Friday 13 April 2012

LSE in print

There can be no excuse for thugs who riot and loot
Daily Express, 13/04/2012, p.14, Chris Roycroft-Davis
Comment: Chris Roycroft-Davis comments on last summer’s riots. He notes the social research study carried out by the Guardian and the LSE.

Madeleine Devlin
The Times, 13/04/2012, p.56, Unattributed
After leaving Oxford, Madeleine Devlin worked for Lancelot Hogben, then writing Mathematics for the Million (1936), which became a bestseller. He had been professor of zoology at Cape Town and was now professor of social biology at the London School of Economics.

Birthdays
The Guardian, 13/04/2012, p.38, Unattributed
Birthdays: Simon Roberts, professor of law, London School of Economics, 71.

The west's war on terror is corrupting all it touches
The Guardian, 13/04/2012, p.35, Simon Jenkins
The son of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi, Saif, is said to have attended the LSE.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/12/war-on-terror-corrupting

Even the super-rich should pay their taxes first
The Independent, 13/04/2012, p.17, Mary Dejevsky
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mary-dejevsky/mary-dejevsky-even-the-superrich-should-pay-their-taxes-first-7640663.html?origin=internalSearch|

What a muddle over tax
i (The paper for today), 13/04/2012, p.15, Mary Dejevsky

Sorry, but that joke isn't funny any more
Daily Mail (Scotland)*, 12/04/2012, p.17, John Macleod
LAST Saturday, Trenton Oldfield, a graduate of the LSE, deliberately wrecked the traditional Thames Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge.

Note to protestors: elitism and privilege are not the same thing
The Spectator, 14/04/2012, p.19, Unattributed

Fearful city halls try to sabotage campaign for directly elected mayors
The Times (Scotland)*, 12/04/2012, p.6, Jill Sherman
Local councils are trying to scupper David Cameron's plans for directly elected city mayors by attempting to persuade residents to vote against the idea in referendums on May 3. Tony Travers, local government expert at the London School of Economics, comments.

Radio Question time Kate Chisholm
The Spectator, 14/04/2012, p.56, Kate Chisholm
Sandel, professor at Harvard and a former Reith lecturer, does not lecture the assembled students at the LSE or his listeners but encourages them (and us) to question their assumptions, opinions, thoughts. What are they based on? He wants us all to develop the habit of asking questions.

LSE online

Indonesian democracy deserves closer scrutiny, David Cameron
The Guardian (12 April 2012)
‘It looks like a good example, but military influence in parliament, a vast arms budget and rights abuses tell a different story.’
Article by John Sidel, Sir Patrick Gillam professor of international and comparative politics at LSE.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/12/indonesian-democracy-scrutiny-david-cameron|

Alcohol Makes You Smarter OR Another Bogus “Study” to Serve Alcohol Industry
19.org - admin - Apr 13 at 6:54 BST
wrong, very wrong. Let’s read further: “The findings come from a comprehensive study carried out at the London School of Economics in which researchers tracked the lives of thousands of 39-year-old women and...
http://19.org/1027/alcohol-industry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alcohol-industry|

Stop Hiding Behind Your Culture
Emory Wheel - Apr 13 at 6:42 BST
Sierra Leone. To give a little bit of background, Fuambai got her PhD in social anthropology at the London School of Economics and did field work in the Gambia. Both sisters were born in the U.S., but traveled...
http://emorywheel.com/detail.php?n=31002|

We will soon forget
Trinidad Express - Rajiv Gopie - Apr 13 at 6:26 BST
President's Medal in 2006 for business/modern studies. He is an MSc candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics. —rajivgopie@hotmail.com
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/We_will_soon_forget-147263445.html|

Η ελληνική οικονομία στους «Ανταποκριτές» (translate)
OnSports.gr - Apr 13 at 3:29 BST
Η εκπομπή "Ανταποκριτές" θα ασχοληθεί με την ελληνική οικονομία. Στο London School of Economics οργανώθηκε πριν από λίγες ημέρες μία συζήτηση με θέμα το πως μπορεί να επιστρέψει η ανάπτυξη στην Ελλάδα. Μεταξύ...
http://www.newsbomb.gr/media-agb/story/128087/i-elliniki-oikonomia-stoys-antapokrites|

Shore old boy's wet protest against elitism
Hornsby & Upper North Shore Advocate - Apr 13 at 3:16 BST
a former Sydney Church of England Grammar student who went on to study at Sydney University and the London School of Economics, said on his blog entitled “Elitism Leads To Tyranny” he was protesting against...
http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/news/story/shore-old-boys-wet-protest-against-elitism/|

newsbomb.gr: Η ελληνική οικονομία στους «Ανταποκριτές» (translate)
Mykosmos.gr - Apr 13 at 3:05 BST
Στο London School of Economics οργανώθηκε πριν από λίγες ημέρες μία συζήτηση με θέμα το πως μπορεί να επιστρέψει η ανάπτυξη στην Ελλάδα. Μεταξύ αυτών που μίλησαν ήταν ο γενικός γραμματέας της...
http://www.mykosmos.gr/loc_mk/newsfeed_content.asp?ID=1307689|

Smith & Nephew | Baroness Virginia Bottomley joins Smith & Nephew as Non-Executive Director
Smith and Nephew - Apr 13 at 1:48 BST
is Chancellor of the University of Hull, Pro Chancellor of the University of Surrey, a Governor of the London School of Economics and a Trustee of The Economist Newspaper. She was appointed a Life Peer in...
http://global.smith-nephew.com/master/40832.htm|

Rajoy desechó un plan de cuatro puntos para desarrollar las reformas (translate)
Vozpopuli - Apr 13 at 0:47 BST
de reformas desde el primer día”. En este sentido, Luis Garicano, miembro de Fedea y profesor de la London School of Economics, dio hace poco un “aprobado raspado” al Ejecutivo de Rajoy por sus 100 primeros
http://vozpopuli.com/nacional/1882-rajoy-desecho-un-plan-de-cuatro-puntos-para-implementar-escalonadamente-las-reformas|

Americanas (translate)
Folha Vitória - Apr 13 at 0:12 BST
10h30, no Hotel Golden Tulip Porto Vitória, na Enseada do Suá. Tâmega é PhD em História Econômica pela London School of Economics. A ideia é fazer uma análise dos cenários econômicos para o Brasil ao longo
http://folhavitoria.com.br/economia/blogs/enfoqueeconomico/2012/04/12/americanas.html|

Студенческая комната отдыха от Feix & Merlin Architects. Лондон, Англия. (translate)
Архиновости - Vole4ka - Apr 12 at 23:41 BST
В Лондонской школе экономики (The LSE London School of Economics) прошёл конкурс на лучший проект дизайна помещения для отдыха студентов, в котором могли принять участие сами учащиеся университета. Победителем...
http://www.arhinovosti.ru/2012/04/13/studencheskaya-komnata-otdykha-ot-feix-merlin-architects-london-angliya/|

YouthSight unveils segmentation tool
Research Magazine - James Verrinder - Apr 12 at 23:22 BST
Connecteds, Creatives, Curious Minds, Market Mavens and Civic Artists. It was developed in collaboration with academics from the London School of Economics and the Nottingham Business School. Ben Marks, managing...
http://www.research-live.com/news/news-headlines/youthsight-unveils-segmentation-tool/4007234.article|

Brain Drain or Export? The Upside to Students Leaving Boston
BostInno - Walter Frick - Apr 12 at 22:11 BST
one of the country’s best exports (and your author opted to purchase from a foreign producer, the London School of Economics, when he went shopping for an advanced degree). The main point I want to make...
http://bostinno.com/2012/04/12/brain-drain-or-export-the-upside-to-students-leaving-boston/|

Κάλεσε την αστυνομία για να ξεφύγει από το πολύ σεξ (translate)
Pulse - Apr 12 at 21:38 BST
σε όσες συμφοιτήτριές τους χρειάζονται λίγη βοήθεια για να… χαλαρώσουν ... 7/4 09:01 Και μάλιστα με τη... σφραγίδα του London School of Economics. Δεν το λέει κανένας τυχαίος... 29/3 08:20 Διαβάστε γιατί οι...
http://www.pulse.gr/kalese-astynomia-xefygei-sex/news/2700407/|

Debt sustainability and credit booms
Financial Times - Claire Jones - Apr 12 at 21:01 BST
was the editor of the Central Banking journal and CentralBanking.com. Claire studied philosophy and economics at the London School of Economics. RSS James Politi is US economics and trade correspondent for...
http://blogs.ft.com/money-supply/2012/04/12/debt-sustainability-and-credit-booms/?Authorised=false|

The sustainable cities agenda
Environmental Expert - The Article 13 team - Apr 12 at 20:49 BST
of megacities. Urban Age – a programme centred on annual conferences, research and publications, jointly organised by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society and designed...
http://www.environmental-expert.com/articles/the-sustainable-cities-agenda-289140|

Dementia care: improvements needed
Clinical Services Journal - Apr 12 at 20:39 BST
Alzheimer’s Society (2007). Dementia UK: The full report. The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. 3 Department...
http://www.clinicalservicesjournal.com/Story.aspx?Story=9726|

Cambio social y económico en Birmania ( Myanmar) por J.Stiglitz (I) (translate)
Globedia Mexico - Apr 12 at 20:34 BST
Findlay, señaló que uno de ellos, Hla Myint, de 91 años y que fue profesor titular en la London School of Economics, era el creador de la estrategia de desarrollo más exitosa que se haya diseñado, la de una...
http://mx.globedia.com/cambio-social-economico-birmania-myanmar-stiglitz|

Duke University selects Grimshaw for campus center makeover
World Architecture News - Apr 12 at 19:27 BST
working with Grimshaw on the West Union project. I had the opportunity to talk with folks at the London School of Economics about their experiences with Grimshaw, and all I heard were rave reviews. “I anticipate...
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.showbriefdetail&newsid=1515|

12th Social Study Of ICT Conference: Health Information Systems: Searching The Past, Finding A Future: Conference
The List - Apr 12 at 18:39 BST
building health information systems. 18 Apr Apr 18, 8.30am–5.30pm at Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House at London School Of Economics, London.
http://www.list.co.uk/event/20296640-12th-social-study-of-ict-conference-health-information-systems-searching-the-past-finding-a-future-conference/|

Κάλεσε την αστυνομία γιατί δεν άντεχε άλλο σεξ! (translate)
Pulse - Apr 12 at 18:38 BST
σε όσες συμφοιτήτριές τους χρειάζονται λίγη βοήθεια για να… χαλαρώσουν ... 7/4 09:01 Και μάλιστα με τη... σφραγίδα του London School of Economics. Δεν το λέει κανένας τυχαίος... 29/3
http://www.pulse.gr/kalese-astynomia-giati-antehe-sex/news/2700012/|

tanea.gr: Αιθίοπα αντι-Τόμσεν ετοιμάζεται να στείλει στην Ελλάδα το ΔΝΤ (translate)
Mykosmos.gr - Apr 12 at 18:27 BST
στην Πορτογαλία) τον επικεφαλής της αποστολής του ΔΝΤ Πολ Τόμσεν. Ο κ. Σελασιέ, κάτοχος πτυχίου Οικονομικών από το London School of Economics, είναι σήμερα βοηθός διευθυντής του Ευρωπαϊκού Τμήματος του ΔΝΤ
http://www.mykosmos.gr/loc_mk/newsfeed_content.asp?ID=1307237|

Pero no fichamos a un experto ?? (translate)
Aupa Athletic.com - uefara - Apr 12 at 18:06 BST
capital bilbaina Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, el fichaje menos mediático del presidente del Athletic, Josu Urrutia. Catedrático de Economía en London School of Economics y doctor en Economía por la Universidad...
http://www.aupaathletic.com/foros/replicas.asp?idTema=5409928|

El dinero virtual sigue adelante con las Bitcoins (translate)
InMagazine - Isabel Cortina - Apr 12 at 17:58 BST
operaciones y cálculos computacionales. Además, hay personajes de renombre como Tim Leuning, profesor de Historia Económica de la London School of Economics, que ha apuntado en declaraciones a los medios que...
http://www.inmagazine.es/blog/?p=13984&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=el-dinero-virtual-sigue-adelante-con-las-bitcoins|

DLA appoints new UK managing partner in top-level shake-up
Legal Week - Rose Orlik - Apr 12 at 17:51 BST
head. Da Costa will now become a consultant at the firm while also completing a Masters at the London School of Economics. Elsewhere, management responsibility for the Middle East has been added to Ulrich...
http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/2167485/dla-appoints-uk-managing-partner-level-shake|

Συλλογή Υπογραφών για τη δημιουργία μηχανισμών ελέγχου των οικονομικών των κομμάτων και των βουλευτών (translate)
Αγώνας της Κρήτης - atk editor - Apr 12 at 17:26 BST
μηχανισμούς ελέγχου, θα ανακτήσουν ένα μέρος της χαμένης εμπιστοσύνης των πολιτών.
Υπογράφουν οι:
Νίκος Μουζέλης - ομότιμος Καθηγητής London School of Economics- Πρόεδρος Ένωσης Πολιτών για την ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ...
http://www.agonaskritis.gr/%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bb%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b3%ce%ae-%cf%85%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b3%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%86%cf%8e%ce%bd-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b7-%ce%b4%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%81%ce%b3%ce%af%ce%b1-%ce%bc/|

Rockefeller Archive Center to House Ford Foundation Archive
Business Wire - Apr 12 at 17:04 BST
Mountains, and Virgin Islands and the early history of organizations as diverse as the League of Nations, the London School of Economics, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and the Mount Palomar Observatory...
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/moreover/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1000027&newsId=20120412006072&newsLang=en|

Το Μνημόνιο μένει, ο Τόμσεν -ίσως- φεύγει... (translate)
Avgi - Apr 12 at 16:52 BST
Σελασιέ, ο οποίος είναι ο αναπληρωτής διευθυντής του ευρωπαϊκού τμήματος του ΔΝΤ. O Α. Σελασιέ σπούδασε οικονομικά στο London School of Economics και ξεκίνησε ως σύμβουλος της κυβέρνησης της Αιθιοπίας, από...
http://www.avgi.gr/ArticleActionshow.action?articleID=681596|

Why Syria's peace plan is destined to fail
Channel 4 - Apr 12 at 16:52 BST
does not favour a diplomatic solution," says Professor Fawaz Gerges, director of the Middle East Centre at London School of Economics. "There is a deficit of trust and a river of blood has deepened that mistrust...
http://www.channel4.com/news/why-kofi-annans-syrian-peace-plan-is-destined-to-fail|

¿Qué nos ha pasado? El fallo de un país, las claves que explican la actual crisis (translate)
El Imparcial España - el imparcial - Apr 12 at 16:42 BST
Foreign Policy Edición Española. Licenciado en Ciencias Políticas por la UCM y Master en Relaciones Internacionales por la London School of Economics, es autor de varios libros, el último La fuerza de los...
http://www.elimparcial.es/contenido/102511.html|

Global experts to discuss ‘The Failure of the Euro?’
Alpha Galileo - Apr 12 at 15:24 BST
University; Peter Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies, Harvard University; and Jonathan Hopkin, reader in comparative politics, London School of Economics. There will be five discussions throughout...
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=119246&CultureCode=en|

Προς απόλυση ο Ποουλ Τομσεν (translate)
Αγώνας της Κρήτης - atk editor - Apr 12 at 14:40 BST
διευθυντή του ευρωπαϊκού τμήματος του ΔΝΤ.
Ποιος είναι ο Αμπεμπέ Σελασιέ
O Αμπεμπέ Αέμρο Σελασιέ σπούδασε οικονομικά στο London School of Economics και ξεκίνησε ως σύμβουλος της κυβέρνησης της Αιθιοπίας...
http://www.agonaskritis.gr/%cf%80%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b1%cf%80%cf%8c%ce%bb%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b7-%ce%bf-%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%bb-%cf%84%ce%bf%ce%bc%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%bd/|

Tom Moriarty To Play Camden Gig
MaleFirst Mens Magazine - Apr 12 at 14:33 BST
in and returned to his first, and true, love - making music. Gifted since early childhood, the Cambridge, London School of Economics and Music Institute, Los Angeles-graduated talent quickly came to the attention...
http://www.malextra.com/music/musicnews/Tom+Moriarty-235056.html|

Smith & Nephew Plc Directorate Change
London Stock Exchange - Apr 12 at 14:15 BST
is Chancellor of the University of Hull, Pro Chancellor of the University of Surrey, a Governor of the London School of Economics and a Trustee of The Economist Newspaper. She was appointed a Life Peer in...
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/dow-jones/news-detail.html?newsId=20120412SN007369|

Civil servants to work longer than 65?
VRT Nieuws - Apr 12 at 13:03 BST
age, but couldn't in Belgium. To stay at work Prof De Grauwe moved from Leuven to the London School of Economics. The Pension Minister's proposal fits in with the government's ambition to get more people into
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/news/120412_pensions|

Is the Egyptian state facing bankruptcy? (translate)
Asharq alawsat - Apr 12 at 12:54 BST
Conflict Prize 2008 from Kingston University for outstanding work, Mr Al-Toraifi is currently a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previous Articles During the first weeks...
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=29221|

La ripresa economica è ancora lontana? (translate)
T-Mag | il magazine di Tecnè - redazione - Apr 12 at 12:50 BST
Dottore di ricerca in Economia pubblica all’Università Cattolica di Milano, Visiting Researcher presso lo STICERD Center della London School of Economics dal 2006 al 2008 e presso il Luxembourg Income Study...
http://www.t-mag.it/2012/04/12/la-ripresa-economica-e-ancora-lontana/|

Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community takes Oath of Office
Philippine Information Agency - Apr 12 at 12:07 BST
local people. A graduate of the University of Reading, University of Hull, University of Western Australia and The London School of Economics and Political Science, H.E. Lim specialises in business administration...
http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1781334124772|

ADVANCE Tertiary College: Minding your Business with ATC
Malay Mail - Apr 12 at 11:18 BST
is recognised by the University of London (UOL) International Programme (EMFSS) degree course, with academic leadership from the London School of Economics, as an entry qualification to pursue a degree with...
http://www.mmail.com.my/story/advance-tertiary-college-minding-your-business-atc|

Mavericks at work: Identify your own Steve Jobs
Human Capital Magazine - Apr 12 at 11:17 BST
have to be handled well. A joint study by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the London School of Economics (LSE) analysed the benefits and drawbacks of having a so-called ‘maverick’ on staff. The...
http://www.hcamag.com/news/domestic/mavericks-at-work-identify-your-own-steve-jobs/128127/|

Monisha Kaltenborn - Zwischen Yogamatte und Kommandostand (translate)
DerStandard.at - redaktion@derStandard.at (derStandard.at Redaktion - Apr 12 at 10:12 BST
Ausbildung zu ermöglichen. Monisha, die eigentlich Astronautin werden wollte, absolvierte ein Jusstudium und erwarb den Master an der London School of Economics. Und über die Liechtensteiner Fritz Kaiser Gruppe...
http://derstandard.at/1334132341668/Monisha-Kaltenborn-Zwischen-Yogamatte-und-Kommandostand|

Art For Business intervista Richard Sennett (translate)
Artribune - Helga Marsala - Apr 12 at 9:50 BST
di raccontare in una breve videointervista linee guida e ultime evoluzioni della propria ricerca.
Sennett, docente presso la London School of Economics e la New York University, è il sociologo che più di...
http://www.artribune.com/2012/04/art-for-business-intervista-richard-sennett/|

Raymond Carr, hispanista de hispanistas (translate)
El País - Walter Oppenheimer - Apr 12 at 8:47 BST
el camino que abrieron Carr y otros ya no está tan transitado como antes. El profesor de la London School of Economics ha detectado un descenso del interés de los estudiantes hacia España que explicó por el...
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/04/11/actualidad/1334176931_219656.html|

Why an Australian crashed the Oxbridge classic
Canberra Times - Apr 12 at 8:09 BST
and student - all focused on poverty, social inequality and decay in inner cities. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he lists among his preoccupations ''the socio-political history of fences/railings...
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/executive-style/why-an-australian-crashed-the-oxbridge-classic-20120410-1wm2v.html|

Libya probing Gaddafi era oil deals
Steel Guru - Apr 12 at 7:36 BST
Libya and wanted for trial both by the Libyan authorities and the International Criminal Court. Educated at the London School of Economics, Saif Al-Islam and his aides were an important point of contact in...
http://www.steelguru.com/middle_east_news/Libya_probing_Gaddafi_era_oil_deals/258688.html|

Special Report: How Gaddafi scion went from reformer to reactionary
Bdnews24.com - Apr 12 at 7:12 BST
He studied business in Vienna and in 2002 headed to Britain to do a PhD at the prestigious London School of Economics. The LSE forced him to take masters classes to prove his abilities before he could start...
http://world.bdnews24.com/details.php?cid=1&id=222299|

Ikaria® Appoints Chief Medical Officer
Genetic Engineering News - Apr 12 at 7:09 BST
Program, a joint degree granted by NYU Stern School of Business, HEC School of Management (Paris) and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Dr. Stauffer is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, honorably...
http://www.genengnews.com/industry-updates/ikaria-appoints-chief-medical-officer/147681267/|

SOEs have room for improvement
Zawya.com - Apr 12 at 7:06 BST
regimes, as well as legal and financial privileges, have lost their developmental justification,” said Steffen Hertog Lecturer, the London School of Economics and Political Science. According to him the GCC...
http://www.zawya.com/story/SOEs_have_room_for_improvement-GN_10042012_110451/|

Will Ken Livingstone still be sobbing on 4 May?
The Guardian (11 April 2012)
Livingstone's second problem is the more familiar one of carving a message that appeals to the suburbs, specifically to what Tony Travers, the LSE academic, calls "the long-term drift of aspirational C2 voters to boroughs such as Bromley, Havering and Bexley".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/11/ken-livingstone-london-mayor-boris-johnson|

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