor of Oxford and Nottingham Universities, a fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and a member of the UK’s Vickers Commission on Banking, which reported in 2011. He is an honorary graduate of LSE. His latest book is The Shifts and The Shocks: what we've learned – and still have to learn – from the financial crisis. LSE100 (@TheLSECourse) is an innovative course that introduces first year undergraduates to the fundamental elements of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from the perspectives of different disciplines.Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT39Zainab Salbi, Margot Wallströmhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327001:09:38PD5899Speaker(s): Zainab Salbi, Margot Wallström | What does Sweden’s concept of feminist foreign policy imply and what can it teach governments and institutions? How can it further the global agenda of women, peace and security? Zainab Salbi (@ZainabSalbi) is an author, women's rights activist, humanitarian, social entrepreneur and media commentator. Margot Wallström (@margotwallstrom) is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Update: Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Margot Wallström will no longer be able to attend the event in person. She will appear via live videolink. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges. The Centre for Women, Peace and Security (@LSE_WPS) is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world.Speaker(s): Zainab Salbi, Margot Wallström | What does Sweden’s concept of feminist foreign policy imply and what can it teach governments and institutions? How can it further the global agenda of women, peace and security? Zainab Salbi (@ZainabSalbi) is an author, women's rights activist, humanitarian, social entrepreneur and media commentator. Margot Wallström (@margotwallstrom) is Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Update: Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Margot Wallström will no longer be able to attend the event in person. She will appear via live videolink. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges. The Centre for Women, Peace and Security (@LSE_WPS) is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world.Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT40James Lingwood, Alex Sainsburyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=327601:21:25PD5906Speaker(s): James Lingwood, Alex Sainsbury | In light of government funding cuts and the continuing air of austerity, alternative donor streams are crucial for many arts initiatives. With Britain’s traditional funding outlets increasingly pressured, private sources of philanthropy and unusual models of patronage are heralded to support artistic endeavour. This panel will debate the advantages and perils of this changing cultural landscape of state and private support. James Lingwood is co-director of Artangel (@Artangel). Over the past two decades, Artangel has built a worldwide reputation for producing extraordinary new art projects in unusual places. Alex Sainsbury is director, curator and funder of Raven Row (@Raven__Row), a non-profit art gallery which opened in Spitalfields in 2009. He has also set up Glass-House Trust, a grant-making charity that has initiated various projects, most recently MayDay Rooms, a social resource holding historical material linked to social movements and experimental culture. As Head of Culture for the Mayor of London for over a decade, Justine Simons has played a central role in the cultural revitalization of London - with Mayors from both sides of the political spectrum. She leads London’s Cultural Policy and shapes the City Hall’s Investment Strategy for the Creative Industries which covers film, fashion and design. Justine also oversees City Hall’s work in music, theatre, visual arts and art in the public realm, as well as being chair of the World Cities Culture Forum. Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts and Music website.Speaker(s): James Lingwood, Alex Sainsbury | In light of government funding cuts and the continuing air of austerity, alternative donor streams are crucial for many arts initiatives. With Britain’s traditional funding outlets increasingly pressured, private sources of philanthropy and unusual models of patronage are heralded to support artistic endeavour. This panel will debate the advantages and perils of this changing cultural landscape of state and private support. James Lingwood is co-director of Artangel (@Artangel). Over the past two decades, Artangel has built a worldwide reputation for producing extraordinary new art projects in unusual places. Alex Sainsbury is director, curator and funder of Raven Row (@Raven__Row), a non-profit art gallery which opened in Spitalfields in 2009. He has also set up Glass-House Trust, a grant-making charity that has initiated various projects, most recently MayDay Rooms, a social resource holding historical material linked to social movements and experimental culture. As Head of Culture for the Mayor of London for over a decade, Justine Simons has played a central role in the cultural revitalization of London - with Mayors from both sides of the political spectrum. She leads London’s Cultural Policy and shapes the City Hall’s Investment Strategy for the Creative Industries which covers film, fashion and design. Justine also oversees City Hall’s work in music, theatre, visual arts and art in the public realm, as well as being chair of the World Cities Culture Forum. Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts and Music website.Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT41Professor Amartya Senhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326901:27:03PD5896Speaker(s): Professor Amartya Sen | At this event Amartya Sen will be in conversation about his latest publication, The Country of First Boys, which is a new collection of cultural essays in which Sen examines social justice and welfare, by addressing some of the fundamental issues of our time like deprivation, disparity, hunger, illiteracy, alienation, globalisation, media, freedom of speech, injustice, inequality, exclusion, and exploitation. Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. He is the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics and an honorary fellow of LSE. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE and President of the British Academy. Established in 2015, the South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) marks a step-change in LSE’s engagement with South Asia. LSE has more than 70 subject experts whose teaching and research interests concern South Asia; the Centre harnesses this world class inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise to underwrite the School’s fundamental mission of impacting public awareness through informed knowledge. The SAC is a global platform to engage with South Asia – whose particularities constantly challenge conventional social science thinking about the region.Speaker(s): Professor Amartya Sen | At this event Amartya Sen will be in conversation about his latest publication, The Country of First Boys, which is a new collection of cultural essays in which Sen examines social justice and welfare, by addressing some of the fundamental issues of our time like deprivation, disparity, hunger, illiteracy, alienation, globalisation, media, freedom of speech, injustice, inequality, exclusion, and exploitation. Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. He is the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics and an honorary fellow of LSE. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE and President of the British Academy. Established in 2015, the South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) marks a step-change in LSE’s engagement with South Asia. LSE has more than 70 subject experts whose teaching and research interests concern South Asia; the Centre harnesses this world class inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise to underwrite the School’s fundamental mission of impacting public awareness through informed knowledge. The SAC is a global platform to engage with South Asia – whose particularities constantly challenge conventional social science thinking about the region.Fri, 6 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT42Professor Walter W Powellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326701:21:38PD5894Speaker(s): Professor Walter W Powell | Civil society is challenged to demonstrate its impact. Network and linguistic analyses of webpages reveal intense struggles among governments, businesses, and nonprofits to define effectiveness. Walter W. Powell is Professor of Education, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Public Policy, Stanford University. Judy Wajcman is Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Speaker(s): Professor Walter W Powell | Civil society is challenged to demonstrate its impact. Network and linguistic analyses of webpages reveal intense struggles among governments, businesses, and nonprofits to define effectiveness. Walter W. Powell is Professor of Education, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, and Public Policy, Stanford University. Judy Wajcman is Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Thu, 5 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT43Elizabeth Crawford, Sarah Gavron, Faye Wardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=329300:51:32PD5937Speaker(s): Elizabeth Crawford, Sarah Gavron, Faye Ward | The Women's Library is one of LSE Library's most important special collections, documenting the history and foundation of the women's suffrage movement. Do not miss this unique opportunity for LSE staff and students to discover more about the making of the film 'Suffragette'. We are delighted to welcome Sarah, Faye and Elizabeth to discuss their experiences making the film and the historical period in which it is set. Elizabeth Crawford was historical consultant to Suffragette. Sarah Gavron is the director of Suffragette. Faye Ward is the producer of Suffragette.Speaker(s): Elizabeth Crawford, Sarah Gavron, Faye Ward | The Women's Library is one of LSE Library's most important special collections, documenting the history and foundation of the women's suffrage movement. Do not miss this unique opportunity for LSE staff and students to discover more about the making of the film 'Suffragette'. We are delighted to welcome Sarah, Faye and Elizabeth to discuss their experiences making the film and the historical period in which it is set. Elizabeth Crawford was historical consultant to Suffragette. Sarah Gavron is the director of Suffragette. Faye Ward is the producer of Suffragette.Thu, 5 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMT44Dr Dimitri Treninhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326401:26:14PD5890Speaker(s): Dr Dimitri Trenin | Leading Moscow-based analyst Dimitri Trenin opens up the black-box of Russia’s foreign policy and sheds light in particular on the role of the internal factors. This public lecture is organised on the occasion of the publication of Russia’s Foreign Policy: Ideas, Domestic Politics and External Relations, a collective volume co-edited by LSE academics Dr David Cadier and Professor Margot Light, to which Dr Trenin contributed a chapter. Dimitri Trenin (@DmitriTrenin) is Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center and a Senior Associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before joining Carnegie in 1994 he served in the Soviet and Russian army. He’s a frequent commentator for the world news media, in particular The New York Times, The Moscow Times and Beijing’s Global Times. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Speaker(s): Dr Dimitri Trenin | Leading Moscow-based analyst Dimitri Trenin opens up the black-box of Russia’s foreign policy and sheds light in particular on the role of the internal factors. This public lecture is organised on the occasion of the publication of Russia’s Foreign Policy: Ideas, Domestic Politics and External Relations, a collective volume co-edited by LSE academics Dr David Cadier and Professor Margot Light, to which Dr Trenin contributed a chapter. Dimitri Trenin (@DmitriTrenin) is Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center and a Senior Associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Before joining Carnegie in 1994 he served in the Soviet and Russian army. He’s a frequent commentator for the world news media, in particular The New York Times, The Moscow Times and Beijing’s Global Times. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Tue, 3 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT45Alastair Campbellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326601:30:12PD5893Speaker(s): Alastair Campbell | Alastair Campbell, the former spokesman and strategist for Tony Blair, will speak about Winners and How They Succeed to the LSE Media Alumni Group on 2 November 2015. Alastair helped guide Labour to victory in three successive general elections, and knows what it takes to succeed. His presentation will get to the heart of winning by answering the question: How do sportsmen excel, entrepreneurs thrive or individuals achieve their ambition? He will also review what this means for the current media and political scene. Attendees will benefit from Alastair's unique insight into how winners succeed, drawing on an array of talented people – from elite athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires.Speaker(s): Alastair Campbell | Alastair Campbell, the former spokesman and strategist for Tony Blair, will speak about Winners and How They Succeed to the LSE Media Alumni Group on 2 November 2015. Alastair helped guide Labour to victory in three successive general elections, and knows what it takes to succeed. His presentation will get to the heart of winning by answering the question: How do sportsmen excel, entrepreneurs thrive or individuals achieve their ambition? He will also review what this means for the current media and political scene. Attendees will benefit from Alastair's unique insight into how winners succeed, drawing on an array of talented people – from elite athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires.Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT46Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakelinghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326201:17:31PD5888Speaker(s): Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakeling | A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'. Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this new book, Social Class in the 21st Century, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way of thinking about social class in Britain today. The book presents the ideas and facts behind their new conceptualization of class: a new British class system composed of seven classes that reflect the unequal distribution of three kinds of capital: economic (inequalities in income and wealth); social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive). This book looks beyond labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre. Niall Cunningham is Lecturer in Geography at Durham University. Fiona Devine is Head of Manchester Business School and Professor of Sociology. Sam Friedman (@SamFriedmanSoc) is Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Daniel Laurison (@Daniel_Laurison) is Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Lisa Mckenzie (@redrumlisa) is LSE Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. Helene Snee (@HeleneSnee) is Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Paul Wakeling (@pbjwakeling) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of York. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Speaker(s): Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakeling | A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'. Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this new book, Social Class in the 21st Century, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way of thinking about social class in Britain today. The book presents the ideas and facts behind their new conceptualization of class: a new British class system composed of seven classes that reflect the unequal distribution of three kinds of capital: economic (inequalities in income and wealth); social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive). This book looks beyond labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre. Niall Cunningham is Lecturer in Geography at Durham University. Fiona Devine is Head of Manchester Business School and Professor of Sociology. Sam Friedman (@SamFriedmanSoc) is Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Daniel Laurison (@Daniel_Laurison) is Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Lisa Mckenzie (@redrumlisa) is LSE Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. Helene Snee (@HeleneSnee) is Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Paul Wakeling (@pbjwakeling) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of York. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT47Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakelinghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3262PD5895Speaker(s): Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakeling | A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'. Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this new book, Social Class in the 21st Century, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way of thinking about social class in Britain today. The book presents the ideas and facts behind their new conceptualization of class: a new British class system composed of seven classes that reflect the unequal distribution of three kinds of capital: economic (inequalities in income and wealth); social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive). This book looks beyond labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre. Niall Cunningham is Lecturer in Geography at Durham University. Fiona Devine is Head of Manchester Business School and Professor of Sociology. Sam Friedman (@SamFriedmanSoc) is Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Daniel Laurison (@Daniel_Laurison) is Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Lisa Mckenzie (@redrumlisa) is LSE Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. Helene Snee (@HeleneSnee) is Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Paul Wakeling (@pbjwakeling) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of York. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Speaker(s): Dr Niall Cunningham, Professor Fiona Devine, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Daniel Laurison, Dr Lisa McKenzie, Professor Mike Savage, Dr Helene Snee, Dr Paul Wakeling | A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC's 'Great British Class Survey'. Social class has re-emerged as a topic of enormous scholarly and public attention. In this new book, Social Class in the 21st Century, Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey report their definitive findings and propose a new way of thinking about social class in Britain today. The book presents the ideas and facts behind their new conceptualization of class: a new British class system composed of seven classes that reflect the unequal distribution of three kinds of capital: economic (inequalities in income and wealth); social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive). This book looks beyond labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre. Niall Cunningham is Lecturer in Geography at Durham University. Fiona Devine is Head of Manchester Business School and Professor of Sociology. Sam Friedman (@SamFriedmanSoc) is Assistant Professor in Sociology at LSE. Daniel Laurison (@Daniel_Laurison) is Post-doctoral Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Lisa Mckenzie (@redrumlisa) is LSE Fellow in Sociology at LSE. Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. Helene Snee (@HeleneSnee) is Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Paul Wakeling (@pbjwakeling) is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of York. Nicola Lacey is School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, attached to the Departments of Law and Social Policy and to the Gender Institute at LSE. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT48Professor Michael Cox, Professor Danny Quah, Dr Leslie Vinjamurihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=326301:26:23PD5889Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Danny Quah, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri | If the 19th century was Europe's - and the 20th century became America's - is there any reason why the 21st century should not be Asia's? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. Leslie Vinjamuri is Co-Director of the Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice and a Associate Professor in International Relations at SOAS, University of London. Tim Frost is a Founder and Director of Cairn Capital and Markit. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs. The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre seeks to encourage the best academic and policy research, with core focus on the social context of the region.Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Danny Quah, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri | If the 19th century was Europe's - and the 20th century became America's - is there any reason why the 21st century should not be Asia's? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. Leslie Vinjamuri is Co-Director of the Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice and a Associate Professor in International Relations at SOAS, University of London. Tim Frost is a Founder and Director of Cairn Capital and Markit. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs. The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre seeks to encourage the best academic and policy research, with core focus on the social context of the region.Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:30:00 GMT49Dr Andreas Dombrethttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325800:32:13PD5881Speaker(s): Dr Andreas Dombret | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. While bankers and regulators are still busy implementing the lessons learnt from the crisis, new challenges have arisen that might once again change the banking landscape. Andreas Dombret is a Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. He trained as a bank clerk with Dresdner Bank before studying business management at the Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster. He was awarded his PhD by the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. From 1987 to 1991, he worked at Deutsche Bank’s Head Office in Frankfurt as a manager with the power of procuration. From 1992 to 2002, he worked at JP Morgan in Frankfurt and London, from 1999 as a Managing Director. From 2002 to 2005, he was the Co-Head of Rothschild Germany located in Frankfurt and London, before serving Bank of America as Vice Chairman for Europe and Head for Germany, Austria and Switzerland between 2005 and 2009. He was awarded an honorary professorship from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel in 2009. Since May 2010, he has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank with currently responsibility for Banking and Financial Supervision, Risk Control and the Bundesbank’s Representatives Offices abroad. He is also responsible for G7, G20 and IMF (Deputy of the Bundesbank), Supervisory Board (SSM) (Member), Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCDS) (Member of the Bundesbank and Bank for International Settlements, Basel (Board of Directors). Charles Bean is a Professor of Economics at LSE and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities.Speaker(s): Dr Andreas Dombret | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. While bankers and regulators are still busy implementing the lessons learnt from the crisis, new challenges have arisen that might once again change the banking landscape. Andreas Dombret is a Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. He trained as a bank clerk with Dresdner Bank before studying business management at the Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster. He was awarded his PhD by the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. From 1987 to 1991, he worked at Deutsche Bank’s Head Office in Frankfurt as a manager with the power of procuration. From 1992 to 2002, he worked at JP Morgan in Frankfurt and London, from 1999 as a Managing Director. From 2002 to 2005, he was the Co-Head of Rothschild Germany located in Frankfurt and London, before serving Bank of America as Vice Chairman for Europe and Head for Germany, Austria and Switzerland between 2005 and 2009. He was awarded an honorary professorship from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel in 2009. Since May 2010, he has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank with currently responsibility for Banking and Financial Supervision, Risk Control and the Bundesbank’s Representatives Offices abroad. He is also responsible for G7, G20 and IMF (Deputy of the Bundesbank), Supervisory Board (SSM) (Member), Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCDS) (Member of the Bundesbank and Bank for International Settlements, Basel (Board of Directors). Charles Bean is a Professor of Economics at LSE and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities.Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT50Professor Dominic Lievenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325901:26:14PD5882Speaker(s): Professor Dominic Lieven | This lecture and new book Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia is a study of the international crisis of 1900-19 from a largely Russian angle. It is based on significant research in Russian archives. Professor Dominic Lieven provides a radically different interpretation of the crisis to the one that dominates anglophone historiography. Dominic Lieven is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Janet Hartley is Professor of International History and Head of the Department of International History at LSE. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Dominic Lieven | This lecture and new book Towards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia is a study of the international crisis of 1900-19 from a largely Russian angle. It is based on significant research in Russian archives. Professor Dominic Lieven provides a radically different interpretation of the crisis to the one that dominates anglophone historiography. Dominic Lieven is Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Janet Hartley is Professor of International History and Head of the Department of International History at LSE. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK.Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT51Professor James Fairhead, Professor Katy Gardner, Professor David Lewis, Professor David Mossehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325701:20:50PD5879Speaker(s): Professor James Fairhead, Professor Katy Gardner, Professor David Lewis, Professor David Mosse | This is a panel discussion in support of the following publication Anthropology and Development Challenges for the Twenty-First Century, which will include both authors, Katy Gardner and David Lewis who are both LSE academics. Anthropology and Development is a completely rewritten new version of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge (1996). It offers an innovative reformulation of the field, a resource for researchers and policy makers, and a key reading for students on undergraduate and graduate courses at leading universities in Europe and North America. Katy Gardner and David Lewis engage with nearly two decades of continuity and change in the development industry. Arguing that the world of international development has expanded and become more technocratic since the 1990s, Anthropology and Development insists on a focus on the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and aims to redefine perceptions of the key problems in the field. James Fairhead is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Department of Anthropology at LSE. David Lewis (@lewisd100) is Professor of Social Policy and Development and Head of the Department of Social Policy at LSE. David Mosse is Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS. Deborah James is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching.Speaker(s): Professor James Fairhead, Professor Katy Gardner, Professor David Lewis, Professor David Mosse | This is a panel discussion in support of the following publication Anthropology and Development Challenges for the Twenty-First Century, which will include both authors, Katy Gardner and David Lewis who are both LSE academics. Anthropology and Development is a completely rewritten new version of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge (1996). It offers an innovative reformulation of the field, a resource for researchers and policy makers, and a key reading for students on undergraduate and graduate courses at leading universities in Europe and North America. Katy Gardner and David Lewis engage with nearly two decades of continuity and change in the development industry. Arguing that the world of international development has expanded and become more technocratic since the 1990s, Anthropology and Development insists on a focus on the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and aims to redefine perceptions of the key problems in the field. James Fairhead is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Department of Anthropology at LSE. David Lewis (@lewisd100) is Professor of Social Policy and Development and Head of the Department of Social Policy at LSE. David Mosse is Professor of Social Anthropology at SOAS. Deborah James is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching.Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT52Professor Ian Morrishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325501:21:57PD5877Speaker(s): Professor Ian Morris | In the last 50 years, knowledge of archaeology, anthropology, history, evolution, genetics and linguistics has exploded. A new synthesis of history is emerging, suggesting that people are all much the same and the societies we create all develop in much the same ways. What varies is the places in which societies develop. Biology and geography have driven a 150,000-year story of cooperation and competition. By projecting forward the patterns of the past and the forces that disrupt them, we can begin to see where the 21st century might take us. Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Speaker(s): Professor Ian Morris | In the last 50 years, knowledge of archaeology, anthropology, history, evolution, genetics and linguistics has exploded. A new synthesis of history is emerging, suggesting that people are all much the same and the societies we create all develop in much the same ways. What varies is the places in which societies develop. Biology and geography have driven a 150,000-year story of cooperation and competition. By projecting forward the patterns of the past and the forces that disrupt them, we can begin to see where the 21st century might take us. Ian Morris is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2015-16. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT53Sir Suma Chakrabartihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325601:20:09PD5878Speaker(s): Sir Suma Chakrabarti | President Chakrabarti’s lecture will focus on the importance of the partnership between the state and the private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SGGs). The state alone will not be able to deliver on the ambitious vision for global sustainable growth and inclusive development that is at the core of the SDGs. The private sector can and should become a key partner in this process. This approach has been endorsed by the international community over the summer, when world leaders met in Addis Ababa to discuss how to mobilise and channel resources for sustainable development. The President’s speech will reflect on types of private sector engagement building on the experience of the EBRD in fostering strategic partnerships between the state and the private sector. Sir Suma Chakrabarti (@ebrdsuma) is the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD is a multilateral developmental bank founded in 1991, with the purpose of developing open and sustainable market economies in countries committed to democratic principles. Today, the Bank is active in more than 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Prior to his current role Sir Suma held the position of Permanent Secretary at the British Ministry of Justice. Prior to this, from 2002, he headed the UK’s Department for International Development (formerly the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) where he worked closely with economies undergoing substantial reform in eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East and North Africa. After studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, Sir Suma took a Masters in Development Economics at the University of Sussex. Dr Waltraud Schelkle is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Sir Suma Chakrabarti | President Chakrabarti’s lecture will focus on the importance of the partnership between the state and the private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SGGs). The state alone will not be able to deliver on the ambitious vision for global sustainable growth and inclusive development that is at the core of the SDGs. The private sector can and should become a key partner in this process. This approach has been endorsed by the international community over the summer, when world leaders met in Addis Ababa to discuss how to mobilise and channel resources for sustainable development. The President’s speech will reflect on types of private sector engagement building on the experience of the EBRD in fostering strategic partnerships between the state and the private sector. Sir Suma Chakrabarti (@ebrdsuma) is the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD is a multilateral developmental bank founded in 1991, with the purpose of developing open and sustainable market economies in countries committed to democratic principles. Today, the Bank is active in more than 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Prior to his current role Sir Suma held the position of Permanent Secretary at the British Ministry of Justice. Prior to this, from 2002, he headed the UK’s Department for International Development (formerly the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) where he worked closely with economies undergoing substantial reform in eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and the Middle East and North Africa. After studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, Sir Suma took a Masters in Development Economics at the University of Sussex. Dr Waltraud Schelkle is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT54Xavier Bettelhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325400:55:43PD5876Speaker(s): Xavier Bettel | With Luxembourg chairing the EU Council of Ministers, the Luxembourg Prime Minister will focus on the various challenges the Luxembourg Presidency had to face since July and the implementation of its ambitious programme of work in order to prepare the EU for the challenges ahead. Xavier Bettel (@Xavier_Bettel) is Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Following the legislative elections of 20 October 2013, Xavier Bettel was appointed Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media, Minister for Religious Affairs on 4 December 2013 in the coalition government formed by the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) and the Green Party ("déi gréng"). A member of the DP since 1989, Xavier Bettel was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999 at the age of 26 while standing for the DP in the constituency of the Centre. He was re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In Parliament, he assumed among others the roles of vice-chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee from 2004 to 2013 and vice-chairman of the Committee of Enquiry into the State Intelligence Service from 2012 to 2013. From 2009 to 2011, he assumed the role of chairman of the DP parliamentary group.Speaker(s): Xavier Bettel | With Luxembourg chairing the EU Council of Ministers, the Luxembourg Prime Minister will focus on the various challenges the Luxembourg Presidency had to face since July and the implementation of its ambitious programme of work in order to prepare the EU for the challenges ahead. Xavier Bettel (@Xavier_Bettel) is Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Following the legislative elections of 20 October 2013, Xavier Bettel was appointed Prime Minister, Minister of State, Minister for Communications and Media, Minister for Religious Affairs on 4 December 2013 in the coalition government formed by the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) and the Green Party ("déi gréng"). A member of the DP since 1989, Xavier Bettel was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1999 at the age of 26 while standing for the DP in the constituency of the Centre. He was re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In Parliament, he assumed among others the roles of vice-chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee from 2004 to 2013 and vice-chairman of the Committee of Enquiry into the State Intelligence Service from 2012 to 2013. From 2009 to 2011, he assumed the role of chairman of the DP parliamentary group.Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:00:00 GMT55Fredrik Reinfeldthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325301:21:57PD5875Speaker(s): Fredrik Reinfeldt | Structural changes and several crises in recent years have put tremendous pressure on the labour market. Many jobs are gone, but a lot of new jobs have been created. The challenge which emerges is that many new jobs have very different skills profiles to jobs that have been lost. Many people risk ending up outside the labour market. The Swedish example shows the need for a framework which covers all parts of the labour market, to be able to create the right conditions for new jobs for everyone. Fredrik Reinfeldt has been active in Swedish and international politics for over 25 years. He reinvented the Moderate Party (centre-right) creating “the new Moderates” and entered into an alliance with three other center and center-right parties. The four party alliance won two successive elections and Reinfeldt, as Prime Minister, presided over two coalition governments (2006 until 2014). During his time as Prime Minister, Reinfeldt reformed the Swedish economy and labour market, making Sweden one of the most competitive countries in Europe. More than 300,000 new jobs were created. The Swedish economy had higher growth rates and sounder public finances than other European countries during his time as Prime Minister. Sweden was also the only country in the EU that lowered its national debt during the financial crises. He is currently writing a book about his time in politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Fredrik Reinfeldt | Structural changes and several crises in recent years have put tremendous pressure on the labour market. Many jobs are gone, but a lot of new jobs have been created. The challenge which emerges is that many new jobs have very different skills profiles to jobs that have been lost. Many people risk ending up outside the labour market. The Swedish example shows the need for a framework which covers all parts of the labour market, to be able to create the right conditions for new jobs for everyone. Fredrik Reinfeldt has been active in Swedish and international politics for over 25 years. He reinvented the Moderate Party (centre-right) creating “the new Moderates” and entered into an alliance with three other center and center-right parties. The four party alliance won two successive elections and Reinfeldt, as Prime Minister, presided over two coalition governments (2006 until 2014). During his time as Prime Minister, Reinfeldt reformed the Swedish economy and labour market, making Sweden one of the most competitive countries in Europe. More than 300,000 new jobs were created. The Swedish economy had higher growth rates and sounder public finances than other European countries during his time as Prime Minister. Sweden was also the only country in the EU that lowered its national debt during the financial crises. He is currently writing a book about his time in politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT56Rachel Kytehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325201:26:15PD5872Speaker(s): Rachel Kyte | The Paris Accord, the hoped for ambitious agreement, to be decided at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC, this December, will set us on a new pathway towards zero carbon growth. When the negotiators go home, what messages will they have sent to economic actors globally? How will an orderly transition to zero carbon growth be managed and financed? In response to overwhelming scientific consensus and a compelling economic case that we need to change the course of our carbon history, who will CEOs, Heads of State and others respond to the question “when you knew, what did you do?” Rachel Kyte (@rkyte365) is a World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change. As a leading advocate for action to combat climate change because of its intrinsic link to poverty and development, Ms. Kyte is the leading figure for the World Bank Group in efforts to campaign for an ambitious agreement at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC this December. She is leading work on climate change adaptation, mitigation, climate finance, and disaster risk and resilience across the institutions of the World Bank Group, including IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA. Professor Samuel Fankhauser is Co-Director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Deputy Director of the ESRC-funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, both at the London School of Economics. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate.Speaker(s): Rachel Kyte | The Paris Accord, the hoped for ambitious agreement, to be decided at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC, this December, will set us on a new pathway towards zero carbon growth. When the negotiators go home, what messages will they have sent to economic actors globally? How will an orderly transition to zero carbon growth be managed and financed? In response to overwhelming scientific consensus and a compelling economic case that we need to change the course of our carbon history, who will CEOs, Heads of State and others respond to the question “when you knew, what did you do?” Rachel Kyte (@rkyte365) is a World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change. As a leading advocate for action to combat climate change because of its intrinsic link to poverty and development, Ms. Kyte is the leading figure for the World Bank Group in efforts to campaign for an ambitious agreement at the 21st Convention of the Parties of the UNFCCC this December. She is leading work on climate change adaptation, mitigation, climate finance, and disaster risk and resilience across the institutions of the World Bank Group, including IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA. Professor Samuel Fankhauser is Co-Director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Deputy Director of the ESRC-funded Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, both at the London School of Economics. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate.Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT57Lord Turnerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325101:20:03PD5866Speaker(s): Lord Turner | Too much private debt led to the disastrous crisis of 2008. In future public policy must constrain the quantity and influence the allocation of private credit creation. And we should ‘print money’ to escape the post crisis mess. That sounds dangerous – but relying on private credit to drive growth is more so. Adair Turner (@AdairTurnerUK) has combined careers in business, public policy and academia. He became Chairman of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority as the financial crisis broke in September 2008, and played a leading role in the redesign of the global banking and shadow banking regulation as Chairman of the International Financial Stability Board's major policy committee. He is now a Senior Fellow of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and at the Centre for Financial Studies in Frankfurt. Prior to 2008, Lord Turner was a non-executive Director at Standard Chartered Bank (2006-2008); Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe (2000-2006); and, from 1995-1999, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. He was with McKinsey & Co. from 1982 to 1995. Lord Turner became a cross-bench member of the House of Lords in 2005 and was appointed Chair of the Climate Change Committee in 2008, stepping down in 2012; he also chaired the Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006, and the Low Pay Commission from 2002 to 2006. He is the author of Just Capital – The Liberal Economy (Macmillan, 2001), Economics after the Crisis, (MIT Press, 2012) and his newest book, Between Debt and the Devil: Money, Credit, and Fixing Global Finance and holds Visiting Professorships at the London School of Economics and at Cass Business School, City University. He is a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee at the British Museum. Robert Peston (@Peston) is the BBC's Economics Editor and founder of the education charity, Speakers for Schools. He has written three books, How Do We Fix This Mess, Who Runs Britain?, and Brown’s Britain. Peston has won more than 30 awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year from the Royal Television Society. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities.Speaker(s): Lord Turner | Too much private debt led to the disastrous crisis of 2008. In future public policy must constrain the quantity and influence the allocation of private credit creation. And we should ‘print money’ to escape the post crisis mess. That sounds dangerous – but relying on private credit to drive growth is more so. Adair Turner (@AdairTurnerUK) has combined careers in business, public policy and academia. He became Chairman of the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority as the financial crisis broke in September 2008, and played a leading role in the redesign of the global banking and shadow banking regulation as Chairman of the International Financial Stability Board's major policy committee. He is now a Senior Fellow of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and at the Centre for Financial Studies in Frankfurt. Prior to 2008, Lord Turner was a non-executive Director at Standard Chartered Bank (2006-2008); Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe (2000-2006); and, from 1995-1999, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. He was with McKinsey & Co. from 1982 to 1995. Lord Turner became a cross-bench member of the House of Lords in 2005 and was appointed Chair of the Climate Change Committee in 2008, stepping down in 2012; he also chaired the Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006, and the Low Pay Commission from 2002 to 2006. He is the author of Just Capital – The Liberal Economy (Macmillan, 2001), Economics after the Crisis, (MIT Press, 2012) and his newest book, Between Debt and the Devil: Money, Credit, and Fixing Global Finance and holds Visiting Professorships at the London School of Economics and at Cass Business School, City University. He is a Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee at the British Museum. Robert Peston (@Peston) is the BBC's Economics Editor and founder of the education charity, Speakers for Schools. He has written three books, How Do We Fix This Mess, Who Runs Britain?, and Brown’s Britain. Peston has won more than 30 awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year from the Royal Television Society. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities.Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT58Dushyant Davehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=325001:32:16PD5865Speaker(s): Dushyant Dave | India has faced serious challenges from internal and external armed groups and terrorists. Tens of thousands of citizens and several thousand security personnel have lost their lives in recent years. Reprisals by security forces have in turn led to serious human rights violations. Large scale sectarian violence (such as that which targeted Sikhs in 1984 and Muslims in 2002) has highlighted the serious failure of the Indian state in protecting lives and providing justice to victims. The absence of accountability in such glaring examples highlights the gross violations of the human values and human rights upon which the post-Independence Indian state was founded. Because of its sheer size, and often because of apathy, the justice system has failed to establish firm roots for protecting the human rights of Indian citizens, especially women, the poor and oppressed, and minority groups. Dushyant Dave, a highly regarded and widely known Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India, speaks from his considerable experience about the issues of accountability and justice at stake in India today. His talk will discuss the focused and vigorous campaigns needed across the legislature, executive and judiciary to address serious human rights violations, provide sound systems of redress and ensure strict standards of democratic and legal accountability. Dushyant Dave is a Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India. Chetan Bhatt (@ChetanBhatt1962) is Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) leads the school's long-term engagement in the region by facilitating multi-disciplinary approaches and comparative research by LSE academics.Speaker(s): Dushyant Dave | India has faced serious challenges from internal and external armed groups and terrorists. Tens of thousands of citizens and several thousand security personnel have lost their lives in recent years. Reprisals by security forces have in turn led to serious human rights violations. Large scale sectarian violence (such as that which targeted Sikhs in 1984 and Muslims in 2002) has highlighted the serious failure of the Indian state in protecting lives and providing justice to victims. The absence of accountability in such glaring examples highlights the gross violations of the human values and human rights upon which the post-Independence Indian state was founded. Because of its sheer size, and often because of apathy, the justice system has failed to establish firm roots for protecting the human rights of Indian citizens, especially women, the poor and oppressed, and minority groups. Dushyant Dave, a highly regarded and widely known Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India, speaks from his considerable experience about the issues of accountability and justice at stake in India today. His talk will discuss the focused and vigorous campaigns needed across the legislature, executive and judiciary to address serious human rights violations, provide sound systems of redress and ensure strict standards of democratic and legal accountability. Dushyant Dave is a Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India. Chetan Bhatt (@ChetanBhatt1962) is Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) leads the school's long-term engagement in the region by facilitating multi-disciplinary approaches and comparative research by LSE academics.Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT59Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Majorhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324901:20:49PD5864Speaker(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. In Too Many Children Left Behind, an international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook show that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged American children and their more advantaged peers is far greater than in other wealthy countries, with serious consequences for their future life outcomes. With education the key to expanding opportunities for those born into low socioeconomic status families, Too Many Children Left Behind helps us better understand educational disparities and how to reduce them. Jane Waldfogel is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work and Visiting Professor at CASE, LSE. She is co-author of Too Many Children Left Behind. Lee Elliott Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust which aims to improve social mobility through education. He leads its development work and oversaw the trust’s research work from 2006-2012. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_LSE) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to provide co-ordination and strategic leadership for critical and cutting edge research and inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities.Speaker(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. In Too Many Children Left Behind, an international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook show that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged American children and their more advantaged peers is far greater than in other wealthy countries, with serious consequences for their future life outcomes. With education the key to expanding opportunities for those born into low socioeconomic status families, Too Many Children Left Behind helps us better understand educational disparities and how to reduce them. Jane Waldfogel is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work and Visiting Professor at CASE, LSE. She is co-author of Too Many Children Left Behind. Lee Elliott Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust which aims to improve social mobility through education. He leads its development work and oversaw the trust’s research work from 2006-2012. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_LSE) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to provide co-ordination and strategic leadership for critical and cutting edge research and inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities.Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT60Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Majorhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3249PD5871Speaker(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. In Too Many Children Left Behind, an international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook show that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged American children and their more advantaged peers is far greater than in other wealthy countries, with serious consequences for their future life outcomes. With education the key to expanding opportunities for those born into low socioeconomic status families, Too Many Children Left Behind helps us better understand educational disparities and how to reduce them. Jane Waldfogel is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work and Visiting Professor at CASE, LSE. She is co-author of Too Many Children Left Behind. Lee Elliott Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust which aims to improve social mobility through education. He leads its development work and oversaw the trust’s research work from 2006-2012. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_LSE) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to provide co-ordination and strategic leadership for critical and cutting edge research and inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities.Speaker(s): Professor Jane Waldfogel, Dr Lee Elliott Major | The belief that with hard work and determination, all children have the opportunity to succeed in life is a cherished part of the American Dream. Yet, increased inequality in America has made that dream more difficult for many to obtain. In Too Many Children Left Behind, an international team of social scientists assesses how social mobility varies in the United States compared with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Bruce Bradbury, Miles Corak, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook show that the academic achievement gap between disadvantaged American children and their more advantaged peers is far greater than in other wealthy countries, with serious consequences for their future life outcomes. With education the key to expanding opportunities for those born into low socioeconomic status families, Too Many Children Left Behind helps us better understand educational disparities and how to reduce them. Jane Waldfogel is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work and Visiting Professor at CASE, LSE. She is co-author of Too Many Children Left Behind. Lee Elliott Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust which aims to improve social mobility through education. He leads its development work and oversaw the trust’s research work from 2006-2012. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and Co-Director of the International Inequalities Institute at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_LSE) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The new International Inequalities Institute at LSE (@LSEInequalities) brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to provide co-ordination and strategic leadership for critical and cutting edge research and inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities.Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT61Professor Dieter Helmhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324701:16:59PD5862Speaker(s): Professor Dieter Helm | Natural capital is what nature provides to us for free. Renewables - like species - keep on coming, provided we do not drive them towards extinction. Non-renewables - like oil and gas - can only be used once. Together, they are the foundation that ensures our survival and well-being, and the basis of all economic activity. In the face of the global, local, and national destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems, economist Dieter Helm offers a crucial set of strategies for establishing natural capital policy that is balanced, economically sustainable, and politically viable. Professor Dieter Helm (@Dieter_Helm) is Professor of Energy Policy and Fellow of New College, Oxford. Professor Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Geography & Environment at LSE. The LSE Department of Geography & Environment is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a world-leading centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment, bringing together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy.Speaker(s): Professor Dieter Helm | Natural capital is what nature provides to us for free. Renewables - like species - keep on coming, provided we do not drive them towards extinction. Non-renewables - like oil and gas - can only be used once. Together, they are the foundation that ensures our survival and well-being, and the basis of all economic activity. In the face of the global, local, and national destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems, economist Dieter Helm offers a crucial set of strategies for establishing natural capital policy that is balanced, economically sustainable, and politically viable. Professor Dieter Helm (@Dieter_Helm) is Professor of Energy Policy and Fellow of New College, Oxford. Professor Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Geography & Environment at LSE. The LSE Department of Geography & Environment is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a world-leading centre for policy-relevant research and training on climate change and the environment, bringing together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy.Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT62Professor John Kayhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324801:18:01PD5863Speaker(s): Professor John Kay | Modern economies need finance, to enable us to make payments, transfer wealth across our lifetimes and between generations, allocate capital and maintain the corporate and physical infrastructure, and to help us manage the risks of everyday life. Instead, we have created a financial world that talks to itself, trades with itself, and is increasingly divorced from the activities of the real economy. John Kay explains how this came about – and what can be done to recreate a financial sector responsive to economic and social needs. John Kay (@JohnKayFT) is an economist whose career has spanned the academic world, business and public affairs. Currently, he is a visiting Professor of Economics at LSE and a Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is a director of several public companies and contributes a weekly column to the Financial Times. He recently chaired the Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision-Making which reported to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in July 2012. He is the author of many books, including The Truth about Markets (2003), The Long and the Short of It: finance and investment for normally intelligent people who are not in the industry (2009) and Obliquity (2010). His latest book is Other People’s Money. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor John Kay | Modern economies need finance, to enable us to make payments, transfer wealth across our lifetimes and between generations, allocate capital and maintain the corporate and physical infrastructure, and to help us manage the risks of everyday life. Instead, we have created a financial world that talks to itself, trades with itself, and is increasingly divorced from the activities of the real economy. John Kay explains how this came about – and what can be done to recreate a financial sector responsive to economic and social needs. John Kay (@JohnKayFT) is an economist whose career has spanned the academic world, business and public affairs. Currently, he is a visiting Professor of Economics at LSE and a Fellow of St John’s College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is a director of several public companies and contributes a weekly column to the Financial Times. He recently chaired the Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision-Making which reported to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in July 2012. He is the author of many books, including The Truth about Markets (2003), The Long and the Short of It: finance and investment for normally intelligent people who are not in the industry (2009) and Obliquity (2010). His latest book is Other People’s Money. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 20 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT63Sean McFatehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324601:26:50PD5861Speaker(s): Sean McFate | It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiralling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military contractor DynCorp International. Throughout the world, similar scenarios are playing out daily. The United States can no longer go to war without contractors. Yet we don't know much about the industry's structure, its operations, or where it's heading. Even the U.S. government - the entity that actually pays them - knows relatively little. In The Modern Mercenary, Sean McFate combines a broad-ranging theory of the phenomenon with an insider’s understanding of what the opaque world of the private military industry is actually like, explaining its economic structure and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war. Sean McFate (@seanmcfate) is Associate Professor at the National Defense University, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Sean is an alumnus of LSE. Christopher Coker is Professor of International Relations at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Sean McFate | It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiralling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military contractor DynCorp International. Throughout the world, similar scenarios are playing out daily. The United States can no longer go to war without contractors. Yet we don't know much about the industry's structure, its operations, or where it's heading. Even the U.S. government - the entity that actually pays them - knows relatively little. In The Modern Mercenary, Sean McFate combines a broad-ranging theory of the phenomenon with an insider’s understanding of what the opaque world of the private military industry is actually like, explaining its economic structure and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war. Sean McFate (@seanmcfate) is Associate Professor at the National Defense University, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Sean is an alumnus of LSE. Christopher Coker is Professor of International Relations at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT64Professor Richard Swedberghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324401:10:25PD5858Speaker(s): Professor Richard Swedberg | Editor's note: Part of the question and answer session has been omitted from the podcast owing to technical problems with the recording. By paying more attention to what happens in actual practice before a theory is formulated – what may be called the methods of habits of theorizing – social science and sociology may be considerably improved. Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. His two main specialties are economic sociology and social theory. Nigel Dodd (@nigelbdodd) is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Sociology. For more than 50 years the BJS has represented the mainstream of sociological thinking and research. Consistently ranked highly by the ISI in Sociology, this prestigious, international journal publishes sociological scholarship of the highest quality on all aspect of the discipline, by academics from all over the world.Speaker(s): Professor Richard Swedberg | Editor's note: Part of the question and answer session has been omitted from the podcast owing to technical problems with the recording. By paying more attention to what happens in actual practice before a theory is formulated – what may be called the methods of habits of theorizing – social science and sociology may be considerably improved. Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. His two main specialties are economic sociology and social theory. Nigel Dodd (@nigelbdodd) is a Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Sociology. For more than 50 years the BJS has represented the mainstream of sociological thinking and research. Consistently ranked highly by the ISI in Sociology, this prestigious, international journal publishes sociological scholarship of the highest quality on all aspect of the discipline, by academics from all over the world.Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT65Sughra Ahmed, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dr Ruth Gilbert, Dr Edward Kesslerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324501:24:41PD5859Speaker(s): Sughra Ahmed, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dr Ruth Gilbert, Dr Edward Kessler | The Institute of Public Affairs, in partnership with the Pears Foundation and the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, will host an interfaith discussion on the theme “The Book and the Believer: are Catholics, Jews and Muslims still outsiders in British society?” Three public figures will share their interesting and provocative perspectives, from their experience of belonging to a minority religious tradition in modern British society. Sughra Ahmed (@sughra01) is Programmes Manager at the Woolf Institute in the Centre for Policy and Public Education, where she is responsible for the design and delivery of research and training on issues such as faith, belief, communities, and integration. Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@frankcottrell_b) is a British screenwriter and novelist, known for his children's fiction and for his collaboration(s) with film director Michael Winterbottom and Danny Boyle. Ruth Gilbert is a Reader at the University of Winchester. Her doctorate (University of Southampton) focused on early modern representations of the body, sex and gender. Dr Edward Kessler MBE is Founder Director of the Woolf Institute and Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Kessler is also Vice-Chair of the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life, chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss. Professor Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy.Speaker(s): Sughra Ahmed, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dr Ruth Gilbert, Dr Edward Kessler | The Institute of Public Affairs, in partnership with the Pears Foundation and the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, will host an interfaith discussion on the theme “The Book and the Believer: are Catholics, Jews and Muslims still outsiders in British society?” Three public figures will share their interesting and provocative perspectives, from their experience of belonging to a minority religious tradition in modern British society. Sughra Ahmed (@sughra01) is Programmes Manager at the Woolf Institute in the Centre for Policy and Public Education, where she is responsible for the design and delivery of research and training on issues such as faith, belief, communities, and integration. Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@frankcottrell_b) is a British screenwriter and novelist, known for his children's fiction and for his collaboration(s) with film director Michael Winterbottom and Danny Boyle. Ruth Gilbert is a Reader at the University of Winchester. Her doctorate (University of Southampton) focused on early modern representations of the body, sex and gender. Dr Edward Kessler MBE is Founder Director of the Woolf Institute and Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Kessler is also Vice-Chair of the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life, chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss. Professor Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy.Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT66Dr Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324001:11:05PD5853Speaker(s): Dr Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdon | On 11 May 2010, David Cameron entered Downing Street as the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. He stood at the head of the first Coalition government in 65 years. From the early heady days of the Rose Garden partnership with the Lib Dems - through the phone hacking crisis, defeat over Syria and ‘plebgate’ - to the most bitterly contested general election in years, authors Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon reveal the highs, lows, frustrations and successes of Cameron’s premiership. Five years in the making, and with unprecedented access to the Prime Minister and his inner circle, Cameron at 10 is the gripping inside story of what really happened behind the black door of Number 10. Anthony Seldon (@AnthonySeldon) is considered one of Britain’s pre-eminent political biographers and contemporary historians. He is the former head of one of the country’s leading independent schools, Wellington College, and has recently been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Buckingham University. He is an alumnus of LSE. Peter Snowdon (@PASnowdon) is a journalist and historian, and duty edits BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He has written the unrivalled account of the Conservative Party’s return to power under David Cameron, Back from the Brink. He is an alumnus of LSE. The authors have collaborated on several books together, including the twin volume biography of Tony Blair – Blair and Blair Unbound. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Speaker(s): Dr Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdon | On 11 May 2010, David Cameron entered Downing Street as the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. He stood at the head of the first Coalition government in 65 years. From the early heady days of the Rose Garden partnership with the Lib Dems - through the phone hacking crisis, defeat over Syria and ‘plebgate’ - to the most bitterly contested general election in years, authors Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon reveal the highs, lows, frustrations and successes of Cameron’s premiership. Five years in the making, and with unprecedented access to the Prime Minister and his inner circle, Cameron at 10 is the gripping inside story of what really happened behind the black door of Number 10. Anthony Seldon (@AnthonySeldon) is considered one of Britain’s pre-eminent political biographers and contemporary historians. He is the former head of one of the country’s leading independent schools, Wellington College, and has recently been appointed Vice-Chancellor of Buckingham University. He is an alumnus of LSE. Peter Snowdon (@PASnowdon) is a journalist and historian, and duty edits BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He has written the unrivalled account of the Conservative Party’s return to power under David Cameron, Back from the Brink. He is an alumnus of LSE. The authors have collaborated on several books together, including the twin volume biography of Tony Blair – Blair and Blair Unbound. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT67Gillian Tetthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=324101:24:26PD5854Speaker(s): Gillian Tett | As global organisations become increasingly sophisticated and complex, they also become interlinked but subdivided to increase productivity. Added to this, the human element of competitiveness and protectiveness enhances the conditions for silos to take shape. Drawing on her background in anthropology, award-winning journalist and author Gillian Tett demonstrates how this silo effect can interrupt innovation and even cause disasters and sheds light on how these silos might be overcome. Gillian Tett (@gilliantett) is the US managing editor and columnist at the Financial Times. In 2014 she was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards, and was previously named Journalist of the Year (2009), Business Journalist of the Year (2008) and Wincott Financial Journalist of the Year (2007). In 2011 she was awarded the British Academy’s President’s Medal. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun and Fool’s Gold and most recently The Silo Effect: Why putting everything in its place isn't such a bright idea. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Speaker(s): Gillian Tett | As global organisations become increasingly sophisticated and complex, they also become interlinked but subdivided to increase productivity. Added to this, the human element of competitiveness and protectiveness enhances the conditions for silos to take shape. Drawing on her background in anthropology, award-winning journalist and author Gillian Tett demonstrates how this silo effect can interrupt innovation and even cause disasters and sheds light on how these silos might be overcome. Gillian Tett (@gilliantett) is the US managing editor and columnist at the Financial Times. In 2014 she was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards, and was previously named Journalist of the Year (2009), Business Journalist of the Year (2008) and Wincott Financial Journalist of the Year (2007). In 2011 she was awarded the British Academy’s President’s Medal. Tett is the author of Saving the Sun and Fool’s Gold and most recently The Silo Effect: Why putting everything in its place isn't such a bright idea. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT68Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Anne Perkinshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=323701:27:06PD5850Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Anne Perkins | The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power will present their findings at this public debate, and copies of the Final Report will be available for attendees. Examining persisting inequalities between women and men in the UK, the Commission has focused on the media, the economic sphere, political life, and the legal profession. Commission findings on current gender inequalities and ways forward will be debated by the high-profile panel and with the audience. How interconnected are inequalities in these sites? How will austerity policies impact on gender inequality? And what can be done to improve the position of women and girls in the UK? Shami Chakrabarti is Director of Liberty and one of the UK’s most influential human rights campaigners; auathor of On Liberty, she was a member of the LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi (@Rebecca_Omonira) is a freelance journalist who has worked on the Commission and has been published by the New Statesman, the Guardian, and Open Democracy, among others. Anne Perkins (@perkinscomment) is an editorial and comment writer for the Guardian, where she began work as a political correspondent in 1997. Previously, she had been a lobby correspondent for both the BBC and for Channel Four News. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science, and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at LSE. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE is one of the largest political science departments in the UK. Its activities cover a comprehensive range of approaches to the study of politics.Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, Anne Perkins | The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power will present their findings at this public debate, and copies of the Final Report will be available for attendees. Examining persisting inequalities between women and men in the UK, the Commission has focused on the media, the economic sphere, political life, and the legal profession. Commission findings on current gender inequalities and ways forward will be debated by the high-profile panel and with the audience. How interconnected are inequalities in these sites? How will austerity policies impact on gender inequality? And what can be done to improve the position of women and girls in the UK? Shami Chakrabarti is Director of Liberty and one of the UK’s most influential human rights campaigners; auathor of On Liberty, she was a member of the LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi (@Rebecca_Omonira) is a freelance journalist who has worked on the Commission and has been published by the New Statesman, the Guardian, and Open Democracy, among others. Anne Perkins (@perkinscomment) is an editorial and comment writer for the Guardian, where she began work as a political correspondent in 1997. Previously, she had been a lobby correspondent for both the BBC and for Channel Four News. Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science, and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics at LSE. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE is one of the largest political science departments in the UK. Its activities cover a comprehensive range of approaches to the study of politics.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT69Shobhana Bhartiahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=323801:24:59PD5851Speaker(s): Shobhana Bhartia | Shobhana Bhartia and Mukulika Banerjee will debate the sensitive relationship between media and politics in contemporary society, weaving in issues of reportage, print and electronic coverage, online news, 24/7 news knowledge, and the like. Focusing on The Hindustan Times daily newspaper in India, the discussion will also confront new challenges -- of online portals, social media and the reporting of breaking news, and the increasing role that the media plays in creating an informed citizenry. Besides being the first and the youngest woman to become the chief executive of a national newspaper, Shobhana Bhartia is also a prominent statesperson. She is currently the Chairperson and Editorial Director at HT Media Limited, India’s largest listed media company, part of India’s Birla group. In her career spanning three decades, she led the process of cultural transformation at HT Media, and converted it into a high quality, forward looking professional media organisation. She pioneered the strategy fundamental to the company’s rapid growth and foray into education. Her efforts have contributed to the company winning global awards including the Best Media Company in India to Work For in 2012. Shobana’s has received many awards and recognition including Media Person of the Year 2012 by IAA Leadership Awards, Businesswoman of the Year 2007 by The Economic Times, Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 by Ernst & Young, and Global Leader of Tomorrow 1996 by World Economic Forum, Davos. After receiving the Padma Shri for Excellence in Journalism, a National Award by the Government of India, she was the Presidential nominee to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament in India from 2006-2012. She also served as a member of the Parliamentary Committees on Energy, Women Empowerment, and Human Resource Development. Other leadership positions held by her include chairing the Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Press Trust of India. She has held Board level positions at Indian Airlines and Indian educational institutes. She is also serving as the Pro Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (founded by her grandfather). Mukulika Banerjee (@MukulikaB) is Director of the South Asia Centre and Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is author of Why India Votes?, Muslim Portraits: Everyday lives in India, The Sari and The Pathan Unarmed. Established in 2015, the South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) marks a step-change in LSE’s engagement with South Asia. LSE has more than 70 subject experts whose teaching and research interests concern South Asia; the Centre harnesses this world class inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise to underwrite the School’s fundamental mission of impacting public awareness through informed knowledge. The SAC is a global platform to engage with South Asia – whose particularities constantly challenge conventional social science thinking about the region.Speaker(s): Shobhana Bhartia | Shobhana Bhartia and Mukulika Banerjee will debate the sensitive relationship between media and politics in contemporary society, weaving in issues of reportage, print and electronic coverage, online news, 24/7 news knowledge, and the like. Focusing on The Hindustan Times daily newspaper in India, the discussion will also confront new challenges -- of online portals, social media and the reporting of breaking news, and the increasing role that the media plays in creating an informed citizenry. Besides being the first and the youngest woman to become the chief executive of a national newspaper, Shobhana Bhartia is also a prominent statesperson. She is currently the Chairperson and Editorial Director at HT Media Limited, India’s largest listed media company, part of India’s Birla group. In her career spanning three decades, she led the process of cultural transformation at HT Media, and converted it into a high quality, forward looking professional media organisation. She pioneered the strategy fundamental to the company’s rapid growth and foray into education. Her efforts have contributed to the company winning global awards including the Best Media Company in India to Work For in 2012. Shobana’s has received many awards and recognition including Media Person of the Year 2012 by IAA Leadership Awards, Businesswoman of the Year 2007 by The Economic Times, Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 by Ernst & Young, and Global Leader of Tomorrow 1996 by World Economic Forum, Davos. After receiving the Padma Shri for Excellence in Journalism, a National Award by the Government of India, she was the Presidential nominee to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament in India from 2006-2012. She also served as a member of the Parliamentary Committees on Energy, Women Empowerment, and Human Resource Development. Other leadership positions held by her include chairing the Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Press Trust of India. She has held Board level positions at Indian Airlines and Indian educational institutes. She is also serving as the Pro Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (founded by her grandfather). Mukulika Banerjee (@MukulikaB) is Director of the South Asia Centre and Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is author of Why India Votes?, Muslim Portraits: Everyday lives in India, The Sari and The Pathan Unarmed. Established in 2015, the South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) marks a step-change in LSE’s engagement with South Asia. LSE has more than 70 subject experts whose teaching and research interests concern South Asia; the Centre harnesses this world class inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise to underwrite the School’s fundamental mission of impacting public awareness through informed knowledge. The SAC is a global platform to engage with South Asia – whose particularities constantly challenge conventional social science thinking about the region.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT70Martin Sandbuhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=323901:33:39PD5852Speaker(s): Martin Sandbu | Originally conceived as part of a unifying vision for Europe, the euro is now viewed as a millstone around the neck of a continent crippled by vast debts, sluggish economies, and growing populist dissent. In his new book, Europe's Orphan: The Future of the Euro and the Politics of Debt, which he will discuss in this lecture, economic commentator Martin Sandbu presents a defence of the euro, arguing that rather than blaming the euro for the political and economic failures in Europe since the global financial crisis, the responsibility lies firmly on the authorities of the Eurozone and its member countries. Martin Sandbu (@MESandbu) has been writing about economics for the Financial Times since 2009. Formerly the newspaper’s economics leader writer, he currently writes the newspaper’s Free Lunch premium economics newsletter. Previously, he was a senior research fellow at the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Just Business: Arguments in Business Ethics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Martin Sandbu | Originally conceived as part of a unifying vision for Europe, the euro is now viewed as a millstone around the neck of a continent crippled by vast debts, sluggish economies, and growing populist dissent. In his new book, Europe's Orphan: The Future of the Euro and the Politics of Debt, which he will discuss in this lecture, economic commentator Martin Sandbu presents a defence of the euro, arguing that rather than blaming the euro for the political and economic failures in Europe since the global financial crisis, the responsibility lies firmly on the authorities of the Eurozone and its member countries. Martin Sandbu (@MESandbu) has been writing about economics for the Financial Times since 2009. Formerly the newspaper’s economics leader writer, he currently writes the newspaper’s Free Lunch premium economics newsletter. Previously, he was a senior research fellow at the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Just Business: Arguments in Business Ethics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT71Angelino Alfanohttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=323601:02:52PD5849Speaker(s): Angelino Alfano | From London the Mediterranean looks a long way away, but this distance is deceptive. In 2015, 250,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived in Italy and Greece through the Med, Europe's southern border. The effects of this influx of people are being felt throughout the Continent, from Sicily to Calais. The Mediterranean has also gained geopolitical prominence not just as a key migration route from Africa and the Middle East into Europe, but as a region that has undergone enormous political upheaval and still faces ongoing political instability. From the unravelling of the Libyan state to the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the Mediterranean has become a key security concern for Europe. The spread of terrorism and radical ideology on the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean, in addition to the pressures of migration, has made European countries increasingly aware of the importance and urgency of ambitious efforts to "fix" the Mediterranean region, to ensure good governance, peace and security. Angelino Alfano, Italy’s Interior Minister, will evaluate the efforts already underway to manage migration flows and terrorist threats, considering whether a more collective approach is needed to ensure security and prosperity. Angelino Alfano (@angealfa) has served in the government of Italy asFrom London the Mediterranean looks a long way away, but this distance is deceptive. In 2015, 250,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived in Italy and Greece through the Med, Europe's southern border. The effects of this influx of people are being felt throughout the Continent, from Sicily to Calais. The Mediterranean has also gained geopolitical prominence not just as a key migration route from Africa and the Middle East into Europe, but as a region that has undergone enormous political upheaval and still faces ongoing political instability. From the unravelling of the Libyan state to the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the Mediterranean has become a key security concern for Europe. The spread of terrorism and radical ideology on the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean, in addition to the pressures of migration, has made European countries increasingly aware of the importance and urgency of ambitious efforts to "fix" the Mediterranean region, to ensure good governance, peace and security. Angelino Alfano, Italy’s Interior Minister, will evaluate the efforts already underway to manage migration flows and terrorist threats, considering whether a more collective approach is needed to ensure security and prosperity. Angelino Alfano (@angealfa) has served in the government of Italy as Minister of the Interior since April 2013. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector. Minister of the Interior since April 2013. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Angelino Alfano | From London the Mediterranean looks a long way away, but this distance is deceptive. In 2015, 250,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived in Italy and Greece through the Med, Europe's southern border. The effects of this influx of people are being felt throughout the Continent, from Sicily to Calais. The Mediterranean has also gained geopolitical prominence not just as a key migration route from Africa and the Middle East into Europe, but as a region that has undergone enormous political upheaval and still faces ongoing political instability. From the unravelling of the Libyan state to the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the Mediterranean has become a key security concern for Europe. The spread of terrorism and radical ideology on the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean, in addition to the pressures of migration, has made European countries increasingly aware of the importance and urgency of ambitious efforts to "fix" the Mediterranean region, to ensure good governance, peace and security. Angelino Alfano, Italy’s Interior Minister, will evaluate the efforts already underway to manage migration flows and terrorist threats, considering whether a more collective approach is needed to ensure security and prosperity. Angelino Alfano (@angealfa) has served in the government of Italy asFrom London the Mediterranean looks a long way away, but this distance is deceptive. In 2015, 250,000 refugees and migrants have already arrived in Italy and Greece through the Med, Europe's southern border. The effects of this influx of people are being felt throughout the Continent, from Sicily to Calais. The Mediterranean has also gained geopolitical prominence not just as a key migration route from Africa and the Middle East into Europe, but as a region that has undergone enormous political upheaval and still faces ongoing political instability. From the unravelling of the Libyan state to the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, the Mediterranean has become a key security concern for Europe. The spread of terrorism and radical ideology on the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean, in addition to the pressures of migration, has made European countries increasingly aware of the importance and urgency of ambitious efforts to "fix" the Mediterranean region, to ensure good governance, peace and security. Angelino Alfano, Italy’s Interior Minister, will evaluate the efforts already underway to manage migration flows and terrorist threats, considering whether a more collective approach is needed to ensure security and prosperity. Angelino Alfano (@angealfa) has served in the government of Italy as Minister of the Interior since April 2013. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector. Minister of the Interior since April 2013. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:30:00 GMT72Winnie Byanyimahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=323301:23:39PD5843Speaker(s): Winnie Byanyima | Winnie will reflect on her own life and experiences growing up in Uganda, and discuss the true nature of Africa's growth story and how we must tackle crisis of inequality in Africa. Born in Uganda, Winnie Byanyima (@Winnie_Byanyima) is the Executive Director of Oxfam International. She has been a leader on women’s rights, democratic governance and peace building, spanning the diplomatic, multilateral, legislative and civil society arenas. She founded Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), a leading NGO in Uganda and has served at the African Union Commission and at the United Nations Development Programme as Director of Gender and Development. Dr Duncan Green (@fp2p) is Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam, author of From Poverty to Power, and Professor in Practice of International Development at LSE. The Department of International Development (@LSE_ID) promotes interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change.Speaker(s): Winnie Byanyima | Winnie will reflect on her own life and experiences growing up in Uganda, and discuss the true nature of Africa's growth story and how we must tackle crisis of inequality in Africa. Born in Uganda, Winnie Byanyima (@Winnie_Byanyima) is the Executive Director of Oxfam International. She has been a leader on women’s rights, democratic governance and peace building, spanning the diplomatic, multilateral, legislative and civil society arenas. She founded Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), a leading NGO in Uganda and has served at the African Union Commission and at the United Nations Development Programme as Director of Gender and Development. Dr Duncan Green (@fp2p) is Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam, author of From Poverty to Power, and Professor in Practice of International Development at LSE. The Department of International Development (@LSE_ID) promotes interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change.Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT73Professor Andrew Moravcsikhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322901:32:55PD5835Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Moravcsik | Advances in qualitative sources' accessibility are transforming the way these sources are used—and cited. Professor Andrew Moravcsik will discuss the multidisciplinary, multi-institutional effort to generate new standards in this digital age. Andrew Moravcsik is Professor of Politics and International Affairs, and Director of the European Union Program in the Department of Politics and Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. James Morrison is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Moravcsik | Advances in qualitative sources' accessibility are transforming the way these sources are used—and cited. Professor Andrew Moravcsik will discuss the multidisciplinary, multi-institutional effort to generate new standards in this digital age. Andrew Moravcsik is Professor of Politics and International Affairs, and Director of the European Union Program in the Department of Politics and Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. James Morrison is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Thu, 8 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT74Sir Robert Cooper, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Professor Karen Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322801:30:11PD5834Speaker(s): Sir Robert Cooper, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Professor Karen Smith | European security is in crisis. 25 years after the Cold War, we are still far from the OSCE vision of "Europe whole and free" or "the common European home". The speakers will discuss the origins of the crisis and what should be done to resolve it. Sir Robert Cooper and Ambassador Ischinger are Senior Fellows of the Dahrendorf Forum. They are also Editorial Advisor and Chair to the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security. Professor Karen Smith is Professor of International Relations and Director of LSE's European Foreign Policy Unit. Dr Robert Falkner (@robert_falkner) is Academic Director of Dahrendorf Forum at LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Speaker(s): Sir Robert Cooper, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Professor Karen Smith | European security is in crisis. 25 years after the Cold War, we are still far from the OSCE vision of "Europe whole and free" or "the common European home". The speakers will discuss the origins of the crisis and what should be done to resolve it. Sir Robert Cooper and Ambassador Ischinger are Senior Fellows of the Dahrendorf Forum. They are also Editorial Advisor and Chair to the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security. Professor Karen Smith is Professor of International Relations and Director of LSE's European Foreign Policy Unit. Dr Robert Falkner (@robert_falkner) is Academic Director of Dahrendorf Forum at LSE IDEAS. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Thu, 8 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT75Professor Christine Chinkinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322701:28:39PD5833Speaker(s): Professor Christine Chinkin | In 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 acknowledged both the impact of armed conflict on women, and the importance of their participation in policy and decision-making. It recognised that sexual violence constitutes a threat to international peace and security both through its incidence in conflict and, without steps to address it, through its continuing divisiveness on societies. 15 years since the adoption of UNSCR 1325 and sexual and gender-based violence continues to affect millions around the world, primarily but not exclusively women and girls. Such violence destroys lives, families and communities, and threatens international peace and security. Combating the cycle of violence against women requires a real and concerted effort to work towards equality for women across all sections of society. LSE is contributing to this effort with the creation of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, founded with the support of the UK Government’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and led by Professor Christine Chinkin. In this lecture, Professor Chinkin will explore UNSCR 1325, PSVI, and the international legal framework for addressing violence against women and promoting women’s human rights for women, themes central to the context and ambition for the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Christine Chinkin is Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Marsha Henry (@mghacademic) is Associate Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation and Deputy Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre for Women, Peace and Security (@LSE_WPS) is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world.Speaker(s): Professor Christine Chinkin | In 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 acknowledged both the impact of armed conflict on women, and the importance of their participation in policy and decision-making. It recognised that sexual violence constitutes a threat to international peace and security both through its incidence in conflict and, without steps to address it, through its continuing divisiveness on societies. 15 years since the adoption of UNSCR 1325 and sexual and gender-based violence continues to affect millions around the world, primarily but not exclusively women and girls. Such violence destroys lives, families and communities, and threatens international peace and security. Combating the cycle of violence against women requires a real and concerted effort to work towards equality for women across all sections of society. LSE is contributing to this effort with the creation of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, founded with the support of the UK Government’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and led by Professor Christine Chinkin. In this lecture, Professor Chinkin will explore UNSCR 1325, PSVI, and the international legal framework for addressing violence against women and promoting women’s human rights for women, themes central to the context and ambition for the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Christine Chinkin is Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Marsha Henry (@mghacademic) is Associate Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation and Deputy Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre for Women, Peace and Security (@LSE_WPS) is a leading academic space for scholars, practitioners, activists, policy-makers and students to develop strategies to promote justice, human rights and participation for women in conflict-affected situations around the world.Thu, 8 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT76Professor Dani Rodrikhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322501:13:16PD5828Speaker(s): Professor Dani Rodrik | Based on his new book, Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science, Professor Rodrik will give an accessible introduction to the strengths of the discipline of economics and why it is so often misunderstood, not least by its practitioners. Dani Rodrik (@rodrikdani) is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Centennial Professor at the LSE European Institute and Department of Economics. He has published widely in international economics and globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011) and One Economics, Many Recipes (Princeton, 2007). Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Dani Rodrik | Based on his new book, Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science, Professor Rodrik will give an accessible introduction to the strengths of the discipline of economics and why it is so often misunderstood, not least by its practitioners. Dani Rodrik (@rodrikdani) is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Centennial Professor at the LSE European Institute and Department of Economics. He has published widely in international economics and globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011) and One Economics, Many Recipes (Princeton, 2007). Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Wed, 7 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT77Professor Michael Storper, Dr Thomas Kemeny, Dr Naji Makaremhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322601:20:58PD5829Speaker(s): Professor Michael Storper, Dr Thomas Kemeny, Dr Naji Makarem | How well a city will cope with new opportunities and challenges relies on economic specialisation, human capital formation, and institutional factors. World-leading economic geographer Michael Storper challenges many conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings in his new book The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies. lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (co-authored with Thomas Kemeny, Naji Makarem and Taner Osman). Drawing on economics, sociology, political science, and geography, Professor Storper examines previously underexplored capacities for organisational change in firms, networks of people, and networks of leaders, to explain the economic success – or failure – of metropolitan regions. The event concludes with a Q&A session with the authors. Michael Storper (@michaelstorper) is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and holds Professorships at Sciences-Po and UCLA. Thomas Kemeny (@KemenyThomas) is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Southampton. Naji Makarem is Lecturer in the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at University College London. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose is a Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and current President of the Regional Science Association International. The Geography and Environment department at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.Speaker(s): Professor Michael Storper, Dr Thomas Kemeny, Dr Naji Makarem | How well a city will cope with new opportunities and challenges relies on economic specialisation, human capital formation, and institutional factors. World-leading economic geographer Michael Storper challenges many conventional notions about economic development and sheds new light on its workings in his new book The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies. lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (co-authored with Thomas Kemeny, Naji Makarem and Taner Osman). Drawing on economics, sociology, political science, and geography, Professor Storper examines previously underexplored capacities for organisational change in firms, networks of people, and networks of leaders, to explain the economic success – or failure – of metropolitan regions. The event concludes with a Q&A session with the authors. Michael Storper (@michaelstorper) is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and holds Professorships at Sciences-Po and UCLA. Thomas Kemeny (@KemenyThomas) is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Southampton. Naji Makarem is Lecturer in the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at University College London. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose is a Professor of Economic Geography at LSE, and current President of the Regional Science Association International. The Geography and Environment department at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change.Wed, 7 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT78Douglas Booth, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Lena Schofield, Hilary Stauffer, Charles Stephenshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=322401:03:41PD5827Speaker(s): Douglas Booth, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Lena Schofield, Hilary Stauffer, Charles Stephens | The panel discussion will focus on building a more inclusive campus culture. During the panel discussion, we intend to explore both the challenges for building an inclusive living and learning environment at university as well as strategies for achieving greater gender equality both in the professional world and within particular academic disciplines, university programmes, student initiatives, and social environments. How do we make universities and workspaces environments where all individuals can flourish? What does inclusivity mean to you? The panel will reflect on how we can all actively participate in the drive towards gender equality. UN Women (@UN_Women) is bringing the first-ever HeForShe #GetFree University Tour to universities across the United Kingdom and France. The HeForShe #GetFree Tour is about creating a world where we can all feel free to be ourselves; to be emotional, to be ambitious, to be vulnerable, to be real. The Tour brings a global conversation on gender to young people around the world, enabling them to express themselves and explore their own understanding of gender, empowering them to lead us towards equality. Douglas Booth (@DouglasBooth) is an actor and UNHCR supporter. Elizabeth Nyamayaro (@e_nyamayaro) is Senior Advisor to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women and Head of the HeForShe Campaign. Lena Schofield (@LenaSchofie) is the LSESU Women's Officer, and former Vice-President of the LSESU Feminist Society. Hilary Stauffer (@hilarybstauffer) is a visiting fellow in the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at LSE. Charles Stephens (@AmerNLon) is Head of Global Gender Agenda and Head of Diversity and Inclusion Head Office Functions at Barclays Plc. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Taskforce was established in September 2015 to conduct a root-and-branch review of EDI issues at the School, to generate policy proposals, and to initiate changes around the institutional architecture and campus culture in order to maximise equity, diversity and inclusion across the School.Speaker(s): Douglas Booth, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Lena Schofield, Hilary Stauffer, Charles Stephens | The panel discussion will focus on building a more inclusive campus culture. During the panel discussion, we intend to explore both the challenges for building an inclusive living and learning environment at university as well as strategies for achieving greater gender equality both in the professional world and within particular academic disciplines, university programmes, student initiatives, and social environments. How do we make universities and workspaces environments where all individuals can flourish? What does inclusivity mean to you? The panel will reflect on how we can all actively participate in the drive towards gender equality. UN Women (@UN_Women) is bringing the first-ever HeForShe #GetFree University Tour to universities across the United Kingdom and France. The HeForShe #GetFree Tour is about creating a world where we can all feel free to be ourselves; to be emotional, to be ambitious, to be vulnerable, to be real. The Tour brings a global conversation on gender to young people around the world, enabling them to express themselves and explore their own understanding of gender, empowering them to lead us towards equality. Douglas Booth (@DouglasBooth) is an actor and UNHCR supporter. Elizabeth Nyamayaro (@e_nyamayaro) is Senior Advisor to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women and Head of the HeForShe Campaign. Lena Schofield (@LenaSchofie) is the LSESU Women's Officer, and former Vice-President of the LSESU Feminist Society. Hilary Stauffer (@hilarybstauffer) is a visiting fellow in the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at LSE. Charles Stephens (@AmerNLon) is Head of Global Gender Agenda and Head of Diversity and Inclusion Head Office Functions at Barclays Plc. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Taskforce was established in September 2015 to conduct a root-and-branch review of EDI issues at the School, to generate policy proposals, and to initiate changes around the institutional architecture and campus culture in order to maximise equity, diversity and inclusion across the School.Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:30:00 GMT79Professor Chris Bertram, Emily Dugan, Professor Matthew Gibney, Madeleine Sumptionhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321801:24:02PD5820Speaker(s): Professor Chris Bertram, Emily Dugan, Professor Matthew Gibney, Madeleine Sumption | Most people would agree that we have a right to leave our country of origin. But since leaving one country usually means arriving in another, do we also have a right to immigrate? If so, how can this be reconciled with a state’s apparent right to exclude? We bring together a panel of philosophers and migration experts to discuss these and related questions. Chris Bertram (@crookedfootball) is Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol. Emily Dugan (@emilydugan) is Social Affairs Editor at the Independent, i and the Independent on Sunday. Emily first book, Finding Home: The Real Stories of Migrant Britain was published in July 2015 with Icon Books. Matthew Gibney is Professor of Politics and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. Madeleine Sumption (@M_Sumption) is Director of the Migration Observatory. Peter Dennis is LSE Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Chris Bertram, Emily Dugan, Professor Matthew Gibney, Madeleine Sumption | Most people would agree that we have a right to leave our country of origin. But since leaving one country usually means arriving in another, do we also have a right to immigrate? If so, how can this be reconciled with a state’s apparent right to exclude? We bring together a panel of philosophers and migration experts to discuss these and related questions. Chris Bertram (@crookedfootball) is Professor of Social and Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol. Emily Dugan (@emilydugan) is Social Affairs Editor at the Independent, i and the Independent on Sunday. Emily first book, Finding Home: The Real Stories of Migrant Britain was published in July 2015 with Icon Books. Matthew Gibney is Professor of Politics and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. Madeleine Sumption (@M_Sumption) is Director of the Migration Observatory. Peter Dennis is LSE Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and Forum for European Philosophy Fellow. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT80Shami Chakrabartihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321901:28:11PD5821Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti | To mark the paperback release of On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti will be in conversation with Conor Gearty and taking questions from the audience and Twitter. You can send your questions via Twitter to @LSELaw using #LSEShami. In On Liberty Shami explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are paramount in upholding democracy, and how they are coming under unprecedented pressure today. Since 9/11 governments have decided that human and civil rights, and the rule of law, are often too costly, and have offered an apparently simple trade-off: greater security in exchange for less freedom. Drawing on her own life and work, and on Liberty’s campaigning on issues including privacy, 42 day detention and ASBOs, Shami shows why our rights are indispensable and looks to the future. These freedoms, for which generations have fought, both protect and empower us, and curb the power of the mighty – and what’s more, Shami warns, once gone, they will be almost impossible to recover. Shami Chakrabarti is Director of the civil liberties advocacy organisation Liberty. She was a member of the panel of the Leveson Inquiry and is Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and an alumna of LSE. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti | To mark the paperback release of On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti will be in conversation with Conor Gearty and taking questions from the audience and Twitter. You can send your questions via Twitter to @LSELaw using #LSEShami. In On Liberty Shami explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are paramount in upholding democracy, and how they are coming under unprecedented pressure today. Since 9/11 governments have decided that human and civil rights, and the rule of law, are often too costly, and have offered an apparently simple trade-off: greater security in exchange for less freedom. Drawing on her own life and work, and on Liberty’s campaigning on issues including privacy, 42 day detention and ASBOs, Shami shows why our rights are indispensable and looks to the future. These freedoms, for which generations have fought, both protect and empower us, and curb the power of the mighty – and what’s more, Shami warns, once gone, they will be almost impossible to recover. Shami Chakrabarti is Director of the civil liberties advocacy organisation Liberty. She was a member of the panel of the Leveson Inquiry and is Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and an alumna of LSE. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT81Mark Canning, Dr Jurgen Haacke, Shibani Mahtanihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321701:26:48PD5818Speaker(s): Mark Canning, Dr Jurgen Haacke, Shibani Mahtani | In 2010 the world saw in Myanmar both relief and opportunity when - thirteen years after Myanmar achieved ASEAN membership - political and economic reforms began, shifting Myanmar away from isolationist military rule towards civilian government. Even while the depth and degree of these reforms remain unclear, Myanmar, one of Southeast Asia's poorest and most fragile economies, has begun to see easing in its foreign relations, and international trade and investment engagements. But just as Myanmar's history has long been troubled, with one of the world's longest-running periods of ethnic strife and civil wars, from well before military rule began in 1962, so too Myanmar since 2010 has shown a chequered and fragile landscape of continued religious and ethnic conflict. This November Myanmar goes to the polls. What will determine the outcome of those general elections? How will Myanmar achieve economic success comparable to those of its ASEAN neighbours? Mark Canning is Senior Adviser at Bell Pottinger and former UK Ambasssador to Indonesia, ASEAN, Myanmar, Malaysia and Zimbabwe. Jurgen Haacke is Associate Professor of International Relations at LSE, and Centre Associate at the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. Shibani Mahtani (@ShibaniMahtani) is Staff Reporter at the Wall Street Journal. She is based in Yangon, and reports on Myanmar and the rest of Southeast Asia. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre seeks to encourage the best academic and policy research, with core focus on the social context of the region.Speaker(s): Mark Canning, Dr Jurgen Haacke, Shibani Mahtani | In 2010 the world saw in Myanmar both relief and opportunity when - thirteen years after Myanmar achieved ASEAN membership - political and economic reforms began, shifting Myanmar away from isolationist military rule towards civilian government. Even while the depth and degree of these reforms remain unclear, Myanmar, one of Southeast Asia's poorest and most fragile economies, has begun to see easing in its foreign relations, and international trade and investment engagements. But just as Myanmar's history has long been troubled, with one of the world's longest-running periods of ethnic strife and civil wars, from well before military rule began in 1962, so too Myanmar since 2010 has shown a chequered and fragile landscape of continued religious and ethnic conflict. This November Myanmar goes to the polls. What will determine the outcome of those general elections? How will Myanmar achieve economic success comparable to those of its ASEAN neighbours? Mark Canning is Senior Adviser at Bell Pottinger and former UK Ambasssador to Indonesia, ASEAN, Myanmar, Malaysia and Zimbabwe. Jurgen Haacke is Associate Professor of International Relations at LSE, and Centre Associate at the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. Shibani Mahtani (@ShibaniMahtani) is Staff Reporter at the Wall Street Journal. She is based in Yangon, and reports on Myanmar and the rest of Southeast Asia. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre. The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre seeks to encourage the best academic and policy research, with core focus on the social context of the region.Mon, 5 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT82Professor Stephen M Walthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321501:21:00PD5817Speaker(s): Professor Stephen M Walt | Professor Walt will discuss strategic challenges facing the European Union and explore the geopolitical implications of a weaker Europe for the West. Stephen M Walt (@stephenWalt) is Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at the LSE. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs. The US Centre at LSE (@LSE_US) promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States.Speaker(s): Professor Stephen M Walt | Professor Walt will discuss strategic challenges facing the European Union and explore the geopolitical implications of a weaker Europe for the West. Stephen M Walt (@stephenWalt) is Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at the LSE. LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs. The US Centre at LSE (@LSE_US) promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States.Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:30:00 GMT83Professor Andrew Murrayhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321101:25:11PD5812Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Murray | Editor's note: for rights reasons the films clips presented in the lecture have been obscured in the video. Links to the film clips can be found in the related links section at bottom of the LSE podcast page. HAL 9000 will soon no longer be science fiction: sentient machines will quickly be with us. As “smart agents” make decisions for human actors a number of issues will emerge centred on four key challenges: privacy, personality, liberty, and locus. These are the themes behind Professor Andrew Murray's forthcoming book - The Objective Self: Identity and Law in the Digital Society. It conveys the thematic message that our concepts of personality and self will have to evolve as artificial intelligences develop. This lecture will not be able to examine the whole message of the book but Professor Andrew Murray will introduce the concept of The Objective Self, assisted, supplementary and autonomous decision-making and discuss machine intelligence and regulation by design. He will demonstrate that in the next 50-100 years everything we know and understand about law will become incorrect requiring lawyers to fundamentally alter their understanding of what the law is and what it can achieve. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE and Professor of Law. LSE Law (@LSELaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Murray | Editor's note: for rights reasons the films clips presented in the lecture have been obscured in the video. Links to the film clips can be found in the related links section at bottom of the LSE podcast page. HAL 9000 will soon no longer be science fiction: sentient machines will quickly be with us. As “smart agents” make decisions for human actors a number of issues will emerge centred on four key challenges: privacy, personality, liberty, and locus. These are the themes behind Professor Andrew Murray's forthcoming book - The Objective Self: Identity and Law in the Digital Society. It conveys the thematic message that our concepts of personality and self will have to evolve as artificial intelligences develop. This lecture will not be able to examine the whole message of the book but Professor Andrew Murray will introduce the concept of The Objective Self, assisted, supplementary and autonomous decision-making and discuss machine intelligence and regulation by design. He will demonstrate that in the next 50-100 years everything we know and understand about law will become incorrect requiring lawyers to fundamentally alter their understanding of what the law is and what it can achieve. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE and Professor of Law. LSE Law (@LSELaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT84Professor Andrew Murrayhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3211PD5840Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Murray | Editor's note: for rights reasons the films clips presented in the lecture have been obscured in the video. Links to the film clips can be found in the related links section at bottom of the LSE podcast page. HAL 9000 will soon no longer be science fiction: sentient machines will quickly be with us. As “smart agents” make decisions for human actors a number of issues will emerge centred on four key challenges: privacy, personality, liberty, and locus. These are the themes behind Professor Andrew Murray's forthcoming book - The Objective Self: Identity and Law in the Digital Society. It conveys the thematic message that our concepts of personality and self will have to evolve as artificial intelligences develop. This lecture will not be able to examine the whole message of the book but Professor Andrew Murray will introduce the concept of The Objective Self, assisted, supplementary and autonomous decision-making and discuss machine intelligence and regulation by design. He will demonstrate that in the next 50-100 years everything we know and understand about law will become incorrect requiring lawyers to fundamentally alter their understanding of what the law is and what it can achieve. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE and Professor of Law. LSE Law (@LSELaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Professor Andrew Murray | Editor's note: for rights reasons the films clips presented in the lecture have been obscured in the video. Links to the film clips can be found in the related links section at bottom of the LSE podcast page. HAL 9000 will soon no longer be science fiction: sentient machines will quickly be with us. As “smart agents” make decisions for human actors a number of issues will emerge centred on four key challenges: privacy, personality, liberty, and locus. These are the themes behind Professor Andrew Murray's forthcoming book - The Objective Self: Identity and Law in the Digital Society. It conveys the thematic message that our concepts of personality and self will have to evolve as artificial intelligences develop. This lecture will not be able to examine the whole message of the book but Professor Andrew Murray will introduce the concept of The Objective Self, assisted, supplementary and autonomous decision-making and discuss machine intelligence and regulation by design. He will demonstrate that in the next 50-100 years everything we know and understand about law will become incorrect requiring lawyers to fundamentally alter their understanding of what the law is and what it can achieve. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor of Law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE and Professor of Law. LSE Law (@LSELaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates and in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT85Professor Simon Hixhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=321201:24:47PD5813Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having studied as an undergraduate at the School in 1987-1990, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. He is the first holder of the Harold Laski Chair. He is author of over 50 articles in top international journals in political science, numerous policy papers, and 7 books, including The Political System of the European Union (Palgrave, 2011, with Bjorn Hoyland), What’s Wrong with the EU and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008), and Democratic Politics in the European Parliament (Cambridge University Press, 2007, with Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland). Simon regularly gives evidence to committees in the House of Commons, House of Lords, and the European Parliament, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE, is one of the largest political science departments in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having studied as an undergraduate at the School in 1987-1990, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. He is the first holder of the Harold Laski Chair. He is author of over 50 articles in top international journals in political science, numerous policy papers, and 7 books, including The Political System of the European Union (Palgrave, 2011, with Bjorn Hoyland), What’s Wrong with the EU and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008), and Democratic Politics in the European Parliament (Cambridge University Press, 2007, with Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland). Simon regularly gives evidence to committees in the House of Commons, House of Lords, and the European Parliament, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE, is one of the largest political science departments in the UK.Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT86Professor Simon Hixhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3212PD5848Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having studied as an undergraduate at the School in 1987-1990, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. He is the first holder of the Harold Laski Chair. He is author of over 50 articles in top international journals in political science, numerous policy papers, and 7 books, including The Political System of the European Union (Palgrave, 2011, with Bjorn Hoyland), What’s Wrong with the EU and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008), and Democratic Politics in the European Parliament (Cambridge University Press, 2007, with Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland). Simon regularly gives evidence to committees in the House of Commons, House of Lords, and the European Parliament, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE, is one of the largest political science departments in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having studied as an undergraduate at the School in 1987-1990, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. He is the first holder of the Harold Laski Chair. He is author of over 50 articles in top international journals in political science, numerous policy papers, and 7 books, including The Political System of the European Union (Palgrave, 2011, with Bjorn Hoyland), What’s Wrong with the EU and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008), and Democratic Politics in the European Parliament (Cambridge University Press, 2007, with Abdul Noury and Gerard Roland). Simon regularly gives evidence to committees in the House of Commons, House of Lords, and the European Parliament, and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2011. Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Department of Government (@LSEGovernment) at LSE, is one of the largest political science departments in the UK.Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT87Jessica Bland, Dr Sebastian Groes, Professor Adam Roberts, Professor Barry C Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320801:29:49PD5804Speaker(s): Jessica Bland, Dr Sebastian Groes, Professor Adam Roberts, Professor Barry C Smith | Our ability to mentally travel in time and re-experience past events is thought to be a fundamental feature of what makes us human. While neuroscience has advanced our understanding of memory, how do these insights relate to memory as understood in philosophy, the classics, literature, and art? How is technology changing our relationship to memory? What visions do we have from science fiction to guide us? Jessica Bland is Principal Researcher in Policy and Research at Nesta. Sebastian Groes is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Roehampton. Adam Roberts is a science fiction novelist and Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at Royal Holloway, London. Barry Smith is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Philosophy at Birkbeck. Hugo Spiers is Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology at UCL. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Jessica Bland, Dr Sebastian Groes, Professor Adam Roberts, Professor Barry C Smith | Our ability to mentally travel in time and re-experience past events is thought to be a fundamental feature of what makes us human. While neuroscience has advanced our understanding of memory, how do these insights relate to memory as understood in philosophy, the classics, literature, and art? How is technology changing our relationship to memory? What visions do we have from science fiction to guide us? Jessica Bland is Principal Researcher in Policy and Research at Nesta. Sebastian Groes is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Roehampton. Adam Roberts is a science fiction novelist and Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at Royal Holloway, London. Barry Smith is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Philosophy at Birkbeck. Hugo Spiers is Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology at UCL. The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT88Edward Lucashttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320701:26:51PD5803Speaker(s): Edward Lucas | Crossing the road, we look both ways. Riding a bicycle at night, we use lights. Driving a car, we wear seatbelts. So why is our attitude towards online security so relaxed? In this lecture journalist, author and LSE alumnus Edward Lucas talks about his new book Cyberphobia: Identity, Trust, Security and the Internet, which reveals the ways in which cyberspace is not the secure or private zone we may hope, how passwords provide no significant obstacle to anyone intent on getting past them, and how anonymity is easily accessible to anyone – malign or benign– willing to take a little time covering their tracks. The internet was designed by a small group of computer scientists looking for a way to share information quickly. In the last twenty years it has expanded rapidly to become a global information superhighway, available to all comers, but also wide open to those seeking invisibility. This potential for anonymity means neither privacy nor secrecy are really possible for law-abiding corporations or citizens. As identities can be faked so easily the very foundations on which our political, legal and economic systems are based are vulnerable. Businesses, governments, national security organisations and even ordinary individuals are constantly at risk and with our ever increasing dependence on the internet and smartphone technology this threat is unlikely to diminish – in fact, the target for cyber-criminals is expanding all the time. Not only does Cyberphobia lay bare the dangers of the internet, it also explores the most successful defensive cyber-strategies, options for tracking down transgressors and argues that we are moving into a post-digital age where once again face-to-face communication will be the only interaction that really matters. Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas) is a senior editor at the Economist. He has been covering Eastern Europe since 1986, with postings in Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Vienna, and the Baltic states. He is a regular contributor to the BBC’s Today and Newsnight programmes, and to NPR, CNN and SkyNews. He is the author of The New Cold War which is regularly updated and has been published in more than fifteen languages. Robin Mansell is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet.Speaker(s): Edward Lucas | Crossing the road, we look both ways. Riding a bicycle at night, we use lights. Driving a car, we wear seatbelts. So why is our attitude towards online security so relaxed? In this lecture journalist, author and LSE alumnus Edward Lucas talks about his new book Cyberphobia: Identity, Trust, Security and the Internet, which reveals the ways in which cyberspace is not the secure or private zone we may hope, how passwords provide no significant obstacle to anyone intent on getting past them, and how anonymity is easily accessible to anyone – malign or benign– willing to take a little time covering their tracks. The internet was designed by a small group of computer scientists looking for a way to share information quickly. In the last twenty years it has expanded rapidly to become a global information superhighway, available to all comers, but also wide open to those seeking invisibility. This potential for anonymity means neither privacy nor secrecy are really possible for law-abiding corporations or citizens. As identities can be faked so easily the very foundations on which our political, legal and economic systems are based are vulnerable. Businesses, governments, national security organisations and even ordinary individuals are constantly at risk and with our ever increasing dependence on the internet and smartphone technology this threat is unlikely to diminish – in fact, the target for cyber-criminals is expanding all the time. Not only does Cyberphobia lay bare the dangers of the internet, it also explores the most successful defensive cyber-strategies, options for tracking down transgressors and argues that we are moving into a post-digital age where once again face-to-face communication will be the only interaction that really matters. Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas) is a senior editor at the Economist. He has been covering Eastern Europe since 1986, with postings in Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Vienna, and the Baltic states. He is a regular contributor to the BBC’s Today and Newsnight programmes, and to NPR, CNN and SkyNews. He is the author of The New Cold War which is regularly updated and has been published in more than fifteen languages. Robin Mansell is Deputy Director and Provost and Professor of New Media and the Internet.Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT89Emmanuel Macronhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320500:53:06PD5801Speaker(s): Emmanuel Macron | "From one border of the EU to the other, the European ideal is being challenged. Now is the time to reopen the economic and political debate, and to fix the Eurozone as part of a greater deal for a Union in which all member states find their place", wrote Emmanuel Macron in a common OpEd with S. Gabriel (June 2015). What reforms does Europe need? Can we really strengthen the Eurozone and the EU at the same time? Is it realistic to promote further integration when member states seem to diverge so much? Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) is the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs. He studied philosophy and was Paul Ricœur's assistant for two years before attending the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) from where he graduated in 2004. He then joined the Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) and, in 2007, became expert adviser to the head of department. In this capacity, he served as rapporteur for the Commission pour la libération de la croissance française (French Commission on Economic Growth), chaired by Jacques Attali. He then went to work in the banking industry. In 2011, he was involved in François Hollande's campaign for the socialist party's presidential primary and, subsequently, in the presidential campaign itself. During the latter campaign, he was tasked with coordinating a group of experts and drawing up the candidate's economic manifesto. In May 2012, he took up the position of Deputy Secretary General of the President's Private Office with particular responsibility for monitoring strategy and economic affairs, and for overseeing fiscal, financial, tax and sector-based issues. In August 2014, Emmanuel Macron was appointed Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in the government headed up by Manuel Valls. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Speaker(s): Emmanuel Macron | "From one border of the EU to the other, the European ideal is being challenged. Now is the time to reopen the economic and political debate, and to fix the Eurozone as part of a greater deal for a Union in which all member states find their place", wrote Emmanuel Macron in a common OpEd with S. Gabriel (June 2015). What reforms does Europe need? Can we really strengthen the Eurozone and the EU at the same time? Is it realistic to promote further integration when member states seem to diverge so much? Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) is the French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs. He studied philosophy and was Paul Ricœur's assistant for two years before attending the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) from where he graduated in 2004. He then joined the Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) and, in 2007, became expert adviser to the head of department. In this capacity, he served as rapporteur for the Commission pour la libération de la croissance française (French Commission on Economic Growth), chaired by Jacques Attali. He then went to work in the banking industry. In 2011, he was involved in François Hollande's campaign for the socialist party's presidential primary and, subsequently, in the presidential campaign itself. During the latter campaign, he was tasked with coordinating a group of experts and drawing up the candidate's economic manifesto. In May 2012, he took up the position of Deputy Secretary General of the President's Private Office with particular responsibility for monitoring strategy and economic affairs, and for overseeing fiscal, financial, tax and sector-based issues. In August 2014, Emmanuel Macron was appointed Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in the government headed up by Manuel Valls. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute and Professor of Practice in European Politics. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:30:00 GMT90Professor Wendy Siglehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320401:22:40PD5800Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Sigle | It is widely acknowledged that the theoretical perspectives that inform demographic inquiry have often come from other disciplines. While the influence of the rational actor paradigm and economic methodologies have exerted a prominent influence on how demographic research is conducted, mainstream (and quantitative) demography has remained remarkably impervious to the theoretical interventions of feminism and other critical perspectives. This lecture considers why this has been the case and, using examples from family demography, explores how these perspectives could be used to identify new questions and to set new methodological priorities. Wendy Sigle is Professor of Gender and Family Studies at the Gender Institute where she convenes the MSc programme in Gender, Policy and Inequalities. Her research has often explored how social scientists approach the study families and family policy - both conceptually and methodologically - and how empirical evidence can be (mis)interpreted in ways that lead to potentially harmful policy interventions. Diane Perrons is Director of the Gender Institute and Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe.Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Sigle | It is widely acknowledged that the theoretical perspectives that inform demographic inquiry have often come from other disciplines. While the influence of the rational actor paradigm and economic methodologies have exerted a prominent influence on how demographic research is conducted, mainstream (and quantitative) demography has remained remarkably impervious to the theoretical interventions of feminism and other critical perspectives. This lecture considers why this has been the case and, using examples from family demography, explores how these perspectives could be used to identify new questions and to set new methodological priorities. Wendy Sigle is Professor of Gender and Family Studies at the Gender Institute where she convenes the MSc programme in Gender, Policy and Inequalities. Her research has often explored how social scientists approach the study families and family policy - both conceptually and methodologically - and how empirical evidence can be (mis)interpreted in ways that lead to potentially harmful policy interventions. Diane Perrons is Director of the Gender Institute and Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe.Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT91Professor Wendy Siglehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3204PD5839Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Sigle | It is widely acknowledged that the theoretical perspectives that inform demographic inquiry have often come from other disciplines. While the influence of the rational actor paradigm and economic methodologies have exerted a prominent influence on how demographic research is conducted, mainstream (and quantitative) demography has remained remarkably impervious to the theoretical interventions of feminism and other critical perspectives. This lecture considers why this has been the case and, using examples from family demography, explores how these perspectives could be used to identify new questions and to set new methodological priorities. Wendy Sigle is Professor of Gender and Family Studies at the Gender Institute where she convenes the MSc programme in Gender, Policy and Inequalities. Her research has often explored how social scientists approach the study families and family policy - both conceptually and methodologically - and how empirical evidence can be (mis)interpreted in ways that lead to potentially harmful policy interventions. Diane Perrons is Director of the Gender Institute and Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe.Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Sigle | It is widely acknowledged that the theoretical perspectives that inform demographic inquiry have often come from other disciplines. While the influence of the rational actor paradigm and economic methodologies have exerted a prominent influence on how demographic research is conducted, mainstream (and quantitative) demography has remained remarkably impervious to the theoretical interventions of feminism and other critical perspectives. This lecture considers why this has been the case and, using examples from family demography, explores how these perspectives could be used to identify new questions and to set new methodological priorities. Wendy Sigle is Professor of Gender and Family Studies at the Gender Institute where she convenes the MSc programme in Gender, Policy and Inequalities. Her research has often explored how social scientists approach the study families and family policy - both conceptually and methodologically - and how empirical evidence can be (mis)interpreted in ways that lead to potentially harmful policy interventions. Diane Perrons is Director of the Gender Institute and Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe.Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT92Dave Trotthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320301:24:49PD5799Speaker(s): Dave Trott | Editor's note: This podcast contains explicit language, please do not download if you may be offended. Dave Trott will talk about his latest book, One Plus One Equals Three, that goes straight to the heart of the creative impulse. The books collection of provocative anecdotes and thought experiments are designed to light a fire under your own creative ambitions. From tales of 18th century Japanese samurai, to classic battles between 'creatives' and 'suits' in the boardroom, these stories act as a rallying cry for individuals and businesses who want to think differently, stand out and challenge convention. Dave Trott (@davetrott) is the author of Creative Mischief and Predatory Thinking. Dave founded three famous advertising agencies: Gold Greenlees Trott - Bainsfair Sharkey Trott - and Walsh Trott Chick Smith. Born in east London, he went to art school in New York on a Rockerfeller Scholarship. From there he began his career in advertising, as part of the creative team behind 'Hello Tosh Gotta Toshiba', 'Aristonandonandon', the Cadbury Flake ads and many, many more. Dave's agency - Gold Greenlees Trott - was voted Agency Of The Year by Campaign magazine, and Most Creative Agency In The World by Ad Age in New York. Paulina Bozek (@PaulinaBees) has spent the last 15 years leading creative teams to build video games, mobile apps and social platforms. She is the founder of creative studio inensu, a Governor and alumna of the LSE.Speaker(s): Dave Trott | Editor's note: This podcast contains explicit language, please do not download if you may be offended. Dave Trott will talk about his latest book, One Plus One Equals Three, that goes straight to the heart of the creative impulse. The books collection of provocative anecdotes and thought experiments are designed to light a fire under your own creative ambitions. From tales of 18th century Japanese samurai, to classic battles between 'creatives' and 'suits' in the boardroom, these stories act as a rallying cry for individuals and businesses who want to think differently, stand out and challenge convention. Dave Trott (@davetrott) is the author of Creative Mischief and Predatory Thinking. Dave founded three famous advertising agencies: Gold Greenlees Trott - Bainsfair Sharkey Trott - and Walsh Trott Chick Smith. Born in east London, he went to art school in New York on a Rockerfeller Scholarship. From there he began his career in advertising, as part of the creative team behind 'Hello Tosh Gotta Toshiba', 'Aristonandonandon', the Cadbury Flake ads and many, many more. Dave's agency - Gold Greenlees Trott - was voted Agency Of The Year by Campaign magazine, and Most Creative Agency In The World by Ad Age in New York. Paulina Bozek (@PaulinaBees) has spent the last 15 years leading creative teams to build video games, mobile apps and social platforms. She is the founder of creative studio inensu, a Governor and alumna of the LSE.Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT93Dr David Halpernhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320101:23:20PD5796Speaker(s): Dr David Halpern | It all started as a cautious experiment. In 2010, David Cameron set up the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT or ‘Nudge Unit’) at 10 Downing Street. Plans were greeted with wry amusement from the media and deep scepticism from the corridors of Whitehall. Not many believed it would last, yet within 18 months, the team was producing results which changed the minds of critics inside and outside the government. Headed up by behavioural scientist Dr David Halpern, the aim was to be the world’s first government institution to use behavioural economics to examine and influence human behaviour; to essentially ‘nudge’ us into making better decisions for ourselves by applying psychology to policy. In this lecture David will talk about his new book, Inside the Nudge Unit – How Small Changes can make a Big Difference. David Halpern is CEO of The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), which was set up by 10 Downing Street in 2010. He is also the UK’s national adviser on What Works. Prior to this, Halpern was the Founding Director of the Institute for Government, Chief Analyst in Tony Blair’s Strategy Unit, and Director of Blair's social exclusion task force. Halpern has held posts at Cambridge, Harvard and Nuffield College, Oxford. Dr Barbara Fasolo is Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at LSE. She currently serves as Head of the Behavioural Research Lab, Director of the Executive Master in Behavioural Science, and on the Department of Health Behavioural Insights Expert Advisory Panel. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Speaker(s): Dr David Halpern | It all started as a cautious experiment. In 2010, David Cameron set up the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT or ‘Nudge Unit’) at 10 Downing Street. Plans were greeted with wry amusement from the media and deep scepticism from the corridors of Whitehall. Not many believed it would last, yet within 18 months, the team was producing results which changed the minds of critics inside and outside the government. Headed up by behavioural scientist Dr David Halpern, the aim was to be the world’s first government institution to use behavioural economics to examine and influence human behaviour; to essentially ‘nudge’ us into making better decisions for ourselves by applying psychology to policy. In this lecture David will talk about his new book, Inside the Nudge Unit – How Small Changes can make a Big Difference. David Halpern is CEO of The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), which was set up by 10 Downing Street in 2010. He is also the UK’s national adviser on What Works. Prior to this, Halpern was the Founding Director of the Institute for Government, Chief Analyst in Tony Blair’s Strategy Unit, and Director of Blair's social exclusion task force. Halpern has held posts at Cambridge, Harvard and Nuffield College, Oxford. Dr Barbara Fasolo is Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at LSE. She currently serves as Head of the Behavioural Research Lab, Director of the Executive Master in Behavioural Science, and on the Department of Health Behavioural Insights Expert Advisory Panel. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT94Professor Timothy Snyderhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=320001:26:27PD5795Speaker(s): Professor Timothy Snyder | In this lecture Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) will talk about his new book, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, in which he argues we have missed basic lessons of the history of the Holocaust, and that some of our beliefs are frighteningly close to the panic that Hitler expressed in the 1920’s. As ideological and environmental challenges to the world order mount, our societies might be more vulnerable than we would like to think. Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) is the Housum Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of Bloodlands, which received the Hannah Arendt Prize, the Leipzig Prize for European Understanding and the Literature award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Snyder is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement and a former contributing editor at The New Republic. He is a member of the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a permanent fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences, and sits on the advisory council of the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. He was the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2013-2014. Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) is a columnist for Washington Post and Slate. She was LSE IDEAS Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs for 2012-13. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Speaker(s): Professor Timothy Snyder | In this lecture Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) will talk about his new book, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, in which he argues we have missed basic lessons of the history of the Holocaust, and that some of our beliefs are frighteningly close to the panic that Hitler expressed in the 1920’s. As ideological and environmental challenges to the world order mount, our societies might be more vulnerable than we would like to think. Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) is the Housum Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of Bloodlands, which received the Hannah Arendt Prize, the Leipzig Prize for European Understanding and the Literature award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Snyder is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement and a former contributing editor at The New Republic. He is a member of the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a permanent fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences, and sits on the advisory council of the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. He was the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2013-2014. Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) is a columnist for Washington Post and Slate. She was LSE IDEAS Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs for 2012-13. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT95Guru Madhavanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=319201:22:38PD5790Speaker(s): Guru Madhavan | Guru Madhavan will discuss the essentials of the engineering mind-set—based on narratives from his book Think Like an Engineer—and explore how the application of concepts including optimization, reliability, and efficiency could help inform and enhance approaches in economics and public policy. Guru Madhavan (@BioengineerGM) is a biomedical engineer and senior policy adviser. He conducts research at the National Academy of Sciences and has been named a distinguished young scientist by the World Economic Forum. Rosehanna Chowdhury is Head of Programme and Planning at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Chair of the LSE Civil Service, Government and Public Policy Alumni Group.Speaker(s): Guru Madhavan | Guru Madhavan will discuss the essentials of the engineering mind-set—based on narratives from his book Think Like an Engineer—and explore how the application of concepts including optimization, reliability, and efficiency could help inform and enhance approaches in economics and public policy. Guru Madhavan (@BioengineerGM) is a biomedical engineer and senior policy adviser. He conducts research at the National Academy of Sciences and has been named a distinguished young scientist by the World Economic Forum. Rosehanna Chowdhury is Head of Programme and Planning at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Chair of the LSE Civil Service, Government and Public Policy Alumni Group.Wed, 9 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT96Shaa Wasmundhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=319101:36:28YesPD5789Speaker(s): Shaa Wasmund | Editor's note: This podcast contains explicit language, please do not download if you may be offended. Entrepreneur and author of bestsellers Stop Talking, Start Doing and Do Less, Get More, Shaa Wasmund explains how to apply the well-known Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto's 'law of the vital few' to become more productive and happy. This event marks the publication of her latest book Do Less, Get More: How to Work Smart and Live Life Your Way. Shaa Wasmund (@shaawasmund) is one of the UK's most prominent female entrepreneurs and a champion of small businesses. She is the founder and driving force behind Smarta, the UK's leading support platform for small business owners and in 2015 she was awarded an MBE for services to business and entrepreneurship. Shaa is an alumna of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Marta Costas is Director of Grantfair and has a decade of experience helping companies in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector connect with public sector organisations, navigating complex regulatory structures, raising funding for innovative projects and helping to shape public policy. Marta is Chair of LEAG, the LSE Entrepreneur-Alumni Group having graduated from LSE with an MSc in European Social Policy in 2007.Speaker(s): Shaa Wasmund | Editor's note: This podcast contains explicit language, please do not download if you may be offended. Entrepreneur and author of bestsellers Stop Talking, Start Doing and Do Less, Get More, Shaa Wasmund explains how to apply the well-known Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto's 'law of the vital few' to become more productive and happy. This event marks the publication of her latest book Do Less, Get More: How to Work Smart and Live Life Your Way. Shaa Wasmund (@shaawasmund) is one of the UK's most prominent female entrepreneurs and a champion of small businesses. She is the founder and driving force behind Smarta, the UK's leading support platform for small business owners and in 2015 she was awarded an MBE for services to business and entrepreneurship. Shaa is an alumna of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Marta Costas is Director of Grantfair and has a decade of experience helping companies in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector connect with public sector organisations, navigating complex regulatory structures, raising funding for innovative projects and helping to shape public policy. Marta is Chair of LEAG, the LSE Entrepreneur-Alumni Group having graduated from LSE with an MSc in European Social Policy in 2007.Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:30:00 GMT97Nick Giles, Michael Haymanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=318700:32:21PD5783Speaker(s): Nick Giles, Michael Hayman | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Owing to a technical problem the question and answer session has been removed. Business as usual is over. Belief is the new currency and to succeed you must follow new rules: purpose as the route to profit; mind share to gain market share. At this event you will discover the secrets of some of the world's most renowned business leaders, and find out how to harness the power of purpose to win in business. Michael Hayman (@michaelhayman) and Nick Giles (@nick_giles) are the co-authors of Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through and the co-founders of Seven Hills, the highly acclaimed campaigns firm founded to generate momentum for Britain’s explosive growth companies and most exciting entrepreneurs. Michael is an alumnus of LSE. Erik Eyster is a Reader in Economics, and Academic Director of the LSE Summer School at LSE.Speaker(s): Nick Giles, Michael Hayman | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Owing to a technical problem the question and answer session has been removed. Business as usual is over. Belief is the new currency and to succeed you must follow new rules: purpose as the route to profit; mind share to gain market share. At this event you will discover the secrets of some of the world's most renowned business leaders, and find out how to harness the power of purpose to win in business. Michael Hayman (@michaelhayman) and Nick Giles (@nick_giles) are the co-authors of Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through and the co-founders of Seven Hills, the highly acclaimed campaigns firm founded to generate momentum for Britain’s explosive growth companies and most exciting entrepreneurs. Michael is an alumnus of LSE. Erik Eyster is a Reader in Economics, and Academic Director of the LSE Summer School at LSE.Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:30:00 GMT98Nick Giles, Michael Haymanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3187PD5784Speaker(s): Nick Giles, Michael Hayman | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Owing to a technical problem the question and answer session has been removed. Business as usual is over. Belief is the new currency and to succeed you must follow new rules: purpose as the route to profit; mind share to gain market share. At this event you will discover the secrets of some of the world's most renowned business leaders, and find out how to harness the power of purpose to win in business. Michael Hayman (@michaelhayman) and Nick Giles (@nick_giles) are the co-authors of Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through and the co-founders of Seven Hills, the highly acclaimed campaigns firm founded to generate momentum for Britain’s explosive growth companies and most exciting entrepreneurs. Michael is an alumnus of LSE. Erik Eyster is a Reader in Economics, and Academic Director of the LSE Summer School at LSE.Speaker(s): Nick Giles, Michael Hayman | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Owing to a technical problem the question and answer session has been removed. Business as usual is over. Belief is the new currency and to succeed you must follow new rules: purpose as the route to profit; mind share to gain market share. At this event you will discover the secrets of some of the world's most renowned business leaders, and find out how to harness the power of purpose to win in business. Michael Hayman (@michaelhayman) and Nick Giles (@nick_giles) are the co-authors of Mission: How the Best in Business Break Through and the co-founders of Seven Hills, the highly acclaimed campaigns firm founded to generate momentum for Britain’s explosive growth companies and most exciting entrepreneurs. Michael is an alumnus of LSE. Erik Eyster is a Reader in Economics, and Academic Director of the LSE Summer School at LSE.Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:30:00 GMT99Professor Michael Coxhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=319001:23:32PD5788Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | We have been told for years that war between great powers is a thing of the past: something that has been consigned into that proverbial dustbin of history. Yet today serious writers and influential strategic thinkers in the USA and China are now suggesting that war in East Asia is a very real possibility as China rises - and becomes more assertive - and the United States supported by its Asian allies seeks to limit China’s reach. But how real is the danger of war? Is this just wild speculation by old style thinkers who have not caught up with globalization? Or is the threat real? In this debate between two experts we shall seek to answer these difficult but important questions.Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | We have been told for years that war between great powers is a thing of the past: something that has been consigned into that proverbial dustbin of history. Yet today serious writers and influential strategic thinkers in the USA and China are now suggesting that war in East Asia is a very real possibility as China rises - and becomes more assertive - and the United States supported by its Asian allies seeks to limit China’s reach. But how real is the danger of war? Is this just wild speculation by old style thinkers who have not caught up with globalization? Or is the threat real? In this debate between two experts we shall seek to answer these difficult but important questions.Thu, 6 Aug 2015 17:30:00 GMT100Professor Fawaz Gergeshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=317701:26:42PD5773Speaker(s): Professor Fawaz Gerges | Fawaz A. Gerges is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and holder of the Emirates Professorship in Contemporary Middle East Studies. He wasalso the inaugural Director of the LSE Middle East Centre from 2010 until 2013. Gerges’ most recent books are The New Middle East: Protest and Revolution in the Arab World (Cambridge University Press, January 2014) and Obama and the Middle East: The End of America’s Moment? (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2013). On the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, Oxford University Press released Gerges’ book, The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda.Speaker(s): Professor Fawaz Gerges | Fawaz A. Gerges is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and holder of the Emirates Professorship in Contemporary Middle East Studies. He wasalso the inaugural Director of the LSE Middle East Centre from 2010 until 2013. Gerges’ most recent books are The New Middle East: Protest and Revolution in the Arab World (Cambridge University Press, January 2014) and Obama and the Middle East: The End of America’s Moment? (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2013). On the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, Oxford University Press released Gerges’ book, The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:30:00 GMT101Ryan Pylehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=317801:29:08PD5774Speaker(s): Ryan Pyle | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Join adventurer and renowned photographer, Ryan Pyle, as he spends months exploring and photographing Western China’s remote Sacred Mountains in an effort to better understand these most sacred Tibetan regions. His human-powered adventure is “one of the ages” as he explores the remote provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan. Born in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle (@RyanPyle) spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realised a life long dream and travelled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002 Ryan moved to China permanently and in 2004 Ryan became a regular contributor to the New York Times. In 2009 Ryan was listed by PDN Magazine as one of the 30 emerging photographers in the world. In 2010 Ryan began working full time on television and documentary film production and has produced and presented several large multi-episode television series for major broadcasters in the USA, Canada, UK, Asia, CHINA and continental Europe.Speaker(s): Ryan Pyle | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Join adventurer and renowned photographer, Ryan Pyle, as he spends months exploring and photographing Western China’s remote Sacred Mountains in an effort to better understand these most sacred Tibetan regions. His human-powered adventure is “one of the ages” as he explores the remote provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan. Born in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle (@RyanPyle) spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realised a life long dream and travelled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002 Ryan moved to China permanently and in 2004 Ryan became a regular contributor to the New York Times. In 2009 Ryan was listed by PDN Magazine as one of the 30 emerging photographers in the world. In 2010 Ryan began working full time on television and documentary film production and has produced and presented several large multi-episode television series for major broadcasters in the USA, Canada, UK, Asia, CHINA and continental Europe.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT102David Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=317501:31:58PD5770Speaker(s): David Smith | Sunday Times economics editor and best-selling author David Smith leads us through the mire of government policy and long-term economic trends to paint a vivid picture of how we got to now – and where we might go from here. David Smith (@dsmitheconomics) is economics editor of the Sunday Times and the author of a number of books including The Dragon and the Elephant and the best-selling guide to economics Free Lunch. This event marks the launch of his new book, Something Will Turn Up: Britain’s Economy, Past, Present and Future. Sushil Wadhwani is the founder of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Dr Wadhwani was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he obtained a BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ) and PhD (Econ).Speaker(s): David Smith | Sunday Times economics editor and best-selling author David Smith leads us through the mire of government policy and long-term economic trends to paint a vivid picture of how we got to now – and where we might go from here. David Smith (@dsmitheconomics) is economics editor of the Sunday Times and the author of a number of books including The Dragon and the Elephant and the best-selling guide to economics Free Lunch. This event marks the launch of his new book, Something Will Turn Up: Britain’s Economy, Past, Present and Future. Sushil Wadhwani is the founder of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Dr Wadhwani was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he obtained a BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ) and PhD (Econ).Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT103Tim Marshallhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=316401:18:18PD5747Speaker(s): Tim Marshall | Editor's note: Some questions have been removed from this podcast due to inaudiblity. Foreign Affairs Broadcaster and Journalist, Tim Marshall, author of new book Prisoners of Geography explains how decisions made by world leaders are constrained by geography. It is true that to understand world events (such as President Putin's invasion of Crimea and events in the Middle East), you need to understand people, ideas and movements… but if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture. Tim Marshall (@itwitius), journalist, writer and broadcaster, is best known for his reporting and analysis of events in the world of foreign affairs and international diplomacy. Whilst at Sky News, Marshall covered twelve wars over a twenty-four year period. He is the founder and editor of 'thewhatandthewhy.com', a web platform for journalists, politicians and students to share their views on world events. Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) is the founding director of POLIS, the think-tank for research and debate in to international journalism and society in the Media and Communications Department.Speaker(s): Tim Marshall | Editor's note: Some questions have been removed from this podcast due to inaudiblity. Foreign Affairs Broadcaster and Journalist, Tim Marshall, author of new book Prisoners of Geography explains how decisions made by world leaders are constrained by geography. It is true that to understand world events (such as President Putin's invasion of Crimea and events in the Middle East), you need to understand people, ideas and movements… but if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture. Tim Marshall (@itwitius), journalist, writer and broadcaster, is best known for his reporting and analysis of events in the world of foreign affairs and international diplomacy. Whilst at Sky News, Marshall covered twelve wars over a twenty-four year period. He is the founder and editor of 'thewhatandthewhy.com', a web platform for journalists, politicians and students to share their views on world events. Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) is the founding director of POLIS, the think-tank for research and debate in to international journalism and society in the Media and Communications Department.Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT104Lord Meghnad Desaihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=316101:20:27PD5742Speaker(s): Lord Meghnad Desai | Lord Desai is an Indian-born British economist and Labour politician. He unsuccessfully stood for the Speaker in the British House of Lords in 2011, the first ever non-UK born candidate to do so. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008. Starting as an economics lecturer at LSE,in 2003 he retired as Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, which he had founded in 1992, and remains Professor Emeritus at LSE. Desai has written extensively, publishing over 200 articles in academic journals, writing a number of books, and he still writes regularly for two leading Indian newspapers. He published abiography of Indian film star Dilip Kumar entitled Nehru’s Hero: Dilip Kumar in the life of India in 2004, which he has described as his “greatest achievement”. His latest book is Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One.Speaker(s): Lord Meghnad Desai | Lord Desai is an Indian-born British economist and Labour politician. He unsuccessfully stood for the Speaker in the British House of Lords in 2011, the first ever non-UK born candidate to do so. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008. Starting as an economics lecturer at LSE,in 2003 he retired as Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance, which he had founded in 1992, and remains Professor Emeritus at LSE. Desai has written extensively, publishing over 200 articles in academic journals, writing a number of books, and he still writes regularly for two leading Indian newspapers. He published abiography of Indian film star Dilip Kumar entitled Nehru’s Hero: Dilip Kumar in the life of India in 2004, which he has described as his “greatest achievement”. His latest book is Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One.Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT105Professor Frank Wilczekhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315901:23:46PD5739Speaker(s): Professor Frank Wilczek | In his new book, which he will discuss in this public lecture, world-class physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe, a principle that had guided his pioneering work in quantum physics. As his book looks to demonstrate, this quest has also guided the work of all scientific pursuit in the western world, from Pythagoras and Plato to Galileo and Newton, Maxwell and Einstein. Indeed, Wilczek looks to show us just how deeply intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our scientific understanding of the cosmos. A Beautiful Question is the culmination of Wilczek’s life work, a work that looks to combine the age-old quest for beauty with the age-old quest for truth. Frank Wilczek (@FrankWilczek) won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for work he did as a graduate student at Princeton University, when he was 21 years old. He is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT.Speaker(s): Professor Frank Wilczek | In his new book, which he will discuss in this public lecture, world-class physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe, a principle that had guided his pioneering work in quantum physics. As his book looks to demonstrate, this quest has also guided the work of all scientific pursuit in the western world, from Pythagoras and Plato to Galileo and Newton, Maxwell and Einstein. Indeed, Wilczek looks to show us just how deeply intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our scientific understanding of the cosmos. A Beautiful Question is the culmination of Wilczek’s life work, a work that looks to combine the age-old quest for beauty with the age-old quest for truth. Frank Wilczek (@FrankWilczek) won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 for work he did as a graduate student at Princeton University, when he was 21 years old. He is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT.Wed, 8 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT106Gerard Grechhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315801:25:51PD5738Speaker(s): Gerard Grech | The extraordinary growth of the UK's Digital Economy reflects all the paradoxes of British culture and history. What has been the impact of the creative entrepreneur and disruptive technology on the way we live, and where could it take us next? Gerard Grech (@gerardgrech) is the CEO of Tech City UK. Gerard has 15 years experience in the world of digital media, web and mobile. His international experience in London, Paris and New York has given global vision and local expertise, spanning digital product development, business strategy and venture capital. Before that he was a new media journalist and started his career in the music business. Max Nathan (@iammaxnathan) is Deputy Director of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth and a Research Fellow at the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at NIESR. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Gerard Grech | The extraordinary growth of the UK's Digital Economy reflects all the paradoxes of British culture and history. What has been the impact of the creative entrepreneur and disruptive technology on the way we live, and where could it take us next? Gerard Grech (@gerardgrech) is the CEO of Tech City UK. Gerard has 15 years experience in the world of digital media, web and mobile. His international experience in London, Paris and New York has given global vision and local expertise, spanning digital product development, business strategy and venture capital. Before that he was a new media journalist and started his career in the music business. Max Nathan (@iammaxnathan) is Deputy Director of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth and a Research Fellow at the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at NIESR. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT107Virginia Postrelhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315601:28:12PD5736Speaker(s): Virginia Postrel | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Drawing on her path-breaking new book, The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion, Virginia Postrel cracks the code of this mysterious and surprisingly pervasive phenomenon. She identifies the three essential elements in all forms of glamour and explains how they work to create a distinctive sensation of projection and yearning. Virginia Postrel (@vpostrel) is a Los Angeles-based author and columnist whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture and commerce. Her previous books are The Substance of Style (2003) and The Future and Its Enemies (1998). She is a regular columnist for Bloomberg View. She has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Forbesand its companion technology magazine Forbes ASAP. Shani Orgad is Associate Professor in Media and Communications at LSE.Speaker(s): Virginia Postrel | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Drawing on her path-breaking new book, The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion, Virginia Postrel cracks the code of this mysterious and surprisingly pervasive phenomenon. She identifies the three essential elements in all forms of glamour and explains how they work to create a distinctive sensation of projection and yearning. Virginia Postrel (@vpostrel) is a Los Angeles-based author and columnist whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture and commerce. Her previous books are The Substance of Style (2003) and The Future and Its Enemies (1998). She is a regular columnist for Bloomberg View. She has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Forbesand its companion technology magazine Forbes ASAP. Shani Orgad is Associate Professor in Media and Communications at LSE.Thu, 2 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT108Professor Wendy Brownhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315401:16:21PD5734Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Brown | In the United States, the extension of civil liberties to corporations is transforming democracy through rights adjudication. Best known in this regard is Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision permitting corporate funding to flood the U.S. electoral process on the basis of corporate rights to free speech. In 2014, Burwell vs Hobby Lobby granted firms the right to the free exercise of religion, and hence the ability to withhold insurance coverage of abortions and abortifacients for their employees. This lecture explores the neoliberal logic of the Hobby Lobby decision, makes an argument about the transformations of democracy these decisions entail, and concludes with a critique of Foucault’s formulation of the relation of law, state and economy in neoliberalism. Wendy Brown is Class of 1936 First Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Emily Jackson is Professor of Law and Head of Department in the Law Department at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Professor Wendy Brown | In the United States, the extension of civil liberties to corporations is transforming democracy through rights adjudication. Best known in this regard is Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision permitting corporate funding to flood the U.S. electoral process on the basis of corporate rights to free speech. In 2014, Burwell vs Hobby Lobby granted firms the right to the free exercise of religion, and hence the ability to withhold insurance coverage of abortions and abortifacients for their employees. This lecture explores the neoliberal logic of the Hobby Lobby decision, makes an argument about the transformations of democracy these decisions entail, and concludes with a critique of Foucault’s formulation of the relation of law, state and economy in neoliberalism. Wendy Brown is Class of 1936 First Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Emily Jackson is Professor of Law and Head of Department in the Law Department at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:30:00 GMT109Professor Ruth Simmons, Dr Purna Senhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315201:15:17PD5731Speaker(s): Professor Ruth Simmons, Dr Purna Sen | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Ruth Simmons was the 18th president and first female president of Brown University and the first black person to be head of an Ivy-League Institution. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Marie-Pierre Lloyd is the Seychelles High Commissioner to the UK. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Speaker(s): Professor Ruth Simmons, Dr Purna Sen | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Ruth Simmons was the 18th president and first female president of Brown University and the first black person to be head of an Ivy-League Institution. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Marie-Pierre Lloyd is the Seychelles High Commissioner to the UK. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT110Professor Peter Ayton, Dr Sepideh Bazazi, Professor Chris Frithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=314901:17:56PD5728Speaker(s): Professor Peter Ayton, Dr Sepideh Bazazi, Professor Chris Frith | Editor's note: The final part of the question and answer session has been removed due to poor audio quality. In our modern world we are constantly exposed to the opinion of the group. When is the crowd wise and when is it prone to madness? Peter Ayton (@Thruthal) is Professor of Psychology at City University London. Sepideh Bazazi is a researcher at the Centre on Animal Cognition, DYNACTOM, Université Paul Sabatier. Chris Frith (@cdfrith) is a psychologist and Professor Emeritus at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London. Bahador Bahrami (@bahadorbahrami) is Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Peter Ayton, Dr Sepideh Bazazi, Professor Chris Frith | Editor's note: The final part of the question and answer session has been removed due to poor audio quality. In our modern world we are constantly exposed to the opinion of the group. When is the crowd wise and when is it prone to madness? Peter Ayton (@Thruthal) is Professor of Psychology at City University London. Sepideh Bazazi is a researcher at the Centre on Animal Cognition, DYNACTOM, Université Paul Sabatier. Chris Frith (@cdfrith) is a psychologist and Professor Emeritus at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London. Bahador Bahrami (@bahadorbahrami) is Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT111Julia Gillard, Dr Purna Senhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=314601:29:45PD5723Speaker(s): Julia Gillard, Dr Purna Sen | This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) was Prime Minister of Australia 2010-13 and the first woman to hold this position. She recently wrote My Story. Julia Gillard started her Arts and Law degrees at the University of Adelaide. In 1983 she was elected national Education Vice-President of the Australian Union of Students (AUS) and moved to Melbourne to complete her degree at Melbourne University. Later that year, she was elected President of the AUS. After graduating Ms Gillard began work as a solicitor in Melbourne with the law firm Slater and Gordon and became a Partner in 1990. Ms Gillard's work at the firm focused on employment law where she worked on securing fairer treatment for workers and fought for clothing trades outworkers who had been underpaid. From 1996 to 1998 Ms Gillard served as Chief-of-Staff to the then Opposition Leader of the State of Victoria, John Brumby. Julia Gillard first contested the Federal seat of Lalor for the Australian Labor Party in 1998 and was elected that year. From 1998 to 2001 Ms Gillard served on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. In 2001 Ms Gillard was appointed Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration and subsequently took on responsibilities for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs in 2003. From 2003 to 2006 Ms Gillard served as Shadow Minister for Health. On 4 December 2006 Ms Gillard was appointed Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party and served as Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Social Inclusion. Following the Australian Labor Party's victory at the 2007 Federal Election, Ms Gillard was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the IPA and leads on the Above the Parapet programme. Tessa Jowell is Professor of Practice for LSE Cities and the Department of Government at LSE. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Speaker(s): Julia Gillard, Dr Purna Sen | This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) was Prime Minister of Australia 2010-13 and the first woman to hold this position. She recently wrote My Story. Julia Gillard started her Arts and Law degrees at the University of Adelaide. In 1983 she was elected national Education Vice-President of the Australian Union of Students (AUS) and moved to Melbourne to complete her degree at Melbourne University. Later that year, she was elected President of the AUS. After graduating Ms Gillard began work as a solicitor in Melbourne with the law firm Slater and Gordon and became a Partner in 1990. Ms Gillard's work at the firm focused on employment law where she worked on securing fairer treatment for workers and fought for clothing trades outworkers who had been underpaid. From 1996 to 1998 Ms Gillard served as Chief-of-Staff to the then Opposition Leader of the State of Victoria, John Brumby. Julia Gillard first contested the Federal seat of Lalor for the Australian Labor Party in 1998 and was elected that year. From 1998 to 2001 Ms Gillard served on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. In 2001 Ms Gillard was appointed Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration and subsequently took on responsibilities for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs in 2003. From 2003 to 2006 Ms Gillard served as Shadow Minister for Health. On 4 December 2006 Ms Gillard was appointed Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party and served as Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Social Inclusion. Following the Australian Labor Party's victory at the 2007 Federal Election, Ms Gillard was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the IPA and leads on the Above the Parapet programme. Tessa Jowell is Professor of Practice for LSE Cities and the Department of Government at LSE. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT112Dr Alina Averchenkova, Professor John Broome, Professor Robyn Eckersley, Fergus Greenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315501:26:54PD5735Speaker(s): Dr Alina Averchenkova, Professor John Broome, Professor Robyn Eckersley, Fergus Green | Tackling climate change is crucial for human well-being. So why has the international community been faltering on effective climate action? How can we break through the collective-action impasse? Alina Averchenkova is Co-Head of Climate Policy in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. John Broome is Emeritus White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Robyn Eckersley is Professor of Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Fergus Green is Policy Analyst and Research Advisor to Professor Stern in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.Speaker(s): Dr Alina Averchenkova, Professor John Broome, Professor Robyn Eckersley, Fergus Green | Tackling climate change is crucial for human well-being. So why has the international community been faltering on effective climate action? How can we break through the collective-action impasse? Alina Averchenkova is Co-Head of Climate Policy in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. John Broome is Emeritus White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Robyn Eckersley is Professor of Political Science in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Fergus Green is Policy Analyst and Research Advisor to Professor Stern in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE.Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT113Professor Sir Paul Collier, Professor Dani Rodrikhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=314401:18:53PD5721Speaker(s): Professor Sir Paul Collier, Professor Dani Rodrik | 2015 marks the centenary of the birth of the LSE’s Nobel Prize winning economist, William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991). Sir Arthur Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize for economics for “pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries”. As part of LSE's marking of the centenary, this event will see Rodrik and Collier reflect on some important themes on the subject of “Understanding Economic Development” and their relation to Lewis’s earlier work. Paul Collier is a Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC), Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies also at Oxford University. Dani Rodrik (@rodrikdani) is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Centennial Professor at the LSE European Institute and Department of Economics. He has published widely in international economics and globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011) andOne Economics, Many Recipes (Princeton, 2007). Stuart Corbridge is Deputy Director and Provost of LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Sir Paul Collier, Professor Dani Rodrik | 2015 marks the centenary of the birth of the LSE’s Nobel Prize winning economist, William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991). Sir Arthur Lewis was awarded the Nobel Prize for economics for “pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries”. As part of LSE's marking of the centenary, this event will see Rodrik and Collier reflect on some important themes on the subject of “Understanding Economic Development” and their relation to Lewis’s earlier work. Paul Collier is a Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC), Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies also at Oxford University. Dani Rodrik (@rodrikdani) is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Centennial Professor at the LSE European Institute and Department of Economics. He has published widely in international economics and globalization, economic growth and development, and political economy. He is the author of The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011) andOne Economics, Many Recipes (Princeton, 2007). Stuart Corbridge is Deputy Director and Provost of LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT114Isaac Herzoghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315101:10:37PD5730Speaker(s): Isaac Herzog | In his lecture Mr Herzog will argue that most Israelis want to live in a country that is not only secure, but just, democratic, liberal and at peace with its neighbours – as envisioned by Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Israel faces complex divisions within its society, and unique security threats. Mr Herzog will set out how Israel can overcome the politics of fear, and its internal divisions, to build an Israel which fully embodies the vision of its founders. Isaac Herzog, son of former Israeli President, Chaim Herzog was born in 1960. He completed his army service with the rank of major (res.). He holds a law degree from University of Tel Aviv and is an attorney by profession. In November 2013 Herzog was elected Chairman of the Labor Party and assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset. In December 2014 Herzog formed a political alliance with MK Tzipi Livni's Hatnua Party, making the newly-created Zionist Union Israel's largest Centrist political party, and Isaac Herzog was the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the national elections in March 2015. Isaac Herzog served as Secretary of the Economic-Social Council (1988-1990), as Government Secretary (1999-2001). He was elected to the 16th Knesset in 2003 as a member of the Labor Party. In January 2005 Isaac Herzog was appointed for the first time to a cabinet position in the Israeli Government, and served as the Minister of Housing and Construction. In May 2006, he was appointed Minister of Tourism. In March 2007 he was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social Services & Minister of the Jewish Diaspora, Society and the Fight against Anti-Semitism. In February 2009 he began his second term as Minister of Welfare and Social Services. In January 2011 he resigned from the government. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges.Speaker(s): Isaac Herzog | In his lecture Mr Herzog will argue that most Israelis want to live in a country that is not only secure, but just, democratic, liberal and at peace with its neighbours – as envisioned by Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Israel faces complex divisions within its society, and unique security threats. Mr Herzog will set out how Israel can overcome the politics of fear, and its internal divisions, to build an Israel which fully embodies the vision of its founders. Isaac Herzog, son of former Israeli President, Chaim Herzog was born in 1960. He completed his army service with the rank of major (res.). He holds a law degree from University of Tel Aviv and is an attorney by profession. In November 2013 Herzog was elected Chairman of the Labor Party and assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset. In December 2014 Herzog formed a political alliance with MK Tzipi Livni's Hatnua Party, making the newly-created Zionist Union Israel's largest Centrist political party, and Isaac Herzog was the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the national elections in March 2015. Isaac Herzog served as Secretary of the Economic-Social Council (1988-1990), as Government Secretary (1999-2001). He was elected to the 16th Knesset in 2003 as a member of the Labor Party. In January 2005 Isaac Herzog was appointed for the first time to a cabinet position in the Israeli Government, and served as the Minister of Housing and Construction. In May 2006, he was appointed Minister of Tourism. In March 2007 he was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social Services & Minister of the Jewish Diaspora, Society and the Fight against Anti-Semitism. In February 2009 he began his second term as Minister of Welfare and Social Services. In January 2011 he resigned from the government. The Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) (@LSEIGA) creates a dedicated space for research, policy engagement and teaching across multiple disciplines to pioneer locally-rooted responses to global challenges.Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT115Herman Van Rompuyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=314301:30:08PD5720Speaker(s): Herman Van Rompuy | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Herman Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who formerly served as Prime Minister of Belgium and then as the first President of the European Council in the European Union. A politician from Belgium's Christian Democratic and Flemish party, Van Rompuy served as the 66th prime minister of Belgium from December 2008 until November 2009. In November 2009 he was selected by the members of the European Council as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon. He was appointed for the period from December 2009 until May 2012. On 1 March 2012 he was re-elected for a second (and last) term, which lasted from June 2012 until November 2014. Paul De Grauwe (@pdegrauwe) is John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy in the European Institute at LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Speaker(s): Herman Van Rompuy | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Herman Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician who formerly served as Prime Minister of Belgium and then as the first President of the European Council in the European Union. A politician from Belgium's Christian Democratic and Flemish party, Van Rompuy served as the 66th prime minister of Belgium from December 2008 until November 2009. In November 2009 he was selected by the members of the European Council as its first full-time President under the Treaty of Lisbon. He was appointed for the period from December 2009 until May 2012. On 1 March 2012 he was re-elected for a second (and last) term, which lasted from June 2012 until November 2014. Paul De Grauwe (@pdegrauwe) is John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy in the European Institute at LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT116Professor Sam Schefflerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=315701:03:26PD5737Speaker(s): Professor Sam Scheffler | Imagine you discovered that shortly after your death an asteroid would destroy the world. How would that affect how you lived your life? Would you bother to come to this session with renowned philosophy professor Sam Scheffler? We think you should. Samuel Scheffler is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Edward Stourton is one of BBC Radio 4's leading presenters of news and documentaries.Speaker(s): Professor Sam Scheffler | Imagine you discovered that shortly after your death an asteroid would destroy the world. How would that affect how you lived your life? Would you bother to come to this session with renowned philosophy professor Sam Scheffler? We think you should. Samuel Scheffler is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Edward Stourton is one of BBC Radio 4's leading presenters of news and documentaries.Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT117Professor Amitav Chakravartihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=313301:25:48PD5708Speaker(s): Professor Amitav Chakravarti | Successful consumer insights and policy interventions are elusive; often they tend to follow a hit-or-miss pattern. The GO-STOP signal framework explains why this pattern occurs and demonstrates how to avoid it. Amitav Chakravarti is Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management, LSE. Dr Simona Botti is Associate Professor of Marketing at London Business School, where she teaches Marketing and Brand Management. Her research focuses on consumer behaviour and decision making, and she specialises in the impact of perceived consumer control. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Speaker(s): Professor Amitav Chakravarti | Successful consumer insights and policy interventions are elusive; often they tend to follow a hit-or-miss pattern. The GO-STOP signal framework explains why this pattern occurs and demonstrates how to avoid it. Amitav Chakravarti is Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management, LSE. Dr Simona Botti is Associate Professor of Marketing at London Business School, where she teaches Marketing and Brand Management. Her research focuses on consumer behaviour and decision making, and she specialises in the impact of perceived consumer control. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations.Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT118Shami Chakrabarti, Professor Francesca Klughttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312801:25:28PD5694Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Professor Francesca Klug | The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna Carta for all human-kind'. Yet in the year in which this medieval Charter's 800th birthday is widely celebrated, the future of the UK's commitment to international human rights standards is in doubt. Why is it that features which are lauded as ‘totemic’ in the Magna Carta are condemned as ‘dangerous’ when applied today? Are human rights palatable in a mature democracy only when they are associated with an ancient English document with minimal legal impact? Are universal values commendable as a benchmark by which to judge the rest of the world, but unacceptable when applied ‘at home’? In A Magna Carta for all Humanity: homing in on human rights, published by Routledge to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Professor Francesca Klug invites us to consider what is distinctive about the ethic and practice of universal human rights. The author takes us on a journey through time, exploring such topics as 'British values', 'natural rights', 'enlightenment values' and legal rights'. This event celebrates the launch of A Magna Carta for all Humanity: homing in on human rights, and brings together Francesca Klug and Shami Chakrabarti in a public conversation, chaired by Jane Gordon. Join some of the UK's leading human rights thinkers and advocates in exploring the ethic behind universal human rights and deconstructing the current debate in the UK on the future of human rights protection. Shami Chakrabarti is Director of Liberty and author of On Liberty. Francesca Klug is Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Human Rights Futures Project at the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights. Jane Gordon is Visiting Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE and an independent human rights barrister. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Shami Chakrabarti, Professor Francesca Klug | The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna Carta for all human-kind'. Yet in the year in which this medieval Charter's 800th birthday is widely celebrated, the future of the UK's commitment to international human rights standards is in doubt. Why is it that features which are lauded as ‘totemic’ in the Magna Carta are condemned as ‘dangerous’ when applied today? Are human rights palatable in a mature democracy only when they are associated with an ancient English document with minimal legal impact? Are universal values commendable as a benchmark by which to judge the rest of the world, but unacceptable when applied ‘at home’? In A Magna Carta for all Humanity: homing in on human rights, published by Routledge to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Professor Francesca Klug invites us to consider what is distinctive about the ethic and practice of universal human rights. The author takes us on a journey through time, exploring such topics as 'British values', 'natural rights', 'enlightenment values' and legal rights'. This event celebrates the launch of A Magna Carta for all Humanity: homing in on human rights, and brings together Francesca Klug and Shami Chakrabarti in a public conversation, chaired by Jane Gordon. Join some of the UK's leading human rights thinkers and advocates in exploring the ethic behind universal human rights and deconstructing the current debate in the UK on the future of human rights protection. Shami Chakrabarti is Director of Liberty and author of On Liberty. Francesca Klug is Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Human Rights Futures Project at the LSE Centre for the Study of Human Rights. Jane Gordon is Visiting Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE and an independent human rights barrister. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT119Professor Richard Thalerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312701:12:25PD5693Speaker(s): Professor Richard Thaler | Richard Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying an alarm clock, selling football tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments. Speaking about his latest book Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics, Richard Thaler will couple recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour. Thaler will explain how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world, revealing how behavioural economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything. Richard H Thaler (@R_Thaler) is the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioural Science and Economics and the Director of the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. He is co-the author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness and has worked in the US with Barack Obama and with David Cameron's 'Nudge Unit' in the UK. Paul Dolan (@HappinessBD) is a Professor of Behavioural Science in the Department of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Richard Thaler | Richard Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Traditional economics assumes rational actors. Early in his research, Thaler realized these Spock-like automatons were nothing like real people. Whether buying an alarm clock, selling football tickets, or applying for a mortgage, we all succumb to biases and make decisions that deviate from the standards of rationality assumed by economists. In other words, we misbehave. Dismissed at first by economists as an amusing sideshow, the study of human miscalculations and their effects on markets now drives efforts to make better decisions in our lives, our businesses, and our governments. Speaking about his latest book Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics, Richard Thaler will couple recent discoveries in human psychology with a practical understanding of incentives and market behaviour. Thaler will explain how to make smarter decisions in an increasingly mystifying world, revealing how behavioural economic analysis opens up new ways to look at everything. Richard H Thaler (@R_Thaler) is the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioural Science and Economics and the Director of the Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. He is co-the author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness and has worked in the US with Barack Obama and with David Cameron's 'Nudge Unit' in the UK. Paul Dolan (@HappinessBD) is a Professor of Behavioural Science in the Department of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 9 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT120Professor Joseph S Nyehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312601:08:46PD5692Speaker(s): Professor Joseph S Nye | For more than a century, the United States has been the world's most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Does this mean that we are living in a post-American world? Joseph S.Nye, Jr. (@Joe_Nye) is University Distinguished Service Professor, and former Dean of the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University,won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, and earned a PhD in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In a recent survey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy, and in 2011, Foreign Policy named him one of the top 100 Global Thinkers. His most recent book, Is The American Century Over? published in March 2015. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at LSE. The US Centre at LSE promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Joseph S Nye | For more than a century, the United States has been the world's most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Does this mean that we are living in a post-American world? Joseph S.Nye, Jr. (@Joe_Nye) is University Distinguished Service Professor, and former Dean of the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University,won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, and earned a PhD in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In a recent survey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy, and in 2011, Foreign Policy named him one of the top 100 Global Thinkers. His most recent book, Is The American Century Over? published in March 2015. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at LSE. The US Centre at LSE promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:00:00 GMT121Richard Dobbs, Jonathan Woetzel, Stephanie Flandershttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312301:23:18PD5684Speaker(s): Richard Dobbs, Jonathan Woetzel, Stephanie Flanders | Since the start of the new century, the world has started to change - and radically. The collision of four global forces means we are now living in an era of near constant discontinuity. Competitors can burst upon the scene in a blink of an eye. Businesses that were protected by large and deep moats find that their defences are easily breached. Vast new markets are conjured seemingly from nothing. Five years is an eternity. In a new book, No Ordinary Disruption, the three leaders of the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey's business and economics research arm, argue that the world is now roughly in the middle of a dramatic transition as a result of four fundamental disruptive trends: growth and urbanisation in emerging markets, technological disruption, increasing connectivity, and the ageing of populations. None of these disruptions, on its own, is a surprise. The unique challenge is that they are happening at the same time - and on a huge scale, creating second-, third-, and even fourth-order effects that are scarcely possible to anticipate. As they collide, they will produce change so significant that much of the management intuition that has served us in the past will become irrelevant, causing us to reset our collective intuition. This event marks the publication of No Ordinary Disruption. Richard Dobbs is a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (@McKinsey_MGI), McKinsey & Company’s economics and business research arm, and a Director (Senior Partner) of McKinsey, based in London. He joined the firm in 1988, and more recently from 2004 to 2009 co-led its Corporate Finance Practice. From 2009, Richard has co-led the McKinsey Global Institute, first from South Korea and then from London. He is a co-author of Value, the Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance, published in November 2010, and his work has appeared in several books, including Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, and Korea 2020 – Global Perspectives for the next decade. Richard received a B.A. in engineering, economics, and management at Oxford University, where he obtained a first-class degree. Based in Shanghai, Jonathan Woetzel is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute and leads McKinsey research on China, Asia, and global economic and business trends. As leader of the firm’s Cities Initiative, he has conducted more than 60 projects for governments throughout China to support local economic development and transformation. He also supports the transformation of Chinese companies into global leaders. Stephanie Flanders (@MyStephanomics​) is Managing Director and Chief Market Strategist for the UK and Europe, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Stephanie was previously the Economics Editor at the BBC. Prior to this, she worked as a reporter at the New York Times, a speechwriter and senior adviser to US Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers, a Financial Times leader-writer and columnist, and an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the London Business School. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Richard Dobbs, Jonathan Woetzel, Stephanie Flanders | Since the start of the new century, the world has started to change - and radically. The collision of four global forces means we are now living in an era of near constant discontinuity. Competitors can burst upon the scene in a blink of an eye. Businesses that were protected by large and deep moats find that their defences are easily breached. Vast new markets are conjured seemingly from nothing. Five years is an eternity. In a new book, No Ordinary Disruption, the three leaders of the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey's business and economics research arm, argue that the world is now roughly in the middle of a dramatic transition as a result of four fundamental disruptive trends: growth and urbanisation in emerging markets, technological disruption, increasing connectivity, and the ageing of populations. None of these disruptions, on its own, is a surprise. The unique challenge is that they are happening at the same time - and on a huge scale, creating second-, third-, and even fourth-order effects that are scarcely possible to anticipate. As they collide, they will produce change so significant that much of the management intuition that has served us in the past will become irrelevant, causing us to reset our collective intuition. This event marks the publication of No Ordinary Disruption. Richard Dobbs is a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (@McKinsey_MGI), McKinsey & Company’s economics and business research arm, and a Director (Senior Partner) of McKinsey, based in London. He joined the firm in 1988, and more recently from 2004 to 2009 co-led its Corporate Finance Practice. From 2009, Richard has co-led the McKinsey Global Institute, first from South Korea and then from London. He is a co-author of Value, the Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance, published in November 2010, and his work has appeared in several books, including Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, and Korea 2020 – Global Perspectives for the next decade. Richard received a B.A. in engineering, economics, and management at Oxford University, where he obtained a first-class degree. Based in Shanghai, Jonathan Woetzel is a director of the McKinsey Global Institute and leads McKinsey research on China, Asia, and global economic and business trends. As leader of the firm’s Cities Initiative, he has conducted more than 60 projects for governments throughout China to support local economic development and transformation. He also supports the transformation of Chinese companies into global leaders. Stephanie Flanders (@MyStephanomics​) is Managing Director and Chief Market Strategist for the UK and Europe, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Stephanie was previously the Economics Editor at the BBC. Prior to this, she worked as a reporter at the New York Times, a speechwriter and senior adviser to US Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Lawrence Summers, a Financial Times leader-writer and columnist, and an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the London Business School. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 8 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT122Caroline Criado-Perezhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312201:27:45PD5682Speaker(s): Caroline Criado-Perez | A lecture by the woman who took on the Bank of England, Twitter and the criminal justice system, Caroline Criado-Perez, who will celebrate women’s rights activists from around the world to inspire you to get out there and change it for the better. Caroline Criado-Perez (@CCriadoPerez) is a British journalist and feminist activist. In 2013, she won the Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year Award and was named one of the Guardian’s People of the Year. This event marks the publication of Caroline's new book, Do it Like a Woman. Julia Black is Pro-Director for Research and a Professor of Law at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Caroline Criado-Perez | A lecture by the woman who took on the Bank of England, Twitter and the criminal justice system, Caroline Criado-Perez, who will celebrate women’s rights activists from around the world to inspire you to get out there and change it for the better. Caroline Criado-Perez (@CCriadoPerez) is a British journalist and feminist activist. In 2013, she won the Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year Award and was named one of the Guardian’s People of the Year. This event marks the publication of Caroline's new book, Do it Like a Woman. Julia Black is Pro-Director for Research and a Professor of Law at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT123Professor Lord Stern of Brentfordhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=312101:25:13PD5681Speaker(s): Professor Lord Stern of Brentford | Introducing his new book, Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate Change Professor Stern will argue that the transition to a low-carbon economy and rapid structural transformations to the world economy provide a story of growth and poverty reduction that is attractive and sustainable. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE and President of the British Academy. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director and President of LSE. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Lord Stern of Brentford | Introducing his new book, Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate Change Professor Stern will argue that the transition to a low-carbon economy and rapid structural transformations to the world economy provide a story of growth and poverty reduction that is attractive and sustainable. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE and President of the British Academy. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director and President of LSE. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT124Professor Lisa Appignanesi, Professor Rae Langton, Dr Stephen Law, Professor Peter McDonaldhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=311601:33:25PD5675Speaker(s): Professor Lisa Appignanesi, Professor Rae Langton, Dr Stephen Law, Professor Peter McDonald | What does it mean to have a right to free speech, and who has the right to curtail it? Lisa Appignanesi, prize-winning writer, novelist, broadcaster and cultural commentator, is Visiting Professor in the Department of English at King’s College London. Rae Langton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Stephen Law is Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. Peter McDonald is Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of Oxford. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Lisa Appignanesi, Professor Rae Langton, Dr Stephen Law, Professor Peter McDonald | What does it mean to have a right to free speech, and who has the right to curtail it? Lisa Appignanesi, prize-winning writer, novelist, broadcaster and cultural commentator, is Visiting Professor in the Department of English at King’s College London. Rae Langton is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Stephen Law is Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. Peter McDonald is Professor of English and Related Literature at the University of Oxford. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT125Professor Robert J Shillerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=311501:01:52PD5673Speaker(s): Professor Robert J Shiller | Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, now cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008–9 financial crisis. With high stock and bond prices in the United States, and rising housing prices in many countries, the post-subprime boom may well turn out to be another illustration of Shiller’s influential argument that psychologically driven volatility is an inherent characteristic of all asset markets. Robert J Shiller (@RobertJShiller), the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics, is a best-selling author, a regular contributor to the Economic View column of the New York Times, and a professor of economics at Yale University. His books include Finance and the Good Society, Animal Spirits (co-written with George A. Akerlof), The Subprime Solution, and The New Financial Order (all Princeton). This event marks the publication of a new edition of Irrational Exuberance. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Robert J Shiller | Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, now cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008–9 financial crisis. With high stock and bond prices in the United States, and rising housing prices in many countries, the post-subprime boom may well turn out to be another illustration of Shiller’s influential argument that psychologically driven volatility is an inherent characteristic of all asset markets. Robert J Shiller (@RobertJShiller), the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics, is a best-selling author, a regular contributor to the Economic View column of the New York Times, and a professor of economics at Yale University. His books include Finance and the Good Society, Animal Spirits (co-written with George A. Akerlof), The Subprime Solution, and The New Financial Order (all Princeton). This event marks the publication of a new edition of Irrational Exuberance. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT126Kevin Ruddhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=311401:25:44PD5672Speaker(s): Kevin Rudd | Drawing on both his high-level political insights and personal expertise, Kevin Rudd will discuss the rise of China, the enduring influence of the United States and the changing balance of power in the Pacific. Kevin Rudd (@MRKRudd) was Leader of the Labor Party and twice Prime Minister of Australia. He served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister (2007-2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010- 2012). Mr Rudd is President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. ASPI is a “think-do tank” dedicated to second track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses on policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia, the US and the West. He is also Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism where in 2015-6 he leads a review of the UN system. Mr Rudd is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where in 2014-15 he completed a major policy report on “Alternative Futures for US-China Relations.” He is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London, a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago. Mr. Rudd is a member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization’s Group of Eminent Persons. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese, serves as a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and co-Chairs the China Global Affairs Council of the World Economic Forum. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Kevin Rudd | Drawing on both his high-level political insights and personal expertise, Kevin Rudd will discuss the rise of China, the enduring influence of the United States and the changing balance of power in the Pacific. Kevin Rudd (@MRKRudd) was Leader of the Labor Party and twice Prime Minister of Australia. He served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister (2007-2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010- 2012). Mr Rudd is President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. ASPI is a “think-do tank” dedicated to second track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses on policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia, the US and the West. He is also Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism where in 2015-6 he leads a review of the UN system. Mr Rudd is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where in 2014-15 he completed a major policy report on “Alternative Futures for US-China Relations.” He is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London, a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago. Mr. Rudd is a member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization’s Group of Eminent Persons. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese, serves as a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and co-Chairs the China Global Affairs Council of the World Economic Forum. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:30:00 GMT127Amitav Ghoshhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310600:59:19PD5661Speaker(s): Amitav Ghosh | Flood of Fire, the conclusion to Amitav Ghosh's bestselling Ibis Trilogy, takes us from India to China, through the outbreak of the First Opium War and China’s devastating defeat, to Britain’s seizure of Hong Kong. It follows a varied cast of characters, among them a sepoy in the East India Company, an impoverished young sailor searching for his lost love, and a determined widow en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband’s wealth and reputation. Amitav Ghosh is one of the finalists for this year’s Man Booker International Prize. Here the Booker shortlisted, bestselling author, talks about his work and the true story that lies behind his latest novel. Amitav Ghosh (@GhoshAmitav) was born in Calcutta and grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. He studied at the universities of Delhi and Oxford and published the first of eight novels, The Circle of Reason in 1986. The first novel in his Ibis trilogy, Sea of Poppies, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. He has gone on to sell over 3 million books worldwide, and his work is translated in to 33 languages. He currently divides his time between Calcutta, Goa and Brooklyn. Mukulika Banerjee is an Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE and Director of the IGA South Asia Centre.Speaker(s): Amitav Ghosh | Flood of Fire, the conclusion to Amitav Ghosh's bestselling Ibis Trilogy, takes us from India to China, through the outbreak of the First Opium War and China’s devastating defeat, to Britain’s seizure of Hong Kong. It follows a varied cast of characters, among them a sepoy in the East India Company, an impoverished young sailor searching for his lost love, and a determined widow en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband’s wealth and reputation. Amitav Ghosh is one of the finalists for this year’s Man Booker International Prize. Here the Booker shortlisted, bestselling author, talks about his work and the true story that lies behind his latest novel. Amitav Ghosh (@GhoshAmitav) was born in Calcutta and grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. He studied at the universities of Delhi and Oxford and published the first of eight novels, The Circle of Reason in 1986. The first novel in his Ibis trilogy, Sea of Poppies, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. He has gone on to sell over 3 million books worldwide, and his work is translated in to 33 languages. He currently divides his time between Calcutta, Goa and Brooklyn. Mukulika Banerjee is an Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at LSE and Director of the IGA South Asia Centre.Fri, 29 May 2015 13:00:00 GMT128Dr Harry Walkerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310401:09:18PD5655Speaker(s): Dr Harry Walker | What would individualism and equality look like if detached from their foundations in a logic of equivalence? Harry Walker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. Rita Astuti is Professor of Social Anthropology and Head of the Anthropology Department at LSE. The Department of Anthropology (@LSEAnthropology) is a leading centre for innovative research and teaching committed to both maintaining and renewing the core of the discipline.Speaker(s): Dr Harry Walker | What would individualism and equality look like if detached from their foundations in a logic of equivalence? Harry Walker is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. Rita Astuti is Professor of Social Anthropology and Head of the Anthropology Department at LSE. The Department of Anthropology (@LSEAnthropology) is a leading centre for innovative research and teaching committed to both maintaining and renewing the core of the discipline.Thu, 28 May 2015 18:00:00 GMT129Sergio Mattarellahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310500:41:11PD5656Speaker(s): Sergio Mattarella | Sergio Mattarella is the President of the Republic of Italy. He was born in Palermo in 1941. In 1964 he obtained a summa con laude Law Degree from "La Sapienza" University. He was admitted to the Palermo Bar Association in 1967. He taught parliamentary law at the Law School of the University of Palermo until 1983. In 1983 he was elected to Parliament for the Christian Democracy Party in the western Sicily constituency and remained a member of the Chamber of Deputies until 2008. From July 1987 to July 1989 he was Minister for Relations with Parliament. He was Minister of Education from July 1989 to July 1990. He became Deputy Prime Minister in October 1998 and Minister of Defence from December 1999 to the June 2001 elections. During his mandate, laws were enacted to abolish conscription and to turn the Carabinieri into an autonomous armed force. During that period, Italy strongly supported the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy, which led to the creation of the first European Army Corps. On 5 October 2011 he was elected Constitutional Judge by Parliament and was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Court on 11 October 2011. He was elected twelfth President of the Republic on 31 January 2015. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEItalySpeaker(s): Sergio Mattarella | Sergio Mattarella is the President of the Republic of Italy. He was born in Palermo in 1941. In 1964 he obtained a summa con laude Law Degree from "La Sapienza" University. He was admitted to the Palermo Bar Association in 1967. He taught parliamentary law at the Law School of the University of Palermo until 1983. In 1983 he was elected to Parliament for the Christian Democracy Party in the western Sicily constituency and remained a member of the Chamber of Deputies until 2008. From July 1987 to July 1989 he was Minister for Relations with Parliament. He was Minister of Education from July 1989 to July 1990. He became Deputy Prime Minister in October 1998 and Minister of Defence from December 1999 to the June 2001 elections. During his mandate, laws were enacted to abolish conscription and to turn the Carabinieri into an autonomous armed force. During that period, Italy strongly supported the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy, which led to the creation of the first European Army Corps. On 5 October 2011 he was elected Constitutional Judge by Parliament and was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Court on 11 October 2011. He was elected twelfth President of the Republic on 31 January 2015. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEItalyThu, 28 May 2015 16:45:00 GMT130Sergio Mattarellahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310500:41:29PD5657Speaker(s): Sergio Mattarella | Sergio Mattarella is the President of the Republic of Italy. He was born in Palermo in 1941. In 1964 he obtained a summa con laude Law Degree from "La Sapienza" University. He was admitted to the Palermo Bar Association in 1967. He taught parliamentary law at the Law School of the University of Palermo until 1983. In 1983 he was elected to Parliament for the Christian Democracy Party in the western Sicily constituency and remained a member of the Chamber of Deputies until 2008. From July 1987 to July 1989 he was Minister for Relations with Parliament. He was Minister of Education from July 1989 to July 1990. He became Deputy Prime Minister in October 1998 and Minister of Defence from December 1999 to the June 2001 elections. During his mandate, laws were enacted to abolish conscription and to turn the Carabinieri into an autonomous armed force. During that period, Italy strongly supported the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy, which led to the creation of the first European Army Corps. On 5 October 2011 he was elected Constitutional Judge by Parliament and was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Court on 11 October 2011. He was elected twelfth President of the Republic on 31 January 2015. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEItalySpeaker(s): Sergio Mattarella | Sergio Mattarella is the President of the Republic of Italy. He was born in Palermo in 1941. In 1964 he obtained a summa con laude Law Degree from "La Sapienza" University. He was admitted to the Palermo Bar Association in 1967. He taught parliamentary law at the Law School of the University of Palermo until 1983. In 1983 he was elected to Parliament for the Christian Democracy Party in the western Sicily constituency and remained a member of the Chamber of Deputies until 2008. From July 1987 to July 1989 he was Minister for Relations with Parliament. He was Minister of Education from July 1989 to July 1990. He became Deputy Prime Minister in October 1998 and Minister of Defence from December 1999 to the June 2001 elections. During his mandate, laws were enacted to abolish conscription and to turn the Carabinieri into an autonomous armed force. During that period, Italy strongly supported the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy, which led to the creation of the first European Army Corps. On 5 October 2011 he was elected Constitutional Judge by Parliament and was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Court on 11 October 2011. He was elected twelfth President of the Republic on 31 January 2015. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEItalyThu, 28 May 2015 16:45:00 GMT131Professor Lord Desai, Professor Charles Goodhart, Stephen Kinghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310201:23:45PD5653Speaker(s): Professor Lord Desai, Professor Charles Goodhart, Stephen King | Meghnad Desai discusses his latest book Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One with Stephen King of HSBC. Meghnad Desai worked at LSE in the Economics Department from 1965 onwards, and is now Honorary Fellow and Emeritus Professor. He has written over 25 books and 200 articles in refereed journals. He is a Labour Peer and has received the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India. Charles Goodhart, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, is Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics, and Director of the Financial Regulation Research Programme in the Financial Markets Group. Stephen King (@KingEconomist) is Group Chief Economist at HSBC. He is also a successful author. His latest book, When the Money Runs Out, was published by Yale University Press in May 2013 and was selected as a “book of the year” by the Financial Times, The Economist and The Times. Timothy Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science at LSE. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. From September 2006 to August 2009, he served as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Lord Desai, Professor Charles Goodhart, Stephen King | Meghnad Desai discusses his latest book Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One with Stephen King of HSBC. Meghnad Desai worked at LSE in the Economics Department from 1965 onwards, and is now Honorary Fellow and Emeritus Professor. He has written over 25 books and 200 articles in refereed journals. He is a Labour Peer and has received the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India. Charles Goodhart, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, is Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics, and Director of the Financial Regulation Research Programme in the Financial Markets Group. Stephen King (@KingEconomist) is Group Chief Economist at HSBC. He is also a successful author. His latest book, When the Money Runs Out, was published by Yale University Press in May 2013 and was selected as a “book of the year” by the Financial Times, The Economist and The Times. Timothy Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science at LSE. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. From September 2006 to August 2009, he served as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Wed, 27 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT132Stephen J Dubnerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310100:58:01PD5652Speaker(s): Stephen J Dubner | When Freakonomics was first published, Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner started a blog—and they’ve kept it up, tallying more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com and pulling in 12 million page views per year. The best are now published in When to Rob a Bank. At this event, Stephen Dubner shares the Freakonomic secrets to making economic ideas fresh and entertaining through their blog and podcast (which has been downloaded a freakish 150million times). You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax); and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) Stephen J Dubner (@freakonomics) is an award-winning writer and radio and TV personality. He has written six books, including the Freakonomics trilogy and is host of Freakonomics Radio. Tim Harford (@TimHarford) is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less and Pop-Up Economics With Tim Harford. His books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life, Adapt and The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Stephen J Dubner | When Freakonomics was first published, Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner started a blog—and they’ve kept it up, tallying more than 8,000 blog posts on Freakonomics.com and pulling in 12 million page views per year. The best are now published in When to Rob a Bank. At this event, Stephen Dubner shares the Freakonomic secrets to making economic ideas fresh and entertaining through their blog and podcast (which has been downloaded a freakish 150million times). You’ll discover what people lie about, and why; why it might be time for a sex tax (if not a fat tax); and, yes, when to rob a bank. (Short answer: never; the ROI is terrible.) Stephen J Dubner (@freakonomics) is an award-winning writer and radio and TV personality. He has written six books, including the Freakonomics trilogy and is host of Freakonomics Radio. Tim Harford (@TimHarford) is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less and Pop-Up Economics With Tim Harford. His books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life, Adapt and The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Wed, 27 May 2015 17:00:00 GMT133Jacob J. Lewhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=310000:55:09PD5651Speaker(s): Jacob J. Lew | The conversation will focus on the state of the global economy ahead of the Secretary’s travel to a meeting of G-7 Finance Ministers in Dresden, Germany. Jack Lew was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary Lew previously served as White House Chief of Staff. Prior to that role, Lew was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position he also held in President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2001. Before returning to OMB in 2010, Lew first joined the Obama Administration as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. Lew began his career in Washington in 1973 as a legislative aide. From 1979 to 1987, he was a principal domestic policy advisor to House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr, when he served the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee as Assistant Director and then Executive Director. He was the Speaker's liaison to the Greenspan Commission, which negotiated a bipartisan solution to extend the solvency of Social Security in 1983, and he was responsible for domestic and economic issues, including Medicare, budget, tax, trade, appropriations, and energy issues. Before joining the Obama Administration, Lew co-chaired the Advisory Board for City Year New York and was on the boards of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project, and the Tobin Project. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and of the bar in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The US Centre at LSE promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States.Speaker(s): Jacob J. Lew | The conversation will focus on the state of the global economy ahead of the Secretary’s travel to a meeting of G-7 Finance Ministers in Dresden, Germany. Jack Lew was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 2013, to serve as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary Lew previously served as White House Chief of Staff. Prior to that role, Lew was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a position he also held in President Clinton's Cabinet from 1998 to 2001. Before returning to OMB in 2010, Lew first joined the Obama Administration as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. Lew began his career in Washington in 1973 as a legislative aide. From 1979 to 1987, he was a principal domestic policy advisor to House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr, when he served the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee as Assistant Director and then Executive Director. He was the Speaker's liaison to the Greenspan Commission, which negotiated a bipartisan solution to extend the solvency of Social Security in 1983, and he was responsible for domestic and economic issues, including Medicare, budget, tax, trade, appropriations, and energy issues. Before joining the Obama Administration, Lew co-chaired the Advisory Board for City Year New York and was on the boards of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project, and the Tobin Project. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and of the bar in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The US Centre at LSE promotes scholarly analysis and critical debate about the United States.Wed, 27 May 2015 10:45:00 GMT134Professor Matthew Kahnhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=309601:20:14PD5648Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Kahn | Professor Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. Matthew Kahn is a Professor in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Steve Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE. The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Kahn | Professor Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. Matthew Kahn is a Professor in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Steve Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE. The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 26 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT135Professor Matthew Kahnhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3096PD5717Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Kahn | Professor Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. Matthew Kahn is a Professor in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Steve Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE. The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Kahn | Professor Kahn, a leading expert on environmental and urban issues, will examine China’s economic growth to present key issues from his latest research. Matthew Kahn is a Professor in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Steve Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography at LSE. The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE (@LSEGeography) is a centre of international academic excellence in economic, urban and development geography, environmental social science and climate change. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (@GRI_LSE) is a research centre at LSE. The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 26 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT136Liz Fekete, Kiri Kankhwende, Professor James Nazroo, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=309701:36:37PD5649Speaker(s): Liz Fekete, Kiri Kankhwende, Professor James Nazroo, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard | This event will consider the ongoing significance of race and class to shaping inequalities in contemporary British life. Liz Fekete is the Executive Director of the Institute for Race Relations and Head of its European Research Programme. Kiri Kankhwende is a human rights campaigner and journalist specialising in race, immigration and politics. James Nazroo is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity. Debbie Weekes-Bernard is Head of Research at the Runnymede Trust. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Liz Fekete, Kiri Kankhwende, Professor James Nazroo, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard | This event will consider the ongoing significance of race and class to shaping inequalities in contemporary British life. Liz Fekete is the Executive Director of the Institute for Race Relations and Head of its European Research Programme. Kiri Kankhwende is a human rights campaigner and journalist specialising in race, immigration and politics. James Nazroo is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity. Debbie Weekes-Bernard is Head of Research at the Runnymede Trust. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 26 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT137Professor Sendhil Mullainathanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308901:28:31PD5632Speaker(s): Professor Sendhil Mullainathan | Why does poverty persist? Why do successful people get things done at the last minute? A single psychology--the psychology of scarcity--connects these seemingly unconnected questions. The research in our book shows how scarcity creates its own mindset. Understanding this mindset sheds light on our personal problems as well as the broader social problem of poverty and what we can do about it. Sendhil Mullainathan (@m_sendhil) is a Professor of Economics at Harvard whose main interest is behavioural economics. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Sendhil Mullainathan | Why does poverty persist? Why do successful people get things done at the last minute? A single psychology--the psychology of scarcity--connects these seemingly unconnected questions. The research in our book shows how scarcity creates its own mindset. Understanding this mindset sheds light on our personal problems as well as the broader social problem of poverty and what we can do about it. Sendhil Mullainathan (@m_sendhil) is a Professor of Economics at Harvard whose main interest is behavioural economics. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 21 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT138Dr Purna Senhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308601:15:00PD5628Speaker(s): Dr Purna Sen | As part of LSE Research Festival 2015 the Above the Parapet project will showcase its recent research on women in public life. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. LSE Research Festival (@LSEResearchFest) is a series of events, free and open to all, celebrating public engagement with social science research. The centrepiece of the series is an annual public exhibition of research from across LSE and other institutions in three categories - film, photography, and poster design. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Speaker(s): Dr Purna Sen | As part of LSE Research Festival 2015 the Above the Parapet project will showcase its recent research on women in public life. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. LSE Research Festival (@LSEResearchFest) is a series of events, free and open to all, celebrating public engagement with social science research. The centrepiece of the series is an annual public exhibition of research from across LSE and other institutions in three categories - film, photography, and poster design. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Wed, 20 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT139Professor Julian Le Grandhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308701:19:34PD5629Speaker(s): Professor Julian Le Grand | Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens’ behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana—or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, Government Paternalism examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable. Building on developments in philosophy, behavioral economics, and psychology, Julian Le Grand explore the roles, boundaries, and responsibilities of the government and its citizens in his new book The Government Paternalist: nanny state or helpful friend? Julian Le Grand is Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at LSE. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Julian Le Grand | Should governments save people from themselves? Do governments have the right to influence citizens’ behavior related to smoking tobacco, eating too much, not saving enough, drinking alcohol, or taking marijuana—or does this create a nanny state, leading to infantilization, demotivation, and breaches in individual autonomy? Looking at examples from both sides of the Atlantic and around the world, Government Paternalism examines the justifications for, and the prevalence of, government involvement and considers when intervention might or might not be acceptable. Building on developments in philosophy, behavioral economics, and psychology, Julian Le Grand explore the roles, boundaries, and responsibilities of the government and its citizens in his new book The Government Paternalist: nanny state or helpful friend? Julian Le Grand is Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at LSE. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 20 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT140Professor Ed Glaeserhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308801:26:52PD5631Speaker(s): Professor Ed Glaeser | Residents of big cities typically earn higher wages, but are they any happier? According to surveys on life satisfaction, American cities were once less happy than rural areas. Industrial areas seem once to have paid wages that were high enough for their residents to put up with a little misery, but this is no longer true. The unhappier cities of America's industrial heartland have shrunk, while the happier cities have grown, and today there is no relationship between city size and self-reported life satisfaction within the U.S. The developing world today appears to be reversing the Western industrial pattern of happy farms/unhappy cities, with far higher levels of life satisfaction in urban areas. Ed Glaeser is Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Ricky Burdett (@BURDETTR) is Professor of Urban Studies, and director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age Programme. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Ed Glaeser | Residents of big cities typically earn higher wages, but are they any happier? According to surveys on life satisfaction, American cities were once less happy than rural areas. Industrial areas seem once to have paid wages that were high enough for their residents to put up with a little misery, but this is no longer true. The unhappier cities of America's industrial heartland have shrunk, while the happier cities have grown, and today there is no relationship between city size and self-reported life satisfaction within the U.S. The developing world today appears to be reversing the Western industrial pattern of happy farms/unhappy cities, with far higher levels of life satisfaction in urban areas. Ed Glaeser is Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Ricky Burdett (@BURDETTR) is Professor of Urban Studies, and director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age Programme. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 20 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT141Professor Joseph E Stiglitzhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308501:30:12PD5626Speaker(s): Professor Joseph E Stiglitz | Why has inequality increased in the Western world and what can we do about it? In this new book, The Great Divide, which he will talk about in this public lecture, Joseph E. Stiglitz expands on the diagnosis he offered in his best-selling book The Price of Inequality and suggests ways to counter this growing problem. Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice: the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. Ultimately, Stiglitz believes our choice is not between growth and fairness; with the right policies, we can choose both. Joseph Stiglitz (@JosephEStiglitz) was Chief Economist at the World Bank until January 2000. He is currently University Professor of the Columbia Business School, and Chair of the Management Board and Director of Graduate Summer Programs at the Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001 and is the best-selling author of Globalization and Its Discontents, The Roaring Nineties, Making Globalization Work, Freefall and The Price of Inequality, all published by Penguin. The new International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) at LSE will bring together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Speaker(s): Professor Joseph E Stiglitz | Why has inequality increased in the Western world and what can we do about it? In this new book, The Great Divide, which he will talk about in this public lecture, Joseph E. Stiglitz expands on the diagnosis he offered in his best-selling book The Price of Inequality and suggests ways to counter this growing problem. Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice: the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. Ultimately, Stiglitz believes our choice is not between growth and fairness; with the right policies, we can choose both. Joseph Stiglitz (@JosephEStiglitz) was Chief Economist at the World Bank until January 2000. He is currently University Professor of the Columbia Business School, and Chair of the Management Board and Director of Graduate Summer Programs at the Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001 and is the best-selling author of Globalization and Its Discontents, The Roaring Nineties, Making Globalization Work, Freefall and The Price of Inequality, all published by Penguin. The new International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) at LSE will bring together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.Tue, 19 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT142Professor Raewyn Connellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308301:34:14PD5623Speaker(s): Professor Raewyn Connell | The creation of contemporary knowledge about gender is a revolution in thought that has been closely connected with political struggles for gender justice. In the last generation a major problem about this field of knowledge has been recognized, its constitution within a worldwide economy of knowledge shaped by the power and wealth of the global North. This lecture will explore recent attempts to overcome this problem, in feminist re-thinking of imperialism, coloniality and Southern perspectives. The lecture will consider connections of knowledge with feminist politics in the neoliberal era, when new forms of patriarchy have emerged; and will ask if we can have a fully decolonized global feminism that is both politically effective and socially radical. Raewyn Connell (@raewynconnell) is Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney, and one of Australia's leading social scientists. Her most recent books are Southern Theory (2007), about social thought beyond the global metropole; Confronting Equality (2011), about social science and politics; and Gender: In World Perspective (3rd edn, with Rebecca Pearse, 2015). Her other books include Masculinities, Schools & Social Justice, Ruling Class Ruling Culture, Gender & Power, and Making the Difference. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages. She has taught at universities in Australia, Canada and the USA, in departments of sociology, political science, and education, and is a long-term participant in the labour movement and peace movement. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. Feminist Theory (@FeministTheory) is an international peer reviewed journal that provides a forum for critical analysis and constructive debate within feminism. Feminist Theory is genuinely interdisciplinary and reflects the diversity of feminism, incorporating perspectives from across the broad spectrum of the humanities and social sciences and the full range of feminist political and theoretical stances. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Raewyn Connell | The creation of contemporary knowledge about gender is a revolution in thought that has been closely connected with political struggles for gender justice. In the last generation a major problem about this field of knowledge has been recognized, its constitution within a worldwide economy of knowledge shaped by the power and wealth of the global North. This lecture will explore recent attempts to overcome this problem, in feminist re-thinking of imperialism, coloniality and Southern perspectives. The lecture will consider connections of knowledge with feminist politics in the neoliberal era, when new forms of patriarchy have emerged; and will ask if we can have a fully decolonized global feminism that is both politically effective and socially radical. Raewyn Connell (@raewynconnell) is Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney, and one of Australia's leading social scientists. Her most recent books are Southern Theory (2007), about social thought beyond the global metropole; Confronting Equality (2011), about social science and politics; and Gender: In World Perspective (3rd edn, with Rebecca Pearse, 2015). Her other books include Masculinities, Schools & Social Justice, Ruling Class Ruling Culture, Gender & Power, and Making the Difference. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages. She has taught at universities in Australia, Canada and the USA, in departments of sociology, political science, and education, and is a long-term participant in the labour movement and peace movement. The Gender Institute (@lsegendertweet) was established in 1993 to address the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations. This remains a central aim of the Institute today, which is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. Feminist Theory (@FeministTheory) is an international peer reviewed journal that provides a forum for critical analysis and constructive debate within feminism. Feminist Theory is genuinely interdisciplinary and reflects the diversity of feminism, incorporating perspectives from across the broad spectrum of the humanities and social sciences and the full range of feminist political and theoretical stances. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 18 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT143Fareed Zakariahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308401:23:38PD5625Speaker(s): Fareed Zakaria | Fareed Zakaria argues the turn away from the liberal arts is a mistake. In today’s world, the jobs of the future will go to people who have creativity, curiosity, and social skills, precisely the strengths of a broad based education. Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) is host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show Fareed Zakaria GPS, a Washington Post columnist, a contributing editor for The Atlantic and a New York Times best selling author. This event marks the launch of his new book, In Defense of a Liberal Education. Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) is the founding director of POLIS, the think-tank for research and debate in to international journalism and society in the Media and Communications Department. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Fareed Zakaria | Fareed Zakaria argues the turn away from the liberal arts is a mistake. In today’s world, the jobs of the future will go to people who have creativity, curiosity, and social skills, precisely the strengths of a broad based education. Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) is host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show Fareed Zakaria GPS, a Washington Post columnist, a contributing editor for The Atlantic and a New York Times best selling author. This event marks the launch of his new book, In Defense of a Liberal Education. Charlie Beckett (@CharlieBeckett) is the founding director of POLIS, the think-tank for research and debate in to international journalism and society in the Media and Communications Department. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 18 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT144Laszlo Bockhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308201:00:34PD5621Speaker(s): Laszlo Bock | Google receives more than two million unique job applications a year. In this talk, Laszlo Bock, the head of their People Operations, will explain how Google went from a small search engine to a global company of over 50,000 employees without losing its culture and core values. Laszlo Bock (@LaszloBock2718) leads Google's people function, which includes all areas related to the attraction, development, and retention of 'Googlers', of which there are more than 50,000 in seventy offices worldwide. During his tenure, Google has been recognised over 100 times as an exceptional employer, including being named the Number 1 Best Company to work for in the UK, Ireland, US, Japan, Brazil and numerous other countries. He is author of Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google that Will Transform How you Live and Lead. Sandy Pepper is Professor of Management Practice in the Department of Management at LSE. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Laszlo Bock | Google receives more than two million unique job applications a year. In this talk, Laszlo Bock, the head of their People Operations, will explain how Google went from a small search engine to a global company of over 50,000 employees without losing its culture and core values. Laszlo Bock (@LaszloBock2718) leads Google's people function, which includes all areas related to the attraction, development, and retention of 'Googlers', of which there are more than 50,000 in seventy offices worldwide. During his tenure, Google has been recognised over 100 times as an exceptional employer, including being named the Number 1 Best Company to work for in the UK, Ireland, US, Japan, Brazil and numerous other countries. He is author of Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google that Will Transform How you Live and Lead. Sandy Pepper is Professor of Management Practice in the Department of Management at LSE. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 18 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT145Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negrahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=307801:32:24PD5612Speaker(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly in a number of economic journals, including World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Feminist Economics. Professor Seguino has also contributed her services to local and global living wage campaigns. Saphieh Ashtiany is Principal of Ashtiany Associates, visiting Professor at QMUL, Chair of the Equal Rights Trust and a non-Executive Director and Vice-Chair of the Charities Aid Foundation. Saphieh is an internationally recognised expert on employment and equality law and is ranked in the top tier of UK employment and discrimination lawyers. She currently works on complex consultancy projects for not-for-profit and institutional bodies. Diane Negra is Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture and Head of Film Studies at University College Dublin. The co-editor of the journal Television and New Media, she is author, editor or co-editor of nine books including Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom (2001), A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema (2002), Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (2007), What A Girl Wants?: Fantasizing the Reclamation of Self in Postfeminism (2008) and Gendering the Recession: Media and Culture in an Age of Austerity (2014). A former member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, she serves on the Board of the Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism and with institutional partners will host the 2015 event in Dublin. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power (@LSEGenderTweet) draws on LSE research and external experts to inform public and policy debates on the complex and multidimensional character of inequality and power imbalances between women and men. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly in a number of economic journals, including World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Feminist Economics. Professor Seguino has also contributed her services to local and global living wage campaigns. Saphieh Ashtiany is Principal of Ashtiany Associates, visiting Professor at QMUL, Chair of the Equal Rights Trust and a non-Executive Director and Vice-Chair of the Charities Aid Foundation. Saphieh is an internationally recognised expert on employment and equality law and is ranked in the top tier of UK employment and discrimination lawyers. She currently works on complex consultancy projects for not-for-profit and institutional bodies. Diane Negra is Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture and Head of Film Studies at University College Dublin. The co-editor of the journal Television and New Media, she is author, editor or co-editor of nine books including Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom (2001), A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema (2002), Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (2007), What A Girl Wants?: Fantasizing the Reclamation of Self in Postfeminism (2008) and Gendering the Recession: Media and Culture in an Age of Austerity (2014). A former member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, she serves on the Board of the Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism and with institutional partners will host the 2015 event in Dublin. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power (@LSEGenderTweet) draws on LSE research and external experts to inform public and policy debates on the complex and multidimensional character of inequality and power imbalances between women and men. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 14 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT146Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negrahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3078PD5650Speaker(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly in a number of economic journals, including World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Feminist Economics. Professor Seguino has also contributed her services to local and global living wage campaigns. Saphieh Ashtiany is Principal of Ashtiany Associates, visiting Professor at QMUL, Chair of the Equal Rights Trust and a non-Executive Director and Vice-Chair of the Charities Aid Foundation. Saphieh is an internationally recognised expert on employment and equality law and is ranked in the top tier of UK employment and discrimination lawyers. She currently works on complex consultancy projects for not-for-profit and institutional bodies. Diane Negra is Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture and Head of Film Studies at University College Dublin. The co-editor of the journal Television and New Media, she is author, editor or co-editor of nine books including Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom (2001), A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema (2002), Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (2007), What A Girl Wants?: Fantasizing the Reclamation of Self in Postfeminism (2008) and Gendering the Recession: Media and Culture in an Age of Austerity (2014). A former member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, she serves on the Board of the Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism and with institutional partners will host the 2015 event in Dublin. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power (@LSEGenderTweet) draws on LSE research and external experts to inform public and policy debates on the complex and multidimensional character of inequality and power imbalances between women and men. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Stephanie Seguino, Saphieh Ashtiany, Diane Negra | Austerity policies lead to cuts in social spending that have a potentially disproportionately negative effect on women, youth and racial or ethnic minorities. Stephanie Seguino is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS. Stephanie Seguino's research explores the impact of globalisation on income distribution and well-being, with a particular emphasis on Asian and Caribbean economies. She has been an advisor or consultant to numerous international organisations including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, and US AID, and publishes regularly in a number of economic journals, including World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Feminist Economics. Professor Seguino has also contributed her services to local and global living wage campaigns. Saphieh Ashtiany is Principal of Ashtiany Associates, visiting Professor at QMUL, Chair of the Equal Rights Trust and a non-Executive Director and Vice-Chair of the Charities Aid Foundation. Saphieh is an internationally recognised expert on employment and equality law and is ranked in the top tier of UK employment and discrimination lawyers. She currently works on complex consultancy projects for not-for-profit and institutional bodies. Diane Negra is Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture and Head of Film Studies at University College Dublin. The co-editor of the journal Television and New Media, she is author, editor or co-editor of nine books including Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom (2001), A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema (2002), Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (2007), What A Girl Wants?: Fantasizing the Reclamation of Self in Postfeminism (2008) and Gendering the Recession: Media and Culture in an Age of Austerity (2014). A former member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, she serves on the Board of the Console-ing Passions International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media and Feminism and with institutional partners will host the 2015 event in Dublin. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. The LSE Commission on Gender, Inequality and Power (@LSEGenderTweet) draws on LSE research and external experts to inform public and policy debates on the complex and multidimensional character of inequality and power imbalances between women and men. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 14 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT147Professor Richard A Shweder, Dr Bradley Franks, Professor Anne Phillipshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=307701:29:18PD5611Speaker(s): Professor Richard A Shweder, Dr Bradley Franks, Professor Anne Phillips | Are there limits to liberal moral concepts for judging others? What does a highly developed social intelligence look like? Can there be cultural difference without economic inequality? Richard A Shweder is a cultural anthropologist and cultural psychologist and the Harold Higgins Swift Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. Bradley Franks is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Social Psychology at LSE. He has interests in the intersections between culture, evolution and cognition, and has researched a variety of topics within this field, including the self, agency, varieties of knowledge representation and categorisation. His books include The Social Psychology of Communication (with D Hook & M Bauer, Palgrave MacMillan, 201), and Cognition and Culture: Evolutionary Perspectives (Palgrave MacMillan, 2011). Anne Phillips is the Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science in the Government Department at LSE. She is a political theorist, who has written extensively on issues of democracy and representation, equality and difference, feminism and multiculturalism, bodies and property. Her books include Multiculturalism without Culture (Princeton University Press, 2007), Our Bodies, Whose Property? (Princeton University Press, 2013) and The Politics of the Human (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Alex Gillespie is Associate Professor in Social Psychology at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Richard A Shweder, Dr Bradley Franks, Professor Anne Phillips | Are there limits to liberal moral concepts for judging others? What does a highly developed social intelligence look like? Can there be cultural difference without economic inequality? Richard A Shweder is a cultural anthropologist and cultural psychologist and the Harold Higgins Swift Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. Bradley Franks is Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Social Psychology at LSE. He has interests in the intersections between culture, evolution and cognition, and has researched a variety of topics within this field, including the self, agency, varieties of knowledge representation and categorisation. His books include The Social Psychology of Communication (with D Hook & M Bauer, Palgrave MacMillan, 201), and Cognition and Culture: Evolutionary Perspectives (Palgrave MacMillan, 2011). Anne Phillips is the Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science in the Government Department at LSE. She is a political theorist, who has written extensively on issues of democracy and representation, equality and difference, feminism and multiculturalism, bodies and property. Her books include Multiculturalism without Culture (Princeton University Press, 2007), Our Bodies, Whose Property? (Princeton University Press, 2013) and The Politics of the Human (Cambridge University Press, 2015). Alex Gillespie is Associate Professor in Social Psychology at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 14 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT148Professor John Curtice, Polly Toynbee, Hilary Wainwrighthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=307401:32:57PD5601Speaker(s): Professor John Curtice, Polly Toynbee, Hilary Wainwright | What do the results of the British general election mean for the left? John Curtice is Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University. Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist. Hilary Wainwright is the Editor of Red Pepper magazine. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor John Curtice, Polly Toynbee, Hilary Wainwright | What do the results of the British general election mean for the left? John Curtice is Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University. Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist. Hilary Wainwright is the Editor of Red Pepper magazine. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 12 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT149Hank Paulson, Lionel Barberhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=307300:59:36PD5600Speaker(s): Hank Paulson, Lionel Barber | Hank Paulson has dealt with the government and business communities of China to a greater extent than any other foreigner alive today. As head of Goldman Sachs and as U.S. Treasury Secretary, he has worked with scores of top Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping, China's most powerful man in decades. He will talk about his new book, Dealing with China, which takes readers behind closed doors to the future of China's state-controlled capitalism, in conversation with Lionel Barber. Henry M Paulson Jr is founder and chairman of the Paulson Institute, an independent center devoted to advancing global environmental protection and sustainable economic growth in the United States and China. He served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush and, prior to that, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) has been editor of the Financial Times since November 2005. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Hank Paulson, Lionel Barber | Hank Paulson has dealt with the government and business communities of China to a greater extent than any other foreigner alive today. As head of Goldman Sachs and as U.S. Treasury Secretary, he has worked with scores of top Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping, China's most powerful man in decades. He will talk about his new book, Dealing with China, which takes readers behind closed doors to the future of China's state-controlled capitalism, in conversation with Lionel Barber. Henry M Paulson Jr is founder and chairman of the Paulson Institute, an independent center devoted to advancing global environmental protection and sustainable economic growth in the United States and China. He served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush and, prior to that, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) has been editor of the Financial Times since November 2005. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 11 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT150Professor Prasenjit Duara, Professor William A Callahan, Professor Stephan Feuchtwang, Professor Rana Mitterhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=307201:29:16PD5599Speaker(s): Professor Prasenjit Duara, Professor William A Callahan, Professor Stephan Feuchtwang, Professor Rana Mitter | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Professor Duara will discuss his new book, The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian traditions and a sustainable future, which suggests that Asian ideas can help us address the crises of the 21st century. Prasenjit Duara is the Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. William A Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future, and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate. Stephan Feuchtwang is an emeritus professor in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. Rana Mitter is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College. Meghnad Desai is Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSE and a Labour peer. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Professor Prasenjit Duara, Professor William A Callahan, Professor Stephan Feuchtwang, Professor Rana Mitter | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Professor Duara will discuss his new book, The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian traditions and a sustainable future, which suggests that Asian ideas can help us address the crises of the 21st century. Prasenjit Duara is the Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. William A Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future, and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate. Stephan Feuchtwang is an emeritus professor in the Department of Anthropology at LSE. Rana Mitter is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College. Meghnad Desai is Professor Emeritus of Economics at LSE and a Labour peer. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Mon, 11 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT151David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Pikettyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308101:14:29PD5614Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Mon, 11 May 2015 10:00:00 GMT152David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Pikettyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308101:15:11PD5615Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Mon, 11 May 2015 10:00:00 GMT153David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Pikettyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308101:14:47PD5616Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Mon, 11 May 2015 10:00:00 GMT154David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Pikettyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=308101:22:56PD5617Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Speaker(s): David Soskice, Wendy Carlin, Bob Rowthorn, Diane Perrons, Stephanie Seguino, Lisa McKenzie, Naila Kabeer, Dr. Laura Bear, Gareth Jones, Mike Savage, Sir John Hills, Sir Tony Atkinson, Thomas Piketty | A day-long conference with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has been of global significance in shaping debates about inequality across the globe. The workshop will be hosted by LSE's new International Inequalities Institute with the Department of Sociology at LSE and the British Journal of Sociology, which ran a special issue of reviews on Piketty’s book, several of the contributors to which will be involved in these discussions. Thomas Piketty is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEIII. Session 1, 10.15am to 11.30am, Economics, Political Economy and Democracy. Session 2, 11.45am to 1.00pm, Gender and Everyday Life. Session 3, 2.00pm to 3.15pm, Accumulation and Timespaces of Class. Session 4, 3.30pm to 4.45pm, The policy implications.Mon, 11 May 2015 10:00:00 GMT155Dr Laura Bear, Professor David Graeber, Professor Bill Maurerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306801:26:23PD5594Speaker(s): Dr Laura Bear, Professor David Graeber, Professor Bill Maurer | Can “bad money” be made good? Leading economic anthropologists will debate the morality of money, philosophies of philanthropy, and the lure of redemption. Laura Bear is Associate Professor of Anthropology at LSE. David Graeber (@davidgraeber) is Professor of Anthropology at LSE. Bill Maurer is Professor of Anthropology and Law at UC Irvine. Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser) is a Priest, former Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral and Guardian columnist. TheForum on Religion is part of the Programme for the Study of Religion and Non-Religion at LSE, based in the Department of Anthropology. The Programme aims to bring together staff and research students from across LSE, and within the wider academic and policy communities, working on issues to do with religion, secularism, and “non-religious” practices, beliefs, and traditions. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching.Speaker(s): Dr Laura Bear, Professor David Graeber, Professor Bill Maurer | Can “bad money” be made good? Leading economic anthropologists will debate the morality of money, philosophies of philanthropy, and the lure of redemption. Laura Bear is Associate Professor of Anthropology at LSE. David Graeber (@davidgraeber) is Professor of Anthropology at LSE. Bill Maurer is Professor of Anthropology and Law at UC Irvine. Giles Fraser (@giles_fraser) is a Priest, former Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral and Guardian columnist. TheForum on Religion is part of the Programme for the Study of Religion and Non-Religion at LSE, based in the Department of Anthropology. The Programme aims to bring together staff and research students from across LSE, and within the wider academic and policy communities, working on issues to do with religion, secularism, and “non-religious” practices, beliefs, and traditions. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching.Thu, 7 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT156Professor Peter Katzensteinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306501:34:31PD5589Speaker(s): Professor Peter Katzenstein | Professor Katzenstein will discuss the Anglo-American civilisation, how it compares to the world’s other civilisations, and the possibilities for a more inclusive global civilisation. Peter Katzenstein is the former President of the American Political Science Association and the Walter S Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Speaker(s): Professor Peter Katzenstein | Professor Katzenstein will discuss the Anglo-American civilisation, how it compares to the world’s other civilisations, and the possibilities for a more inclusive global civilisation. Peter Katzenstein is the former President of the American Political Science Association and the Walter S Carpenter, Jr Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International Relations and Director of the US Centre at LSE. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.Wed, 6 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT157Professor Fran Tonkisshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306601:28:16PD5590Speaker(s): Professor Fran Tonkiss | What kinds of cities are emerging as urbanisation grows alongside worsening inequality? Why does urban inequality matter, and what is distinctive about urban inequalities now? Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology at LSE and Director of the Cities Programme. Ricky Burdett (@BURDETTR) is Professor of Urban Studies in the Department of Sociology, and Director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age Programme. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Speaker(s): Professor Fran Tonkiss | What kinds of cities are emerging as urbanisation grows alongside worsening inequality? Why does urban inequality matter, and what is distinctive about urban inequalities now? Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology at LSE and Director of the Cities Programme. Ricky Burdett (@BURDETTR) is Professor of Urban Studies in the Department of Sociology, and Director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age Programme. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today.Wed, 6 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT158Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strandhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306701:30:38PD5591Speaker(s): Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strand | Is education policy evidence-based? The speakers have written a book, Making a Difference in Education: What the evidence says surveying the evidence about the effectiveness of education in the UK. They will review the book's main findings about raising pupil outcomes and narrowing the social gap. Robert Cassen is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE; in 2008 he received an OBE for services to education. Sandra McNally (@Sandra_McNally) is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and Director of the Education and Skills Programme in the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Anna Vignoles (@AnnaVignoles) is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge. She is a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education. Steve Strand is Professor of Education at the University of Oxford. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and CASE Associate at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Speaker(s): Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strand | Is education policy evidence-based? The speakers have written a book, Making a Difference in Education: What the evidence says surveying the evidence about the effectiveness of education in the UK. They will review the book's main findings about raising pupil outcomes and narrowing the social gap. Robert Cassen is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE; in 2008 he received an OBE for services to education. Sandra McNally (@Sandra_McNally) is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and Director of the Education and Skills Programme in the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Anna Vignoles (@AnnaVignoles) is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge. She is a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education. Steve Strand is Professor of Education at the University of Oxford. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and CASE Associate at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Wed, 6 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT159Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strandhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3067PD5592Speaker(s): Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strand | Is education policy evidence-based? The speakers have written a book, Making a Difference in Education: What the evidence says surveying the evidence about the effectiveness of education in the UK. They will review the book's main findings about raising pupil outcomes and narrowing the social gap. Robert Cassen is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE; in 2008 he received an OBE for services to education. Sandra McNally (@Sandra_McNally) is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and Director of the Education and Skills Programme in the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Anna Vignoles (@AnnaVignoles) is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge. She is a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education. Steve Strand is Professor of Education at the University of Oxford. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and CASE Associate at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Speaker(s): Professor Robert Cassen, Professor Sandra McNally, Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor Steve Strand | Is education policy evidence-based? The speakers have written a book, Making a Difference in Education: What the evidence says surveying the evidence about the effectiveness of education in the UK. They will review the book's main findings about raising pupil outcomes and narrowing the social gap. Robert Cassen is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE; in 2008 he received an OBE for services to education. Sandra McNally (@Sandra_McNally) is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey and Director of the Education and Skills Programme in the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Anna Vignoles (@AnnaVignoles) is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge. She is a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education. Steve Strand is Professor of Education at the University of Oxford. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and CASE Associate at LSE. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Wed, 6 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT160Gillian Slovohttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306200:51:14PD5581Speaker(s): Gillian Slovo | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Gillian Slovo will reflect on revolutionary heroism and the impact of the ANC’s turn to armed struggle in the fight for democracy in South Africa. Gillian Slovo is a South African born novelist, playwright and memoirist. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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.Speaker(s): Gillian Slovo | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Gillian Slovo will reflect on revolutionary heroism and the impact of the ANC’s turn to armed struggle in the fight for democracy in South Africa. Gillian Slovo is a South African born novelist, playwright and memoirist. Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. 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.Tue, 5 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT161Professor Arne Westadhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306101:34:46PD5580Speaker(s): Professor Arne Westad | The rivalry between China and the United States for influence in Asia will determine the geo-political landscape in this century. At the moment, most of the advantages are on the US side, especially since China after the last economic crisis seems to have been busy driving away potential allies in the region. But will this state of affairs last? What can China do to mobilise its undeniable resources in the exercise of a more effective foreign policy? And how will domestic developments in the two countries influence their long-term Asia policies? In his final public lecture at LSE before taking up the ST Lee Chair in US-Asian Relations at Harvard University, Professor Westad will discuss these questions with the audience. Professor Arne Westad (@OAWestad) is Director of LSE IDEAS. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Professor of International Relations at LSE. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Speaker(s): Professor Arne Westad | The rivalry between China and the United States for influence in Asia will determine the geo-political landscape in this century. At the moment, most of the advantages are on the US side, especially since China after the last economic crisis seems to have been busy driving away potential allies in the region. But will this state of affairs last? What can China do to mobilise its undeniable resources in the exercise of a more effective foreign policy? And how will domestic developments in the two countries influence their long-term Asia policies? In his final public lecture at LSE before taking up the ST Lee Chair in US-Asian Relations at Harvard University, Professor Westad will discuss these questions with the audience. Professor Arne Westad (@OAWestad) is Director of LSE IDEAS. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Professor of International Relations at LSE. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Tue, 5 May 2015 18:30:00 GMT162Maria Luís Albuquerquehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=306000:59:07PD5579Speaker(s): Maria Luís Albuquerque | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio podcast. Following a difficult adjustment period, the Portuguese economy is now recovering and standing on more solid ground – sounder public finances, secured financial stability and growing competitiveness. Notwithstanding, given the magnitude of the economic imbalances accumulated before the crisis, the significant correction achieved in recent years was not yet sufficient to substantially reduce indebtedness and unemployment. While these remain as central challenges, they are also a constant reminder of the importance of keeping the current reform momentum. And keeping the current reform momentum is certainly the biggest opportunity for the future of the economy and of the country itself. It also demonstrates that one of the key lessons from the crisis was learned: prevention is less costly than correction. Thus, in order to consolidate recent results and move towards sustainable growth, the discipline and the determination that ensured the success of the adjustment must continue in all dimensions – both in good times and bad times. Maria Luís Albuquerque is the Portuguese Minister of State and Finance. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Speaker(s): Maria Luís Albuquerque | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio podcast. Following a difficult adjustment period, the Portuguese economy is now recovering and standing on more solid ground – sounder public finances, secured financial stability and growing competitiveness. Notwithstanding, given the magnitude of the economic imbalances accumulated before the crisis, the significant correction achieved in recent years was not yet sufficient to substantially reduce indebtedness and unemployment. While these remain as central challenges, they are also a constant reminder of the importance of keeping the current reform momentum. And keeping the current reform momentum is certainly the biggest opportunity for the future of the economy and of the country itself. It also demonstrates that one of the key lessons from the crisis was learned: prevention is less costly than correction. Thus, in order to consolidate recent results and move towards sustainable growth, the discipline and the determination that ensured the success of the adjustment must continue in all dimensions – both in good times and bad times. Maria Luís Albuquerque is the Portuguese Minister of State and Finance. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Tue, 5 May 2015 12:00:00 GMT163Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Listerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=305701:20:58PD5550Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Lister | Introducing his new book, Inequality: what can be done?, Professor Atkinson will argue we can do much more about inequality than skeptics imagine. Tony Atkinson is a Centennial Professor at LSE and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Tom Clark (@guardian_clark) writes for The Guardian and is the author of Hard Times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Ruth Lister is Baroness Lister of Burtersett and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government at LSE and President of the British Academy. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The LSE International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) will be formally launched in autumn 2015 and aims to become the world’s premier centre for inter-disciplinary research on inequalities, creating a centre of excellence that will pool and facilitate the best research within the School and across the world. As well as its research activity, the impact of Institute will be in informing and assessing policy solutions to address the problem of inequalities and the profound challenges to social cohesion, solidarity, social welfare and well-being.Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Lister | Introducing his new book, Inequality: what can be done?, Professor Atkinson will argue we can do much more about inequality than skeptics imagine. Tony Atkinson is a Centennial Professor at LSE and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Tom Clark (@guardian_clark) writes for The Guardian and is the author of Hard Times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Ruth Lister is Baroness Lister of Burtersett and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government at LSE and President of the British Academy. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The LSE International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) will be formally launched in autumn 2015 and aims to become the world’s premier centre for inter-disciplinary research on inequalities, creating a centre of excellence that will pool and facilitate the best research within the School and across the world. As well as its research activity, the impact of Institute will be in informing and assessing policy solutions to address the problem of inequalities and the profound challenges to social cohesion, solidarity, social welfare and well-being.Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT164Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Listerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=3057PD5551Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Lister | Introducing his new book, Inequality: what can be done?, Professor Atkinson will argue we can do much more about inequality than skeptics imagine. Tony Atkinson is a Centennial Professor at LSE and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Tom Clark (@guardian_clark) writes for The Guardian and is the author of Hard Times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Ruth Lister is Baroness Lister of Burtersett and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government at LSE and President of the British Academy. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The LSE International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) will be formally launched in autumn 2015 and aims to become the world’s premier centre for inter-disciplinary research on inequalities, creating a centre of excellence that will pool and facilitate the best research within the School and across the world. As well as its research activity, the impact of Institute will be in informing and assessing policy solutions to address the problem of inequalities and the profound challenges to social cohesion, solidarity, social welfare and well-being.Speaker(s): Professor Sir Tony Atkinson, Tom Clark, Professor Baroness Lister | Introducing his new book, Inequality: what can be done?, Professor Atkinson will argue we can do much more about inequality than skeptics imagine. Tony Atkinson is a Centennial Professor at LSE and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Tom Clark (@guardian_clark) writes for The Guardian and is the author of Hard Times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Ruth Lister is Baroness Lister of Burtersett and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University. Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government at LSE and President of the British Academy. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. The LSE International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) will be formally launched in autumn 2015 and aims to become the world’s premier centre for inter-disciplinary research on inequalities, creating a centre of excellence that will pool and facilitate the best research within the School and across the world. As well as its research activity, the impact of Institute will be in informing and assessing policy solutions to address the problem of inequalities and the profound challenges to social cohesion, solidarity, social welfare and well-being.Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT165Andrew Palmerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=305201:11:05PD5543Speaker(s): Andrew Palmer | Finance distorts behaviour and destroys economies, but it also solves society's biggest problems. A new wave of financial innovation is tackling everything from the threat of pandemics to the retirement crisis, from credit-starved borrowers to recidivism in prisons. Andrew Palmer (@palmerandrew) has worked at the Economist since 2007; as the banking correspondent from 2007-2009, the finance editor from 2009­-2013 and currently as head of data journalism. He has a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This event marks the publication of his new book, Smart Money. Andrea Vedolin is Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance and a Research Associate in the Systemic Risk Centre at LSE. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Andrew Palmer | Finance distorts behaviour and destroys economies, but it also solves society's biggest problems. A new wave of financial innovation is tackling everything from the threat of pandemics to the retirement crisis, from credit-starved borrowers to recidivism in prisons. Andrew Palmer (@palmerandrew) has worked at the Economist since 2007; as the banking correspondent from 2007-2009, the finance editor from 2009­-2013 and currently as head of data journalism. He has a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This event marks the publication of his new book, Smart Money. Andrea Vedolin is Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance and a Research Associate in the Systemic Risk Centre at LSE. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT166Oystein Olsen, Dr Sushil Wadhwanihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=305001:29:25PD5541Speaker(s): Oystein Olsen, Dr Sushil Wadhwani | The past decade shows how monetary policy and financial stability are interlinked. In recent years, Norges Bank has been one of few central banks where the risk of a build-up of financial imbalances has played an explicit role in monetary policy. Norges Bank was also one of the first to establish an analytical framework for the Basel III macroprudential countercyclical capital buffer. The Governor, Øystein Olsen, will discuss both analytical and organisational aspects of integrating monetary policy and financial stability and share experiences from Norges Bank so far. Øystein Olsen is the Governor of Norges Bank (Norway's central bank), a position he has held since 2011. Sushil Wadhwani is the founder of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Dr Wadhwani was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he obtained a BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ) and PhD (Econ). Sir Charles Bean is a Professor of Economics at LSE and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared.Speaker(s): Oystein Olsen, Dr Sushil Wadhwani | The past decade shows how monetary policy and financial stability are interlinked. In recent years, Norges Bank has been one of few central banks where the risk of a build-up of financial imbalances has played an explicit role in monetary policy. Norges Bank was also one of the first to establish an analytical framework for the Basel III macroprudential countercyclical capital buffer. The Governor, Øystein Olsen, will discuss both analytical and organisational aspects of integrating monetary policy and financial stability and share experiences from Norges Bank so far. Øystein Olsen is the Governor of Norges Bank (Norway's central bank), a position he has held since 2011. Sushil Wadhwani is the founder of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP and a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. Dr Wadhwani was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he obtained a BSc (Econ), MSc (Econ) and PhD (Econ). Sir Charles Bean is a Professor of Economics at LSE and a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared.Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT167Dr Fabienne Peter, Professor Catherine Rowett, Dr Stephen de Wijzehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=305101:34:50PD5542Speaker(s): Dr Fabienne Peter, Professor Catherine Rowett, Dr Stephen de Wijze | Is politics the instrument of moral ideals and values? Is it something like ‘applied morality’? In recent years there has been a revival of approaches which give greater autonomy to distinctively political thought, which can be called ‘political realism’, in contrast to ‘political moralism’. The panel discussion will explore this contrast, and ask whether political legitimacy is ultimately a question of one’s moral conception. Fabienne Peter is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Catherine Rowett (@catherinerowett) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and Green Party parliamentary candidate for South Norfolk. Stephen de Wijze is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Manchester. Geoffrey Hawthorn is Emeritus Professor of International Politics and Emeritus Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Dr Fabienne Peter, Professor Catherine Rowett, Dr Stephen de Wijze | Is politics the instrument of moral ideals and values? Is it something like ‘applied morality’? In recent years there has been a revival of approaches which give greater autonomy to distinctively political thought, which can be called ‘political realism’, in contrast to ‘political moralism’. The panel discussion will explore this contrast, and ask whether political legitimacy is ultimately a question of one’s moral conception. Fabienne Peter is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Catherine Rowett (@catherinerowett) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia and Green Party parliamentary candidate for South Norfolk. Stephen de Wijze is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Manchester. Geoffrey Hawthorn is Emeritus Professor of International Politics and Emeritus Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT168Matthew Crawfordhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=303801:14:27PD5507Speaker(s): Matthew Crawford | Matthew Crawford will be in conversation with Professor Richard Sennett about his new book, The World Beyond Your Head: How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction, in which he investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. With ever-increasing demands on our attention, how do we focus on what's really important in our lives? Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he also runs Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop. Richard Sennett is Director of Theatrum Mundi, University Professor of the Humanities at New York University and Professor of Sociology at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Matthew Crawford | Matthew Crawford will be in conversation with Professor Richard Sennett about his new book, The World Beyond Your Head: How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction, in which he investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. With ever-increasing demands on our attention, how do we focus on what's really important in our lives? Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he also runs Shockoe Moto, a motorcycle repair shop. Richard Sennett is Director of Theatrum Mundi, University Professor of the Humanities at New York University and Professor of Sociology at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:30:00 GMT169Jack Blumenau, Simon Hix, Tony Travers, Sue Cameronhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=303400:56:40PD5505Speaker(s): Jack Blumenau, Simon Hix, Tony Travers, Sue Cameron | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. The third of the general election debates, involving five opposition party leaders: Natalie Bennett (Greens), Nigel Farage (UKIP), Ed Miliband (Labour), Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) and Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) will be screened live at the LSE (from 8-9.30pm) and will be followed by a panel discussion involving LSE academics and the audience (from 9.30-10.30pm). LSE's Jack Blumenau, Simon Hix, Tony Travers and columnist and presenter Sue Cameron will be taking part in the post debate discussion. Jack Blumenau (@jblumenau) is a Managing Editor of LSE General Election 2015 blog and a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at LSE. Sue Cameron has been a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times and is a former presenter of Newsnight, Channel Four News and the ITN Parliament Programme. She is renowned for her contacts in Whitehall, and writes about the Government's relationship with the Civil Service. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Fellow of the British Academy and Head of Department of Government at LSE. Tony Travers is a visiting professor at LSE, and is a specialist in issues affecting local government. He is Director of the Greater London Group and British Government @ LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Speaker(s): Jack Blumenau, Simon Hix, Tony Travers, Sue Cameron | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. The third of the general election debates, involving five opposition party leaders: Natalie Bennett (Greens), Nigel Farage (UKIP), Ed Miliband (Labour), Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) and Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) will be screened live at the LSE (from 8-9.30pm) and will be followed by a panel discussion involving LSE academics and the audience (from 9.30-10.30pm). LSE's Jack Blumenau, Simon Hix, Tony Travers and columnist and presenter Sue Cameron will be taking part in the post debate discussion. Jack Blumenau (@jblumenau) is a Managing Editor of LSE General Election 2015 blog and a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at LSE. Sue Cameron has been a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times and is a former presenter of Newsnight, Channel Four News and the ITN Parliament Programme. She is renowned for her contacts in Whitehall, and writes about the Government's relationship with the Civil Service. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Fellow of the British Academy and Head of Department of Government at LSE. Tony Travers is a visiting professor at LSE, and is a specialist in issues affecting local government. He is Director of the Greater London Group and British Government @ LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics.Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:45:00 GMT170Dr Gary Kleinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=301001:24:53PD5480Speaker(s): Dr Gary Klein | What are insights, and how do they happen? Observing people in their natural setting – from scientists and business people to firefighters and soldiers - Klein demonstrates what insights are, the patterns that emerge, and how you can usefully deploy them. This event marks the publication of Gary's new book, Seeing What Others Don't - The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights. Gary Klein (@KleInsight) is a research psychologist famous for his part in founding the field of naturalistic decision making, and is a Senior Scientist at MacroCognition LLC. He was one of the leaders of a team that redesigned the White House Situation Room. Gary is the author of several books, including The Power of Intuition: Working Minds: A Practioner’s Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis and Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making. Dr Barbara Fasolo is Associate Professor in Behavioural Science in the Department of Management of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She currently serves as Head of the Behavioural Research Lab, Director of the Executive Master in Behavioural Science, and on the Department of Health Behavioural Insights Expert Advisory Panel. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dr Gary Klein | What are insights, and how do they happen? Observing people in their natural setting – from scientists and business people to firefighters and soldiers - Klein demonstrates what insights are, the patterns that emerge, and how you can usefully deploy them. This event marks the publication of Gary's new book, Seeing What Others Don't - The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights. Gary Klein (@KleInsight) is a research psychologist famous for his part in founding the field of naturalistic decision making, and is a Senior Scientist at MacroCognition LLC. He was one of the leaders of a team that redesigned the White House Situation Room. Gary is the author of several books, including The Power of Intuition: Working Minds: A Practioner’s Guide to Cognitive Task Analysis and Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making. Dr Barbara Fasolo is Associate Professor in Behavioural Science in the Department of Management of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She currently serves as Head of the Behavioural Research Lab, Director of the Executive Master in Behavioural Science, and on the Department of Health Behavioural Insights Expert Advisory Panel. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT171Assembly SE8 , Atelier d'architecture autogérée , Public Works Grouphttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=301301:46:37PD5486Speaker(s): Assembly SE8 , Atelier d'architecture autogérée , Public Works Group | With an evening of provocations and discussion, Theatrum Mundi launched Designing the Urban Commons, an ideas competition calling for new ways to stimulate the city’s public and collective life. Three groups engaged in live projects in London and Paris presented their work, describing how commoning emerges through the spaces they have created or occupied and also examining the issues and opportunities presented by commons as an approach to urban design. The competition brief, which also went live on 25th March, asked for existing land, architecture, or infrastructures in neighbourhoods across London to be re-imagined as common spaces, or for new urban commons to be carved out in the city or online. Commons are not static pieces of architecture. We are seeking designs through which the social act of commoning could take shape, by enabling citizens to co-produce urban resources from culture & knowledge to housing, energy or democratic processes.Speaker(s): Assembly SE8 , Atelier d'architecture autogérée , Public Works Group | With an evening of provocations and discussion, Theatrum Mundi launched Designing the Urban Commons, an ideas competition calling for new ways to stimulate the city’s public and collective life. Three groups engaged in live projects in London and Paris presented their work, describing how commoning emerges through the spaces they have created or occupied and also examining the issues and opportunities presented by commons as an approach to urban design. The competition brief, which also went live on 25th March, asked for existing land, architecture, or infrastructures in neighbourhoods across London to be re-imagined as common spaces, or for new urban commons to be carved out in the city or online. Commons are not static pieces of architecture. We are seeking designs through which the social act of commoning could take shape, by enabling citizens to co-produce urban resources from culture & knowledge to housing, energy or democratic processes.Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT172Yannis Stournarashttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=300901:23:25PD5479Speaker(s): Yannis Stournaras | Yannis Stournaras will talk about the current developments of the Greek Economy. Yannis Stournaras is Governor of the Bank of Greece and former Greek Minister of Finance (July 2012-June 2014). Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Yannis Stournaras | Yannis Stournaras will talk about the current developments of the Greek Economy. Yannis Stournaras is Governor of the Bank of Greece and former Greek Minister of Finance (July 2012-June 2014). Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT173Axelle Lemairehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=299801:23:29PD5466Speaker(s): Axelle Lemaire | Axelle Lemaire (@axellelemaire) has been at the French Ministry of State for Digital Affairs since April 2014, serving as Deputy Minister for the Digital Sector. She calls her position the “portfolio for imagination”. Born in Canada in 1974, she studied political science at Sciences Po in Paris and law at the Sorbonne and King’s College London. She worked as a researcher and international lawyer before entering politics as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons. In 2012, Axelle Lemaire was elected in the French National Assembly to represent the French diaspora living in Northern Europe. As the Secretary of the Law Committee and a member of the European Affairs Committee, her main areas of interest were the digital society and digital economy, the protection of human rights and gender equality, and European politics. Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Axelle Lemaire | Axelle Lemaire (@axellelemaire) has been at the French Ministry of State for Digital Affairs since April 2014, serving as Deputy Minister for the Digital Sector. She calls her position the “portfolio for imagination”. Born in Canada in 1974, she studied political science at Sciences Po in Paris and law at the Sorbonne and King’s College London. She worked as a researcher and international lawyer before entering politics as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Commons. In 2012, Axelle Lemaire was elected in the French National Assembly to represent the French diaspora living in Northern Europe. As the Secretary of the Law Committee and a member of the European Affairs Committee, her main areas of interest were the digital society and digital economy, the protection of human rights and gender equality, and European politics. Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:00:00 GMT174Professor Jon Paul Faguet, Dr Shirin Madon, Dr Duncan Green, Owen Barder, Yesil Deniz, Dr Bjorn-Soren Gigler, Abha Joshi-Ghani, Leni Wild, Vanessa Herringshaw, Fredrik Galtung, Duncan Edwardshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=301401:37:13PD5487Speaker(s): Professor Jon Paul Faguet, Dr Shirin Madon, Dr Duncan Green, Owen Barder, Yesil Deniz, Dr Bjorn-Soren Gigler, Abha Joshi-Ghani, Leni Wild, Vanessa Herringshaw, Fredrik Galtung, Duncan Edwards | Engaging citizens has a vital role to play in the process of development. It helps to improve transparency and accountability of public policies, to build trust with citizens, to forge consensus around important reforms, and to build the political and public support necessary to sustain them. A number of institutions, including the London School of Economics, have demonstrated their commitment to this important agenda by developing a MOOC - a free, four-week online course on citizen engagement. The Department of International Development hosted a launch event on Thursday 19 March, in which a number of themes related to the MOOC was discussed with a panel of experts.Speaker(s): Professor Jon Paul Faguet, Dr Shirin Madon, Dr Duncan Green, Owen Barder, Yesil Deniz, Dr Bjorn-Soren Gigler, Abha Joshi-Ghani, Leni Wild, Vanessa Herringshaw, Fredrik Galtung, Duncan Edwards | Engaging citizens has a vital role to play in the process of development. It helps to improve transparency and accountability of public policies, to build trust with citizens, to forge consensus around important reforms, and to build the political and public support necessary to sustain them. A number of institutions, including the London School of Economics, have demonstrated their commitment to this important agenda by developing a MOOC - a free, four-week online course on citizen engagement. The Department of International Development hosted a launch event on Thursday 19 March, in which a number of themes related to the MOOC was discussed with a panel of experts.Thu, 19 Mar 2015 19:00:00 GMT175Roza Otunbayevahttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=299000:50:19PD5457Speaker(s): Roza Otunbayeva | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. The question and answer session has been removed. Roza Otunbayeva is the first female President of Kyrgyzstan and the first woman to head a country in Central Asia. In this lecture she will reflect on her journey to the highest level of public life. This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Roza Otunbayeva is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politician who went on to head the government during its transition from an authoritarian regime to a parliamentary democracy. In June 2010, she was elected President of the Kyrgyz Republic and served in that post until successfully facilitating the first peaceful transfer of state power in Central Asia in December 2011. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE. Above the Parapet (@LSEParapet) is a research project at the LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs which explores the stories of women in high profile public life. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Speaker(s): Roza Otunbayeva | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. The question and answer session has been removed. Roza Otunbayeva is the first female President of Kyrgyzstan and the first woman to head a country in Central Asia. In this lecture she will reflect on her journey to the highest level of public life. This event is part of the Above the Parapet project, which seeks to capture the experiences of high profile women who have shaped public life. Roza Otunbayeva is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politician who went on to head the government during its transition from an authoritarian regime to a parliamentary democracy. In June 2010, she was elected President of the Kyrgyz Republic and served in that post until successfully facilitating the first peaceful transfer of state power in Central Asia in December 2011. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at LSE. Above the Parapet (@LSEParapet) is a research project at the LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs which explores the stories of women in high profile public life. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives.Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT176Professor Alexander V Pantsovhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298501:36:21PD5443Speaker(s): Professor Alexander V Pantsov | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Professor Pantsov will discuss why the USSR couldn’t follow the pattern of Chinese reforms in the decade leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Alexander V Pantsov is the Edward and Mary Catherine Gerhold Chair in the Humanities at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Speaker(s): Professor Alexander V Pantsov | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. Professor Pantsov will discuss why the USSR couldn’t follow the pattern of Chinese reforms in the decade leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Alexander V Pantsov is the Edward and Mary Catherine Gerhold Chair in the Humanities at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT177Professor Matthew Connellyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298201:27:09PD5440Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Connelly | Technology has led to unprecedented state surveillance, but may also be the key to preserving the principle of open government. Matthew Connelly is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2014-15. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Matthew Connelly | Technology has led to unprecedented state surveillance, but may also be the key to preserving the principle of open government. Matthew Connelly is Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2014-15. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT178Dr Sean Jacobshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298301:27:40PD5441Speaker(s): Dr Sean Jacobs | Developments in online media point to interesting possibilities for African engagement in the global public sphere. African subjects are taking their places as audiences and agents, rather than receivers of aid and information. Sean Jacobs is a faculty member of The New School in New York City and the founder of the popular Africa is a Country blog. Wendy Willems is a Lecturer in the LSE Department of Media and Communications. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dr Sean Jacobs | Developments in online media point to interesting possibilities for African engagement in the global public sphere. African subjects are taking their places as audiences and agents, rather than receivers of aid and information. Sean Jacobs is a faculty member of The New School in New York City and the founder of the popular Africa is a Country blog. Wendy Willems is a Lecturer in the LSE Department of Media and Communications. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT179Professor Barry Buzan, Professor Craig Calhoun, Dr George Lawson, Professor Juergen Osterhammel, Dr Ayse Zarakolhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298401:27:51PD5442Speaker(s): Professor Barry Buzan, Professor Craig Calhoun, Dr George Lawson, Professor Juergen Osterhammel, Dr Ayse Zarakol | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. This event marks the launch of a new book: The Global Transformation: history, modernity and the making of international relations, co-authored by Barry Buzan and George Lawson. Barry Buzan is Emeritus Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE and a Fellow of the British Academy. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director and President of LSE. George Lawson is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE. Jurgen Osterhammel is Professor of Modern History at the University of Konstanz and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Ayse Zarakol is a University Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at Emmanuel College. Heather Jones is Associate Professor in the Department of International History at LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Barry Buzan, Professor Craig Calhoun, Dr George Lawson, Professor Juergen Osterhammel, Dr Ayse Zarakol | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. This event marks the launch of a new book: The Global Transformation: history, modernity and the making of international relations, co-authored by Barry Buzan and George Lawson. Barry Buzan is Emeritus Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE and a Fellow of the British Academy. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director and President of LSE. George Lawson is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE. Jurgen Osterhammel is Professor of Modern History at the University of Konstanz and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Ayse Zarakol is a University Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at Emmanuel College. Heather Jones is Associate Professor in the Department of International History at LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT180Sir Michael Barberhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298101:13:09PD5438Speaker(s): Sir Michael Barber | Editor's note: The final round of questions has been removed from this podcast due to a technical fault. Billions of citizens around the world are frustrated with their governments. Political leaders struggle to honour their promises and officials find it near impossible to translate ideas into action. The result? High taxes, but poor outcomes. Cynicism not just with government but with the political process. Why is this? How could this vicious spiral be reversed? In his new book, How to Run A Government so that citizens benefit and taxpayers don't go crazy, due to be launched on 26 March, Michael Barber draws on his wealth of experience of working for and with government leaders the world over to present a blueprint for how to run a government. Using contemporary cases from every continent and classic examples from history, he makes a compelling case for a new approach. From Downing Street to Punjab, Charles I to Churchill, this book shows that the solution is less about ideology and more about sustained priorities, solving problems as they arise and not giving up when the going gets tough. By applying the lessons set out in the eight chapters of the book, governments of all political persuasions can dramatically enhance their capacity to deliver results and control costs, thus delighting citizens rather than driving them crazy. Sir Michael Barber (@michaelbarber9) is the co-founder of Delivery Associates and Chief Education Advisor at Pearson. Over the last two decades he has worked on government and public service reform in more than 50 countries. From 2001 to 2005 he was the first Head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the UK. His previous books include Instruction to Deliver: Fighting to Transform Britain's Public Services. Sir Jeremy Heywood is Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service. British Government @ LSE is an initiative led by the LSE’s Government Department (@LSEGovernment) to promote research, teaching and debate about politics and government in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Sir Michael Barber | Editor's note: The final round of questions has been removed from this podcast due to a technical fault. Billions of citizens around the world are frustrated with their governments. Political leaders struggle to honour their promises and officials find it near impossible to translate ideas into action. The result? High taxes, but poor outcomes. Cynicism not just with government but with the political process. Why is this? How could this vicious spiral be reversed? In his new book, How to Run A Government so that citizens benefit and taxpayers don't go crazy, due to be launched on 26 March, Michael Barber draws on his wealth of experience of working for and with government leaders the world over to present a blueprint for how to run a government. Using contemporary cases from every continent and classic examples from history, he makes a compelling case for a new approach. From Downing Street to Punjab, Charles I to Churchill, this book shows that the solution is less about ideology and more about sustained priorities, solving problems as they arise and not giving up when the going gets tough. By applying the lessons set out in the eight chapters of the book, governments of all political persuasions can dramatically enhance their capacity to deliver results and control costs, thus delighting citizens rather than driving them crazy. Sir Michael Barber (@michaelbarber9) is the co-founder of Delivery Associates and Chief Education Advisor at Pearson. Over the last two decades he has worked on government and public service reform in more than 50 countries. From 2001 to 2005 he was the first Head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit in the UK. His previous books include Instruction to Deliver: Fighting to Transform Britain's Public Services. Sir Jeremy Heywood is Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service. British Government @ LSE is an initiative led by the LSE’s Government Department (@LSEGovernment) to promote research, teaching and debate about politics and government in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT181Professor William A Callahanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298001:01:26PD5437Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan | Although we live in a visual age, few actually study the role of images in international politics. This inaugural lecture will examine how maps, photographs and film can tell us much about the international politics of war, identity and sovereignty. William A. Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future (2013), and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate (2014). Chris Brown is a Professor of International Relations at the LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan | Although we live in a visual age, few actually study the role of images in international politics. This inaugural lecture will examine how maps, photographs and film can tell us much about the international politics of war, identity and sovereignty. William A. Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future (2013), and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate (2014). Chris Brown is a Professor of International Relations at the LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT182Professor William A Callahanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2980PD5445Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan | Although we live in a visual age, few actually study the role of images in international politics. This inaugural lecture will examine how maps, photographs and film can tell us much about the international politics of war, identity and sovereignty. William A. Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future (2013), and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate (2014). Chris Brown is a Professor of International Relations at the LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan | Although we live in a visual age, few actually study the role of images in international politics. This inaugural lecture will examine how maps, photographs and film can tell us much about the international politics of war, identity and sovereignty. William A. Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future (2013), and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate (2014). Chris Brown is a Professor of International Relations at the LSE. The International Relations Department (@LSEIRDept) is one of the oldest as well as largest IR departments in the world. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT183Nicola Sturgeonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297900:55:09PD5436Speaker(s): Nicola Sturgeon | Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) is Scotland’s first female First Minister and the first female to lead any of the devolved UK administrations. Born in Irvine in 1970 and educated at Greenwood Academy, she studied law at the University of Glasgow where she graduated with LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Legal Practice. Before entering the Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Glasgow in 1999 she worked as a solicitor in the Drumchapel Law and Money Advice Centre in Glasgow. She is currently MSP for Glasgow Southside having been, before boundary changes, MSP for Govan between 2007 and 2011. In government she served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing between May 2007 and September 2012 and then Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities with responsibility for government strategy and the constitution until November 2014. Throughout this period she also served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland. She became SNP Leader on November 14, 2014 and was sworn in as First Minister on November 20, 2014. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Fellow of the British Academy and Head of Department of Government at LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Nicola Sturgeon | Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) is Scotland’s first female First Minister and the first female to lead any of the devolved UK administrations. Born in Irvine in 1970 and educated at Greenwood Academy, she studied law at the University of Glasgow where she graduated with LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Legal Practice. Before entering the Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for Glasgow in 1999 she worked as a solicitor in the Drumchapel Law and Money Advice Centre in Glasgow. She is currently MSP for Glasgow Southside having been, before boundary changes, MSP for Govan between 2007 and 2011. In government she served as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing between May 2007 and September 2012 and then Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities with responsibility for government strategy and the constitution until November 2014. Throughout this period she also served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland. She became SNP Leader on November 14, 2014 and was sworn in as First Minister on November 20, 2014. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Fellow of the British Academy and Head of Department of Government at LSE. British Government @ LSE (@lsegovernment) is an initiative currently based in the Government Department to promote and develop research on British Government being conducted at the LSE. So far world class speakers have attended our events, talking on a range of topics. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:00:00 GMT184Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297401:20:15PD5422Speaker(s): Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizard | John Hills will present new findings from the Social Policy in a Cold Climate programme of research on the ways in which patterns of economic inequality changed in the UK over the economic crisis 2007-13. Dr Polly Vizard will present new findings on the patterns of inequality in London, and how the distribution of key economic outcomes - including income and wealth, employment and unemployment, earnings and wages, and educational qualifications - have changed amongst different population groups. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE. His research interests include the distribution of income and wealth, the welfare state, social security, pensions, housing and taxation. He led a review of fuel poverty for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (2011-2012), was Chair of the National Equality Panel (2008-2010), carried out a review of the aims of social housing for the Secretary of State for Communities in 2006-07 and was one of the three members of the UK Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006. He was Co-Director of the LSE’s Welfare State Programme (1988-1997). Dr Polly Vizard is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), her research interests include equality, capability and human rights. She has carried out research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Government Equalities Office and a number of NGOs including specific projects on recipients of social care in the UK, older people internationally, and the development of tools to measure ‘autonomy'. Bharat Mehta is Chief Executive at Trust for London (@trustforlondon). Prior to taking up this post he was Chief Executive of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF, renamed RETHINK). He has also worked for the Medical Research Council; the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and the Social Services Department of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizard | John Hills will present new findings from the Social Policy in a Cold Climate programme of research on the ways in which patterns of economic inequality changed in the UK over the economic crisis 2007-13. Dr Polly Vizard will present new findings on the patterns of inequality in London, and how the distribution of key economic outcomes - including income and wealth, employment and unemployment, earnings and wages, and educational qualifications - have changed amongst different population groups. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE. His research interests include the distribution of income and wealth, the welfare state, social security, pensions, housing and taxation. He led a review of fuel poverty for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (2011-2012), was Chair of the National Equality Panel (2008-2010), carried out a review of the aims of social housing for the Secretary of State for Communities in 2006-07 and was one of the three members of the UK Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006. He was Co-Director of the LSE’s Welfare State Programme (1988-1997). Dr Polly Vizard is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), her research interests include equality, capability and human rights. She has carried out research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Government Equalities Office and a number of NGOs including specific projects on recipients of social care in the UK, older people internationally, and the development of tools to measure ‘autonomy'. Bharat Mehta is Chief Executive at Trust for London (@trustforlondon). Prior to taking up this post he was Chief Executive of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF, renamed RETHINK). He has also worked for the Medical Research Council; the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and the Social Services Department of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT185Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2974PD5424Speaker(s): Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizard | John Hills will present new findings from the Social Policy in a Cold Climate programme of research on the ways in which patterns of economic inequality changed in the UK over the economic crisis 2007-13. Dr Polly Vizard will present new findings on the patterns of inequality in London, and how the distribution of key economic outcomes - including income and wealth, employment and unemployment, earnings and wages, and educational qualifications - have changed amongst different population groups. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE. His research interests include the distribution of income and wealth, the welfare state, social security, pensions, housing and taxation. He led a review of fuel poverty for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (2011-2012), was Chair of the National Equality Panel (2008-2010), carried out a review of the aims of social housing for the Secretary of State for Communities in 2006-07 and was one of the three members of the UK Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006. He was Co-Director of the LSE’s Welfare State Programme (1988-1997). Dr Polly Vizard is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), her research interests include equality, capability and human rights. She has carried out research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Government Equalities Office and a number of NGOs including specific projects on recipients of social care in the UK, older people internationally, and the development of tools to measure ‘autonomy'. Bharat Mehta is Chief Executive at Trust for London (@trustforlondon). Prior to taking up this post he was Chief Executive of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF, renamed RETHINK). He has also worked for the Medical Research Council; the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and the Social Services Department of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor John Hills, Dr Polly Vizard | John Hills will present new findings from the Social Policy in a Cold Climate programme of research on the ways in which patterns of economic inequality changed in the UK over the economic crisis 2007-13. Dr Polly Vizard will present new findings on the patterns of inequality in London, and how the distribution of key economic outcomes - including income and wealth, employment and unemployment, earnings and wages, and educational qualifications - have changed amongst different population groups. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE. His research interests include the distribution of income and wealth, the welfare state, social security, pensions, housing and taxation. He led a review of fuel poverty for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (2011-2012), was Chair of the National Equality Panel (2008-2010), carried out a review of the aims of social housing for the Secretary of State for Communities in 2006-07 and was one of the three members of the UK Pensions Commission from 2003 to 2006. He was Co-Director of the LSE’s Welfare State Programme (1988-1997). Dr Polly Vizard is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), her research interests include equality, capability and human rights. She has carried out research for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Government Equalities Office and a number of NGOs including specific projects on recipients of social care in the UK, older people internationally, and the development of tools to measure ‘autonomy'. Bharat Mehta is Chief Executive at Trust for London (@trustforlondon). Prior to taking up this post he was Chief Executive of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF, renamed RETHINK). He has also worked for the Medical Research Council; the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and the Social Services Department of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at LSE (@CASE_lse) focuses on the exploration of different dimensions of social disadvantage, particularly from longitudinal and neighbourhood perspectives, and examination of the impact of public policy. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT186Professor Julia Black, Dr Jon Danielsson, Professor Charles Goodhart, Professor Katharina Pistorhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297301:07:37PD5421Speaker(s): Professor Julia Black, Dr Jon Danielsson, Professor Charles Goodhart, Professor Katharina Pistor | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. In financial markets law and finance are intrinsically connected. When markets collapse, however, legal rules are pushed into the background and other forces take over. Julia Black is a Professor of Law and Pro-Director for Research at LSE. Jon Danielsson (@JonDanielsson) is Director of the Systemic Risk Centre. Charles Goodhart is Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at LSE. Katharina Pistor is the Michael I Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. The Law and Financial Markets Project is based in the LSE's Law Department and explores the interactions of law, regulation, financial markets and financial institutions, principally within the EU and the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Julia Black, Dr Jon Danielsson, Professor Charles Goodhart, Professor Katharina Pistor | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. In financial markets law and finance are intrinsically connected. When markets collapse, however, legal rules are pushed into the background and other forces take over. Julia Black is a Professor of Law and Pro-Director for Research at LSE. Jon Danielsson (@JonDanielsson) is Director of the Systemic Risk Centre. Charles Goodhart is Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at LSE. Katharina Pistor is the Michael I Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. The Law and Financial Markets Project is based in the LSE's Law Department and explores the interactions of law, regulation, financial markets and financial institutions, principally within the EU and the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT187Professor Julie Cohen, Anne Barronhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297201:14:32PD5420Speaker(s): Professor Julie Cohen, Anne Barron | The problem of control over information flows has emerged as a doubly critical vantage point from which to interrogate the exercise of power and the pursuit of justice. Scholars of law and communications have come to recognize that in the networked information society, the dialogue between truth and power is mediated by the code. The Internet has been hailed as the ultimate medium for speaking truth to power, but networked information technologies also can become means for embedding power and entrenching inequality. Information and network protocols also have become sources of great wealth and competitive advantage. Struggles to shape-or even simply to understand-the patterns of information flow have profound consequences for human flourishing in the networked world. Less widely recognized, perhaps, is that in legal contests over control of information flows and network protocols, law is not simply a bystander or neutral arbiter. Struggles to shape the patterns of information flow are seeking out new modes of recognition and accommodation within the legal system, and those struggles are beginning to produce new institutional settlements. In the networked information society, code and law together sit between truth and power. We should understand contemporary struggles over control of information and information networks as a contest to define new governance institutions for the information age. Julie Cohen (@julie17usc) is a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Anne Barron (@AnneBarron01) is Associate Professor (Reader) in the Department of Law at LSE. Nick Couldry (@couldrynick) is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory and Head of the Department of Media and communications at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Department of Media and Communications at LSE (@MediaLSE) has recently been ranked 2nd in the 2014 QS World University Rankings by subject. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Julie Cohen, Anne Barron | The problem of control over information flows has emerged as a doubly critical vantage point from which to interrogate the exercise of power and the pursuit of justice. Scholars of law and communications have come to recognize that in the networked information society, the dialogue between truth and power is mediated by the code. The Internet has been hailed as the ultimate medium for speaking truth to power, but networked information technologies also can become means for embedding power and entrenching inequality. Information and network protocols also have become sources of great wealth and competitive advantage. Struggles to shape-or even simply to understand-the patterns of information flow have profound consequences for human flourishing in the networked world. Less widely recognized, perhaps, is that in legal contests over control of information flows and network protocols, law is not simply a bystander or neutral arbiter. Struggles to shape the patterns of information flow are seeking out new modes of recognition and accommodation within the legal system, and those struggles are beginning to produce new institutional settlements. In the networked information society, code and law together sit between truth and power. We should understand contemporary struggles over control of information and information networks as a contest to define new governance institutions for the information age. Julie Cohen (@julie17usc) is a Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Anne Barron (@AnneBarron01) is Associate Professor (Reader) in the Department of Law at LSE. Nick Couldry (@couldrynick) is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory and Head of the Department of Media and communications at LSE. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. The Department of Media and Communications at LSE (@MediaLSE) has recently been ranked 2nd in the 2014 QS World University Rankings by subject. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT188Professor Jonathan Holslag, Dr Mareike Kleinehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297001:26:55PD5418Speaker(s): Professor Jonathan Holslag, Dr Mareike Kleine | This discussion will explore the vexed question of the demos of European citizenship and the democratic deficit. Jonathan Holslag is Professor of International Politics at the Free University of Brussels. Mareike Kleine is Associate Professor of EU and International Politics in the European Institute at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Jonathan Holslag, Dr Mareike Kleine | This discussion will explore the vexed question of the demos of European citizenship and the democratic deficit. Jonathan Holslag is Professor of International Politics at the Free University of Brussels. Mareike Kleine is Associate Professor of EU and International Politics in the European Institute at LSE.Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT189Professor Jeff McMahanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=297101:30:30PD5419Speaker(s): Professor Jeff McMahan | The annual Auguste Comte Memorial Lecture will be delivered by a leading scholar in social and political philosophy. Jeff McMahan is White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and the author of The Ethics of Killing: problems at the margins of life and Killing in War. Mike Otsuka is a professor in the philosophy department at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Jeff McMahan | The annual Auguste Comte Memorial Lecture will be delivered by a leading scholar in social and political philosophy. Jeff McMahan is White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford and the author of The Ethics of Killing: problems at the margins of life and Killing in War. Mike Otsuka is a professor in the philosophy department at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT190Professor Bob Hancké, Professor David Soskicehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=296901:24:30PD5417Speaker(s): Professor Bob Hancké, Professor David Soskice | This discussion will explore the pressures facing Europe’s welfare states in a time of austerity, an aging population and global economic competition. Bob Hancké is Associate Professor of Political Economy in the European Institute at LSE. David Soskice is Professor of Political Science and Economics at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Bob Hancké, Professor David Soskice | This discussion will explore the pressures facing Europe’s welfare states in a time of austerity, an aging population and global economic competition. Bob Hancké is Associate Professor of Political Economy in the European Institute at LSE. David Soskice is Professor of Political Science and Economics at LSE.Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:00:00 GMT191Dr Selina Toddhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=296501:18:16PD5414Speaker(s): Dr Selina Todd | Drawing on the testimonies of hundreds of people, Dr Todd refutes the claim that class is dead and exposes some of the myths that animate contemporary politics. Selina Todd (@selina_todd) is History Fellow and Vice Principal of St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford. Robin Archer is the Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology at LSE. 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.Speaker(s): Dr Selina Todd | Drawing on the testimonies of hundreds of people, Dr Todd refutes the claim that class is dead and exposes some of the myths that animate contemporary politics. Selina Todd (@selina_todd) is History Fellow and Vice Principal of St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford. Robin Archer is the Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology at LSE. 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.Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT192Professor Sir Richard Blundellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=296401:14:31PD5413Speaker(s): Professor Sir Richard Blundell | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Even before the financial crisis many developed economies were facing growing inequality and struggling to maintain employment and earnings. This lecture will dig deeper into the background to these trends and will examine the evidence on how tax and welfare reform impacts on human capital, inequality and earnings. It will ask two general questions: What are the key margins where we might expect tax and welfare reform to have most impact on earnings, employment growth and inequality? How has this changed in the light of the great recession? The talk will consider prospects for the future and the potential for policy reform. Richard Blundell CBE FBA is a Professor at University College London and Research Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is an alumnus of LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Sir Richard Blundell | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Even before the financial crisis many developed economies were facing growing inequality and struggling to maintain employment and earnings. This lecture will dig deeper into the background to these trends and will examine the evidence on how tax and welfare reform impacts on human capital, inequality and earnings. It will ask two general questions: What are the key margins where we might expect tax and welfare reform to have most impact on earnings, employment growth and inequality? How has this changed in the light of the great recession? The talk will consider prospects for the future and the potential for policy reform. Richard Blundell CBE FBA is a Professor at University College London and Research Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is an alumnus of LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT193Katrine Marçalhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=296001:26:36PD5408Speaker(s): Katrine Marçal | Katrine Marçal charts the myth of ‘economic man’ – from its origins at Adam Smith’s dinner table to its adaptation by the Chicago School and finally its disastrous role in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis – and looks forward to a new, more inclusive type of economics. Katrine Marçal (@katrinemarcal) is the lead editorial writer for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and author of Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Katrine Marçal | Katrine Marçal charts the myth of ‘economic man’ – from its origins at Adam Smith’s dinner table to its adaptation by the Chicago School and finally its disastrous role in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis – and looks forward to a new, more inclusive type of economics. Katrine Marçal (@katrinemarcal) is the lead editorial writer for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and author of Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 9 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT194Eric Rieshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295901:25:42PD5407Speaker(s): Eric Ries | Eric Ries (@ericries) is an entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses, published by Portfolio Penguin. He graduated in 2001 from Yale University with a B.S. in Computer Science. While an undergraduate, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting. Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. He later co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech. In 2008 he served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers before moving on to advise startups independently. Today he serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups and venture capital firms. In 2009, Ries was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow. The Lean Startup methodology has been written about in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Inc., Wired, Fast Company, and countless blogs. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, son, and golden retriever. Dr Linda Hickman is Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the Department of Management. LSE Entrepreneurship (@LSEship) runs a series of lectures, short courses, networking platforms, debates and social exchanges that explore entrepreneurship's extreme potential for change.Speaker(s): Eric Ries | Eric Ries (@ericries) is an entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses, published by Portfolio Penguin. He graduated in 2001 from Yale University with a B.S. in Computer Science. While an undergraduate, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting. Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. He later co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech. In 2008 he served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers before moving on to advise startups independently. Today he serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups and venture capital firms. In 2009, Ries was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow. The Lean Startup methodology has been written about in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Inc., Wired, Fast Company, and countless blogs. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, son, and golden retriever. Dr Linda Hickman is Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the Department of Management. LSE Entrepreneurship (@LSEship) runs a series of lectures, short courses, networking platforms, debates and social exchanges that explore entrepreneurship's extreme potential for change.Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT195Dr Kristina Spohr, Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Sir Roderic Lyne, Professor Arne Westadhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295401:30:20PD5402Speaker(s): Dr Kristina Spohr, Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Sir Roderic Lyne, Professor Arne Westad | Personal summitry, more than structural factors, shaped the peaceful ending of and exit from the Cold War. This lecture shows how meetings between international leaders in the period 1985-91 fostered rapprochement and creative dialogue, and reflects on their continuing importance today. Kristina Spohr is Deputy Head of the International History Department and Associate Professor at LSE. Rodric Braithwaite is a British diplomat and author. His diplomatic career included posts in Indonesia, Italy, Poland, the Soviet Union, and a number of positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1988 to 1992 Braithwaite was ambassador in Moscow, first of all to the Soviet Union and then to the Russian Federation. Subsequently, he was the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser and chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (1992–93). Roderic Lyne is Deputy Chairman of Chatham House and Adviser, Russia and Eurasia Programme. From 1970 to 2004 Sir Roderic was a member of the British diplomatic service. He was British ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004; UK permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation, the UN and other international organisations in Geneva from 1997 to 2000; and private secretary to the prime minister for foreign affairs, defence and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1996. Between 1990 and 1993 he was head of the Soviet and then Eastern department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Between 1987 and 1990 he worked as head of chancery at the British embassy in Moscow. Arne Westad is Professor of International History at LSE and Director of LSE IDEAS. Professor Stuart Corbridge is Deputy Director and Provost of LSE. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Speaker(s): Dr Kristina Spohr, Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Sir Roderic Lyne, Professor Arne Westad | Personal summitry, more than structural factors, shaped the peaceful ending of and exit from the Cold War. This lecture shows how meetings between international leaders in the period 1985-91 fostered rapprochement and creative dialogue, and reflects on their continuing importance today. Kristina Spohr is Deputy Head of the International History Department and Associate Professor at LSE. Rodric Braithwaite is a British diplomat and author. His diplomatic career included posts in Indonesia, Italy, Poland, the Soviet Union, and a number of positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1988 to 1992 Braithwaite was ambassador in Moscow, first of all to the Soviet Union and then to the Russian Federation. Subsequently, he was the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser and chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (1992–93). Roderic Lyne is Deputy Chairman of Chatham House and Adviser, Russia and Eurasia Programme. From 1970 to 2004 Sir Roderic was a member of the British diplomatic service. He was British ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004; UK permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation, the UN and other international organisations in Geneva from 1997 to 2000; and private secretary to the prime minister for foreign affairs, defence and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1996. Between 1990 and 1993 he was head of the Soviet and then Eastern department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Between 1987 and 1990 he worked as head of chancery at the British embassy in Moscow. Arne Westad is Professor of International History at LSE and Director of LSE IDEAS. Professor Stuart Corbridge is Deputy Director and Provost of LSE. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT196Dr Kimberley Brownleehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295501:25:54PD5403Speaker(s): Dr Kimberley Brownlee | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality in parts of the question and answer session. When is it permissible to resort to civil disobedience? Do we sometimes have a moral duty to do so? Should we be punished for it? Kimberley Brownlee is Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick.Speaker(s): Dr Kimberley Brownlee | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality in parts of the question and answer session. When is it permissible to resort to civil disobedience? Do we sometimes have a moral duty to do so? Should we be punished for it? Kimberley Brownlee is Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick.Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT197Professor David J. Lindenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295601:02:59PD5404Speaker(s): Professor David J. Linden | Professor Linden will explore the biology of touch ranging from sex to pain to caress, paying particular attention to the role of emotional processes. David J. Linden (@david_j_linden) is a Professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the author of three books about brain function written for a general audience, most recently Touch (Viking, 2015).Speaker(s): Professor David J. Linden | Professor Linden will explore the biology of touch ranging from sex to pain to caress, paying particular attention to the role of emotional processes. David J. Linden (@david_j_linden) is a Professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the author of three books about brain function written for a general audience, most recently Touch (Viking, 2015).Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT198Jonathan Powellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295701:16:48PD5405Speaker(s): Jonathan Powell | Jonathan Powell was chief of staff to Tony Blair and the chief British negotiator on Northern Ireland. In his new book Talking to Terrorists How to End Armed Conflicts, Jonathan concludes that every time we meet a new terrorist group we say we will never talk to terrorists but in the end we almost always do. Jonathan Powell worked for the Foreign Office for fifteen years before becoming Tony Blair's Chief of Staff in 1994. Since leaving government he has worked with a Geneva-based NGO, negotiating between governments and terrorist groups in Europe, Asia and Africa, and has now established his own NGO, InterMediate, to continue this work. He is currently also the Prime Minister's special envoy to the Libyan Transition. His booked Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts was published in 2014.Speaker(s): Jonathan Powell | Jonathan Powell was chief of staff to Tony Blair and the chief British negotiator on Northern Ireland. In his new book Talking to Terrorists How to End Armed Conflicts, Jonathan concludes that every time we meet a new terrorist group we say we will never talk to terrorists but in the end we almost always do. Jonathan Powell worked for the Foreign Office for fifteen years before becoming Tony Blair's Chief of Staff in 1994. Since leaving government he has worked with a Geneva-based NGO, negotiating between governments and terrorist groups in Europe, Asia and Africa, and has now established his own NGO, InterMediate, to continue this work. He is currently also the Prime Minister's special envoy to the Libyan Transition. His booked Talking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts was published in 2014.Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT199Professor Francesco Casellihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=295201:21:07PD5390Speaker(s): Professor Francesco Caselli | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio podcast. Professor Caselli will ask whether recent economic research could shed new light on the political and economic impact of natural resource windfalls. Francesco Caselli is the Norman Sosnow Professor of Economics in LSE’s Department of Economics and Centre For Macroeconomics. John Van Reenen is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Francesco Caselli | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio podcast. Professor Caselli will ask whether recent economic research could shed new light on the political and economic impact of natural resource windfalls. Francesco Caselli is the Norman Sosnow Professor of Economics in LSE’s Department of Economics and Centre For Macroeconomics. John Van Reenen is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Wed, 4 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT200Professor Kaushik Basu, Professor Amartya Sen, Professor Lord Nicholas Sternhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294801:27:07PD5384Speaker(s): Professor Kaushik Basu, Professor Amartya Sen, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern | Kaushik Basu (@kaushikcbasu) is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is the second World Bank Chief Economist from a developing country. He is on leave from Cornell University where he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies. Prior to this he served as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India at the Ministry of Finance. He was Chairman of the Department of Economics and during 2006-9 he was Director of the Center for Analytic Economics at Cornell. Earlier he was Professor of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, where in 1992 he founded the Centre for Development Economics in Delhi and was its first Executive Director. He is also a founding member of the Madras School of Economics. Mr. Basu has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and the London School of Economics, where he was a Distinguished Visitor in 1993. He has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard University, Princeton University and M.I.T. and holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. He is currently the President of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, which was founded by Amartya Sen. He has held advisory posts with the ILO, the World Bank, the Reserve Bank of India and was, for several years, a member of the steering committee of the Expert Group of Development Issues set up by the Swedish Government. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Exim Bank of India. He is Editor of Social Choice and Welfare, and served or serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review and the Japanese Economic Review. A Fellow of the Econometric Society, Kaushik Basu has published widely in the areas of Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory and Welfare Economics. His most recent books are Beyond the Invisible Hand: Groundwork for a New Economics and An Economist’s Miscellany. In May 2008 he was awarded one of India’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Bhushan, by the President of India. Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. He is also the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics and an honorary fellow of LSE. Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, Director of the India Observatory and Chairman of the Asia Research Centre at LSE. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is the Director of LSE. Credits:Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Kaushik Basu, Professor Amartya Sen, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern | Kaushik Basu (@kaushikcbasu) is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is the second World Bank Chief Economist from a developing country. He is on leave from Cornell University where he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies. Prior to this he served as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India at the Ministry of Finance. He was Chairman of the Department of Economics and during 2006-9 he was Director of the Center for Analytic Economics at Cornell. Earlier he was Professor of Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, where in 1992 he founded the Centre for Development Economics in Delhi and was its first Executive Director. He is also a founding member of the Madras School of Economics. Mr. Basu has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and the London School of Economics, where he was a Distinguished Visitor in 1993. He has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard University, Princeton University and M.I.T. and holds a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics. He is currently the President of the Human Development and Capabilities Association, which was founded by Amartya Sen. He has held advisory posts with the ILO, the World Bank, the Reserve Bank of India and was, for several years, a member of the steering committee of the Expert Group of Development Issues set up by the Swedish Government. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Exim Bank of India. He is Editor of Social Choice and Welfare, and served or serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review and the Japanese Economic Review. A Fellow of the Econometric Society, Kaushik Basu has published widely in the areas of Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory and Welfare Economics. His most recent books are Beyond the Invisible Hand: Groundwork for a New Economics and An Economist’s Miscellany. In May 2008 he was awarded one of India’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Bhushan, by the President of India. Amartya Sen is Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, at Harvard University. He is also the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics and an honorary fellow of LSE. Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, Director of the India Observatory and Chairman of the Asia Research Centre at LSE. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is the Director of LSE. Credits:Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT201Professor Hugh Whitehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294701:29:17PD5383Speaker(s): Professor Hugh White | Could it all happen again? Professor White will argue that imagining a new regional order to fit the fast-changing realities in Asia will make war less likely. Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University and author of The China Choice. Robin Archer is the Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology at LSE. 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. Credits:Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Hugh White | Could it all happen again? Professor White will argue that imagining a new regional order to fit the fast-changing realities in Asia will make war less likely. Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University and author of The China Choice. Robin Archer is the Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology at LSE. 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. Credits:Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 3 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT202Jeremy Leggetthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293701:33:42PD5373Speaker(s): Jeremy Leggett | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. A solar revolution is unfolding at a speed that is taking even the solar industry by surprise. But years of blindness to systemic risk threatens fresh global economic disaster. Jeremy Leggett (@JeremyLeggett) is the founder of Solarcentury and SolarAid. At this lecture, Jeremy Leggett will launch an innovative new project. Details to be revealed on the day.Speaker(s): Jeremy Leggett | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. A solar revolution is unfolding at a speed that is taking even the solar industry by surprise. But years of blindness to systemic risk threatens fresh global economic disaster. Jeremy Leggett (@JeremyLeggett) is the founder of Solarcentury and SolarAid. At this lecture, Jeremy Leggett will launch an innovative new project. Details to be revealed on the day.Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT203Professor John Dupré, Professor Gina Ripponhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293801:30:59PD5374Speaker(s): Professor John Dupré, Professor Gina Rippon | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. Are there ‘hardwired’ psychological differences between men and women? Do these alleged differences show that gender differences in society have a biological explanation? And what does talk of ‘hardwiring’ even mean? In this interdisciplinary dialogue, philosopher John Dupré and cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon will debate these and other issues concerning the science and philosophy of gender. John Dupré is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Exeter. Gina Rippon is Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at Aston University. Jonathan Birch is Assistant Professor in the philosophy department at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor John Dupré, Professor Gina Rippon | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. Are there ‘hardwired’ psychological differences between men and women? Do these alleged differences show that gender differences in society have a biological explanation? And what does talk of ‘hardwiring’ even mean? In this interdisciplinary dialogue, philosopher John Dupré and cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon will debate these and other issues concerning the science and philosophy of gender. John Dupré is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Exeter. Gina Rippon is Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at Aston University. Jonathan Birch is Assistant Professor in the philosophy department at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:30:00 GMT204Neel Mukherjee, Elif Shafakhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294501:23:32PD5381Speaker(s): Neel Mukherjee, Elif Shafak | What are the foundations of society? Two award-winning writers look at the underpinnings of cultures and societies in their writings about the country of their origins, India and Turkey, in conversation with Bidisha. Neel Mukherjee’s second novel, The Lives of Others, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014. It has also been shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award. His first novel, Past Continuous was joint winner of the Vodafone-Crossword Award, India’s premier literary award for writing in English, for best novel of 2008. The UK edition of the novel, A Life Apart, was published by Constable & Robinson in January 2010. Elif Shafak (@elif_safak) is Turkey's most-read woman writer and an award-winning novelist. She writes in both English and Turkish, and has published 13 books, nine of which are novels, including: The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Honour and her nonfiction memoir Black Milk. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her new novel The Architect’s Apprentice was published by Penguin UK in autumn 2014. Bidisha (@bidisha_online) is a BBC TV and radio presenter, critic and novelist. As a journalist, she specialises in the arts and culture and in international human rights. Her fifth book, Asylum and Exile: Hidden Voices of London, is based on her outreach work with asylum seekers and refugees. She is an alumna of LSE. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Neel Mukherjee, Elif Shafak | What are the foundations of society? Two award-winning writers look at the underpinnings of cultures and societies in their writings about the country of their origins, India and Turkey, in conversation with Bidisha. Neel Mukherjee’s second novel, The Lives of Others, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014. It has also been shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award. His first novel, Past Continuous was joint winner of the Vodafone-Crossword Award, India’s premier literary award for writing in English, for best novel of 2008. The UK edition of the novel, A Life Apart, was published by Constable & Robinson in January 2010. Elif Shafak (@elif_safak) is Turkey's most-read woman writer and an award-winning novelist. She writes in both English and Turkish, and has published 13 books, nine of which are novels, including: The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Honour and her nonfiction memoir Black Milk. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages. Her new novel The Architect’s Apprentice was published by Penguin UK in autumn 2014. Bidisha (@bidisha_online) is a BBC TV and radio presenter, critic and novelist. As a journalist, she specialises in the arts and culture and in international human rights. Her fifth book, Asylum and Exile: Hidden Voices of London, is based on her outreach work with asylum seekers and refugees. She is an alumna of LSE. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT205Dr Caroline Edwards, Professor Adam Roberts, Anders Sandberghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294601:27:05PD5382Speaker(s): Dr Caroline Edwards, Professor Adam Roberts, Anders Sandberg | Utopian and dystopian visions of technologically manipulated and enhanced human beings have always been central characteristics of science fiction film and literature. Sometimes celebrated, sometimes feared, these depictions have articulated anxieties of the day and tackled philosophical, ethical and social questions about possible futures. Can we look to science fiction as a guide to navigating the challenges posed by human enhancement technologies? How has this literary and cinematic genre prefigured and imagined some of the questions we may have to face? Caroline Edwards (@the_blochian) is a Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck, University of London and Director of the MA in Contemporary Literature and Culture. Adam Roberts (@arrroberts) is Professor of Nineteenth Century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London and the author of twelve science fiction novels including Bête. Anders Sandberg (@anderssandberg) is James Martin Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. Imre Bard (@ibard) is a PhD student in Social Research Methods at LSE, working on the NERRI project. NERRI (Neuro-Enhancement: Responsible Research and Innovation) (@NERRI_eu) is a three-year project supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme which aims to contribute to the introduction of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in neuro-enhancement (NE) in the European Area and to shape a normative framework underpinning the governance of neuro-enhancement technologies. The Festival will close with a drinks reception and a performance by LSE Anthropology band The Funktionalists. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Caroline Edwards, Professor Adam Roberts, Anders Sandberg | Utopian and dystopian visions of technologically manipulated and enhanced human beings have always been central characteristics of science fiction film and literature. Sometimes celebrated, sometimes feared, these depictions have articulated anxieties of the day and tackled philosophical, ethical and social questions about possible futures. Can we look to science fiction as a guide to navigating the challenges posed by human enhancement technologies? How has this literary and cinematic genre prefigured and imagined some of the questions we may have to face? Caroline Edwards (@the_blochian) is a Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Birkbeck, University of London and Director of the MA in Contemporary Literature and Culture. Adam Roberts (@arrroberts) is Professor of Nineteenth Century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London and the author of twelve science fiction novels including Bête. Anders Sandberg (@anderssandberg) is James Martin Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford. Imre Bard (@ibard) is a PhD student in Social Research Methods at LSE, working on the NERRI project. NERRI (Neuro-Enhancement: Responsible Research and Innovation) (@NERRI_eu) is a three-year project supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme which aims to contribute to the introduction of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in neuro-enhancement (NE) in the European Area and to shape a normative framework underpinning the governance of neuro-enhancement technologies. The Festival will close with a drinks reception and a performance by LSE Anthropology band The Funktionalists. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT206Professor Peter Boxall, Jennie Erdal, Andrew O’Haganhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294301:22:22PD5379Speaker(s): Professor Peter Boxall, Jennie Erdal, Andrew O’Hagan | Is the 'novel of ideas' an outdated genre or are we witnessing its resurgence? What answers can it offer to twenty-first-century questions? In this panel three speakers will discuss examples of the 'novel of ideas' and assess the genre's contemporary relevance. Peter Boxall is Professor of English and Deputy Head of the School of English at the University of Sussex. His research has focused on the relationship between aesthetics and politics in modernist and contemporary writing, and more recently on the longer history of the novel. He has written books on Samuel Beckett and Don DeLillo, and a wide ranging book on the contemporary novel, entitled Twenty-First-Century Fiction. He is currently writing a book entitled The Value of the Novel, for Cambridge University Press (due out in 2015), and in the early stages of a new project on the history of the novel, entitled The Prosthetic Imagination: A History of the Novel as Artificial Life. Jennie Erdal worked in literary publishing for many years as an editor and translator. At Quartet Books she managed the Russian list, and in the mid-eighties she started Quartet Encounters, an imprint that focused on literature in translation. For much of this time she was also the ghostwriter of a London publisher, who figured prominently in her subsequent memoir, Ghosting: A Double Life which became an international bestseller. In 2012 she published The Missing Shade of Blue, which was long listed for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. Jennie Erdal has appeared in Granta magazine and is a regular contributor of features and reviews for the arts pages of the Financial Times and other publications. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Dundee. Andrew O’Hagan is one of his generation’s most exciting and most serious chroniclers of contemporary Britain. He has twice been nominated for the Man Booker Prize. His books include The Missing, The Atlantic Ocean, Our Fathers, Personality, Be Near Me and The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog. He was voted one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. He has won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. He is Editor at Large of the London Review of Books. His new novel The Illuminations will be published in February 2015. Michael Caines (@michaelscaines) is an editor at the Times Literary Supplement. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Peter Boxall, Jennie Erdal, Andrew O’Hagan | Is the 'novel of ideas' an outdated genre or are we witnessing its resurgence? What answers can it offer to twenty-first-century questions? In this panel three speakers will discuss examples of the 'novel of ideas' and assess the genre's contemporary relevance. Peter Boxall is Professor of English and Deputy Head of the School of English at the University of Sussex. His research has focused on the relationship between aesthetics and politics in modernist and contemporary writing, and more recently on the longer history of the novel. He has written books on Samuel Beckett and Don DeLillo, and a wide ranging book on the contemporary novel, entitled Twenty-First-Century Fiction. He is currently writing a book entitled The Value of the Novel, for Cambridge University Press (due out in 2015), and in the early stages of a new project on the history of the novel, entitled The Prosthetic Imagination: A History of the Novel as Artificial Life. Jennie Erdal worked in literary publishing for many years as an editor and translator. At Quartet Books she managed the Russian list, and in the mid-eighties she started Quartet Encounters, an imprint that focused on literature in translation. For much of this time she was also the ghostwriter of a London publisher, who figured prominently in her subsequent memoir, Ghosting: A Double Life which became an international bestseller. In 2012 she published The Missing Shade of Blue, which was long listed for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. Jennie Erdal has appeared in Granta magazine and is a regular contributor of features and reviews for the arts pages of the Financial Times and other publications. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Dundee. Andrew O’Hagan is one of his generation’s most exciting and most serious chroniclers of contemporary Britain. He has twice been nominated for the Man Booker Prize. His books include The Missing, The Atlantic Ocean, Our Fathers, Personality, Be Near Me and The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog. He was voted one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003. He has won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. He is Editor at Large of the London Review of Books. His new novel The Illuminations will be published in February 2015. Michael Caines (@michaelscaines) is an editor at the Times Literary Supplement. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMT207Polly Coles, Jane Da Mosto, Liza Fior, Jonathan Keateshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294401:23:49PD5380Speaker(s): Polly Coles, Jane Da Mosto, Liza Fior, Jonathan Keates | Venice has captivated artists and writers for hundreds of years, but in a city whose literal foundations are under threat from tourism, this discussion asks what is the value of heritage, is it worth saving at any cost? And is there a future for Venice’s unique community away from the museums and palaces? Polly Coles is a writer and broadcaster who spent several years living in Venice. Her book The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice is based on her experience of daily life in the city. She is an alumna of LSE. Polly recently wrote and presented five essays on modern Venice for BBC Radio 3 entitled Venice Unravelled. Jane da Mosto is an environmental scientist and activist based in Venice. Venetian resident since 1995, Jane has held many different positions while raising her family, including scientific advisor to The Venice in Peril Fund, consultant for the OECD Territorial Review of the Venice Metropolitan Area (2010) and contributor to the UNESCO review of climate change in the Mediterranean Region (2012). She recently founded We are here Venice, a social enterprise that promotes projects that can change the future of the city, carries out research, and campaigns for the need to protect the Lagoon in order to also save Venice. Liza Fior is founding partner of muf architecture/art, specialists in public realm architecture and art. muf authored Villa Frankenstein, the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 2010 which took Ruskin and Venice itself as a means to examine how detail can inform strategy. Awards for muf include Public Realm Architect of the Year 2010 and the 2008 European Prize for Public Space (a first for the UK) for a new 'town square' for Barking, East London. Previously a visiting professor at Yale, Liza is a lecturer in Architecture at Central Saint Martins. Jonathan Keates is a prizewinning biographer and novelist, and Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund. His books include The Siege of Venice and Handel: The Man and His Music. Richard Sennett is Director of Theatrum Mundi, University Professor of the Humanities at New York University and Professor of Sociology at LSE. Theatrum Mundi is a network of people whose shared aims are to understand the culture of cities and to experiment with ways of creating them. The network consists of visual and performing artists, architects and planners, film-makers and photographers, writers and scholars. The work of Theatrum Mundi is two-fold; first, maker-to-maker discussions about specific issues and experiences; second, presentations to the public based on these discussions. Theatrum Mundi happens both back-stage and on stage. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Polly Coles, Jane Da Mosto, Liza Fior, Jonathan Keates | Venice has captivated artists and writers for hundreds of years, but in a city whose literal foundations are under threat from tourism, this discussion asks what is the value of heritage, is it worth saving at any cost? And is there a future for Venice’s unique community away from the museums and palaces? Polly Coles is a writer and broadcaster who spent several years living in Venice. Her book The Politics of Washing: Real Life in Venice is based on her experience of daily life in the city. She is an alumna of LSE. Polly recently wrote and presented five essays on modern Venice for BBC Radio 3 entitled Venice Unravelled. Jane da Mosto is an environmental scientist and activist based in Venice. Venetian resident since 1995, Jane has held many different positions while raising her family, including scientific advisor to The Venice in Peril Fund, consultant for the OECD Territorial Review of the Venice Metropolitan Area (2010) and contributor to the UNESCO review of climate change in the Mediterranean Region (2012). She recently founded We are here Venice, a social enterprise that promotes projects that can change the future of the city, carries out research, and campaigns for the need to protect the Lagoon in order to also save Venice. Liza Fior is founding partner of muf architecture/art, specialists in public realm architecture and art. muf authored Villa Frankenstein, the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, 2010 which took Ruskin and Venice itself as a means to examine how detail can inform strategy. Awards for muf include Public Realm Architect of the Year 2010 and the 2008 European Prize for Public Space (a first for the UK) for a new 'town square' for Barking, East London. Previously a visiting professor at Yale, Liza is a lecturer in Architecture at Central Saint Martins. Jonathan Keates is a prizewinning biographer and novelist, and Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund. His books include The Siege of Venice and Handel: The Man and His Music. Richard Sennett is Director of Theatrum Mundi, University Professor of the Humanities at New York University and Professor of Sociology at LSE. Theatrum Mundi is a network of people whose shared aims are to understand the culture of cities and to experiment with ways of creating them. The network consists of visual and performing artists, architects and planners, film-makers and photographers, writers and scholars. The work of Theatrum Mundi is two-fold; first, maker-to-maker discussions about specific issues and experiences; second, presentations to the public based on these discussions. Theatrum Mundi happens both back-stage and on stage. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMT208 Dr Yasmin Gunaratnam, Dr Deborah Padfield, Jude Rosenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294101:33:33PD5377Speaker(s): Dr Yasmin Gunaratnam, Dr Deborah Padfield, Jude Rosen | Pain is notoriously hard to communicate to others. Scholars have debated the relationship between pain and language: does pain require a shared language and common understanding to be explicable, or does hearing about the pain of others always entail doubt? What kinds of communication best enable us to express and hear about pain? On what foundations can we build understanding? This session will explore the capacities of stories, poems and photographs as forms of pain communication, and the possible relations between them. Yasmin Gunaratnam is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has a specialist interest in narrative and stories and writes short stories and poems and her recent research includes a British Academy Fellowship on the palliative care philosophy of ‘total pain’. Yasmin’s latest book Death and the Migrant brings together her interest in stories with her sociological research on transnational dying and intercultural care. Her co-edited collection Narrative and Stories in Care was shortlisted and ‘highly commended’ in the British Medical Association Book Awards 2010. Deborah Padfield is a visual artist specialising in lens based media and inter-disciplinary practice and research within Fine Art and Medicine. She is currently Research Associate at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL and Artist in Residence at the Eastman Dental Hospital. She has collaborated extensively with clinicians and patients exploring the value of visual images to clinician-patient interactions and the communication of pain. In 2001 her work with Dr Charles Pither and staff and patients from INPUT Pain Management Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital, led to a touring exhibition, pilot study and book, Perceptions of Pain. Her collaboration with Professor Joanna Zakrzewska and facial pain clinicians and patients from UCLH led to several exhibitions, symposia and the current UCL CHIRP funded project Pain: speaking the threshold. She has exhibited widely including the National Portrait Gallery, the Wellcome Trust and the Science Museum. She is the winner of several awards including the Sciart Research Award and British Pain Society Artist of the Year 2012. Jude Rosen is a poet, translator and independent researcher in urban culture, policy, planning and citizenship and former university lecturer in politics at UCL until ill-health retirement. Her book of poems, A Small Gateway, was published by Hearing Eye in 2009, addressing the scars of history and displacement in shaping personal and collective identity, memory and art. The poem Crohn Heroine formed the backdrop to the hospital video produced by Richard Crow for desperate optimists and was later used in the Communicating Chronic Pain workshop on sound. In her current work she has been experimenting with a walking and narrative-based poetic practice writing from field notes and observation of resonant places and routes, gathering oral histories and scoring the voices of former workers, displaced people and inhabitants of the marshes and Olympic borderlands of East London as an act of retrieval, reclaiming the space, its peoples and history. Elena Gonzalez-Polledo is Course Tutor in the Department of Methodology. Together with colleagues, she recently completed the ESRC-NCRM funded project Communicating Chronic Pain, which explored the use of arts-based and non-verbal methods for communicating about pain. The Department of Methodology (@MethodologyLSE) provides courses for PhD and MSc students and LSE staff in the design of social research and in qualitative and quantitative analysis, and hosts degree programmes for MSc Social Research Methods and MPhil/PhD in Social Research Methods. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Yasmin Gunaratnam, Dr Deborah Padfield, Jude Rosen | Pain is notoriously hard to communicate to others. Scholars have debated the relationship between pain and language: does pain require a shared language and common understanding to be explicable, or does hearing about the pain of others always entail doubt? What kinds of communication best enable us to express and hear about pain? On what foundations can we build understanding? This session will explore the capacities of stories, poems and photographs as forms of pain communication, and the possible relations between them. Yasmin Gunaratnam is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has a specialist interest in narrative and stories and writes short stories and poems and her recent research includes a British Academy Fellowship on the palliative care philosophy of ‘total pain’. Yasmin’s latest book Death and the Migrant brings together her interest in stories with her sociological research on transnational dying and intercultural care. Her co-edited collection Narrative and Stories in Care was shortlisted and ‘highly commended’ in the British Medical Association Book Awards 2010. Deborah Padfield is a visual artist specialising in lens based media and inter-disciplinary practice and research within Fine Art and Medicine. She is currently Research Associate at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL and Artist in Residence at the Eastman Dental Hospital. She has collaborated extensively with clinicians and patients exploring the value of visual images to clinician-patient interactions and the communication of pain. In 2001 her work with Dr Charles Pither and staff and patients from INPUT Pain Management Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital, led to a touring exhibition, pilot study and book, Perceptions of Pain. Her collaboration with Professor Joanna Zakrzewska and facial pain clinicians and patients from UCLH led to several exhibitions, symposia and the current UCL CHIRP funded project Pain: speaking the threshold. She has exhibited widely including the National Portrait Gallery, the Wellcome Trust and the Science Museum. She is the winner of several awards including the Sciart Research Award and British Pain Society Artist of the Year 2012. Jude Rosen is a poet, translator and independent researcher in urban culture, policy, planning and citizenship and former university lecturer in politics at UCL until ill-health retirement. Her book of poems, A Small Gateway, was published by Hearing Eye in 2009, addressing the scars of history and displacement in shaping personal and collective identity, memory and art. The poem Crohn Heroine formed the backdrop to the hospital video produced by Richard Crow for desperate optimists and was later used in the Communicating Chronic Pain workshop on sound. In her current work she has been experimenting with a walking and narrative-based poetic practice writing from field notes and observation of resonant places and routes, gathering oral histories and scoring the voices of former workers, displaced people and inhabitants of the marshes and Olympic borderlands of East London as an act of retrieval, reclaiming the space, its peoples and history. Elena Gonzalez-Polledo is Course Tutor in the Department of Methodology. Together with colleagues, she recently completed the ESRC-NCRM funded project Communicating Chronic Pain, which explored the use of arts-based and non-verbal methods for communicating about pain. The Department of Methodology (@MethodologyLSE) provides courses for PhD and MSc students and LSE staff in the design of social research and in qualitative and quantitative analysis, and hosts degree programmes for MSc Social Research Methods and MPhil/PhD in Social Research Methods. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:00:00 GMT209Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Nickson Fong, Yang-May Ooihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=294201:26:57PD5378Speaker(s): Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Nickson Fong, Yang-May Ooi | This year the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) becomes an integrated economic community. The year caps five decades of foundation and development since the region's formal independence from the West. What are the creative voices contending for the soul of a region where freedom, economic prosperity, civil society, and political maturity continue to evolve in unexpected ways? What forces of rebellion drive the soul of the individual in those societies where economic success - arguably the greatest found in newly-independent states in all human history - has raced ahead of other dimensions of development in the human spirit? What forces drive that spiritual and artistic development in the region more generally? How do these diverge from those along the Trans-Atlantic Axis? What is the culture that sits comfortably with Southeast Asia's place in the global economy? Ahmad Zakii Anwar is a well-known Malaysian ‘urban realist’ artist. His preoccupation with the spiritual or metaphysical aspects of urban life have marked his fine art practice. Nickson Fong is a Producer/Director and the CEO and Founder of Egg Story Studios. He won the Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement 2013. Yang-May Ooi (@StoryGuru_UK) is an award-winning TEDx speaker, bestselling author and story performer. Her work uses the power of personal narrative to help creatives and others develop authentic confidence and become collaborative leaders. Felicia Yap is an Associate of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and an affiliate of the Centre of South Asian Studies in Cambridge. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. This event is co-organised with Her Excellency Chi Hsia Foo, Jin Craven, Cui Yin Mok and Shzr Ee Tan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Nickson Fong, Yang-May Ooi | This year the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) becomes an integrated economic community. The year caps five decades of foundation and development since the region's formal independence from the West. What are the creative voices contending for the soul of a region where freedom, economic prosperity, civil society, and political maturity continue to evolve in unexpected ways? What forces of rebellion drive the soul of the individual in those societies where economic success - arguably the greatest found in newly-independent states in all human history - has raced ahead of other dimensions of development in the human spirit? What forces drive that spiritual and artistic development in the region more generally? How do these diverge from those along the Trans-Atlantic Axis? What is the culture that sits comfortably with Southeast Asia's place in the global economy? Ahmad Zakii Anwar is a well-known Malaysian ‘urban realist’ artist. His preoccupation with the spiritual or metaphysical aspects of urban life have marked his fine art practice. Nickson Fong is a Producer/Director and the CEO and Founder of Egg Story Studios. He won the Academy Award for Scientific and Technical Achievement 2013. Yang-May Ooi (@StoryGuru_UK) is an award-winning TEDx speaker, bestselling author and story performer. Her work uses the power of personal narrative to help creatives and others develop authentic confidence and become collaborative leaders. Felicia Yap is an Associate of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and an affiliate of the Centre of South Asian Studies in Cambridge. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs (IGA) at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. This event is co-organised with Her Excellency Chi Hsia Foo, Jin Craven, Cui Yin Mok and Shzr Ee Tan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:00:00 GMT210Luke Dormehl, Aleks Krotoski, Professor Sonia Livingstone, Professor Andrew Murrayhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293501:35:25PD5371Speaker(s): Luke Dormehl, Aleks Krotoski, Professor Sonia Livingstone, Professor Andrew Murray | What are the foundations of our identity in the digital age? As digital devices make and manage more and more decisions about our everyday lives how can we retain our sense of self? The panellists discuss how algorithms and intelligent devices are altering our sense of personhood and the ways in which we see ourselves and others. Luke Dormehl (@lukedormehl) is a technology author and journalist, with a background in documentary film. He regularly contributes to Fast Company - where he covers high-tech and the digital humanities -- and also writes for the popular Apple blog, Cult of Mac. His previous books include The Apple Revolution, which explored the links between Apple and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s/70s. His latest book is The Formula: how algorithms solve all our problems..and create more. Aleks Krotoski (@aleksk) is an academic and journalist who writes about and studies technology and interactivity. Her latest book, Untangling the Web: What the Internet is Doing to You looks at the psychology research behind the claims about the positive and negative forces of the digital age. Aleks presents BBC Radio 4’s award-winning science series The Digital Human. She has been hosting The Guardian’s Tech Weekly podcast since its inception, in 2007. Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) is a Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE and author of Digital Technologies in the Lives of Young People. She directs the 33-country network, EU Kids Online, funded by the EC's Safer Internet Programme. She is now beginning a project, Preparing for a digital future, which follows on the recently-completed project, The Class, both part of the MacArthur Foundation-funded Connected Learning Research Network. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor in Law at LSE and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). He joined the LSE Law Department in September 2000. Andrew’s principal research interests are in regulatory design within Cyberspace, particularly the role of non-State actors, the protection and promotion of Human Rights within the digital environment and the promotion of proprietary interests in the digital sphere, encompassing both intellectual property rights and traditional property models. Sierra Williams (@sn_will) is Managing Editor of the LSE Impact blog (@LSEImpactBlog) an online platform for the wider scholarly community to discuss and debate the future of scholarship and the digital innovations shaping the role of research in society. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Luke Dormehl, Aleks Krotoski, Professor Sonia Livingstone, Professor Andrew Murray | What are the foundations of our identity in the digital age? As digital devices make and manage more and more decisions about our everyday lives how can we retain our sense of self? The panellists discuss how algorithms and intelligent devices are altering our sense of personhood and the ways in which we see ourselves and others. Luke Dormehl (@lukedormehl) is a technology author and journalist, with a background in documentary film. He regularly contributes to Fast Company - where he covers high-tech and the digital humanities -- and also writes for the popular Apple blog, Cult of Mac. His previous books include The Apple Revolution, which explored the links between Apple and the hippie counterculture of the 1960s/70s. His latest book is The Formula: how algorithms solve all our problems..and create more. Aleks Krotoski (@aleksk) is an academic and journalist who writes about and studies technology and interactivity. Her latest book, Untangling the Web: What the Internet is Doing to You looks at the psychology research behind the claims about the positive and negative forces of the digital age. Aleks presents BBC Radio 4’s award-winning science series The Digital Human. She has been hosting The Guardian’s Tech Weekly podcast since its inception, in 2007. Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) is a Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE and author of Digital Technologies in the Lives of Young People. She directs the 33-country network, EU Kids Online, funded by the EC's Safer Internet Programme. She is now beginning a project, Preparing for a digital future, which follows on the recently-completed project, The Class, both part of the MacArthur Foundation-funded Connected Learning Research Network. Andrew Murray (@AndrewDMurray) is Professor in Law at LSE and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). He joined the LSE Law Department in September 2000. Andrew’s principal research interests are in regulatory design within Cyberspace, particularly the role of non-State actors, the protection and promotion of Human Rights within the digital environment and the promotion of proprietary interests in the digital sphere, encompassing both intellectual property rights and traditional property models. Sierra Williams (@sn_will) is Managing Editor of the LSE Impact blog (@LSEImpactBlog) an online platform for the wider scholarly community to discuss and debate the future of scholarship and the digital innovations shaping the role of research in society. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMT211Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293601:27:02PD5372Speaker(s): Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothard | This panel explores the Classical wellsprings of Western literature, reflecting on the continuing value and relevance of the Greco-Roman Classics today. Barbara Graziosi (@BarbaraGraziosi) is Professor of Classics and Director for Arts and Humanities at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham University. She has published widely on the culture of the ancient world including Inventing Homer, After Homer: The Resonance of Epic and The Gods of Olympus: A History. Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) is Professor of Classics at King's College London and Co-Founder and Consultant Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama at Oxford. Her achievements in research have recently won her the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, the Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Classical Society, and a Humboldt Research Prize. She has supervised more than thirty PhD students and published more than twenty books; the most recent is Introducing the Ancient Greeks: from Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind. Tom Holland (@holland_tom) is the award winning and bestselling author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and the highly acclaimed Millennium. His most recent work, is In the Shadow of the Sword -The Battle for Global Empire and the end of the Ancient World. He appears regularly on radio, television and in print. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio, and Herodotus for Penguin Classics. He is working on a companion book to Rubicon - Dynasty - to be published in September 2015. Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and author of three volumes of diaries, Thirty Days, On the Spartacus Road and Alexandria, which won the 2014 Criticos Prize for literature on a theme from ancient Greece. He was Editor of The Times (1992-2002), Chairman of the Man Booker Prize judges (2012) and President of the Classical Association (2012). Llewelyn Morgan (@llewelyn_morgan) is a Classicist and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His books include Musa Pedestris and The Buddhas of Bamiyan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothard | This panel explores the Classical wellsprings of Western literature, reflecting on the continuing value and relevance of the Greco-Roman Classics today. Barbara Graziosi (@BarbaraGraziosi) is Professor of Classics and Director for Arts and Humanities at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham University. She has published widely on the culture of the ancient world including Inventing Homer, After Homer: The Resonance of Epic and The Gods of Olympus: A History. Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) is Professor of Classics at King's College London and Co-Founder and Consultant Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama at Oxford. Her achievements in research have recently won her the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, the Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Classical Society, and a Humboldt Research Prize. She has supervised more than thirty PhD students and published more than twenty books; the most recent is Introducing the Ancient Greeks: from Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind. Tom Holland (@holland_tom) is the award winning and bestselling author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and the highly acclaimed Millennium. His most recent work, is In the Shadow of the Sword -The Battle for Global Empire and the end of the Ancient World. He appears regularly on radio, television and in print. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio, and Herodotus for Penguin Classics. He is working on a companion book to Rubicon - Dynasty - to be published in September 2015. Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and author of three volumes of diaries, Thirty Days, On the Spartacus Road and Alexandria, which won the 2014 Criticos Prize for literature on a theme from ancient Greece. He was Editor of The Times (1992-2002), Chairman of the Man Booker Prize judges (2012) and President of the Classical Association (2012). Llewelyn Morgan (@llewelyn_morgan) is a Classicist and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His books include Musa Pedestris and The Buddhas of Bamiyan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMT212Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2936PD5393Speaker(s): Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothard | This panel explores the Classical wellsprings of Western literature, reflecting on the continuing value and relevance of the Greco-Roman Classics today. Barbara Graziosi (@BarbaraGraziosi) is Professor of Classics and Director for Arts and Humanities at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham University. She has published widely on the culture of the ancient world including Inventing Homer, After Homer: The Resonance of Epic and The Gods of Olympus: A History. Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) is Professor of Classics at King's College London and Co-Founder and Consultant Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama at Oxford. Her achievements in research have recently won her the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, the Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Classical Society, and a Humboldt Research Prize. She has supervised more than thirty PhD students and published more than twenty books; the most recent is Introducing the Ancient Greeks: from Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind. Tom Holland (@holland_tom) is the award winning and bestselling author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and the highly acclaimed Millennium. His most recent work, is In the Shadow of the Sword -The Battle for Global Empire and the end of the Ancient World. He appears regularly on radio, television and in print. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio, and Herodotus for Penguin Classics. He is working on a companion book to Rubicon - Dynasty - to be published in September 2015. Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and author of three volumes of diaries, Thirty Days, On the Spartacus Road and Alexandria, which won the 2014 Criticos Prize for literature on a theme from ancient Greece. He was Editor of The Times (1992-2002), Chairman of the Man Booker Prize judges (2012) and President of the Classical Association (2012). Llewelyn Morgan (@llewelyn_morgan) is a Classicist and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His books include Musa Pedestris and The Buddhas of Bamiyan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Barbara Graziosi, Edith Hall, Tom Holland, Sir Peter Stothard | This panel explores the Classical wellsprings of Western literature, reflecting on the continuing value and relevance of the Greco-Roman Classics today. Barbara Graziosi (@BarbaraGraziosi) is Professor of Classics and Director for Arts and Humanities at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Durham University. She has published widely on the culture of the ancient world including Inventing Homer, After Homer: The Resonance of Epic and The Gods of Olympus: A History. Edith Hall (@edithmayhall) is Professor of Classics at King's College London and Co-Founder and Consultant Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama at Oxford. Her achievements in research have recently won her the Erasmus Medal of the European Academy, the Goodwin Award of Merit from the American Classical Society, and a Humboldt Research Prize. She has supervised more than thirty PhD students and published more than twenty books; the most recent is Introducing the Ancient Greeks: from Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind. Tom Holland (@holland_tom) is the award winning and bestselling author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and the highly acclaimed Millennium. His most recent work, is In the Shadow of the Sword -The Battle for Global Empire and the end of the Ancient World. He appears regularly on radio, television and in print. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio, and Herodotus for Penguin Classics. He is working on a companion book to Rubicon - Dynasty - to be published in September 2015. Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary Supplement and author of three volumes of diaries, Thirty Days, On the Spartacus Road and Alexandria, which won the 2014 Criticos Prize for literature on a theme from ancient Greece. He was Editor of The Times (1992-2002), Chairman of the Man Booker Prize judges (2012) and President of the Classical Association (2012). Llewelyn Morgan (@llewelyn_morgan) is a Classicist and Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. His books include Musa Pedestris and The Buddhas of Bamiyan. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMT213Dr Matthew Griffiths, Gaia Vince, Dr Kathryn Yusoffhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293301:26:45PD5369Speaker(s): Dr Matthew Griffiths, Gaia Vince, Dr Kathryn Yusoff | The controversial designation “Anthropocene” names a geological epoch in which the planet has been irrevocably changed by human activity. In this panel, three thinkers consider the ways in which the Anthropocene requires us to reconsider both human self-identity and the human capacity for creation and destruction. Is art a narcissistic reflection of human concerns and desires or might it provide a model for dynamic and interactive responses to the global challenges which we face? Matthew Griffiths has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on the poetics of climate change. He has published articles on T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens and Basil Bunting, as well as a pamphlet of his own poetry, How to be Late, and a science fiction novel, The Weather on Versimmon. He presently works on a built environment trade journal. Gaia Vince (@WanderingGaia) is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene. She is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in science and the environment. She has been the front editor of the journal Nature Climate Change, the news editor of Nature and online editor of New Scientist. She has a regular column, Smart Planet, on BBC Online, and devises and presents programmes about the Anthropocene for BBC radio. She blogs at WanderingGaia.com. Kathryn Yusoff is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Queen Mary, University of London. Her current research addresses questions of ‘Geologic Life’ within the proposed geologic epoch of the Anthropocene. Danielle Sands is a Fellow at the Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy ) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Matthew Griffiths, Gaia Vince, Dr Kathryn Yusoff | The controversial designation “Anthropocene” names a geological epoch in which the planet has been irrevocably changed by human activity. In this panel, three thinkers consider the ways in which the Anthropocene requires us to reconsider both human self-identity and the human capacity for creation and destruction. Is art a narcissistic reflection of human concerns and desires or might it provide a model for dynamic and interactive responses to the global challenges which we face? Matthew Griffiths has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on the poetics of climate change. He has published articles on T. S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens and Basil Bunting, as well as a pamphlet of his own poetry, How to be Late, and a science fiction novel, The Weather on Versimmon. He presently works on a built environment trade journal. Gaia Vince (@WanderingGaia) is the author of Adventures in the Anthropocene. She is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in science and the environment. She has been the front editor of the journal Nature Climate Change, the news editor of Nature and online editor of New Scientist. She has a regular column, Smart Planet, on BBC Online, and devises and presents programmes about the Anthropocene for BBC radio. She blogs at WanderingGaia.com. Kathryn Yusoff is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Queen Mary, University of London. Her current research addresses questions of ‘Geologic Life’ within the proposed geologic epoch of the Anthropocene. Danielle Sands is a Fellow at the Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy ) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT214Lisa Appignanesi, Darian Leader, Owen Sheershttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293401:23:19PD5370Speaker(s): Lisa Appignanesi, Darian Leader, Owen Sheers | This panel explores our relationship with our sometimes traumatic past, and asks why we should remember and what happens when we can’t remember. The discussion considers the importance of place and landscape in memory, as well as the nature of collective memory and memorialisation, particularly in the context of war. Lisa Appignanesi (@LisaAppignanesi) is a writer, novelist and broadcaster. She is the former Chair of the Freud Museum London, the former President of English PEN and former Deputy Director of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts. Her non-fiction includes Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors (which won the BMA Award for the Public Understanding of Science amongst other prizes), the acclaimed family memoir Losing the Dead, the classic study Freud’s Women (with John Forrester) and Simone de Beauvoir, and most recently Trials of Passion: Crimes in the Name of Love and Madness. Her novels include Paris Requiem, The Memory Man and The Dead of Winter. Lisa Appignanesi was awarded the OBE in 2013. Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst working in London and a founder member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research. He is President of the College of Psychoanalysts-UK and Visiting Professor at the School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University. He is the author of several books including: Introducing Lacan, Why do women write more letters than they post?; Freud's Footnotes; Stealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us From Seeing, Why do people get ill?' (with David Corfield), The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression and What is Madness? His most recent book, Strictly Bipolar was published by Hamish Hamilton in 2013. Owen Sheers (@owensheers) has written two collections of poetry, The Blue Book and Skirrid Hill, which won a Somerset Maugham award. His verse drama Pink Mist won Wales Book of the Year and the Hay Festival Poetry Medal. His non-fiction includes The Dust Diaries and Calon: A Journey to the Heart of Welsh Rugby. His first novel Resistance has been translated into ten languages and was made into a film in 2011. His plays include The Passion, The Two Worlds of Charlie F. and Mametz. Owen wrote and presented BBC Four's A Poet's Guide to Britain. He has been a NYPL Cullman Fellow, Writer in Residence for the Wordsworth Trust and Artist in Residence for the Welsh Rugby Union. His second novel I Saw A Man will be published by Faber in 2015. Sandra Jovchelovitch is a Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Lisa Appignanesi, Darian Leader, Owen Sheers | This panel explores our relationship with our sometimes traumatic past, and asks why we should remember and what happens when we can’t remember. The discussion considers the importance of place and landscape in memory, as well as the nature of collective memory and memorialisation, particularly in the context of war. Lisa Appignanesi (@LisaAppignanesi) is a writer, novelist and broadcaster. She is the former Chair of the Freud Museum London, the former President of English PEN and former Deputy Director of London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts. Her non-fiction includes Mad, Bad and Sad: A History of Women and the Mind Doctors (which won the BMA Award for the Public Understanding of Science amongst other prizes), the acclaimed family memoir Losing the Dead, the classic study Freud’s Women (with John Forrester) and Simone de Beauvoir, and most recently Trials of Passion: Crimes in the Name of Love and Madness. Her novels include Paris Requiem, The Memory Man and The Dead of Winter. Lisa Appignanesi was awarded the OBE in 2013. Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst working in London and a founder member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research. He is President of the College of Psychoanalysts-UK and Visiting Professor at the School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University. He is the author of several books including: Introducing Lacan, Why do women write more letters than they post?; Freud's Footnotes; Stealing the Mona Lisa: What Art Stops Us From Seeing, Why do people get ill?' (with David Corfield), The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression and What is Madness? His most recent book, Strictly Bipolar was published by Hamish Hamilton in 2013. Owen Sheers (@owensheers) has written two collections of poetry, The Blue Book and Skirrid Hill, which won a Somerset Maugham award. His verse drama Pink Mist won Wales Book of the Year and the Hay Festival Poetry Medal. His non-fiction includes The Dust Diaries and Calon: A Journey to the Heart of Welsh Rugby. His first novel Resistance has been translated into ten languages and was made into a film in 2011. His plays include The Passion, The Two Worlds of Charlie F. and Mametz. Owen wrote and presented BBC Four's A Poet's Guide to Britain. He has been a NYPL Cullman Fellow, Writer in Residence for the Wordsworth Trust and Artist in Residence for the Welsh Rugby Union. His second novel I Saw A Man will be published by Faber in 2015. Sandra Jovchelovitch is a Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:00:00 GMT215Jonathan Gibbshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293200:35:29PD5368Speaker(s): Jonathan Gibbs | In this creative writing workshop we will be looking at the impulse to write, when they are so many reasons and excuses not to, in the hope that exposing the foundations of the creative act can inform the writer's practice in the here and now. But though in part we'll be looking at our personal histories of writing, the exercises will be geared towards producing new work, with a deeper understanding of what our goals actually are. Jonathan Gibbs's novel, Randall, or The Painted Grape, about the London art world and the Young British Artists, is published by Galley Beggar Press. His short fiction has been published in Lighthouse, The Best British Short Stories 2014 and The South Circular and by The White Review (where his story The Story I'm Thinking Of was shortlisted for the 2013 White Review Prize). He studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was awarded a Malcolm Bradbury memorial bursary, and has written on books for the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the TLS and elsewhere. He writes the Independent's weekly Friday Book Design Blog and tweets at @Tiny_Camels. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Jonathan Gibbs | In this creative writing workshop we will be looking at the impulse to write, when they are so many reasons and excuses not to, in the hope that exposing the foundations of the creative act can inform the writer's practice in the here and now. But though in part we'll be looking at our personal histories of writing, the exercises will be geared towards producing new work, with a deeper understanding of what our goals actually are. Jonathan Gibbs's novel, Randall, or The Painted Grape, about the London art world and the Young British Artists, is published by Galley Beggar Press. His short fiction has been published in Lighthouse, The Best British Short Stories 2014 and The South Circular and by The White Review (where his story The Story I'm Thinking Of was shortlisted for the 2013 White Review Prize). He studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was awarded a Malcolm Bradbury memorial bursary, and has written on books for the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the TLS and elsewhere. He writes the Independent's weekly Friday Book Design Blog and tweets at @Tiny_Camels. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT216Jonathan Gibbshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2932PD5412Speaker(s): Jonathan Gibbs | In this creative writing workshop we will be looking at the impulse to write, when they are so many reasons and excuses not to, in the hope that exposing the foundations of the creative act can inform the writer's practice in the here and now. But though in part we'll be looking at our personal histories of writing, the exercises will be geared towards producing new work, with a deeper understanding of what our goals actually are. Jonathan Gibbs's novel, Randall, or The Painted Grape, about the London art world and the Young British Artists, is published by Galley Beggar Press. His short fiction has been published in Lighthouse, The Best British Short Stories 2014 and The South Circular and by The White Review (where his story The Story I'm Thinking Of was shortlisted for the 2013 White Review Prize). He studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was awarded a Malcolm Bradbury memorial bursary, and has written on books for the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the TLS and elsewhere. He writes the Independent's weekly Friday Book Design Blog and tweets at @Tiny_Camels. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Jonathan Gibbs | In this creative writing workshop we will be looking at the impulse to write, when they are so many reasons and excuses not to, in the hope that exposing the foundations of the creative act can inform the writer's practice in the here and now. But though in part we'll be looking at our personal histories of writing, the exercises will be geared towards producing new work, with a deeper understanding of what our goals actually are. Jonathan Gibbs's novel, Randall, or The Painted Grape, about the London art world and the Young British Artists, is published by Galley Beggar Press. His short fiction has been published in Lighthouse, The Best British Short Stories 2014 and The South Circular and by The White Review (where his story The Story I'm Thinking Of was shortlisted for the 2013 White Review Prize). He studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where he was awarded a Malcolm Bradbury memorial bursary, and has written on books for the Independent, the Daily Telegraph, the TLS and elsewhere. He writes the Independent's weekly Friday Book Design Blog and tweets at @Tiny_Camels. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT217Professor Ian Bostridge, Dr Armand D’Angour, Professor Fiona Sampsonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293101:32:00PD5367Speaker(s): Professor Ian Bostridge, Dr Armand D’Angour, Professor Fiona Sampson | This discussion explores the links between music and poetry and how much each art form contributes to the other, as well as what common features these art forms share. Common foundations include public performance and private listening, abstract patterns, rhythm, register, tone, breathing and the emergence of tight form from apparently limitless possibility. But music and poetry are partially distinct in the imaginative light they shine, and the panel also discuss how successfully the two art forms complement one another in some of the greatest unions of music and poetry from Homer’s Iliad to Schubert’s Lieder and Britten’s War Requiem. Ian Bostridge (@Ianbostridge) is a tenor and Humanitas Professor of Classical Music at the University of Oxford. Ian’s international recital career has won wide acclaim for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. He is author of A Singer’s Notebook and Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession.Armand D’Angour (@ArmandDAngour) is a Fellow in Classical Literature at Jesus College, Oxford. Initially trained as a cellist before taking a PhD in Classics, Armand is currently working on a project to bring to life the sounds and effects of ancient Greek music. He is author of The Greeks and the New. Fiona Sampson is a poet and Professor of Poetry at Roehampton. Initially trained as a concert violinist, Fiona has published some 25 books of poetry, criticism and philosophy of language. Her most recent volume of poetry is Coleshill and she is author of Music Lessons and the forthcoming Lyric Cousins: Poetry and Musical Form. Richard Bronk is a Visiting Fellow in the European Institute, LSE and author of The Romantic Economist. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Ian Bostridge, Dr Armand D’Angour, Professor Fiona Sampson | This discussion explores the links between music and poetry and how much each art form contributes to the other, as well as what common features these art forms share. Common foundations include public performance and private listening, abstract patterns, rhythm, register, tone, breathing and the emergence of tight form from apparently limitless possibility. But music and poetry are partially distinct in the imaginative light they shine, and the panel also discuss how successfully the two art forms complement one another in some of the greatest unions of music and poetry from Homer’s Iliad to Schubert’s Lieder and Britten’s War Requiem. Ian Bostridge (@Ianbostridge) is a tenor and Humanitas Professor of Classical Music at the University of Oxford. Ian’s international recital career has won wide acclaim for his performances as an opera and lieder singer. He is author of A Singer’s Notebook and Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession.Armand D’Angour (@ArmandDAngour) is a Fellow in Classical Literature at Jesus College, Oxford. Initially trained as a cellist before taking a PhD in Classics, Armand is currently working on a project to bring to life the sounds and effects of ancient Greek music. He is author of The Greeks and the New. Fiona Sampson is a poet and Professor of Poetry at Roehampton. Initially trained as a concert violinist, Fiona has published some 25 books of poetry, criticism and philosophy of language. Her most recent volume of poetry is Coleshill and she is author of Music Lessons and the forthcoming Lyric Cousins: Poetry and Musical Form. Richard Bronk is a Visiting Fellow in the European Institute, LSE and author of The Romantic Economist. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT218Professor Francesca Klughttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=293001:28:13PD5366Speaker(s): Professor Francesca Klug | The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna Carta for all human kind'. How has the Magna Carta, initially considered a failure, achieved such iconic status? And can how those who proudly commemorate its 800th year simultaneously pledge to repeal the more modern laws which seek to protect our fundamental rights and freedoms? In A Magna Carta for Humanity: homing in on human rights, published by Routledge to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in June 2015, Francesca Klug will argue that the reasons given for opposing the UKs Human Rights Act are very similar to the reasons that the Magna Carta has stayed relevant for eight centuries. Features that are lauded as ‘totemic’ when applied to the Magna Carta are condemned as ‘dangerous’ when applied to contemporary human rights laws. Are human rights palatable in a mature democracy only as long as they are contained in an ancient document that no longer has any direct legal impact? Are they useful only as a benchmark by which to judge the rest of the world, especially our enemies or rivals, but dangerous when applied to us? Join us for an enlightening discussion, in which Professors Klug and Gearty map the connections between the Magna Carta and Human Rights Act, explore the ethic behind universal human rights and deconstruct the current debate in the UK on the future of human rights protection. Francesca Klug is Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE and Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Francesca Klug | The Magna Carta, sealed in 1215, has come to stand for the rule of law, curbs on executive power and the freedom to enjoy basic liberties. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948, it was heralded as 'a Magna Carta for all human kind'. How has the Magna Carta, initially considered a failure, achieved such iconic status? And can how those who proudly commemorate its 800th year simultaneously pledge to repeal the more modern laws which seek to protect our fundamental rights and freedoms? In A Magna Carta for Humanity: homing in on human rights, published by Routledge to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in June 2015, Francesca Klug will argue that the reasons given for opposing the UKs Human Rights Act are very similar to the reasons that the Magna Carta has stayed relevant for eight centuries. Features that are lauded as ‘totemic’ when applied to the Magna Carta are condemned as ‘dangerous’ when applied to contemporary human rights laws. Are human rights palatable in a mature democracy only as long as they are contained in an ancient document that no longer has any direct legal impact? Are they useful only as a benchmark by which to judge the rest of the world, especially our enemies or rivals, but dangerous when applied to us? Join us for an enlightening discussion, in which Professors Klug and Gearty map the connections between the Magna Carta and Human Rights Act, explore the ethic behind universal human rights and deconstruct the current debate in the UK on the future of human rights protection. Francesca Klug is Professorial Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE and Director of LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:30:00 GMT219Professor Sarah Churchwell, Jonty Claypole, Maya Jaggi, Frederic Raphaelhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292901:24:57PD5365Speaker(s): Professor Sarah Churchwell, Jonty Claypole, Maya Jaggi, Frederic Raphael | With the BBC having announced a remake of Kenneth Clark's TV series Civilisation, and Melvyn Bragg’s intellectual cornucopia on Radio 4, In Our Time, now in its 17th year, we will be asking whether the mission of Lord Reith 'to educate, inform and entertain' is alive and well. Can Matthew Arnold, TS Eliot and FR Leavis sleep well in their graves? Has the era of dumbing down to ' widen access ' run its course? Why shouldn't ALL schoolchildren be asked to grapple with the 'difficult' texts, rich canvases or musical scores of our western inheritance? Why shouldn't everyone have the chance to join the 'elite'? Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at UEA. She is the author of Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and The Invention of The Great Gatsby, The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, and her literary journalism has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, TLS, New York Times Book Review, and the Spectator, among others. She comments regularly on arts, culture, and politics for UK television and radio, has judged many literary prizes, including the Bailey’s (Orange) Prize for Fiction and the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and she is the 2015 Eccles Centre Writer in Residence at the British Library. Jonty Claypole is Director of Arts at the BBC. He works across television, radio and online, ensuring the BBC succeeds in its mission of "Arts for Everyone". As a director then executive producer, he has made over 100 television documentaries for BBC Television, including landmark series like Seven Ages of Britain, A History of Art in Three Colours, A Very British Renaissance and Andrew Marr's Great Scotts. He has created strands like What Do Artists Do All Day, Secret Knowledge and In Their Own Words. He also runs BBC Television's in-house arts department with production teams right across the country. Maya Jaggi is a cultural journalist and critic who has reported from five continents, and was contracted as one of Guardian Review’s leading profile writers for a decade.She has also written for the FT, Independent, Sunday Times Culture, Daily Telegraph, Economist and Newsweek; and was writer-presenter of the BBC4 TV documentary Isabel Allende: The Art of Reinvention. Her conversations with cultural theorist Stuart Hall were made into a four-hour film by Mike Dibb. She has judged literary awards including the Dublin Impac and Orange, and chaired the jury of the Man Asian in Hong Kong. Educated at Oxford and LSE, she was described as “one of Britain’s most respected arts journalists” by the Open University, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2012. Frederic Raphael, a major scholar in classics at St John's College, Cambridge, has written over twenty-five novels and volumes of short stories, as well as essays, biographies, translations and many reviews. His most recent book on the ancient world is A Jew Among the Romans about Flavius Josephus. His second volume of autobiography, Going Up, will be published next year. So will his novel Private Views. Among his many film and television scripts are Darling, Two for the Road, the Glittering Prizes and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. His most recent script, This Man This Woman is due to be shot next year. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Sarah Churchwell, Jonty Claypole, Maya Jaggi, Frederic Raphael | With the BBC having announced a remake of Kenneth Clark's TV series Civilisation, and Melvyn Bragg’s intellectual cornucopia on Radio 4, In Our Time, now in its 17th year, we will be asking whether the mission of Lord Reith 'to educate, inform and entertain' is alive and well. Can Matthew Arnold, TS Eliot and FR Leavis sleep well in their graves? Has the era of dumbing down to ' widen access ' run its course? Why shouldn't ALL schoolchildren be asked to grapple with the 'difficult' texts, rich canvases or musical scores of our western inheritance? Why shouldn't everyone have the chance to join the 'elite'? Sarah Churchwell is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at UEA. She is the author of Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and The Invention of The Great Gatsby, The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, and her literary journalism has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, TLS, New York Times Book Review, and the Spectator, among others. She comments regularly on arts, culture, and politics for UK television and radio, has judged many literary prizes, including the Bailey’s (Orange) Prize for Fiction and the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and she is the 2015 Eccles Centre Writer in Residence at the British Library. Jonty Claypole is Director of Arts at the BBC. He works across television, radio and online, ensuring the BBC succeeds in its mission of "Arts for Everyone". As a director then executive producer, he has made over 100 television documentaries for BBC Television, including landmark series like Seven Ages of Britain, A History of Art in Three Colours, A Very British Renaissance and Andrew Marr's Great Scotts. He has created strands like What Do Artists Do All Day, Secret Knowledge and In Their Own Words. He also runs BBC Television's in-house arts department with production teams right across the country. Maya Jaggi is a cultural journalist and critic who has reported from five continents, and was contracted as one of Guardian Review’s leading profile writers for a decade.She has also written for the FT, Independent, Sunday Times Culture, Daily Telegraph, Economist and Newsweek; and was writer-presenter of the BBC4 TV documentary Isabel Allende: The Art of Reinvention. Her conversations with cultural theorist Stuart Hall were made into a four-hour film by Mike Dibb. She has judged literary awards including the Dublin Impac and Orange, and chaired the jury of the Man Asian in Hong Kong. Educated at Oxford and LSE, she was described as “one of Britain’s most respected arts journalists” by the Open University, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2012. Frederic Raphael, a major scholar in classics at St John's College, Cambridge, has written over twenty-five novels and volumes of short stories, as well as essays, biographies, translations and many reviews. His most recent book on the ancient world is A Jew Among the Romans about Flavius Josephus. His second volume of autobiography, Going Up, will be published next year. So will his novel Private Views. Among his many film and television scripts are Darling, Two for the Road, the Glittering Prizes and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. His most recent script, This Man This Woman is due to be shot next year. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT220David Birch, Professor Nigel Dodd, Tom Hockenhull, Professor Nicky Marshhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292401:27:25PD5359Speaker(s): David Birch, Professor Nigel Dodd, Tom Hockenhull, Professor Nicky Marsh | As our money increasingly takes the form of plastic cards and mobile phones, rather than cash, new questions are being posed about the connections between money, self and identity. Is money becoming de-anonymised, and if so, should we care? Is the decline of cash a moment of renewal in our relationship with money, or a threat to the freedom that has been central to its use? This panel will discuss changing attitudes towards money and the affect it can have, in its many different guises, on our identity. David Birch (@dgwbirch) is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital money and digital identity. He is a Director of Consult Hyperion, the technical and strategic consultancy that specialises in electronic transactions. Here he provides consultancy support to clients around the world, including all of the leading payment brands, major telecommunications providers, governments bodies and international organisations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Nigel Dodd (@nigelbdodd) is Professor in the Sociology Department at the LSE. Nigel’s main interests are in the sociology of money, economic sociology and classical and contemporary social thought. He is author of The Sociology of Money and Social Theory and Modernity (both published by Polity Press). His new book, The Social Life of Money, was published by Princeton University Press in September 2014. Tom Hockenhull is a curator at the British Museum, responsible for the modern money collection and editor of Symbols of Power: Ten Coins that Changed the World. Nicky Marsh works in the English Department at the University of Southampton. She works on late 20th and 21st century British and American literatures, theories of gender, postmodernism, poetics and economics. Her published works include Money, Finance and Speculation in Contemporary British Fiction, Democracy in US Women’s Poetry and the edited collection Literature and Globalization. She is also the co-curator of the exhibition Show Me the Money: the Image of Finance, 1700 to the Present, which is touring through 2014-15. Izabella Kaminska (@izakaminska) is a reporter for FT Alphaville. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): David Birch, Professor Nigel Dodd, Tom Hockenhull, Professor Nicky Marsh | As our money increasingly takes the form of plastic cards and mobile phones, rather than cash, new questions are being posed about the connections between money, self and identity. Is money becoming de-anonymised, and if so, should we care? Is the decline of cash a moment of renewal in our relationship with money, or a threat to the freedom that has been central to its use? This panel will discuss changing attitudes towards money and the affect it can have, in its many different guises, on our identity. David Birch (@dgwbirch) is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital money and digital identity. He is a Director of Consult Hyperion, the technical and strategic consultancy that specialises in electronic transactions. Here he provides consultancy support to clients around the world, including all of the leading payment brands, major telecommunications providers, governments bodies and international organisations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Nigel Dodd (@nigelbdodd) is Professor in the Sociology Department at the LSE. Nigel’s main interests are in the sociology of money, economic sociology and classical and contemporary social thought. He is author of The Sociology of Money and Social Theory and Modernity (both published by Polity Press). His new book, The Social Life of Money, was published by Princeton University Press in September 2014. Tom Hockenhull is a curator at the British Museum, responsible for the modern money collection and editor of Symbols of Power: Ten Coins that Changed the World. Nicky Marsh works in the English Department at the University of Southampton. She works on late 20th and 21st century British and American literatures, theories of gender, postmodernism, poetics and economics. Her published works include Money, Finance and Speculation in Contemporary British Fiction, Democracy in US Women’s Poetry and the edited collection Literature and Globalization. She is also the co-curator of the exhibition Show Me the Money: the Image of Finance, 1700 to the Present, which is touring through 2014-15. Izabella Kaminska (@izakaminska) is a reporter for FT Alphaville. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT221Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292501:29:41PD5360Speaker(s): Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smith | The Centre for Economic Performance has played an important role in the development of the UK’s National Minimum Wage, which was voted the most successful government policy of the last 30 years. But the minimum wage seems to be stuck in something of a rut and there are many ideas for how to rejuvenate it. This lecture will show how evidence can be used to evaluate these proposals. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. Nicola Smith (@nicolatuc) is Head of Economic and Social Affairs at the TUC. David Metcalf is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations in the Department of Management and Associate in the Labour Markets Programme of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. To see more about the impact of this research, visit Designing a minimum wage to reduce poverty and wage inequality at LSE Research Impact.Speaker(s): Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smith | The Centre for Economic Performance has played an important role in the development of the UK’s National Minimum Wage, which was voted the most successful government policy of the last 30 years. But the minimum wage seems to be stuck in something of a rut and there are many ideas for how to rejuvenate it. This lecture will show how evidence can be used to evaluate these proposals. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. Nicola Smith (@nicolatuc) is Head of Economic and Social Affairs at the TUC. David Metcalf is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations in the Department of Management and Associate in the Labour Markets Programme of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. To see more about the impact of this research, visit Designing a minimum wage to reduce poverty and wage inequality at LSE Research Impact.Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT222Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2925PD5362Speaker(s): Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smith | The Centre for Economic Performance has played an important role in the development of the UK’s National Minimum Wage, which was voted the most successful government policy of the last 30 years. But the minimum wage seems to be stuck in something of a rut and there are many ideas for how to rejuvenate it. This lecture will show how evidence can be used to evaluate these proposals. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. Nicola Smith (@nicolatuc) is Head of Economic and Social Affairs at the TUC. David Metcalf is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations in the Department of Management and Associate in the Labour Markets Programme of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. To see more about the impact of this research, visit Designing a minimum wage to reduce poverty and wage inequality at LSE Research Impact.Speaker(s): Professor Alan Manning, Nicola Smith | The Centre for Economic Performance has played an important role in the development of the UK’s National Minimum Wage, which was voted the most successful government policy of the last 30 years. But the minimum wage seems to be stuck in something of a rut and there are many ideas for how to rejuvenate it. This lecture will show how evidence can be used to evaluate these proposals. Alan Manning is Professor of Economics and Director of the Community Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at LSE. Nicola Smith (@nicolatuc) is Head of Economic and Social Affairs at the TUC. David Metcalf is Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations in the Department of Management and Associate in the Labour Markets Programme of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. The Centre for Economic Performance (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. To see more about the impact of this research, visit Designing a minimum wage to reduce poverty and wage inequality at LSE Research Impact.Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT223David Harsent, Jeremy Samshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291801:24:26PD5353Speaker(s): David Harsent, Jeremy Sams | Is a translation or adaptation bound always to be measured against the work on which it was founded, or can it take on an independent life of its own? In discussion David Harsent and Jeremy Sams reflect on the differing demands and opportunities presented by translation and adaptation. David Harsent (@DavidHarsent1) has published eleven collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Fire Songs. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Roehampton and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His work in music theatre has involved collaborations with a number of composers, but most often with Harrison Birtwistle, and has been performed at the Royal Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the Proms and on Channel 4. He was the librettist of two of the most significant British operas of recent years, Gawain and The Minotaur, and has in addition produced a significant body of English versions of the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos. Jeremy Sams is a theatre director, lyricist and translator of opera libretti as well as a composer, orchestrator and musical director. He is a translator of both straight theatre (Moliere, Botho Strauss) and libretti for numerous operas (most recently the ENO’s Marriage of Figaro), as well as, in his capacity as musician and composer, putting together the unique project The Enchanted Isle (Metropolitan Opera New York). Angus Wrenn is Co-ordinating Language Teacher (EAP) in the LSE Language Centre with special responsibilities for Literature Degree Options. The Language Centre (@lselangcentre) at LSE reflects the specialist nature of the School itself, namely, a world class institution where the quality of teaching and research is paramount. LSE is not just a multi-national university but also a multi-lingual one. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): David Harsent, Jeremy Sams | Is a translation or adaptation bound always to be measured against the work on which it was founded, or can it take on an independent life of its own? In discussion David Harsent and Jeremy Sams reflect on the differing demands and opportunities presented by translation and adaptation. David Harsent (@DavidHarsent1) has published eleven collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Fire Songs. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Roehampton and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His work in music theatre has involved collaborations with a number of composers, but most often with Harrison Birtwistle, and has been performed at the Royal Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the Proms and on Channel 4. He was the librettist of two of the most significant British operas of recent years, Gawain and The Minotaur, and has in addition produced a significant body of English versions of the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos. Jeremy Sams is a theatre director, lyricist and translator of opera libretti as well as a composer, orchestrator and musical director. He is a translator of both straight theatre (Moliere, Botho Strauss) and libretti for numerous operas (most recently the ENO’s Marriage of Figaro), as well as, in his capacity as musician and composer, putting together the unique project The Enchanted Isle (Metropolitan Opera New York). Angus Wrenn is Co-ordinating Language Teacher (EAP) in the LSE Language Centre with special responsibilities for Literature Degree Options. The Language Centre (@lselangcentre) at LSE reflects the specialist nature of the School itself, namely, a world class institution where the quality of teaching and research is paramount. LSE is not just a multi-national university but also a multi-lingual one. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT224Professor John Grayhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291901:28:54PD5354Speaker(s): Professor John Gray | John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every action. Many writers and intellectuals have always understood this, but instead of embracing our condition we battle against it, with everyone from world conquerors to modern scientists dreaming of a 'human dominion' almost comically at odds with our true state. John Gray is the author of a number of highly regarded books including False Dawn, Straw Dogs and most recently The Silence of Animals. He has taught at Oxford, Harvard, Yale and LSE. This event marks the publication of The Soul of the Marionette. Danielle Sands is a Fellow at the Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy ) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor John Gray | John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every action. Many writers and intellectuals have always understood this, but instead of embracing our condition we battle against it, with everyone from world conquerors to modern scientists dreaming of a 'human dominion' almost comically at odds with our true state. John Gray is the author of a number of highly regarded books including False Dawn, Straw Dogs and most recently The Silence of Animals. He has taught at Oxford, Harvard, Yale and LSE. This event marks the publication of The Soul of the Marionette. Danielle Sands is a Fellow at the Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy ) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT225Herbert Girardethttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292701:28:59PD5363Speaker(s): Herbert Girardet | Prof. Herbert Girardet’s public lecture was based on his new book, Creating Regenerative Cities, published by Routledge in October 2014. Is an urbanising world a ‘triumph of the city’, or an environmental tragedy in the making? He argued for a fundamental conceptual shift in the way we organise our urban systems, and for thinking and acting beyond ‘sustainable development’. In Girardet’s view large modern cities have effectively tried to declare their independence from nature. We tend to see cities as centres of the universe rather than as appendages of ecosystems and climate systems. How can we assure that modern cities develop a regenerative relationship to the living world on whose health they ultimately depend? Girardet is a prolific author, speaker and consultant. His new book has been described by Huffington Post as one of the world’s three best green books of 2014.Speaker(s): Herbert Girardet | Prof. Herbert Girardet’s public lecture was based on his new book, Creating Regenerative Cities, published by Routledge in October 2014. Is an urbanising world a ‘triumph of the city’, or an environmental tragedy in the making? He argued for a fundamental conceptual shift in the way we organise our urban systems, and for thinking and acting beyond ‘sustainable development’. In Girardet’s view large modern cities have effectively tried to declare their independence from nature. We tend to see cities as centres of the universe rather than as appendages of ecosystems and climate systems. How can we assure that modern cities develop a regenerative relationship to the living world on whose health they ultimately depend? Girardet is a prolific author, speaker and consultant. His new book has been described by Huffington Post as one of the world’s three best green books of 2014.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT226Dr Sarah Carr, Paul Farmer, Nathan Filer, Dr John McGowanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292301:28:55PD5358Speaker(s): Dr Sarah Carr, Paul Farmer, Nathan Filer, Dr John McGowan | How mental illness is portrayed in art, literature and on TV can have a positive or negative effect on how the public perceives mental ill health. Representations of people with mental health problems can range from the mad psychotic criminal to people within their daily lives dealing with depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This panel discussion explores how such presentations of mental illness can affect public understanding of mental ill health with insights from research and personal experiences. Sarah Carr (@SchrebersSister) has a background as a senior research and policy analyst in mental health and social care, with a focus on service user participation, personalisation and equality issues. She runs her own independent mental health and social care knowledge consultancy. Most recently she worked for the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) as a Senior Research Analyst and was seconded to the role of Joint Head of Participation. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute for Applied Social Science, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham; a Visiting Fellow, Social Policy and Social Work, University of York and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. As Co Vice-Chair of the National Survivor and User Network (NSUN) and a member of the editorial board of the journal Disability and Society, Sarah has a particular interest in mental health issues and is a long term user of services. Paul Farmer (@paulfarmermind) has been Chief Executive of Mind, the leading mental health charity working in England and Wales, since May 2006. Paul is Chair of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), the leading voice of the UK’s charity and social enterprise sector. Paul is also a trustee at Lloyds Bank Foundation which invests in charities supporting people to break out of disadvantage at critical points in their lives. He is also Chair of the NHS England Mental Health Patient Safety Board. Paul received an honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of East London and was chosen as most admired charity Chief Executive in the Third Sector Most Admired Charities Awards 2013. Nathan Filer (@nathanfiler) is the author of The Shock of the Fall, winner of the Costa Book of the Year (2013), the Betty Trask Prize (2014), and Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the National Book Awards (2014). It has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He worked as a mental health nurse for many years and in 2014 was named as a Nursing Times’ Nursing Leader for “influencing the way the public thinks about mental illness”. He lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. John McGowan (@cccuapppsy) is Clinical Psychologist. Following many years working in acute mental health wards in the NHS, he is now works on the Clinical Psychology Training scheme at the Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology in Kent. As well as conducting research into self-harm and suicide, he is currently editing a new British Psychological Society Report on Depression. He has written for The Guardian, the Health Service Journal and blogs regularly at Discursive of Tunbridge Wells. He will be speaking on 'Psychos, Cuckoo's Nests and Silver Linings: Madness in the Movies'. Martin Knapp is Director of PSSRU and a Professor of Social Policy at LSE. He is also Director of the NIHR School for Social Care Research. The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) is one of the leading social care research groups, not just in the UK, but internationally. The LSE branch of PSSRU sits within LSE Health and Social Care (@LSEHSC) in the Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy). This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Sarah Carr, Paul Farmer, Nathan Filer, Dr John McGowan | How mental illness is portrayed in art, literature and on TV can have a positive or negative effect on how the public perceives mental ill health. Representations of people with mental health problems can range from the mad psychotic criminal to people within their daily lives dealing with depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. This panel discussion explores how such presentations of mental illness can affect public understanding of mental ill health with insights from research and personal experiences. Sarah Carr (@SchrebersSister) has a background as a senior research and policy analyst in mental health and social care, with a focus on service user participation, personalisation and equality issues. She runs her own independent mental health and social care knowledge consultancy. Most recently she worked for the Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) as a Senior Research Analyst and was seconded to the role of Joint Head of Participation. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute for Applied Social Science, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham; a Visiting Fellow, Social Policy and Social Work, University of York and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. As Co Vice-Chair of the National Survivor and User Network (NSUN) and a member of the editorial board of the journal Disability and Society, Sarah has a particular interest in mental health issues and is a long term user of services. Paul Farmer (@paulfarmermind) has been Chief Executive of Mind, the leading mental health charity working in England and Wales, since May 2006. Paul is Chair of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), the leading voice of the UK’s charity and social enterprise sector. Paul is also a trustee at Lloyds Bank Foundation which invests in charities supporting people to break out of disadvantage at critical points in their lives. He is also Chair of the NHS England Mental Health Patient Safety Board. Paul received an honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of East London and was chosen as most admired charity Chief Executive in the Third Sector Most Admired Charities Awards 2013. Nathan Filer (@nathanfiler) is the author of The Shock of the Fall, winner of the Costa Book of the Year (2013), the Betty Trask Prize (2014), and Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the National Book Awards (2014). It has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He worked as a mental health nurse for many years and in 2014 was named as a Nursing Times’ Nursing Leader for “influencing the way the public thinks about mental illness”. He lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. John McGowan (@cccuapppsy) is Clinical Psychologist. Following many years working in acute mental health wards in the NHS, he is now works on the Clinical Psychology Training scheme at the Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology in Kent. As well as conducting research into self-harm and suicide, he is currently editing a new British Psychological Society Report on Depression. He has written for The Guardian, the Health Service Journal and blogs regularly at Discursive of Tunbridge Wells. He will be speaking on 'Psychos, Cuckoo's Nests and Silver Linings: Madness in the Movies'. Martin Knapp is Director of PSSRU and a Professor of Social Policy at LSE. He is also Director of the NIHR School for Social Care Research. The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) is one of the leading social care research groups, not just in the UK, but internationally. The LSE branch of PSSRU sits within LSE Health and Social Care (@LSEHSC) in the Department of Social Policy (@LSESocialPolicy). This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMT227Professor Luc Bovens, Anne Fine, Peter Worleyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291701:25:17PD5352Speaker(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Anne Fine, Peter Worley | Literature is a successful medium to introduce philosophy to school children. Our panel features a children’s author whose books contain philosophical themes, a philosopher who has published extensively for the philosophy curriculum in schools, and a philosopher who is developing an ethics curriculum for schools based on short stories in world literature. Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Head of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. Luc Bovens joined LSE in 2004 from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1990-2003) having previously completed his PhD at the University of Minnesota (1990). He is coordinator of the MSc Philosophy and Public Policy. Anne Fine is one of Britain’s most distinguished writers for both adults and children. She has twice been voted Children’s Author of the Year. The BBC have screened adaptations of several of her books, and her novel Madame Doubtfire was transformed into a Hollywood film starring Robin Williams in 1993. Anne was Children’s Laureate from 2001-3, during which time she set up www.myhomelibrary.org, a website that continues to offer a host of freshly designed and freely downloadable modern bookplates to enthuse children to form their own home libraries from the second hand books around them. She also published three classic anthologies of poetry for different ages, called A Shame to Miss 1, 2 & 3. She has published eight highly acclaimed black comedies for adults, and her work has been translated into forty-five languages. In 2003 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and awarded an OBE. Peter Worley (@the_if_man) is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The Philosophy Foundation (@philosophyfound). He is President of SOPHIA, the European Foundation for the advancement of doing philosophy with children and a Visiting Research Associate at King's College London. He is a multi-award winning author for Bloomsbury Education and author and editor for Crown House Publishing on The Philosophy Foundation Series of books. A BBC series adapted from The If Machine was nominated for a Children’s BAFTA in 2013. Emma Worley (@rosiecoaching) is Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of The Philosophy Foundation. She has worked as an drama educator for schools and regularly works with children’s charity Scene and Heard as both an actor, director and dramaturg. The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE (@LSEPhilosophy) is internationally renowned for a type of philosophy that is both continuous with the sciences and socially relevant. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Anne Fine, Peter Worley | Literature is a successful medium to introduce philosophy to school children. Our panel features a children’s author whose books contain philosophical themes, a philosopher who has published extensively for the philosophy curriculum in schools, and a philosopher who is developing an ethics curriculum for schools based on short stories in world literature. Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Head of the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. Luc Bovens joined LSE in 2004 from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1990-2003) having previously completed his PhD at the University of Minnesota (1990). He is coordinator of the MSc Philosophy and Public Policy. Anne Fine is one of Britain’s most distinguished writers for both adults and children. She has twice been voted Children’s Author of the Year. The BBC have screened adaptations of several of her books, and her novel Madame Doubtfire was transformed into a Hollywood film starring Robin Williams in 1993. Anne was Children’s Laureate from 2001-3, during which time she set up www.myhomelibrary.org, a website that continues to offer a host of freshly designed and freely downloadable modern bookplates to enthuse children to form their own home libraries from the second hand books around them. She also published three classic anthologies of poetry for different ages, called A Shame to Miss 1, 2 & 3. She has published eight highly acclaimed black comedies for adults, and her work has been translated into forty-five languages. In 2003 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and awarded an OBE. Peter Worley (@the_if_man) is Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of The Philosophy Foundation (@philosophyfound). He is President of SOPHIA, the European Foundation for the advancement of doing philosophy with children and a Visiting Research Associate at King's College London. He is a multi-award winning author for Bloomsbury Education and author and editor for Crown House Publishing on The Philosophy Foundation Series of books. A BBC series adapted from The If Machine was nominated for a Children’s BAFTA in 2013. Emma Worley (@rosiecoaching) is Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of The Philosophy Foundation. She has worked as an drama educator for schools and regularly works with children’s charity Scene and Heard as both an actor, director and dramaturg. The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE (@LSEPhilosophy) is internationally renowned for a type of philosophy that is both continuous with the sciences and socially relevant. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMT228Dr Tim Hochstrasser, Dr Kirsten Schulze, Professor Alan Sked, Dr Paul Stockhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292601:24:46PD5361Speaker(s): Dr Tim Hochstrasser, Dr Kirsten Schulze, Professor Alan Sked, Dr Paul Stock | In the bicentenary anniversary of Waterloo, a panel of LSE historians reflect on the legacy of Napoleon's defeat. The panellists discuss the political and artistic aftermath of Waterloo as well as the consequences for European and global history. Tim Hochstrasser is Associate Professor in the Department of International History at LSE. Dr Hochstrasser's research focuses on the two-way relationship between intellectual life and political action in the history of early modern Europe, and above all on the use made of contemporary historical and philosophical writing to legitimate and defend changing concepts of sovereignty and political structure. Kirsten Schulze is Associate Professor in International History at LSE. She has been the head of the LSE Ideas Southeast Asia Program since 2012. From 2005-2012 she ran the Indonesia Seminar as part of the Chatham House Asia Program. Dr Schulze has conducted research on armed conflicts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Alan Sked is Professor of International History. Professor Sked's main fields of interest are very wide-ranging. He is a world expert on the Habsburg Monarchy, with his books on it translated into German, Italian, Czech, Portuguese and Japanese. He is presently writing the Penguin History of Post-War (Western) Europe, which will also cover post-war Britain. Paul Stock is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History. Dr Stock specialises in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century intellectual history. His current research focuses on the history of the idea of Europe and on the history of spatial and geographical thought, particularly in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. Paul Keenan is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at LSE, and LSE-PKU Programme Director. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Tim Hochstrasser, Dr Kirsten Schulze, Professor Alan Sked, Dr Paul Stock | In the bicentenary anniversary of Waterloo, a panel of LSE historians reflect on the legacy of Napoleon's defeat. The panellists discuss the political and artistic aftermath of Waterloo as well as the consequences for European and global history. Tim Hochstrasser is Associate Professor in the Department of International History at LSE. Dr Hochstrasser's research focuses on the two-way relationship between intellectual life and political action in the history of early modern Europe, and above all on the use made of contemporary historical and philosophical writing to legitimate and defend changing concepts of sovereignty and political structure. Kirsten Schulze is Associate Professor in International History at LSE. She has been the head of the LSE Ideas Southeast Asia Program since 2012. From 2005-2012 she ran the Indonesia Seminar as part of the Chatham House Asia Program. Dr Schulze has conducted research on armed conflicts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Alan Sked is Professor of International History. Professor Sked's main fields of interest are very wide-ranging. He is a world expert on the Habsburg Monarchy, with his books on it translated into German, Italian, Czech, Portuguese and Japanese. He is presently writing the Penguin History of Post-War (Western) Europe, which will also cover post-war Britain. Paul Stock is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History. Dr Stock specialises in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century intellectual history. His current research focuses on the history of the idea of Europe and on the history of spatial and geographical thought, particularly in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. Paul Keenan is Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at LSE, and LSE-PKU Programme Director. The Department of International History (@lsehistory) is one of the top five university history departments in the UK. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:30:00 GMT229Professor William A Callahan, Chan Koonchung, Isabel Hiltonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291501:37:06PD5350Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan, Chan Koonchung, Isabel Hilton | The 'China Dream' is the keyword of contemporary propaganda discourse in the People's Republic. This panel discusses the immense variety of aspirations and dreams in contemporary Chinese society. .William A Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future, and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate. Chan Koonchung is a Chinese writer and critic. His novel The Fat Years- China in 2013 presents a dystopian future in which the dream of a 'harmonious society' has been realized. His latest book is The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver. Isabel Hilton (@isabelhilton) is a writer and broadcaster, and founding editor of Chinadialogue. She has worked with the BBC, the New Yorker, the Guardian, Granta, the Independent, among others. Her publications include Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar and The Search for the Panchen Lama. In 2009 she was awarded an OBE. Hans Steinmüller is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at LSE. On the basis of long-term fieldwork in rural China he has published Communities of Complicity. Everyday Ethics in Rural China. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'. There is an opportunity to view William Callahan's film Toilet Adventures as part of the Festival Fringe 2015 on Wednesday 25 February.Speaker(s): Professor William A Callahan, Chan Koonchung, Isabel Hilton | The 'China Dream' is the keyword of contemporary propaganda discourse in the People's Republic. This panel discusses the immense variety of aspirations and dreams in contemporary Chinese society. .William A Callahan is Professor of International Relations at the LSE, and his recent publications include China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future, and the documentary video, China Dreams: The Debate. Chan Koonchung is a Chinese writer and critic. His novel The Fat Years- China in 2013 presents a dystopian future in which the dream of a 'harmonious society' has been realized. His latest book is The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver. Isabel Hilton (@isabelhilton) is a writer and broadcaster, and founding editor of Chinadialogue. She has worked with the BBC, the New Yorker, the Guardian, Granta, the Independent, among others. Her publications include Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar and The Search for the Panchen Lama. In 2009 she was awarded an OBE. Hans Steinmüller is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at LSE. On the basis of long-term fieldwork in rural China he has published Communities of Complicity. Everyday Ethics in Rural China. The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world. LSE's Anthropology Department (@LSEAnthropology), with a long and distinguished history, remains a leading centre for innovative research and teaching. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'. There is an opportunity to view William Callahan's film Toilet Adventures as part of the Festival Fringe 2015 on Wednesday 25 February.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT230Professor Michael Coxhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291301:24:33PD5348Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | In 1895 the LSE was born with little to suggest that it would one day become one of the most influential and respected universities in the world. But how did the "School" come into being in the first place? What role did key figures like Sidney and Beatrice Webb play? What was their vision? Was it ever realized? And how did this relatively small, somewhat ill-housed, often poorly resourced, and frequently much-criticized institution that many saw as the enemy of the established order, come to play such a key role in British and global politics over the next century? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Professor of International Relations at LSE. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. An Odd Adventure! Ever wanted to know where LSE first opened its doors, when International Relations arrived at LSE and who was LSE’S first black academic? Find out more about these and other questions in the history of LSE pop up exhibition which will be in the NAB throughout the Literary Festival. You can also read more about LSE's history via the LSE History blog. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | In 1895 the LSE was born with little to suggest that it would one day become one of the most influential and respected universities in the world. But how did the "School" come into being in the first place? What role did key figures like Sidney and Beatrice Webb play? What was their vision? Was it ever realized? And how did this relatively small, somewhat ill-housed, often poorly resourced, and frequently much-criticized institution that many saw as the enemy of the established order, come to play such a key role in British and global politics over the next century? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Professor of International Relations at LSE. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. An Odd Adventure! Ever wanted to know where LSE first opened its doors, when International Relations arrived at LSE and who was LSE’S first black academic? Find out more about these and other questions in the history of LSE pop up exhibition which will be in the NAB throughout the Literary Festival. You can also read more about LSE's history via the LSE History blog. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT231Dr Richard Schofieldhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291401:19:00PD5349Speaker(s): Dr Richard Schofield | In trying to make sense of the spontaneous appearance of new borderland spatialities in Syria and Iraq, as well as recent instances of formal state boundary-making such as the Abyei arbitration, Richard Schofield asks what constitutes a borderland in the Middle East. Addressing both historical and contemporary concerns, with notable attention being paid to Iran-Iraq and Saudi-Yemen, he argues that developing a more overtly multidisciplinary basis for the study of contested borders will best aid their appreciation and understanding. Richard Schofield is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at King's College London and founder of the highly-rated Geopolitics (and International Boundaries) journal. Richard’s major study Arabian Boundaries: New Documents, 1966-1975 was released in 2009-10 by Cambridge University Press in 18 volumes. Current research projects include The Unique Geopolitics of Island Sovereignty Disputes and Border Geographies: Historiography, Ethnography and Law.Speaker(s): Dr Richard Schofield | In trying to make sense of the spontaneous appearance of new borderland spatialities in Syria and Iraq, as well as recent instances of formal state boundary-making such as the Abyei arbitration, Richard Schofield asks what constitutes a borderland in the Middle East. Addressing both historical and contemporary concerns, with notable attention being paid to Iran-Iraq and Saudi-Yemen, he argues that developing a more overtly multidisciplinary basis for the study of contested borders will best aid their appreciation and understanding. Richard Schofield is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at King's College London and founder of the highly-rated Geopolitics (and International Boundaries) journal. Richard’s major study Arabian Boundaries: New Documents, 1966-1975 was released in 2009-10 by Cambridge University Press in 18 volumes. Current research projects include The Unique Geopolitics of Island Sovereignty Disputes and Border Geographies: Historiography, Ethnography and Law.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT232Sarah Perry, Professor Graham Wardhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292200:57:41PD5357Speaker(s): Sarah Perry, Professor Graham Ward | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from the podcast owning to a technical problem. A conversation exploring the role of religious belief in European life and literature. Despite the increased religious diversity of Western Europe and the rise of the “New Atheists”, questions of the Christian origins of our society and their enduring relevance have been prominent in both our public life and literature in recent years. David Cameron controversially asserted that the UK remains a “Christian country” and novelists from Colm Tóibín to Philip Pullman have been exploring Christian themes. What relevance does belief have to contemporary cultural life? How important a foundation is faith to society today? Sarah Perry (@sarahgperry) was born in Essex in 1979, and grew up in a deeply religious home. Kept apart from contemporary culture, she spent her childhood immersed in classic literature, Victorian hymns and the King James Bible. She has a PhD in creative writing at Royal Holloway which she completed under the supervision of Andrew Motion. Her first novel After Me Comes the Flood, was published by Serpent’s Tail in 2014 and was long listed for the Guardian First Book Award and won the East Anglian Book of the Year. A winner of the Shiva Naipaul Memorial prize and a Royal Holloway doctoral studentship, she was Writer-in-Residence at Gladstone's Library in January 2013. Graham Ward is Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford. His books include Barth, Derrida and the Language of Theology, Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology (edited with John Milbank and Catherine Pickstock), Cities of God, The Certeau Reader, Cultural Transformation and Religious Practice, True Religion, Christ and Culture, Religion and Political Thought and most recently Unbelievable: Why We Believe and Why We Don't. James Walters is Chaplain & Interfaith Adviser at LSE. The Faith Centre (@LSEFaithCentre) is the new home for LSE's diverse religious activities, our interfaith programme, and a reflective space for all staff and students.Speaker(s): Sarah Perry, Professor Graham Ward | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from the podcast owning to a technical problem. A conversation exploring the role of religious belief in European life and literature. Despite the increased religious diversity of Western Europe and the rise of the “New Atheists”, questions of the Christian origins of our society and their enduring relevance have been prominent in both our public life and literature in recent years. David Cameron controversially asserted that the UK remains a “Christian country” and novelists from Colm Tóibín to Philip Pullman have been exploring Christian themes. What relevance does belief have to contemporary cultural life? How important a foundation is faith to society today? Sarah Perry (@sarahgperry) was born in Essex in 1979, and grew up in a deeply religious home. Kept apart from contemporary culture, she spent her childhood immersed in classic literature, Victorian hymns and the King James Bible. She has a PhD in creative writing at Royal Holloway which she completed under the supervision of Andrew Motion. Her first novel After Me Comes the Flood, was published by Serpent’s Tail in 2014 and was long listed for the Guardian First Book Award and won the East Anglian Book of the Year. A winner of the Shiva Naipaul Memorial prize and a Royal Holloway doctoral studentship, she was Writer-in-Residence at Gladstone's Library in January 2013. Graham Ward is Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford. His books include Barth, Derrida and the Language of Theology, Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology (edited with John Milbank and Catherine Pickstock), Cities of God, The Certeau Reader, Cultural Transformation and Religious Practice, True Religion, Christ and Culture, Religion and Political Thought and most recently Unbelievable: Why We Believe and Why We Don't. James Walters is Chaplain & Interfaith Adviser at LSE. The Faith Centre (@LSEFaithCentre) is the new home for LSE's diverse religious activities, our interfaith programme, and a reflective space for all staff and students.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMT233Marion Coutts, Ali Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=291201:12:24PD5347Speaker(s): Marion Coutts, Ali Smith | Editor's note: Owing to a technical problem a very short section of the question and answer session, at 1hr 10mins, is missing from the podcast. Ali Smith's How to be Both, in which the lives of a 15th-century fresco painter and a 21st-century Cambridge schoolgirl mysteriously intertwine, was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, and won the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize. Marion Coutts's fierce, shocking and beautiful memoir, The Iceberg, tracing the two years between her husband's diagnosis with and death from a brain tumour, was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Both have been picked extensively as books of the year. Meeting one another for the first time, they talk about how to look beneath the surface of life, how to weigh words, and how to reconcile grief and joy. Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962 and lives in Cambridge. She is the author of Artful, There but for the, Free Love, Like, Hotel World, Other Stories and Other Stories, The Whole Story and Other Stories, The Accidental, Girl Meets Boy and The First Person and Other Stories. Marion Coutts is an artist and writer. She works in video, film, sculpture and photography. Her work has been exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including solo shows at Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Wellcome Collection, London. She has held fellowships at Tate Liverpool and Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. In 2001 she married the art critic Tom Lubbock. After his death in 2011, she wrote the introduction to his memoir Until Further Notice, I am Alive and is the editor of English Graphic, an anthology of his essays. She is a Lecturer in Art at Goldsmiths College. Maggie Fergusson is Director of the Royal Society of Literature. This event is organised in association with the Royal Society of Literature (@RSLiterature). Membership of the Royal Society of Literature is open to all. For just £50 per annum, it offers free entry to over 20 events each year. Speakers for spring 2015 include Rosie Alison, Mark Bostridge, Carmen Callil, Peter Carey, Kate Clanchy, Mark Doty, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Claire Harman, Hermione Lee, Andrew Motion, Andrew O’Hagan, Ruth Padel, Jo Shapcott and Kate Tempest. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Marion Coutts, Ali Smith | Editor's note: Owing to a technical problem a very short section of the question and answer session, at 1hr 10mins, is missing from the podcast. Ali Smith's How to be Both, in which the lives of a 15th-century fresco painter and a 21st-century Cambridge schoolgirl mysteriously intertwine, was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize, and won the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize. Marion Coutts's fierce, shocking and beautiful memoir, The Iceberg, tracing the two years between her husband's diagnosis with and death from a brain tumour, was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Both have been picked extensively as books of the year. Meeting one another for the first time, they talk about how to look beneath the surface of life, how to weigh words, and how to reconcile grief and joy. Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962 and lives in Cambridge. She is the author of Artful, There but for the, Free Love, Like, Hotel World, Other Stories and Other Stories, The Whole Story and Other Stories, The Accidental, Girl Meets Boy and The First Person and Other Stories. Marion Coutts is an artist and writer. She works in video, film, sculpture and photography. Her work has been exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including solo shows at Foksal Gallery, Warsaw, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Wellcome Collection, London. She has held fellowships at Tate Liverpool and Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. In 2001 she married the art critic Tom Lubbock. After his death in 2011, she wrote the introduction to his memoir Until Further Notice, I am Alive and is the editor of English Graphic, an anthology of his essays. She is a Lecturer in Art at Goldsmiths College. Maggie Fergusson is Director of the Royal Society of Literature. This event is organised in association with the Royal Society of Literature (@RSLiterature). Membership of the Royal Society of Literature is open to all. For just £50 per annum, it offers free entry to over 20 events each year. Speakers for spring 2015 include Rosie Alison, Mark Bostridge, Carmen Callil, Peter Carey, Kate Clanchy, Mark Doty, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Claire Harman, Hermione Lee, Andrew Motion, Andrew O’Hagan, Ruth Padel, Jo Shapcott and Kate Tempest. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:15:00 GMT234Raja Shehadehhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=290501:27:03PD5340Speaker(s): Raja Shehadeh | Raja Shehadeh in conversation with Professor Craig Calhoun will discuss his new book, Language of War, Language of Peace: Palestine, Israel and the search for justice, which explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on how the walls that they create - legal and cultural - confine today's Palestinians just like the physical borders, checkpoints and the so-called 'Separation Barrier'. He will also discuss the changes that took place in the landscape of Palestine and the effect of land on the Palestinian identity as well as the difference in the legal narratives of the Israelis and Palestinians and the consequences this has had on the course of negotiations in Oslo and after. Raja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer and writer who lives in Ramallah, the West Bank. He is a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq and an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists. His acclaimed books include Strangers in the House, A Rift in Time, Occupation Diaries and Palestinian Walks, winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is the Director of LSE. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Raja Shehadeh | Raja Shehadeh in conversation with Professor Craig Calhoun will discuss his new book, Language of War, Language of Peace: Palestine, Israel and the search for justice, which explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on how the walls that they create - legal and cultural - confine today's Palestinians just like the physical borders, checkpoints and the so-called 'Separation Barrier'. He will also discuss the changes that took place in the landscape of Palestine and the effect of land on the Palestinian identity as well as the difference in the legal narratives of the Israelis and Palestinians and the consequences this has had on the course of negotiations in Oslo and after. Raja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer and writer who lives in Ramallah, the West Bank. He is a founder of the human rights organization Al-Haq and an affiliate of the International Commission of Jurists. His acclaimed books include Strangers in the House, A Rift in Time, Occupation Diaries and Palestinian Walks, winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is the Director of LSE. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT235 Dr Lee Elliot Major, Clare Woodcraft-Scotthttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=290601:24:23PD5341Speaker(s): Dr Lee Elliot Major, Clare Woodcraft-Scott | LSE's origins are rooted in philanthropy for change, with our foundation funded through Henry Hunt Hutchinson's bequest made to the Fabian Society to create a place of learning focused on the betterment of wider society. From those beginnings, philanthropic partnerships with a wide range of trusts and foundations in the UK and globally have been integral to fulfilling the shared ambitions of innovation and social change. This panel features many of LSE’s principal benefactors who have partnered us on a range of academic and institutional priorities. Panel members discuss the evolving culture of strategic and effective philanthropy, the responsibilities of trustees to deliver public impact, and the role that universities can play in that fulfilment. Lee Elliot Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust (@suttontrust). He previously served as Director of Development and Policy, and prior to that oversaw the Trust’s research work. He is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation, and chairs its evaluation advisory board. He has served on a number of Government advisory bodies on social mobility and education. He is an adviser to the Office for Fair Access, and sits on the Social Mobility Transparency Board. He commissioned and is a co-author of the Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit for schools. He was previously an education journalist, working for the Guardian and Times Higher Education Supplement. Clare Woodcraft-Scott (@CWoodcraft) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Foundation (@EFYouth), the national foundation of the UAE, and is responsible for driving its vision of supporting youth development in the country. Clare Woodcraft has over 20 years of experience working in the field of sustainable development in the Middle East and Africa as a development practitioner, a journalist and a corporate executive specializing in sustainability, social investment and reputation management. She was recently named number 6 on the UAE Brits List 2014 by Arabian Business Magazine and recognized with a special award as one of five ‘Most Inspiring Brits 2014’. Prior to joining Emirates Foundation, Woodcraft-Scott was Deputy Director of Shell Foundation. LSE's Foundation Partnerships team (@LSEFoundations) develops and stewards relationships with philanthropic organisations around the world in key areas including development. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Dr Lee Elliot Major, Clare Woodcraft-Scott | LSE's origins are rooted in philanthropy for change, with our foundation funded through Henry Hunt Hutchinson's bequest made to the Fabian Society to create a place of learning focused on the betterment of wider society. From those beginnings, philanthropic partnerships with a wide range of trusts and foundations in the UK and globally have been integral to fulfilling the shared ambitions of innovation and social change. This panel features many of LSE’s principal benefactors who have partnered us on a range of academic and institutional priorities. Panel members discuss the evolving culture of strategic and effective philanthropy, the responsibilities of trustees to deliver public impact, and the role that universities can play in that fulfilment. Lee Elliot Major (@Lem_SuttonTrust) is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust (@suttontrust). He previously served as Director of Development and Policy, and prior to that oversaw the Trust’s research work. He is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation, and chairs its evaluation advisory board. He has served on a number of Government advisory bodies on social mobility and education. He is an adviser to the Office for Fair Access, and sits on the Social Mobility Transparency Board. He commissioned and is a co-author of the Sutton Trust-EEF toolkit for schools. He was previously an education journalist, working for the Guardian and Times Higher Education Supplement. Clare Woodcraft-Scott (@CWoodcraft) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Foundation (@EFYouth), the national foundation of the UAE, and is responsible for driving its vision of supporting youth development in the country. Clare Woodcraft has over 20 years of experience working in the field of sustainable development in the Middle East and Africa as a development practitioner, a journalist and a corporate executive specializing in sustainability, social investment and reputation management. She was recently named number 6 on the UAE Brits List 2014 by Arabian Business Magazine and recognized with a special award as one of five ‘Most Inspiring Brits 2014’. Prior to joining Emirates Foundation, Woodcraft-Scott was Deputy Director of Shell Foundation. LSE's Foundation Partnerships team (@LSEFoundations) develops and stewards relationships with philanthropic organisations around the world in key areas including development. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:00:00 GMT236David Crystalhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=290401:22:46PD5339Speaker(s): David Crystal | If you lived in 1800, which words existed in English to let you talk about money or the weather? Or 1600? Or at any time in the history of the language? If you are writing a historical novel or TV series, how do you know which words could have been used by your characters? Would Thomas in Downton Abbey have said "cheerio" in 1912? How to avoid anachronisms is just one of the questions answered by David Crystal after exploring the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary in order to write his book Words in Time and Place. David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English. Jennifer Richards is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture in the School of English at Newcastle University, and author of Rhetoric and Courtliness in Early Modern Literature (2003) and Rhetoric (2007). This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): David Crystal | If you lived in 1800, which words existed in English to let you talk about money or the weather? Or 1600? Or at any time in the history of the language? If you are writing a historical novel or TV series, how do you know which words could have been used by your characters? Would Thomas in Downton Abbey have said "cheerio" in 1912? How to avoid anachronisms is just one of the questions answered by David Crystal after exploring the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary in order to write his book Words in Time and Place. David Crystal is known throughout the world as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster on language. He has published extensively on the history and development of English. Jennifer Richards is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture in the School of English at Newcastle University, and author of Rhetoric and Courtliness in Early Modern Literature (2003) and Rhetoric (2007). This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:00:00 GMT237Professor Richard Parkinsonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=292000:41:37PD5355Speaker(s): Professor Richard Parkinson | Richard Parkinson will present a ground-breaking LGBT history project by the British Museum, drawing on objects ranging from ancient Egyptian papyri to images by modern artists such as David Hockney and films such as James Ivory's Maurice, to discuss how and why museums should represent same-sex experiences as integral parts of world culture. Richard Parkinson is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and was previously a curator at the British Museum. He is a specialist in Ancient Egyptian poetry of the classic period. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. LSE Spectrum (@LSESpectrum) is LSE's LGBT + staff network. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Richard Parkinson | Richard Parkinson will present a ground-breaking LGBT history project by the British Museum, drawing on objects ranging from ancient Egyptian papyri to images by modern artists such as David Hockney and films such as James Ivory's Maurice, to discuss how and why museums should represent same-sex experiences as integral parts of world culture. Richard Parkinson is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and was previously a curator at the British Museum. He is a specialist in Ancient Egyptian poetry of the classic period. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. LSE Spectrum (@LSESpectrum) is LSE's LGBT + staff network. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMT238Professor Richard Parkinsonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2920PD5392Speaker(s): Professor Richard Parkinson | Richard Parkinson will present a ground-breaking LGBT history project by the British Museum, drawing on objects ranging from ancient Egyptian papyri to images by modern artists such as David Hockney and films such as James Ivory's Maurice, to discuss how and why museums should represent same-sex experiences as integral parts of world culture. Richard Parkinson is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and was previously a curator at the British Museum. He is a specialist in Ancient Egyptian poetry of the classic period. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. LSE Spectrum (@LSESpectrum) is LSE's LGBT + staff network. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Speaker(s): Professor Richard Parkinson | Richard Parkinson will present a ground-breaking LGBT history project by the British Museum, drawing on objects ranging from ancient Egyptian papyri to images by modern artists such as David Hockney and films such as James Ivory's Maurice, to discuss how and why museums should represent same-sex experiences as integral parts of world culture. Richard Parkinson is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and was previously a curator at the British Museum. He is a specialist in Ancient Egyptian poetry of the classic period. Sue Donnelly is LSE Archivist. LSE Spectrum (@LSESpectrum) is LSE's LGBT + staff network. This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2015, taking place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February 2015, with the theme 'Foundations'.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:00:00 GMT239Darryl Cunninghamhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=289101:27:33PD5309Speaker(s): Darryl Cunningham | An illustrated lecture by graphic journalist Darryl Cunningham based on his new book, Supercrash: How To Hijack The Global Economy, which traces the roots of our age of selfishness, the origins of the 2008 financial crisis and its consequences. He discusses who was to blame and how they got clean away with it. Darryl Cunningham (AcmeDarryl) is a cartoonist whose speciality is graphic journalism, investigating hard hitting topics in comic book form. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Psychiatric Tales and Science Tales, shortlisted for the British Comic Awards 2012: Best Book. Darryl’s latest book Supercrash: How to Hijack the Global Economy, a bullish analysis of our economic world - and what makes us tick, is published by Myriad. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts and Music website.Speaker(s): Darryl Cunningham | An illustrated lecture by graphic journalist Darryl Cunningham based on his new book, Supercrash: How To Hijack The Global Economy, which traces the roots of our age of selfishness, the origins of the 2008 financial crisis and its consequences. He discusses who was to blame and how they got clean away with it. Darryl Cunningham (AcmeDarryl) is a cartoonist whose speciality is graphic journalism, investigating hard hitting topics in comic book form. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Psychiatric Tales and Science Tales, shortlisted for the British Comic Awards 2012: Best Book. Darryl’s latest book Supercrash: How to Hijack the Global Economy, a bullish analysis of our economic world - and what makes us tick, is published by Myriad. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies, the annual LSE photo prize competition, the LSE Literary Festival and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please view the LSE Arts and Music website.Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT240Professor Norman Doidgehttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=289201:29:34PD5310Speaker(s): Professor Norman Doidge | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality in parts of this podcast. In his new book The Brain’s Way of Healing, Norman Doidge shows the astonishing advances of neuroplasticity being used to improve, and even cure, many prevalent brain problems previously thought to be incurable or irreversible. Doidge describes a series of remarkable recoveries using natural, non-invasive techniques: cases where sounds played into the ear successfully treat autism, learning disorders and attention deficit in children; gentle electrical stimulators tingling on the tongue are used to reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s. Finally, he reveals simple methods proven to reduce the risk of dementia by 60%. Using moving human stories to present cutting-edge science, Doidge illustrates the principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain’s performance and health. Norman Doidge is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and New York Times bestselling author. His book The Brain That Changes Itself has sold over a million copies worldwide and was chosen by the Dana Foundation's journal Cerebrum as the best general book ever written on the brain. He is on the faculty of the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry as well as the Research Faculty at Columbia University's Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in New York City. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment.Speaker(s): Professor Norman Doidge | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality in parts of this podcast. In his new book The Brain’s Way of Healing, Norman Doidge shows the astonishing advances of neuroplasticity being used to improve, and even cure, many prevalent brain problems previously thought to be incurable or irreversible. Doidge describes a series of remarkable recoveries using natural, non-invasive techniques: cases where sounds played into the ear successfully treat autism, learning disorders and attention deficit in children; gentle electrical stimulators tingling on the tongue are used to reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s. Finally, he reveals simple methods proven to reduce the risk of dementia by 60%. Using moving human stories to present cutting-edge science, Doidge illustrates the principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain’s performance and health. Norman Doidge is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and New York Times bestselling author. His book The Brain That Changes Itself has sold over a million copies worldwide and was chosen by the Dana Foundation's journal Cerebrum as the best general book ever written on the brain. He is on the faculty of the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry as well as the Research Faculty at Columbia University's Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in New York City. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment.Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT241Dr Camille Landaishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=289001:18:16PD5308Speaker(s): Dr Camille Landais | Dr Landais will examine the latest research into the best ways of determining the optimal level of welfare provision and social insurance in developed economies. Camille Landais is a member of the faculty of the LSE Department of Economics, and an Associate on the Public Economics Programme at STICERD. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Dr Camille Landais | Dr Landais will examine the latest research into the best ways of determining the optimal level of welfare provision and social insurance in developed economies. Camille Landais is a member of the faculty of the LSE Department of Economics, and an Associate on the Public Economics Programme at STICERD. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT242Professor Damian Chalmers, Professor Carol Harlow, Dr Jan Komarek, Dr Jo Eric Khushal Murkenshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=288901:21:38PD5307Speaker(s): Professor Damian Chalmers, Professor Carol Harlow, Dr Jan Komarek, Dr Jo Eric Khushal Murkens | Has the European Union reached the end of the road in the UK? The country has taken on a competence review aimed at deciding exactly what needs to be European and what is best left at - or taken - home. Whatever the outcome of the election in May 2015, the subject of EU renegotiation is unlikely to go away. Lurking in the background is the spectre of an IN/OUT referendum which may become inevitable under the pressure of events. What are the legal implications of any large-scale political movement away from the EU? Can 'Europe' be resisted short of withdrawal? Is withdrawal legally possible? How many of the laws we take for granted are rooted in EU initiatives that would need to be unpicked? What happens to Scotland and the rest of the non-English UK? Damian Chalmers is Professor of European Law at LSE. Carol Harlow is Emeritus Professor of Law at LSE. Jan Komarek is Assistant Professor in European Law at LSE. Jo Eric Kushal Murkens is Associate Professor of Law at LSE. Niamh Moloney is a Professor in the Law department at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Damian Chalmers, Professor Carol Harlow, Dr Jan Komarek, Dr Jo Eric Khushal Murkens | Has the European Union reached the end of the road in the UK? The country has taken on a competence review aimed at deciding exactly what needs to be European and what is best left at - or taken - home. Whatever the outcome of the election in May 2015, the subject of EU renegotiation is unlikely to go away. Lurking in the background is the spectre of an IN/OUT referendum which may become inevitable under the pressure of events. What are the legal implications of any large-scale political movement away from the EU? Can 'Europe' be resisted short of withdrawal? Is withdrawal legally possible? How many of the laws we take for granted are rooted in EU initiatives that would need to be unpicked? What happens to Scotland and the rest of the non-English UK? Damian Chalmers is Professor of European Law at LSE. Carol Harlow is Emeritus Professor of Law at LSE. Jan Komarek is Assistant Professor in European Law at LSE. Jo Eric Kushal Murkens is Associate Professor of Law at LSE. Niamh Moloney is a Professor in the Law department at LSE.Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT243Professor Immanuel Wallersteinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=288001:28:38PD5296Speaker(s): Professor Immanuel Wallerstein | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Immanuel Wallerstein (@iwallerstein) is Senior Research Scientist in Sociology at Yale University. He is the former President of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998), and chair of the International Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995). He writes in three domains of world-systems analysis: the historical development of the modern world-system; the contemporary crisis of the capitalist world-economy; the structures of knowledge. Books in each of these domains include respectively The Modern World-System (4 vols.); Utopistics, or Historical Choices for the Twenty-first Century; and Unthinking Social Science: The Limits of Nineteenth-Century Paradigms. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.Speaker(s): Professor Immanuel Wallerstein | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Immanuel Wallerstein (@iwallerstein) is Senior Research Scientist in Sociology at Yale University. He is the former President of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998), and chair of the International Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995). He writes in three domains of world-systems analysis: the historical development of the modern world-system; the contemporary crisis of the capitalist world-economy; the structures of knowledge. Books in each of these domains include respectively The Modern World-System (4 vols.); Utopistics, or Historical Choices for the Twenty-first Century; and Unthinking Social Science: The Limits of Nineteenth-Century Paradigms. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT244Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukierhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=288801:32:44PD5306Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT245Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukierhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2888PD5318Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT246Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukierhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2888PD5315Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Speaker(s): Professor Kenneth Benoit, Kenneth Cukier | The ubiquity of "big data" about social, political and economic phenomena has the potential to transform the way we approach social science. In this talk, Professor Benoit outlines the challenges and opportunities to social sciences caused by the rise of big data, with applications and examples. He discusses the rise of the field of data science, and whether this is a threat or a blessing for the traditional social scientific model and its ability to help us better understand society. Kenneth Benoit (@kenbenoit) is currently Professor of Quantitative Social Research Methods at LSE. He is also Part-Time Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, and has previously held a position at the Central European University (Budapest). He is currently Principal Investigator on 5-year grant funded by the European Research Council entitled QUANTESS: Quantitative Text Analysis for the Social Sciences. Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier) is the Data Editor at The Economist, following a decade at the paper covering business and technology, and as a foreign correspondent (most recently in Japan from 2007-12). Previously he was the technology editor of the Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong and worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris. In 2002-04 he was a research fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the co-author of "Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think" (2013) and "Learning with Big Data: The Future of Education" (2014) with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Professor of European and Comparative Politics and Head of Department of Government at LSE.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT247Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Professor Martti Koskenniemihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=288501:26:10PD5301Speaker(s): Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Professor Martti Koskenniemi | The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have recently become a major political stumbling stone. What can be learned from the resistance in terms of legal compatibility with EU law and domestic law – and of political acceptability? Jan Kleinheisterkamp is Associate Professor at LSE Law and teaches International Arbitration, Contracts, and Investment Treaty Law. Much of his recent research has focused on the interaction between investment treaty law and EU law and influenced the work of the European Parliament on this subject. Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and Centennial Professor at LSE. Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) is World Trade Editor at the Financial Times. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Speaker(s): Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Professor Martti Koskenniemi | The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have recently become a major political stumbling stone. What can be learned from the resistance in terms of legal compatibility with EU law and domestic law – and of political acceptability? Jan Kleinheisterkamp is Associate Professor at LSE Law and teaches International Arbitration, Contracts, and Investment Treaty Law. Much of his recent research has focused on the interaction between investment treaty law and EU law and influenced the work of the European Parliament on this subject. Martti Koskenniemi is Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki and Centennial Professor at LSE. Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) is World Trade Editor at the Financial Times. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works.Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT248Professor Sonia Livingstone, John Carr, Professor Robin Mansellhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=287601:27:13PD5291Speaker(s): Professor Sonia Livingstone, John Carr, Professor Robin Mansell | Are children’s rights enhanced or undermined by access to the internet? Charters and manifestos for the digital age are proliferating, but where do children fit in? Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) OBE is a Professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE and Project Director of EU Kids Online. John Carr (@johnc1912) is a member of the Executive Board of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety, the British Government's principal advisory body for online safety and security for children and young people. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Professor of New Media and the Internet at LSE. Nick Couldry (@couldrynick) is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory and Head of the Department of Media and communications at LSE. Update Wednesday 11 February 2015, 5.08pm: Due to unforeseen circumstances Jasmina Byrne is no speaking at this event. LSE apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. The Department of Media and Communications at LSE (@MediaLSE) has recently been ranked 2nd in the 2014 QS World University Rankings by subject. A blog post by Professor Sonia Livingstone entitled 'Sonia Livingstone: Digital Media and Children’s Rights' can be viewed at the LSE Media Policy Project blog.Speaker(s): Professor Sonia Livingstone, John Carr, Professor Robin Mansell | Are children’s rights enhanced or undermined by access to the internet? Charters and manifestos for the digital age are proliferating, but where do children fit in? Sonia Livingstone (@Livingstone_S) OBE is a Professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE and Project Director of EU Kids Online. John Carr (@johnc1912) is a member of the Executive Board of the UK Council on Child Internet Safety, the British Government's principal advisory body for online safety and security for children and young people. Robin Mansell (@REMVAN) is Professor of New Media and the Internet at LSE. Nick Couldry (@couldrynick) is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory and Head of the Department of Media and communications at LSE. Update Wednesday 11 February 2015, 5.08pm: Due to unforeseen circumstances Jasmina Byrne is no speaking at this event. LSE apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. The Department of Media and Communications at LSE (@MediaLSE) has recently been ranked 2nd in the 2014 QS World University Rankings by subject. A blog post by Professor Sonia Livingstone entitled 'Sonia Livingstone: Digital Media and Children’s Rights' can be viewed at the LSE Media Policy Project blog.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT249Will Huttonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=287701:22:02PD5292Speaker(s): Will Hutton | A compelling and sharply insightful lecture that will examine the state of Britain today and look forward to the Britain of tomorrow, from the bestselling author of The State We’re In. Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) is Principal of Hertford College, Oxford and columnist for the Observer. His latest book is How Good We Can Be. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy at LSE (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field.Speaker(s): Will Hutton | A compelling and sharply insightful lecture that will examine the state of Britain today and look forward to the Britain of tomorrow, from the bestselling author of The State We’re In. Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) is Principal of Hertford College, Oxford and columnist for the Observer. His latest book is How Good We Can Be. John Hills is Professor of Social Policy at LSE. The Department of Social Policy at LSE (@LSESocialPolicy) is the longest established in the UK and offers outstanding teaching based on the highest quality empirical research in the field.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT250Steven Heydemannhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=287801:31:58PD5293Speaker(s): Steven Heydemann | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. As the Syrian conflict nears its fourth anniversary, it poses a growing threat to the stability of the state order in the Levant and Arab East. Violence has spilled across all of Syria’s borders, fuelled by regional and international involvement on all sides of the conflict. Massive refugee flows and population displacements strain the capacity of every neighbouring state. The rise of ISIS poses a direct challenge to the integrity and legitimacy of existing states: its forces have already erased large areas of the Syrian-Iraqi border. Kurdish aspirations for nationhood now appear more attainable than at any time since the rise of Kurdish national movements. The region has not experienced turmoil on this scale for almost a century. In this lecture, Steven Heydemann argues that the widespread violence now gripping the Levant and Arab East has a logic and structure that can shed light on its underlying dynamics, its drivers, and its possible effects. Steven Heydemann serves as the vice president of Applied Research on Conflict at USIP. Heydemann is a political scientist who specializes in the comparative politics and the political economy of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Syria. His interests include authoritarian governance, economic development, social policy, political and economic reform and civil society.Speaker(s): Steven Heydemann | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor audio quality of this podcast. As the Syrian conflict nears its fourth anniversary, it poses a growing threat to the stability of the state order in the Levant and Arab East. Violence has spilled across all of Syria’s borders, fuelled by regional and international involvement on all sides of the conflict. Massive refugee flows and population displacements strain the capacity of every neighbouring state. The rise of ISIS poses a direct challenge to the integrity and legitimacy of existing states: its forces have already erased large areas of the Syrian-Iraqi border. Kurdish aspirations for nationhood now appear more attainable than at any time since the rise of Kurdish national movements. The region has not experienced turmoil on this scale for almost a century. In this lecture, Steven Heydemann argues that the widespread violence now gripping the Levant and Arab East has a logic and structure that can shed light on its underlying dynamics, its drivers, and its possible effects. Steven Heydemann serves as the vice president of Applied Research on Conflict at USIP. Heydemann is a political scientist who specializes in the comparative politics and the political economy of the Middle East, with a particular focus on Syria. His interests include authoritarian governance, economic development, social policy, political and economic reform and civil society.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT251Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=287901:34:32PD5294Speaker(s): Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewis | Nicholas Barr has been described as one of the architects of student loans and tuition fees, and in particular of the reforms in 2006. Martin Lewis is the UK’s most googled man and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. Nick and Martin argued about these things when Martin was General Secretary of the LSE Students Union and have a continuing lively argument now. This evening they will have their discussion in public. Nicholas Barr is Professor of Public Economics at LSE. Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) is the Money Saving Expert and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. He is an LSE alumnus. Nona Buckley-Irvine (@nonajasmine) is General Secretary of the LSE Students' Union.Speaker(s): Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewis | Nicholas Barr has been described as one of the architects of student loans and tuition fees, and in particular of the reforms in 2006. Martin Lewis is the UK’s most googled man and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. Nick and Martin argued about these things when Martin was General Secretary of the LSE Students Union and have a continuing lively argument now. This evening they will have their discussion in public. Nicholas Barr is Professor of Public Economics at LSE. Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) is the Money Saving Expert and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. He is an LSE alumnus. Nona Buckley-Irvine (@nonajasmine) is General Secretary of the LSE Students' Union.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT252Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2879PD5295Speaker(s): Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewis | Nicholas Barr has been described as one of the architects of student loans and tuition fees, and in particular of the reforms in 2006. Martin Lewis is the UK’s most googled man and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. Nick and Martin argued about these things when Martin was General Secretary of the LSE Students Union and have a continuing lively argument now. This evening they will have their discussion in public. Nicholas Barr is Professor of Public Economics at LSE. Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) is the Money Saving Expert and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. He is an LSE alumnus. Nona Buckley-Irvine (@nonajasmine) is General Secretary of the LSE Students' Union.Speaker(s): Professor Nicholas Barr, Martin Lewis | Nicholas Barr has been described as one of the architects of student loans and tuition fees, and in particular of the reforms in 2006. Martin Lewis is the UK’s most googled man and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. Nick and Martin argued about these things when Martin was General Secretary of the LSE Students Union and have a continuing lively argument now. This evening they will have their discussion in public. Nicholas Barr is Professor of Public Economics at LSE. Martin Lewis (@MartinSLewis) is the Money Saving Expert and former head of the Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information. He is an LSE alumnus. Nona Buckley-Irvine (@nonajasmine) is General Secretary of the LSE Students' Union.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT253Professor Conor Gearty, Raymond Li, Professor Danny Quah, Isabella Stegerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286901:35:57PD5283Speaker(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Raymond Li, Professor Danny Quah, Isabella Steger | The Umbrella Revolution has re-ignited a global debate on democracy. Why have the dynamics in this small ex British Colony captured the imagination of the world? Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. Raymond Li is BBC Chinese Editor since 2009. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Isabella Steger (@stegersaurus) reports for the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong. Dr Mukulika Banerjee is Associate Professor in LSE’s Department of Anthropology and Director Designate for LSE’s South Asia Centre. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region.Speaker(s): Professor Conor Gearty, Raymond Li, Professor Danny Quah, Isabella Steger | The Umbrella Revolution has re-ignited a global debate on democracy. Why have the dynamics in this small ex British Colony captured the imagination of the world? Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. Raymond Li is BBC Chinese Editor since 2009. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE. Isabella Steger (@stegersaurus) reports for the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong. Dr Mukulika Banerjee is Associate Professor in LSE’s Department of Anthropology and Director Designate for LSE’s South Asia Centre. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region.Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT254Professor Simon Glendinninghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=287001:29:29PD5284Speaker(s): Professor Simon Glendinning | 50 years ago Professor Glendinning gave an inaugural lecture arguing for the abolition of inaugural lectures. His failure allows his son to return to this theme. Simon Glendinning (@lonanglo) is Professor of European Philosophy at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Speaker(s): Professor Simon Glendinning | 50 years ago Professor Glendinning gave an inaugural lecture arguing for the abolition of inaugural lectures. His failure allows his son to return to this theme. Simon Glendinning (@lonanglo) is Professor of European Philosophy at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT255William Hague MP, Angelina Jolie Pitt, Professor Christine Chinkinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=288400:39:13PD5300Speaker(s): William Hague MP, Angelina Jolie Pitt, Professor Christine Chinkin | LSE today hosted First Secretary of State William Hague and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt to launch the UK’s first academic Centre on Women, Peace and Security, to be based at the School. Mr Hague and Ms Jolie Pitt announced the establishment of the ground-breaking initiative to students and academic colleagues with LSE Director Professor Craig Calhoun and Professor Christine Chinkin, who will lead the new centre. It will focus on the participation of women in conflict-related processes and on enhancing accountability and ending impunity for rape and sexual violence in war. The Centre marks a collaboration between LSE, Mr Hague, Ms Jolie Pitt and the UK Government. It will support the aims of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), co-founded in 2012 by Mr Hague and Ms Jolie Pitt, by bringing academic expertise to bear on preventing crimes of sexual violence, holding perpetrators to account and protecting the rights of survivors. From 2016 the Centre will provide a post-graduate teaching programme in Women, Peace and Security, leading to an MSc degree. LSE has recently announced the creation of a new Institute of Global Affairs which will host the Centre on Women, Peace and Security. The choice of LSE as host university for the Centre reflects both its international reach and its focus on issues of global concern.Speaker(s): William Hague MP, Angelina Jolie Pitt, Professor Christine Chinkin | LSE today hosted First Secretary of State William Hague and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt to launch the UK’s first academic Centre on Women, Peace and Security, to be based at the School. Mr Hague and Ms Jolie Pitt announced the establishment of the ground-breaking initiative to students and academic colleagues with LSE Director Professor Craig Calhoun and Professor Christine Chinkin, who will lead the new centre. It will focus on the participation of women in conflict-related processes and on enhancing accountability and ending impunity for rape and sexual violence in war. The Centre marks a collaboration between LSE, Mr Hague, Ms Jolie Pitt and the UK Government. It will support the aims of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI), co-founded in 2012 by Mr Hague and Ms Jolie Pitt, by bringing academic expertise to bear on preventing crimes of sexual violence, holding perpetrators to account and protecting the rights of survivors. From 2016 the Centre will provide a post-graduate teaching programme in Women, Peace and Security, leading to an MSc degree. LSE has recently announced the creation of a new Institute of Global Affairs which will host the Centre on Women, Peace and Security. The choice of LSE as host university for the Centre reflects both its international reach and its focus on issues of global concern.Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT256Professor Baroness O’Neill, Professor Jonathan Wolffhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286601:27:59PD5277Speaker(s): Professor Baroness O’Neill, Professor Jonathan Wolff | Informed consent is not the most fundamental ethical standard, but a means of securing respect for other, more basic standards or aims. It is neither possible nor required when public goods – such as sound currency or clean air – are to be provided. Where it is possible and can be required, as in transactions with individuals, it must be tailored to their cognitive capacities. Genuine, legitimating consent is demanding, and is not achieved by the ‘tick and click’ approaches used in many commercial transactions. Onora O’Neill is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, a crossbench member of the House of Lords and the current chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Jonathan Wolff is Professor of Philosophy at University College London. Peter Dennis is an LSE Fellow in the department of Philosophy at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Baroness O’Neill, Professor Jonathan Wolff | Informed consent is not the most fundamental ethical standard, but a means of securing respect for other, more basic standards or aims. It is neither possible nor required when public goods – such as sound currency or clean air – are to be provided. Where it is possible and can be required, as in transactions with individuals, it must be tailored to their cognitive capacities. Genuine, legitimating consent is demanding, and is not achieved by the ‘tick and click’ approaches used in many commercial transactions. Onora O’Neill is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, a crossbench member of the House of Lords and the current chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Jonathan Wolff is Professor of Philosophy at University College London. Peter Dennis is an LSE Fellow in the department of Philosophy at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 9 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT257Tianran Cheng, Adair Lord Turner, Mr John Hugheshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304100:52:38PD5513Speaker(s): Tianran Cheng, Adair Lord Turner, Mr John Hughes | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Tianran Cheng, Adair Lord Turner, Mr John Hughes | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT258Mr Stephen Perry (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Piao Jianyi, Professor Feng Weihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304101:18:17PD5514Speaker(s): Mr Stephen Perry (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Piao Jianyi, Professor Feng Wei | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Mr Stephen Perry (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Piao Jianyi, Professor Feng Wei | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT259Professor Athar Hussain (Chair), Professor Cindy Fan, Professor Vernon Henderson, Professor Li Shantonghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304101:15:59PD5515Speaker(s): Professor Athar Hussain (Chair), Professor Cindy Fan, Professor Vernon Henderson, Professor Li Shantong | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Athar Hussain (Chair), Professor Cindy Fan, Professor Vernon Henderson, Professor Li Shantong | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT260Professor Yu Danhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304100:48:23PD5516Speaker(s): Professor Yu Dan | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Yu Dan | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT261Professor Li Chengyanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304100:48:56PD5517Speaker(s): Professor Li Chengyan | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Li Chengyan | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT262Dr Fang Lijie, Mr Leo L.Liao, Dr Wang Jing, Dr Yang Weihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304101:21:52PD5518Speaker(s): Dr Fang Lijie, Mr Leo L.Liao, Dr Wang Jing, Dr Yang Wei | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Dr Fang Lijie, Mr Leo L.Liao, Dr Wang Jing, Dr Yang Wei | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT263Professor Göran Malmqvist (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Luo Lishenghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304101:13:04PD5519Speaker(s): Professor Göran Malmqvist (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Luo Lisheng | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Göran Malmqvist (Chair), Professor Cao Yunhua, Professor Luo Lisheng | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT264Professor Zhou Hanmin, Professor Danny Quahhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304100:53:07PD5520Speaker(s): Professor Zhou Hanmin, Professor Danny Quah | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Zhou Hanmin, Professor Danny Quah | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT265Professor Zhou Hanminhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=304100:11:54PD5521Speaker(s): Professor Zhou Hanmin | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Speaker(s): Professor Zhou Hanmin | The LSE SU China Development Forum (CDF) is the flagship annual conference of the LSE SU China Development Society (CDS). Co-organised with the LSE Asia Research Centre, the CDF provides a platform for students, academics and professionals to exchange ideas and hold in-depth discussions on key issues surrounding China and its development. The 2015 Forum, held at LSE on 7th February 2015 and attended by over 400 delegates, hosted 27 speakers from mainland China, Europe and the United States. Under the theme of Paths to Modernisation, nine panel sessions considered and discussed a range of topics. Keynote speakers spoke on topics such as China’s current anti-corruption campaigns, prospects for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the potential impacts of a burgeoning Chinese social media. A further five discussion panels focused on topics which included International Relations, China’s Economy, Soft Power, New Urbanisation, and China’s Social Policy.Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:00:00 GMT266Tim Harfordhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286101:10:53PD5269Speaker(s): Tim Harford | Tim Harford will explain what’s really going on in the large-scale economic world – and what it means for us all in the future. Tim Harford (@TimHarford) is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less and Pop-Up Economics With Tim Harford. He was the winner of the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism in 2006, and More or Less was commended for excellence in journalism by the Royal Statistical Society in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Harford lives in Oxford with his wife and three children, and is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His latest book is, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. His other books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life and Adapt. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Tim Harford | Tim Harford will explain what’s really going on in the large-scale economic world – and what it means for us all in the future. Tim Harford (@TimHarford) is a senior columnist for the Financial Times and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less and Pop-Up Economics With Tim Harford. He was the winner of the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism in 2006, and More or Less was commended for excellence in journalism by the Royal Statistical Society in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Harford lives in Oxford with his wife and three children, and is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. His latest book is, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. His other books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life and Adapt. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 5 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT267Dr Mara Airoldi, Professor Gwyn Bevan, Siân Williamshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286001:26:27PD5268Speaker(s): Dr Mara Airoldi, Professor Gwyn Bevan, Siân Williams | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. STAR is the Socio-Technical Allocation of Resource which has been designed, through an eight-year research programme at LSE funded by the Health Foundation, to enable stakeholders to explore how to improve the value of health care given constrained resources. This lecture describes the STAR approach and two of its applications: in redesigning the care pathway to increase value at reduced costs for the treatment of patients suffering from eating disorders with Sheffield Primary Care Trust, and with IMPRESS to develop their guide to the relative value of interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Professor Gwyn Bevan will discuss can STAR fix broken dreams? Dr Mara Airoldi will speak about using STAR to prioritise guidelines for COPD. Siân Williams will comment on using STAR to engage clinicians in prioritisation. Mara Airoldi (@MaraAiroldi) is a Departmental Lecturer in Economics and Public Policy a Researcher at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Mara has contributed to the development of STAR, and applied this in working with healthcare organisations in England, Italy, Ontario and with the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Gwyn Bevan is Professor of Policy Analysis at LSE. He has been a Director at the Commission for Health Improvement, Head of LSE’s Department of Management and is a member of England’s Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation to the Secretary of State for Health. Siân Williams has programme-managed IMPRESS since 2007 and has had the opportunity to test implementation of its recommendations as part of the London Respiratory Team and more recently the London Respiratory Network. She has an NHS management background, a public health degree and also manages the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. Muir Gray (@muirgray) is a consultant in public health in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of Better Value Healthcare. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dr Mara Airoldi, Professor Gwyn Bevan, Siân Williams | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. STAR is the Socio-Technical Allocation of Resource which has been designed, through an eight-year research programme at LSE funded by the Health Foundation, to enable stakeholders to explore how to improve the value of health care given constrained resources. This lecture describes the STAR approach and two of its applications: in redesigning the care pathway to increase value at reduced costs for the treatment of patients suffering from eating disorders with Sheffield Primary Care Trust, and with IMPRESS to develop their guide to the relative value of interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Professor Gwyn Bevan will discuss can STAR fix broken dreams? Dr Mara Airoldi will speak about using STAR to prioritise guidelines for COPD. Siân Williams will comment on using STAR to engage clinicians in prioritisation. Mara Airoldi (@MaraAiroldi) is a Departmental Lecturer in Economics and Public Policy a Researcher at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Mara has contributed to the development of STAR, and applied this in working with healthcare organisations in England, Italy, Ontario and with the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Gwyn Bevan is Professor of Policy Analysis at LSE. He has been a Director at the Commission for Health Improvement, Head of LSE’s Department of Management and is a member of England’s Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation to the Secretary of State for Health. Siân Williams has programme-managed IMPRESS since 2007 and has had the opportunity to test implementation of its recommendations as part of the London Respiratory Team and more recently the London Respiratory Network. She has an NHS management background, a public health degree and also manages the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. Muir Gray (@muirgray) is a consultant in public health in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Director of Better Value Healthcare. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 5 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT268Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Dimitri Vayanoshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286201:29:21PD5270Speaker(s): Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Dimitri Vayanos | The outcome of the Greek election on 25th January is being watched closely by euro-zone leaders and the financial markets. It may also prove to be a turning point in Greek politics. What are the implications for Greece’s economic path? Have the elections shifted the Greek party system decisively? What do the results mean for the political extremes and the disengaged? This panel will explore what the elections mean for Greece and its place in Europe.Speaker(s): Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Daphne Halikiopoulou, Dimitri Vayanos | The outcome of the Greek election on 25th January is being watched closely by euro-zone leaders and the financial markets. It may also prove to be a turning point in Greek politics. What are the implications for Greece’s economic path? Have the elections shifted the Greek party system decisively? What do the results mean for the political extremes and the disengaged? This panel will explore what the elections mean for Greece and its place in Europe.Thu, 5 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT269Professor Judith Butlerhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285901:28:08PD5267Speaker(s): Professor Judith Butler | Recent debates about human shields in the summer bombardment of Gaza raised the question of how the unarmed human form comes to be regarded as a military instrument. The lecture will consider how the perception of racialized bodies as threatening instruments informs both the public debates on the use of children as human shields in Gaza and the numerous figures of unarmed Black men and women in US cities who are gunned down either because they seem to be reaching for weapons or because their gestures, including their standing still, are regarded as weapons. In the context of the increasing militarization of police forces tasked with containing or eliminating social protest against social and economic inequality, how is racial perception both built and ratified through recasting the human form as threatening instrument? To what extent does the racialized structure of the visual field become instrumental to justifying the unjustifiable? Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as Founding Director. She received her PhD. in Philosophy from Yale University in 1984 on the French Reception of Hegel. She is the author of Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France (Columbia University Press, 1987), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge, 1990), Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of “Sex” (Routledge, 1993), The Psychic Life of Power: Theories of Subjection (Stanford University Press, 1997), Excitable Speech (Routledge, 1997), Antigone’s Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death (Columbia University Press, 2000), Precarious Life: Powers of Violence and Mourning (2004); Undoing Gender (2004), Who Sings the Nation-State?: Language, Politics, Belonging (with Gayatri Spivak in 2008), Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009), and Is Critique Secular? (co-written with Talal Asad, Wendy Brown, and Saba Mahmood, 2009). Her most recent books include: Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism (2012) and Dispossessions: The Performative in the Political (2013), co-authored with Athena Athanasiou, and Sois Mon Corps (2011), co-authored with Catherine Malabou. She is also active in gender and sexual politics and human rights, anti-war politics, and serves on the advisory board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She was recently the recipient of the Andrew Mellon Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in the Humanities (2009-13). She received the Adorno Prize from the City of Frankfurt (2012) in honour of her contributions to feminist and moral philosophy as well as the Brudner Prize from Yale University for lifetime achievement in gay and lesbian studies. She is as well the past recipient of several fellowships including Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Ford, American Council of Learned Societies, and was Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and at the College des Hautes Etudes in Paris. She has received honorary degrees from Université Bordeaux-III, Université Paris-VII, Grinnell College, McGill University and University of St. Andrews. In 2013, she was awarded the diploma of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Cultural Ministry. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Speaker(s): Professor Judith Butler | Recent debates about human shields in the summer bombardment of Gaza raised the question of how the unarmed human form comes to be regarded as a military instrument. The lecture will consider how the perception of racialized bodies as threatening instruments informs both the public debates on the use of children as human shields in Gaza and the numerous figures of unarmed Black men and women in US cities who are gunned down either because they seem to be reaching for weapons or because their gestures, including their standing still, are regarded as weapons. In the context of the increasing militarization of police forces tasked with containing or eliminating social protest against social and economic inequality, how is racial perception both built and ratified through recasting the human form as threatening instrument? To what extent does the racialized structure of the visual field become instrumental to justifying the unjustifiable? Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as Founding Director. She received her PhD. in Philosophy from Yale University in 1984 on the French Reception of Hegel. She is the author of Subjects of Desire: Hegelian Reflections in Twentieth-Century France (Columbia University Press, 1987), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Routledge, 1990), Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of “Sex” (Routledge, 1993), The Psychic Life of Power: Theories of Subjection (Stanford University Press, 1997), Excitable Speech (Routledge, 1997), Antigone’s Claim: Kinship Between Life and Death (Columbia University Press, 2000), Precarious Life: Powers of Violence and Mourning (2004); Undoing Gender (2004), Who Sings the Nation-State?: Language, Politics, Belonging (with Gayatri Spivak in 2008), Frames of War: When Is Life Grievable? (2009), and Is Critique Secular? (co-written with Talal Asad, Wendy Brown, and Saba Mahmood, 2009). Her most recent books include: Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism (2012) and Dispossessions: The Performative in the Political (2013), co-authored with Athena Athanasiou, and Sois Mon Corps (2011), co-authored with Catherine Malabou. She is also active in gender and sexual politics and human rights, anti-war politics, and serves on the advisory board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She was recently the recipient of the Andrew Mellon Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in the Humanities (2009-13). She received the Adorno Prize from the City of Frankfurt (2012) in honour of her contributions to feminist and moral philosophy as well as the Brudner Prize from Yale University for lifetime achievement in gay and lesbian studies. She is as well the past recipient of several fellowships including Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Ford, American Council of Learned Societies, and was Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and at the College des Hautes Etudes in Paris. She has received honorary degrees from Université Bordeaux-III, Université Paris-VII, Grinnell College, McGill University and University of St. Andrews. In 2013, she was awarded the diploma of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Cultural Ministry. LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT270Professor Jeffrey D. Sachshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285801:00:41PD5266Speaker(s): Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs | In this public lecture Professor Sachs will talk about his upcoming book, The Age of Sustainable Development, which explains the central concept for our age, which is both a way of understanding the world and a method for solving global problems - sustainable development. Sustainable development tries to make sense of the interactions of three complex systems: the world economy, the global society, and the Earth's physical environment. It recommends a holistic framework, in which society aims for environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development, underpinned by good governance. It is a way to understand the world, yet is also a normative or ethical view of the world: a way to define the objectives of a well-functioning society, one that delivers wellbeing for its citizens today and in future generations. This book describes key challenges and solutions pathways for every part of the world to be involved in problem solving, brainstorming, and determining new and creative ways to ensure inclusive and sustainable growth. Jeffrey D. Sachs (@jeffdsachs) is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, best selling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He has twice been named among Time Magazine's 100 most influential world leaders. He was called by the New York Times, ""probably the most important economist in the world,"" and by Time Magazine ""the world's best known economist."" A recent survey by The Economist Magazine ranked Professor Sachs as among the world's three most influential living economists of the past decade. Professor Sachs serves as the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and Chief Strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General's MDG Advocates, and a Commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times best sellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). His most recent book is To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace (2013). His upcoming book The Age of Sustainable Development will be published by Columbia University Press on March 10, 2015. Jonathan Leape is the Executive Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC) and Associate Professor of Economics at LSE. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs | In this public lecture Professor Sachs will talk about his upcoming book, The Age of Sustainable Development, which explains the central concept for our age, which is both a way of understanding the world and a method for solving global problems - sustainable development. Sustainable development tries to make sense of the interactions of three complex systems: the world economy, the global society, and the Earth's physical environment. It recommends a holistic framework, in which society aims for environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development, underpinned by good governance. It is a way to understand the world, yet is also a normative or ethical view of the world: a way to define the objectives of a well-functioning society, one that delivers wellbeing for its citizens today and in future generations. This book describes key challenges and solutions pathways for every part of the world to be involved in problem solving, brainstorming, and determining new and creative ways to ensure inclusive and sustainable growth. Jeffrey D. Sachs (@jeffdsachs) is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, best selling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He has twice been named among Time Magazine's 100 most influential world leaders. He was called by the New York Times, ""probably the most important economist in the world,"" and by Time Magazine ""the world's best known economist."" A recent survey by The Economist Magazine ranked Professor Sachs as among the world's three most influential living economists of the past decade. Professor Sachs serves as the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He is co-founder and Chief Strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and is director of the Millennium Villages Project. Sachs is also one of the Secretary-General's MDG Advocates, and a Commissioner of the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He has authored three New York Times best sellers in the past seven years: The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), and The Price of Civilization (2011). His most recent book is To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace (2013). His upcoming book The Age of Sustainable Development will be published by Columbia University Press on March 10, 2015. Jonathan Leape is the Executive Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC) and Associate Professor of Economics at LSE. The International Growth Centre (@The_IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. Based at LSE and in partnership with Oxford University, the IGC is initiated and funded by DFID. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT271Professor Steve Reicher, Dr Suki Ali, Dr Caroline Howarthhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285501:32:11PD5263Speaker(s): Professor Steve Reicher, Dr Suki Ali, Dr Caroline Howarth | Anti-immigration arguments rest on a series of unfounded psychological assumptions. Professor Reicher will propose a new framework for understanding and action. Steve Reicher is Professor of Social Psychology at St Andrews University. Suki Ali is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the LSE. Caroline Howarth is Associate Professor in the department of Social Psychology at the LSE. Cathy Campbell is Head of the Social Psychology department at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Steve Reicher, Dr Suki Ali, Dr Caroline Howarth | Anti-immigration arguments rest on a series of unfounded psychological assumptions. Professor Reicher will propose a new framework for understanding and action. Steve Reicher is Professor of Social Psychology at St Andrews University. Suki Ali is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the LSE. Caroline Howarth is Associate Professor in the department of Social Psychology at the LSE. Cathy Campbell is Head of the Social Psychology department at LSE. The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 3 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT272Professor Ian Goldin, Professor Danny Quahhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285601:31:29PD5264Speaker(s): Professor Ian Goldin, Professor Danny Quah | Professor Goldin will address how global hyperconnectivity creates systemic risks and how this can be managed effectively. Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford. Professor Goldin was Vice President of the World Bank (2003-2006) and prior to that the Bank's Director of Development Policy (2001-2003). He served on the Bank's senior management team and led the Bank's collaboration with the United Nations and other partners as well as with key countries. As Director of Development Policy, he played a pivotal role in the research and strategy agenda of the Bank. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and served as an advisor to President Nelson Mandela. He succeeded in transforming the Bank to become the leading agent of development in the 14 countries of Southern Africa. During this period, Goldin served on several Government committees and Boards, and was Finance Director for South Africa's Olympic Bid. Previously, Goldin was Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and Program Director at the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development. He has a BA (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Cape Town, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MA and Doctorate from the University of Oxford. Danny Quah is Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, at LSE's Institute of Global Affairs. Jean-Pierre Zigrand is Associate Professor of Finance at LSE and Director of the Systemic Risk Centre. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Ian Goldin, Professor Danny Quah | Professor Goldin will address how global hyperconnectivity creates systemic risks and how this can be managed effectively. Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford. Professor Goldin was Vice President of the World Bank (2003-2006) and prior to that the Bank's Director of Development Policy (2001-2003). He served on the Bank's senior management team and led the Bank's collaboration with the United Nations and other partners as well as with key countries. As Director of Development Policy, he played a pivotal role in the research and strategy agenda of the Bank. From 1996 to 2001 he was Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and served as an advisor to President Nelson Mandela. He succeeded in transforming the Bank to become the leading agent of development in the 14 countries of Southern Africa. During this period, Goldin served on several Government committees and Boards, and was Finance Director for South Africa's Olympic Bid. Previously, Goldin was Principal Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, and Program Director at the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he directed the Programs on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development. He has a BA (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Cape Town, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MA and Doctorate from the University of Oxford. Danny Quah is Professor of Economics and International Development at LSE, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, at LSE's Institute of Global Affairs. Jean-Pierre Zigrand is Associate Professor of Finance at LSE and Director of the Systemic Risk Centre. The Systemic Risk Centre (@LSE_SRC) investigates the risks that may trigger the next financial crisis and develops practical tools to help policy-makers and private institutions become better prepared. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 3 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT273Professor Julia Black, Greg Clark, Professor Lord Sternhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285701:26:40PD5265Speaker(s): Professor Julia Black, Greg Clark, Professor Lord Stern | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. Please note that the end of this recording is missing. In February 2014 the British Academy published Prospering Wisely, a multimedia resource which explores the nature of ‘prosperity’ in today’s world. It highlights the importance of thinking beyond simple measures such as GDP, showing how humanities and social science research fuels our modern knowledge-based economy, helps sustain our healthy, open democracy and contributes to human and cultural wellbeing and ‘the good life’. At the heart of this contribution is the vital role played by research, epitomised by a renowned centre of research and teaching excellence such as the LSE. As a nation are we investing sufficiently in these drivers of future success and human progress? Are cuts in public expenditure imperilling the UK’s hard-won world-leading status? Professor Julia Black is Pro-Director of Research at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Greg Clark (@gregclarkmp) is the Minister for Universities, Science and Cities and MP for Royal Tunbridge Wells. Nicholas Stern is the President of the British Academy and the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. The British Academy (@britac_news) is an independent national academy of Fellows elected for their eminence in research and publication. It is the UK's expert body that supports and speaks for the humanities and social sciences.Speaker(s): Professor Julia Black, Greg Clark, Professor Lord Stern | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this recording. Please note that the end of this recording is missing. In February 2014 the British Academy published Prospering Wisely, a multimedia resource which explores the nature of ‘prosperity’ in today’s world. It highlights the importance of thinking beyond simple measures such as GDP, showing how humanities and social science research fuels our modern knowledge-based economy, helps sustain our healthy, open democracy and contributes to human and cultural wellbeing and ‘the good life’. At the heart of this contribution is the vital role played by research, epitomised by a renowned centre of research and teaching excellence such as the LSE. As a nation are we investing sufficiently in these drivers of future success and human progress? Are cuts in public expenditure imperilling the UK’s hard-won world-leading status? Professor Julia Black is Pro-Director of Research at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Greg Clark (@gregclarkmp) is the Minister for Universities, Science and Cities and MP for Royal Tunbridge Wells. Nicholas Stern is the President of the British Academy and the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and Professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The Institute of Public Affairs (@LSEPubAffairs) is one of the world's leading centres of public policy. We aim to debate and address some of the major issues of our time, whether international or national, through our established teaching programmes, our research and our highly innovative public-engagement initiatives. The British Academy (@britac_news) is an independent national academy of Fellows elected for their eminence in research and publication. It is the UK's expert body that supports and speaks for the humanities and social sciences.Tue, 3 Feb 2015 18:00:00 GMT274Professor Tito Boerihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286801:27:48PD5279Speaker(s): Professor Tito Boeri | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio recording. How did the welfare state in Europe cope with the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis? While a lot of attention has been devoted to (home-made) stress tests of the banking sector, no attempt has been made to date to evaluate the performance of social tax and transfer systems to reduce poverty during the crisis. This talk will address this issue, making reference, in particular, to the countries of Southern Europe, where the shock has been particularly severe. The underlying question is whether we need only a welfare state or also a welfare union. Professor Boeri is currently Professor of Economics and Dean for Research at Bocconi University, Milan as well as BP Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Professor Paul De Grauwe is John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Speaker(s): Professor Tito Boeri | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this audio recording. How did the welfare state in Europe cope with the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis? While a lot of attention has been devoted to (home-made) stress tests of the banking sector, no attempt has been made to date to evaluate the performance of social tax and transfer systems to reduce poverty during the crisis. This talk will address this issue, making reference, in particular, to the countries of Southern Europe, where the shock has been particularly severe. The underlying question is whether we need only a welfare state or also a welfare union. Professor Boeri is currently Professor of Economics and Dean for Research at Bocconi University, Milan as well as BP Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Professor Paul De Grauwe is John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:30:00 GMT275Dr Filippo Dionigihttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285301:20:30PD5261Speaker(s): Dr Filippo Dionigi | Dr Dionigi will launch his new book on Hezbollah and Islamist politics, looking at how the norms of the liberal international order influence the activity of Islamist movements. Filippo Dionigi is Early Career Fellow at LSE’s Middle East Centre.Speaker(s): Dr Filippo Dionigi | Dr Dionigi will launch his new book on Hezbollah and Islamist politics, looking at how the norms of the liberal international order influence the activity of Islamist movements. Filippo Dionigi is Early Career Fellow at LSE’s Middle East Centre.Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT276Professor Pascal Engel, Professor Simon Blackburnhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285201:27:50PD5260Speaker(s): Professor Pascal Engel, Professor Simon Blackburn | Realists take truth to be a robust property of our thoughts and assertions, one which fits certain facts in the world. Deflationists, expressivists and pragmatists disagree: for them truth is a very shallow notion, which comes down to a few (important) trivialities. The view one takes on truth has important consequences for all sorts of issues, in particular for moral philosophy and epistemology, and for the way we understand reasons in each domain. Pascal Engel is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Geneva. Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Peter Dennis is an LSE Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Pascal Engel, Professor Simon Blackburn | Realists take truth to be a robust property of our thoughts and assertions, one which fits certain facts in the world. Deflationists, expressivists and pragmatists disagree: for them truth is a very shallow notion, which comes down to a few (important) trivialities. The view one takes on truth has important consequences for all sorts of issues, in particular for moral philosophy and epistemology, and for the way we understand reasons in each domain. Pascal Engel is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Geneva. Simon Blackburn is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. Peter Dennis is an LSE Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and Forum for European Philosophy. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:30:00 GMT277Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285001:27:32PD5253Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT278Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2850PD5254Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT279Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2850PD5255Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Graham Floater, Philipp Rode, Dimitri Zenghelis | This event is structured around research for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the cities workstream of the Commission’s New Climate Economy (NCE) project which LSE Cities is leading. The overall aim of NCE is to provide independent and authoritative evidence on the relationship between actions which can strengthen economic performance and those which reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. It has been repeatedly argued that cities have a unique opportunity to build a different model of economic growth – one which achieves the benefits of growth but with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions alongside co-benefits such as improved health. And it is commonly understood that this will require a focus on actions that are systematically important for how cities function including decisions around urban form and transport. This event will feature some of the core findings and arguments that were recently published in the first NCE publication ‘Better growth, better climate’ and position the role of cities as part of a global green economy transition. Graham Floater (@GrahamFloater) is Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme and Principal Research Fellow at LSE. Philipp Rode (@PhilippRode) is Executive Director of LSE Cities and Co-Director of the NCE Cities Research Programme. Dimitri Zenghelis (@DimitriZ) is Co-Head Climate Policy at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE. Fran Tonkiss is Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department and Academic Director of the Cities Programme at LSE Cities. The studies by LSE Cities for the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate can be downloaded at the LSE Cities. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT280Professor Margaret Bodenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=285401:33:53PD5262Speaker(s): Professor Margaret Boden | Professor Boden will explore philosophical issues about art. Are computer artworks physical objects? Do they really qualify as art? Margaret Boden is Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Margaret Boden | Professor Boden will explore philosophical issues about art. Are computer artworks physical objects? Do they really qualify as art? Margaret Boden is Research Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT281Dato Sri Nazir Razakhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=284701:28:10PD5250Speaker(s): Dato Sri Nazir Razak | How will the ASEAN Economic Community change the political and economic landscape of Southeast Asia? What form will it take and will it be sustainable? Dato Sri Nazir Razak is Chair of the CIMB Group. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Professor of Economics and International Development, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dato Sri Nazir Razak | How will the ASEAN Economic Community change the political and economic landscape of Southeast Asia? What form will it take and will it be sustainable? Dato Sri Nazir Razak is Chair of the CIMB Group. Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Professor of Economics and International Development, and Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE. Established in 2014, the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre serves as a hub at LSE for public debate and engagement, and research dissemination on issues relevant to the region. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT282Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=284801:26:35PD5251Speaker(s): Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharis | Since 9/11 the rules governing extradition from the UK to the US have been systematically relaxed, and safeguards designed to protect against injustice have been dismantled. British citizens are extradited on untested charges to face justice in US courts and prisons, but what standard of justice? There has been little coverage of what happens in US courts and prisons following these extraditions. The conditions that suspects face in the notorious Supermax prisons, along with the use of secret evidence and material support bans raise serious human and civil rights concerns. Gareth Peirce is a solicitor who represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University. She is the author of Expulsions and Territory, Authority, Rights. Immigration is one of her major research subjects. Jeanne Theoharis is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books including the recent, award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks and co-founder of Educators for Civil Liberties. She has written and researched extensively on terrorism prosecutions in the US federal system post-9/11. Susan Marks is Professor of International Law at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharis | Since 9/11 the rules governing extradition from the UK to the US have been systematically relaxed, and safeguards designed to protect against injustice have been dismantled. British citizens are extradited on untested charges to face justice in US courts and prisons, but what standard of justice? There has been little coverage of what happens in US courts and prisons following these extraditions. The conditions that suspects face in the notorious Supermax prisons, along with the use of secret evidence and material support bans raise serious human and civil rights concerns. Gareth Peirce is a solicitor who represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University. She is the author of Expulsions and Territory, Authority, Rights. Immigration is one of her major research subjects. Jeanne Theoharis is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books including the recent, award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks and co-founder of Educators for Civil Liberties. She has written and researched extensively on terrorism prosecutions in the US federal system post-9/11. Susan Marks is Professor of International Law at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT283Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharishttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2848PD5258Speaker(s): Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharis | Since 9/11 the rules governing extradition from the UK to the US have been systematically relaxed, and safeguards designed to protect against injustice have been dismantled. British citizens are extradited on untested charges to face justice in US courts and prisons, but what standard of justice? There has been little coverage of what happens in US courts and prisons following these extraditions. The conditions that suspects face in the notorious Supermax prisons, along with the use of secret evidence and material support bans raise serious human and civil rights concerns. Gareth Peirce is a solicitor who represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University. She is the author of Expulsions and Territory, Authority, Rights. Immigration is one of her major research subjects. Jeanne Theoharis is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books including the recent, award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks and co-founder of Educators for Civil Liberties. She has written and researched extensively on terrorism prosecutions in the US federal system post-9/11. Susan Marks is Professor of International Law at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Gareth Peirce, Professor Saskia Sassen, Professor Jeanne Theoharis | Since 9/11 the rules governing extradition from the UK to the US have been systematically relaxed, and safeguards designed to protect against injustice have been dismantled. British citizens are extradited on untested charges to face justice in US courts and prisons, but what standard of justice? There has been little coverage of what happens in US courts and prisons following these extraditions. The conditions that suspects face in the notorious Supermax prisons, along with the use of secret evidence and material support bans raise serious human and civil rights concerns. Gareth Peirce is a solicitor who represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. Saskia Sassen (@SaskiaSassen) is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University. She is the author of Expulsions and Territory, Authority, Rights. Immigration is one of her major research subjects. Jeanne Theoharis is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is the author of numerous books including the recent, award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks and co-founder of Educators for Civil Liberties. She has written and researched extensively on terrorism prosecutions in the US federal system post-9/11. Susan Marks is Professor of International Law at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. The Department of Sociology at LSE (@LSEsociology) was established in 1904 and remains committed to top quality teaching and leading research and scholarship today. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT284Professor Laurence Monnoyer-Smithhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=284901:25:50PD5252Speaker(s): Professor Laurence Monnoyer-Smith | France’s institutionalisation of public debate faces criticism as being an instrument for appeasement. Professor Monnoyer-Smith will discuss how France meets this challenge and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. Laurence Monnoyer-Smith (@lmonsmith) is Vice-President of the French National Commission for Public Debate. Michael Barzelay is Professor of Public Management and Head of Department of Management. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Laurence Monnoyer-Smith | France’s institutionalisation of public debate faces criticism as being an instrument for appeasement. Professor Monnoyer-Smith will discuss how France meets this challenge and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. Laurence Monnoyer-Smith (@lmonsmith) is Vice-President of the French National Commission for Public Debate. Michael Barzelay is Professor of Public Management and Head of Department of Management. The Department of Management (@LSEManagement) is a globally diverse academic community at the heart of the LSE, taking a unique interdisciplinary, academically in-depth approach to the study of management and organisations. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT285Professor Peter Neumannhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=284500:43:12PD5248Speaker(s): Professor Peter Neumann | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Large numbers of foreigners, including many Europeans, have joined jihadist groups in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. Who are these people, why do they go, and what - if any - threat will they pose upon their return? Drawing on a large database with hundreds of social media profiles of Western fighters, dozens of interviews, and fieldwork, Professor Peter Neumann of King's College London's International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation will talk about the fighters' motivations and consequences.Speaker(s): Professor Peter Neumann | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. Large numbers of foreigners, including many Europeans, have joined jihadist groups in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. Who are these people, why do they go, and what - if any - threat will they pose upon their return? Drawing on a large database with hundreds of social media profiles of Western fighters, dozens of interviews, and fieldwork, Professor Peter Neumann of King's College London's International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation will talk about the fighters' motivations and consequences.Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT286Felix Salmonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=284401:28:14PD5247Speaker(s): Felix Salmon | Atrocious jurisprudence has plunged Argentina into an unwanted default and upended the world of sovereign debt. Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) is a prominent financial journalist and Senior Editor at Fusion.net. The Department of International Development (@LSE_ID) promotes interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Felix Salmon | Atrocious jurisprudence has plunged Argentina into an unwanted default and upended the world of sovereign debt. Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) is a prominent financial journalist and Senior Editor at Fusion.net. The Department of International Development (@LSE_ID) promotes interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT287Professor Daniel J Levitinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=283801:30:42PD5240Speaker(s): Professor Daniel J Levitin | The information age is drowning us in a deluge of data, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate facts from pseudo-facts, objective from biased sources, and at the same time, we’re all being asked to do more at home and at work. Yet some highly successful people are able to stay highly efficient and productive. I’ll review the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory, and how recent findings can help all of us to become more productive. This talk will address the myth of multi-tasking, advice for how to better structure our time, and how to better organize decision making using examples from health care contexts. I’ll also share secrets from some of the highly successful people I spoke to in doing research for the book: CEOs of some of the largest corporations in the world, artists, scientists, nobel prize winners, generals, admirals, governors, senators, and U.S. cabinet members. Daniel J Levitin (@danlevitin) is James McGill Professor of Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience and Music at McGill University in Montreal. His latest book is The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload. Jonathan Birch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Daniel J Levitin | The information age is drowning us in a deluge of data, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate facts from pseudo-facts, objective from biased sources, and at the same time, we’re all being asked to do more at home and at work. Yet some highly successful people are able to stay highly efficient and productive. I’ll review the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory, and how recent findings can help all of us to become more productive. This talk will address the myth of multi-tasking, advice for how to better structure our time, and how to better organize decision making using examples from health care contexts. I’ll also share secrets from some of the highly successful people I spoke to in doing research for the book: CEOs of some of the largest corporations in the world, artists, scientists, nobel prize winners, generals, admirals, governors, senators, and U.S. cabinet members. Daniel J Levitin (@danlevitin) is James McGill Professor of Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience and Music at McGill University in Montreal. His latest book is The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload. Jonathan Birch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE's Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (@CPNSS), established in 1990, promotes research into philosophical, methodological and foundational questions arising in the natural and the social sciences, and their application to practical problems. The Centre's work is inherently interdisciplinary, and a full calendar of events contributes to a lively intellectual environment. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT288Hans Kundnani, Quentin Peelhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=286701:33:56PD5278Speaker(s): Hans Kundnani, Quentin Peel | A panel debate to mark the launch of Hans Kundnani's recently published book 'The Paradox of German Power'. Hans Kundnani (@hanskundnani) is Research Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations & Associate Fellow, Birmingham University. Quentin Peel is Mercator Senior Fellow at Chatham House. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Speaker(s): Hans Kundnani, Quentin Peel | A panel debate to mark the launch of Hans Kundnani's recently published book 'The Paradox of German Power'. Hans Kundnani (@hanskundnani) is Research Director at the European Council on Foreign Relations & Associate Fellow, Birmingham University. Quentin Peel is Mercator Senior Fellow at Chatham House. Maurice Fraser is Head of the European Institute, LSE. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009.Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT289Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Luptonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=283501:33:51PD5234Speaker(s): Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Lupton | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Many believe that education is very sensitive to the influence of school friends and neighbours. Professor Stephen Gibbons outlines evidence to the contrary from the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. Stephen Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography and Director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre. Tim Leunig (@timleunig) is Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education. Ruth Lupton (@ruthlupton) is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. Economic prosperity in the UK is very unevenly distributed across space. Tackling these persistent disparities is a key policy objective. The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) (@LSE_SERC) aims to provide a rigorous understanding of the nature, extent, causes and consequences of these disparities, and to identify appropriate policy responses. Established in 2008, SERC is based at the LSE and aims to provide high quality independent research to further understanding as to why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst other don't. Our research programmes explore disparities, their effects and potential remedies at all spatial levels including regional, city-region, local and neighbourhood. The Centre also aims to influence and improve policy decision-making at the national and local levels, connecting UK policy makers with international expertise, research and good practice in diagnosing and tackling such differences. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Lupton | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Many believe that education is very sensitive to the influence of school friends and neighbours. Professor Stephen Gibbons outlines evidence to the contrary from the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. Stephen Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography and Director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre. Tim Leunig (@timleunig) is Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education. Ruth Lupton (@ruthlupton) is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. Economic prosperity in the UK is very unevenly distributed across space. Tackling these persistent disparities is a key policy objective. The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) (@LSE_SERC) aims to provide a rigorous understanding of the nature, extent, causes and consequences of these disparities, and to identify appropriate policy responses. Established in 2008, SERC is based at the LSE and aims to provide high quality independent research to further understanding as to why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst other don't. Our research programmes explore disparities, their effects and potential remedies at all spatial levels including regional, city-region, local and neighbourhood. The Centre also aims to influence and improve policy decision-making at the national and local levels, connecting UK policy makers with international expertise, research and good practice in diagnosing and tackling such differences. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT290Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Luptonhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=2835PD5236Speaker(s): Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Lupton | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Many believe that education is very sensitive to the influence of school friends and neighbours. Professor Stephen Gibbons outlines evidence to the contrary from the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. Stephen Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography and Director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre. Tim Leunig (@timleunig) is Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education. Ruth Lupton (@ruthlupton) is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. Economic prosperity in the UK is very unevenly distributed across space. Tackling these persistent disparities is a key policy objective. The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) (@LSE_SERC) aims to provide a rigorous understanding of the nature, extent, causes and consequences of these disparities, and to identify appropriate policy responses. Established in 2008, SERC is based at the LSE and aims to provide high quality independent research to further understanding as to why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst other don't. Our research programmes explore disparities, their effects and potential remedies at all spatial levels including regional, city-region, local and neighbourhood. The Centre also aims to influence and improve policy decision-making at the national and local levels, connecting UK policy makers with international expertise, research and good practice in diagnosing and tackling such differences. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Stephen Gibbons, Dr Tim Leunig, Professor Ruth Lupton | Editor's note: We apologise for the poor quality of this podcast. Many believe that education is very sensitive to the influence of school friends and neighbours. Professor Stephen Gibbons outlines evidence to the contrary from the Spatial Economics Research Centre at LSE. Stephen Gibbons is Professor of Economic Geography and Director of the Spatial Economics Research Centre. Tim Leunig (@timleunig) is Chief Analyst and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education. Ruth Lupton (@ruthlupton) is Professor of Education at the University of Manchester. Julia Black is Pro Director for Research at LSE. Economic prosperity in the UK is very unevenly distributed across space. Tackling these persistent disparities is a key policy objective. The Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC) (@LSE_SERC) aims to provide a rigorous understanding of the nature, extent, causes and consequences of these disparities, and to identify appropriate policy responses. Established in 2008, SERC is based at the LSE and aims to provide high quality independent research to further understanding as to why some regions, cities and communities prosper, whilst other don't. Our research programmes explore disparities, their effects and potential remedies at all spatial levels including regional, city-region, local and neighbourhood. The Centre also aims to influence and improve policy decision-making at the national and local levels, connecting UK policy makers with international expertise, research and good practice in diagnosing and tackling such differences. LSE Works is a series of public lectures, that will showcase some of the latest research by LSE's academic departments and research centres. In each session, LSE academics will present key research findings, demonstrating where appropriate the implications of their studies for public policy. A list of all the LSE Works lectures can be viewed at LSE Works. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT291Dr Esra Özyürek, Dr Ruth Mandel, Dr Nasar Meer, Professor Joel Robbinshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=283001:25:39PD5227Speaker(s): Dr Esra Özyürek, Dr Ruth Mandel, Dr Nasar Meer, Professor Joel Robbins | The panellists will discuss Dr Özyürek’s newly published book Being German, Becoming Muslim: race, religion, and conversion in the New Europe. Esra Özyürek is Associate Professor in Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE’s European Institute. Ruth Mandel is Reader in Social Anthropology at University College London. Nasar Meer is Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship at Strathclyde University and a Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow. Joel Robbins is Sigrid Rausing Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. Deniz Kandiyoti is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dr Esra Özyürek, Dr Ruth Mandel, Dr Nasar Meer, Professor Joel Robbins | The panellists will discuss Dr Özyürek’s newly published book Being German, Becoming Muslim: race, religion, and conversion in the New Europe. Esra Özyürek is Associate Professor in Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE’s European Institute. Ruth Mandel is Reader in Social Anthropology at University College London. Nasar Meer is Reader in Comparative Social Policy and Citizenship at Strathclyde University and a Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellow. Joel Robbins is Sigrid Rausing Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. Deniz Kandiyoti is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) was established in 1991 as a dedicated centre for the interdisciplinary study of processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, the Institute was ranked first for research in European Studies in the United Kingdom. The LSE European Institute has been a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence since 2009. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT292Dmitri Makarov, Dr Mary McAuley, Roman Udothttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=283101:22:36PD5228Speaker(s): Dmitri Makarov, Dr Mary McAuley, Roman Udot | An unprecedented number of laws have been adopted in Russia over the past two years which dramatically restrict the activities of all independent non-governmental organisations, and particularly those working for civil and political rights. The new laws, such as the "foreign agents" law, threaten not only the organisations but also endanger their staff, members and supporters. The law on treason can lead to ten or more years of imprisonment for the vaguest of reasons, such as simply sharing information with non-Russian organisations and outsiders. Our panel of human rights advocates and experts will provide a first-hand insight into the difficulties of working under such conditions, and propose what can be done to stop the further erosion of human rights in Russia. Dmitri Makarov is co-chair of the Coordinating Council of the International Youth Human Rights Movement. Mary McAuley is an independent expert on human rights in Russia. Roman Udot is from Golos, the association of organisations for the protection of the rights of Russian voters and development of civic society. Margo Picken is a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dmitri Makarov, Dr Mary McAuley, Roman Udot | An unprecedented number of laws have been adopted in Russia over the past two years which dramatically restrict the activities of all independent non-governmental organisations, and particularly those working for civil and political rights. The new laws, such as the "foreign agents" law, threaten not only the organisations but also endanger their staff, members and supporters. The law on treason can lead to ten or more years of imprisonment for the vaguest of reasons, such as simply sharing information with non-Russian organisations and outsiders. Our panel of human rights advocates and experts will provide a first-hand insight into the difficulties of working under such conditions, and propose what can be done to stop the further erosion of human rights in Russia. Dmitri Makarov is co-chair of the Coordinating Council of the International Youth Human Rights Movement. Mary McAuley is an independent expert on human rights in Russia. Roman Udot is from Golos, the association of organisations for the protection of the rights of Russian voters and development of civic society. Margo Picken is a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE. The Centre for the Study of Human Rights at LSE (@LSEHumanRights) is a trans-disciplinary centre of excellence for international academic research, teaching and critical scholarship on human rights. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT293Professor Barry Eichengreenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282901:07:06PD5226Speaker(s): Professor Barry Eichengreen | Popular understanding of the Great Depression shaped the response to the Great Recession. The experience of the Great Recession will change our understanding of the Great Depression. Barry Eichengreen (@B_Eichengreen) is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California-Berkeley. His new book is Hall of Mirrors: the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the uses - and misuses - of history. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Professor Barry Eichengreen | Popular understanding of the Great Depression shaped the response to the Great Recession. The experience of the Great Recession will change our understanding of the Great Depression. Barry Eichengreen (@B_Eichengreen) is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California-Berkeley. His new book is Hall of Mirrors: the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the uses - and misuses - of history. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT294Professor Ronald J Deibert, Dr Gus Hossein, Professor Sir David Omand, Professor Ronald W Pruessenhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282701:31:45PD5224Speaker(s): Professor Ronald J Deibert, Dr Gus Hossein, Professor Sir David Omand, Professor Ronald W Pruessen | What are the implications of surveillance, big data, malware and hacking for individuals and societies? What conversations do we need to have about the rules of cyberspace? Ronald J Deibert (@RonDeibert) is Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Gus Hosein (@GusHosein) is the Executive Director of Privacy International. David Omand is Visiting Professor at King’s College London. Ronald W Pruessen is Professor of History at the University of Toronto. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Speaker(s): Professor Ronald J Deibert, Dr Gus Hossein, Professor Sir David Omand, Professor Ronald W Pruessen | What are the implications of surveillance, big data, malware and hacking for individuals and societies? What conversations do we need to have about the rules of cyberspace? Ronald J Deibert (@RonDeibert) is Director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Gus Hosein (@GusHosein) is the Executive Director of Privacy International. David Omand is Visiting Professor at King’s College London. Ronald W Pruessen is Professor of History at the University of Toronto. LSE IDEAS (@lseideas) is a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT295Dr Gabriel Zucmanhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282801:18:34PD5225Speaker(s): Dr Gabriel Zucman | Dr Zucman will discuss recent evidence on rising inequality, proposals made to curb these trends and challenges raised by international tax competition and evasion. Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) is a member of the faculty of the LSE Department of Economics and an Associate on the Public Economics Programme at STICERD. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Dr Gabriel Zucman | Dr Zucman will discuss recent evidence on rising inequality, proposals made to curb these trends and challenges raised by international tax competition and evasion. Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) is a member of the faculty of the LSE Department of Economics and an Associate on the Public Economics Programme at STICERD. Wouter Den Haan is Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Centre for Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT296Professor Lawrence H. Summershttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282601:04:07PD5223Speaker(s): Professor Lawrence H. Summers | This public conversation with one of America’s leading economists, Professor Lawrence H. Summers, will focus on the topic of secular stagnation and the report Professor Summers is currently working on, New Approaches to Progressive Policy, which will be published on 15 January. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers (@LHSummers) is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank. Paul De Grauwe (@pdegrauwe) is the John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy at LSE. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Speaker(s): Professor Lawrence H. Summers | This public conversation with one of America’s leading economists, Professor Lawrence H. Summers, will focus on the topic of secular stagnation and the report Professor Summers is currently working on, New Approaches to Progressive Policy, which will be published on 15 January. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers (@LHSummers) is one of America’s leading economists. In addition to serving as 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, Dr Summers served as Director of the White House National Economic Council in the Obama Administration, as President of Harvard University, and as the Chief Economist of the World Bank. Paul De Grauwe (@pdegrauwe) is the John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy at LSE. The Department of Economics at LSE (@LSEEcon) is one of the largest economics departments in the world. Its size ensures that all areas of economics are strongly represented in both research and teaching. The Centre For Macroeconomics (@CFMUK) brings together world-class experts to carry out pioneering research on the global economic crisis and to help design policies that alleviate it.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:00:00 GMT297Sir Alan Budd, Lord Kinghttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282201:31:36PD5218Speaker(s): Sir Alan Budd, Lord King | Lord King and Sir Alan will look back at central developments in banking over the last two decades. Alan Budd GBE is founding member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and former Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility. Mervyn King is a former Governor of the Bank of England and founder of LSE’s Financial Markets Group. Charles Goodhart is Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance with the Financial Markets Group at LSE. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Sir Alan Budd, Lord King | Lord King and Sir Alan will look back at central developments in banking over the last two decades. Alan Budd GBE is founding member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee and former Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility. Mervyn King is a former Governor of the Bank of England and founder of LSE’s Financial Markets Group. Charles Goodhart is Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance with the Financial Markets Group at LSE. The Financial Markets Group Research Centre (FMG) at LSE (@FMG_LSE) is one of the leading European centres for academic research into financial markets and is a focal point for research communication with the business, policy making, and academic finance communities. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT298Dr Judith Rodinhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=282501:17:30PD5222Speaker(s): Dr Judith Rodin | Through dramatic stories, penetrating insights, and research from around the world, Judith Rodin, the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how people, organisations, businesses, communities, and cities have developed resilience in the face of otherwise catastrophic challenges. Judith Rodin has been President of The Rockefeller Foundation (@RockefellerFdn) since 2005. During her tenure she has recalibrated its focus to meet the challenges and disruptions of the twenty-first century, to support and shape innovations that strengthen resilience and build more inclusive economies. She was previously president of the University of Pennsylvania, and provost of Yale University. A widely recognised international leader in academia, science and development issues, Dr Rodin has actively participated in influential global forums, including the World Economic Forum, the Council on Foreign Relations, Clinton Global Initiative and the United Nations General Assembly. Dr Rodin is also a member of the African Development Bank’s High Level Panel, a Board member of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (co-created by The Rockefeller Foundation). In November 2012 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo named Dr Rodin to co-chair the NYS 2100 Commission on long-term resilience following Superstorm Sandy. A pioneer and innovator throughout her career, Dr Rodin was the first woman named to lead an Ivy League Institution and is the first woman to serve as The Rockefeller Foundation's president. A research psychologist by training, she was one of the pioneers of the behavioural medicine and health psychology movements. Dr Rodin is the author of more than 200 academic articles and has written or co-written 13 books. She has received 19 honorary doctorate degrees and has been named one of Crain's 50 Most Powerful Women in New York. She has also been recognised as one of Forbes Magazine's World's 100 Most Powerful Women three years in a row. Dr Rodin serves as a member of the board for several leading corporations and non-profits including Citigroup, Laureate Education, Inc., Comcast, and the White House Council for Community Solutions. Dr Rodin is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. Dr Rodin's new book is The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at LSE (@GRI_LSE). The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Speaker(s): Dr Judith Rodin | Through dramatic stories, penetrating insights, and research from around the world, Judith Rodin, the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how people, organisations, businesses, communities, and cities have developed resilience in the face of otherwise catastrophic challenges. Judith Rodin has been President of The Rockefeller Foundation (@RockefellerFdn) since 2005. During her tenure she has recalibrated its focus to meet the challenges and disruptions of the twenty-first century, to support and shape innovations that strengthen resilience and build more inclusive economies. She was previously president of the University of Pennsylvania, and provost of Yale University. A widely recognised international leader in academia, science and development issues, Dr Rodin has actively participated in influential global forums, including the World Economic Forum, the Council on Foreign Relations, Clinton Global Initiative and the United Nations General Assembly. Dr Rodin is also a member of the African Development Bank’s High Level Panel, a Board member of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (co-created by The Rockefeller Foundation). In November 2012 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo named Dr Rodin to co-chair the NYS 2100 Commission on long-term resilience following Superstorm Sandy. A pioneer and innovator throughout her career, Dr Rodin was the first woman named to lead an Ivy League Institution and is the first woman to serve as The Rockefeller Foundation's president. A research psychologist by training, she was one of the pioneers of the behavioural medicine and health psychology movements. Dr Rodin is the author of more than 200 academic articles and has written or co-written 13 books. She has received 19 honorary doctorate degrees and has been named one of Crain's 50 Most Powerful Women in New York. She has also been recognised as one of Forbes Magazine's World's 100 Most Powerful Women three years in a row. Dr Rodin serves as a member of the board for several leading corporations and non-profits including Citigroup, Laureate Education, Inc., Comcast, and the White House Council for Community Solutions. Dr Rodin is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Columbia University. Dr Rodin's new book is The Resilience Dividend: Being Strong in a World Where Things Go Wrong. Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is a research centre at LSE (@GRI_LSE). The Institute’s research looks at the economics of climate change, and aims to inform policy and academic debate. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:30:00 GMT299Chris Alden, Stuart Corbridge, Enrique García, H.E. Ricardo Lagoshttp://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents/player.aspx?id=298801:07:39PD5446Speaker(s): Chris Alden, Stuart Corbridge, Enrique García, H.E. Ricardo Lagos | Geopolitics and the Global South: Challenges of the Emerging International Order. Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address (Geopolitics and the Global South), Chris Alden, Stuart Corbridge, Enrique García, H.E. Ricardo Lagos. Session 1, Geopolitics and Changing Patterns of Multilateralism - Ambassador H.H.S Viswanathan, Professor Zhongying Pang, Professor Didier Opertti Badán, Dan Restrepo. Session 2, The Geopolitics of Development - Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Harinder Kohli, Jean-Louis Ekra, Professor Matias Spektor. Session 3, The Geopolitics of Security - Jose Miguel Insulza, Dr. Domitilla Sagramoso, Dino Mahtani, Professor Christopher Hughes. Closing Keynote Address (The Global South and the Atlantic Basin. New actors, power shift and challenges for the International Order) and Concluding Remarks - H.E. José María Aznar, Enrique García, Chris Alden.Speaker(s): Chris Alden, Stuart Corbridge, Enrique García, H.E. Ricardo Lagos | Geopolitics and the Global South: Challenges of the Emerging International Order. Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address (Geopolitics and the Global South), Chris Alden, Stuart Corbridge, Enrique García, H.E. Ricardo Lagos. Session 1, Geopolitics and Changing Patterns of Multilateralism - Ambassador H.H.S Viswanathan, Professor Zhongying Pang, Professor Didier Opertti Badán, Dan Restrepo. Session 2, The Geopolitics of Development - Professor Jose Antonio Ocampo, Harinder Kohli, Jean-Louis Ekra, Professor Matias Spektor. Session 3, The Geopolitics of Security - Jose Miguel Insulza, Dr. Domitilla Sagramoso, Dino Mahtani, Professor Christopher Hughes. Closing Keynote Address (The Global South and the Atlantic Basin. New actors, power shift and challenges for the International Order) and Concluding Remarks - H.E. José María Aznar, Enrique García, Chris Alden.Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:00:00 GMT300