Trump tapped into a well of anger and resentment that others missed - Professor Peter Trubowitz analyses the US election and the potential impact for America's alliesNo party will ever deliver on promises to turn back the clock - Dr Justin Gest explores the political alienation of the white working classThe breakdown of police and press relations since the Leveson Inquiry is a threat to democracy and accuracy - Dr Marianne Colbran examines the impact of press restrictions four years after the Leveson ReportPartisanship in the age of Corbyn

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Young children of working mothers have better skills than those of stay-at-home mothers

Young children whose mothers are not working have lower capabilities in terms of talking, social skills, movement and everyday skills, according to new research from LSE and Oxford.

New LSE financial markets research programme in partnership with Swiss Re

LSE has announced a formal partnership with Swiss Re to support a research programme on monetary policy and long-term investment.

Generation gap for voters makes referenda unsuitable in ageing populations

Referenda can favour older voters in an ageing population and are unsuitable for political decisions with longer-term benefits

Justin Gest

The New Minority: white working class politics in an era of immigration and inequality 

This talk by Justin Gest, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and co-founder of the LSE Migration Studies Unit, will reveal key findings from the first rigorous study of the social and political trends underpinning Brexit and the Trump phenomenon in the United States.  Event date: Monday 21 November

 

The Curse of Cash

The world is drowning in cash—and it’s making us poorer and less safe. Kenneth Rogoff, one of the world’s leading economists, makes a persuasive and fascinating case for an idea that until recently would have seemed outlandish: getting rid of most paper money. Event date: Wednesday 23 November

Newly announced public events

New events include NYU Law Professor Philip Alston marking International Human Rights Day; and business leaders Kathryn Jacob and Sue Unerman on successful strategies for women at work.

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What Next for Growth in the UK?                                                            
Video

Speakers: Vince Cable, Lord Darling, Stephanie Flanders, George Osborne (pictured)
Recorded: Wednesday 02 November, approx. 64 minutes    

 
The Legacy of Peace                  
Audio

Speaker: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
Recorded: Wednesday 02 November 2016

Speakers: Bronwen Maddox, Professor Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Professor Peter Trubowitz
Recorded: Wednesday 09 November 2016

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