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Equity crowdfunding: a new model for financing entrepreneurship

Researchers from LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) have demonstrated the benefits of equity crowdfunding as a “robust alternative” for investors and entrepreneurs.

Professor Maurice Fraser

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Professor Maurice Fraser, former head of the European Institute.

LSE IDEAS advise Colombian President Santos on new policies for after the 'War on Drugs'

 Five Nobel Prize recipients and the Colombian President have endorsed the After the Drug Wars report recommending countries move beyond ‘war on drugs’ towards policies grounded in political and socioeconomic integration.

Peter Frankopan

Looking Eastwards: cultural exchange with the Islamic world

How important has the West's interaction with the Islamic world been to our history, and to theirs? Professor Jerry Brotton and Dr Peter Frankopan explore the rich interaction between east and west at next week's LSE Literary Festival. Event date: Thursday 25 February

 

Uninvited Arrivals: refugees and the challenge of responsibility

At this year's LSE Literary Festival, the Department of Media and Communications host a discussion reflecting upon the dramatic recent increase of deaths in the Mediterranean and the pressures that these deaths are exerting upon the concept and practice of collective responsibility in Europe. Event date: Wednesday 24 February

Panama: consolidating democracy, growth and human development 

Panama's Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, who will deliver this public lecture, has over 20 years of experience in consulting, development and implementation of public policies in Latin America. Event date: Wednesday 2 March

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Speaker: Professor Tim Besley
Recorded: Wednesday 10 February 2016, approx. 90 minutes    

 

Speaker: Baroness Amos
Recorded: Thursday 11 February 2016

Speaker: Enrico Letta
Recorded: Friday 12 February 2016

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