LSE in print
Indian women need a cultural earthquake
The Times, 31/12/2012, p.23, Libby Purves
real resolution, very different policing and serious enforcement, laws are useless. In India oppression begins before birth: it is a good 20 years since brave Indian researchers (some at the London School of Economics) blew the whistle on the fact that female foetuses are routinely aborted. There are villages, one told me sadly, where you can hardly get clean water
Those who muddle through may inherit the earth
Financial Times, 31/12/2012, p.8, Unattributed
uncertainty, which by its nature cannot be predicted in advance. While "to imagine dealing with an E.coli virus in Germany in mid-2011", as was studied by executives attending a recent London School of Economics course, may help underscore the need for flexibility in responding to emergencies in general, it is near certain we will not encounter an event quite like
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fabccb2c-4abd-11e2-929d-00144feab49a.html |
Cameron will miss his target on immigration, think tank warns
The Sunday Telegraph, 30/12/2012, p.10, Patrick Hennessy in the Coalition Agreement. After Mr Cameron made his promise, Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, branded the intervention "unwise" and said the Prime Minister risked "inflaming extremism". Universities and MPs also claimed that including students in permanent migration figures was misleading and risked damaging higher education. Mr Cable's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills estimated the total
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/9770890/David-Cameron-to-miss-key-immigration-target-says-report.html|
How wealth gap really gets worse
The Independent, 29/12/2012, p.36, Unattributed
Letter from Dr Lawrence D Phillips, Professor of Decision Sciences, London School of Economics. “Gaps are differences, not the ratios John Rentoul uses (27 December) to claim that the wealth gap is not growing. If my salary 20 years ago was £10,000 and yours was £100,000, you earned 10 times as much as I did.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-the-hunting-ban-has-saved-hardly-a-single-fox-8432761.html|
'I felt a bit quavery'
The Guardian, 29/12/2012, p.6, Peter Wilby
a pleasure to be shocked and dismayed over the prejudices of our ancestors, even though some distantly echo those that are widely held now. Beatrice Webb, a founder of the London School of Economics and the Fabian Society, and married to a Labour MP, mused in 1922 on whether when English children were "dying from lack of milk".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/dec/26/events-dear-boy-events-ruth-winstone-review|
Other lives
The Guardian, 28/12/2012, p.38, Natalie Pugh
After attending John Howard grammar school in Clapton she graduated in sociology from the LSE and trained in careers guidance. She always maintained that people should work in areas that motivate and develop them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/dec/13/natalie-pugh-obituary|
Lights are going out as Pakistan's feeble economy stumbles on
Financial Times, 27/12/2012, p.4, Victor Mallet; farhan Bokhari
of Pakistanis pay tax, compared with 4.7 per cent in neighbouring India and 80 per cent in Canada, according to data compiled by Ehtisham Ahmad and Michael Best, of the London School of Economics. Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab and an opponent of the central administration of President Asif Ali Zardari, accuses the government of "looting and plunder" and
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccd68074-48db-11e2-b94d-00144feab49a.html|
Class notes from a course on the age of complexity
Financial Times, 24/12/2012, p.10, John Lloyd
Two years ago, the most cosmopolitan British city's most cosmopolitan institution, the London School of Economics - nearly half of its teaching staff and more than two-thirds of its student body are from abroad - chose to address the anxiety, too.
Sex, lies and the smearing of a brave man
Daily Mail, 22/12/2012, p.54, Geoffrey Levy
defending a sacred principle of journalism that sources must be protected.' But Richard Davenport-Hines, an adviser to the Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography and a former research fellow at the London School of Economics, is adamant. 'I stand exactly by everything I've said in the book,' he declares. 'I defy anyone to find any evidence to the contrary.' Excuse me?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251958/Why-historian-blackening-Mail-reporter-went-jail-betray-source.html|
Filth and fury: Cameron's 'U-turn' on online porn
The Independent, 21/12/2012, p.22, Jerome Taylor
for monitoring their web use. In Britain most parents are already being proactive in blocking adult con-tent or tracking browsing habits. A recent study into European online habits by the London School of Economics found that 54 per cent of parents blocked or filter websites at home whilst 46 per cent tracked sites visited by their children, making Britain the
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/filth-and-fury-david-camerons-uturn-on-online-porn-8426765.html|
Rhys Lewis
The Guardian, 21/12/2012, p.38, John Lewis
at Church Street school, Stoke Newington. On a visit to Denmark in 1930, he met my mother, Louise, and in 1935 they married. Teaching during the day, Rhys attended the London School of Economics in the evenings, receiving a BSc (Econ) in 1938. Two days before the declaration of the second world war, the Church Street children, together with my
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/sep/13/rhys-lewis-obituary|
LSE online
Mwai Kibaki: The man who finally retired the imperial presidency
The Star (Kenya) - JOE ADAMA - Dec 31 at 6:12 GMT
true stories of the Kibaki era. Indeed, it speaks volumes about the instincts and the savvy of the London School of Economics- educated man who served for more than 10 years as Finance Minister. Kenya...
Malala je príbehom Pakistanu
Pravda.sk - Andrej Matišák- Dec 31 at 5:07 GMT
ako vymyslený, aby poškodil obraz moslimov," povedal pre Pravdu antropológ a expert na Pakistan Nicholas Martin z London School of Economics. "Obávam sa, že ľudia nevystúpia pre školáčku proti rastúcemu extrémizmu...
http://spravy.pravda.sk/malala-je-pribehom-pakistanu-dg6-/sk_svet.asp?c=A121230_130117_sk_svet_p70|
Avanzadilla en innovación social
El País - Mikel Ormazabal - Dec 30 at 23:57 GMT
el citado instituto de innovación social, que había contado durante su gestación con la cooperación de la prestigiosa London School of Economics.En ese momento, la UPV asumió la dirección del proyecto y...
http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2012/12/31/paisvasco/1356910162_024994.html|
Αυτα ειναι τα ονοματα που η Λιστα ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΗ Βαξεβανη δεν ενεφερε... πιθανα για να τους καλύψει; Ρωταω εγω τωρα
News24.gr - news24.gr - Dec 30 at 13:55 GMT
ΤΑΙΠΕΔ). Τη θέση αυτή κατέλαβε τον Φεβρουάριο 2012 αντικαθιστώντας το μέλος της Ένωσης Ελληνικών Τραπεζών. Σπούδασε νομικά στο London School of Economics και έκανε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Harvard. Αφού πρώτα...
http://news24gr.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/blog-post_8305.html|
Με πλούσια καριέρα οι δύο εξαδέλφες
Ethnos - Dec 30 at 12:19 GMT
Ελένη Παπακωνσταντίνου έχει κάνει λαμπρές νομικές σπουδές και έχει αναπτύξει ιδιαίτερη επαγγελματική και κοινωνική δράση. Σπούδασε νομικά στο London School of Economics και στη συνέχεια προχώρησε σε μεταπτυχιακές...
12 of 2012
Manila Times - Dec 29 at 17:00 GMT
he has the proper training to be a legislator. He finished his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics in London School of Economics, Bachelor of Laws in the University of the Philippines and Master of Laws in Harvard...
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/sunday-times/the-sunday-times-magazines/38383-12-of-2012|
Οι δύο εξαδέλφες του Γ. Παπακωνσταντίνου
Ethnos - Dec 29 at 12:18 GMT
δικηγόροι και κληρονόμησαν το γραφείο του πατέρα τους μετά τον θάνατό του.Η Ελένη Παπακωνσταντίνου σπούδασε νομικά στο London School Of Economics και έκανε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στη Νομική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου...
http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22767&subid=2&pubid=63759093|
Ποιες είναι οι εξαδέλφες του Γ. Παπακωνσταντίνου
To Vima - Dec 29 at 11:58 GMT
ΤΑΙΠΕΔ). Τη θέση αυτή κατέλαβε τον Φεβρουάριο 2012 αντικαθιστώντας το μέλος της Ένωσης Ελληνικών Τραπεζών. Σπούδασε νομικά στο London School of Economics και έκανε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Harvard των ΗΠΑ...
http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=490825|
Más competitivos, menos humanistas
El País - Tereixa Constenla - Dec 28 at 21:43 GMT
con vehemencia en un artículo publicado en este periódico Luis Garicano, catedrático de Economía y Estrategia de la London School of Economics.A grandes rasgos, la reforma de Wert contentará más a Garicano...
http://sociedad.elpais.com/sociedad/2012/12/28/actualidad/1356713837_903659.html|
Alexander Tomský: Anglie se bouří…
Aktuálnì.cz - Dec 28 at 16:58 GMT
reCAPTCHA na našem blogu. Pamatuj si mne Sidebar Alexander Tomský Politolog a nakladatel. Po studiích mezinárodních vztahů na London School of Economics a tomistické filosofie na London Institute of...
http://blog.aktualne.centrum.cz/blogy/alexander-tomsky.php?itemid=18545|
'We’re not gay, weren’t abused and we do like men...we just don’t want sex'
The Sun Online, 27/12/2012, p.1, Unattributed
the platonic partners website and I’m hoping to hear from men who feel the same as I do." Martha Petrochestou STUDENT Martha, 18, is single and reading law at the London School of Economics. She lives in Shoreditch, east London. Martha says: œI know men find me very attractive and when I go out with boyfriends inevitably it comes to
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/4683131/asexuals-on-why-they-dont-miss-sex.html|
2012 in cuts, fines and severances
guardian.co.uk (Web), 27/12/2012, Alex Rayner
the number of prison officers and probation staff. The Ministry of Justice hopes that by 2015 there will be 3,000 fewer prisoners in British jails than there were in 2010. Further education: £375m The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills managed a 7.9% spending cut (£375m) in part by knocking nearly 18% off its budget for teaching vocational qualifications and skills. The
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/dec/27/2012-cuts-fines-severances|
Albert Hirschman, economista heterodoxo
El País - José Ramón García Menéndez - Dec 26 at 1:05 GMT
maduraron en estas primeras etapas de formación y movilización. En 1935 obtiene una beca para estudiar en la London School of Economics, donde conoce a relevantes intelectuales de la época como L. Robbins...
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2012/12/25/actualidad/1356461906_284927.html|
Turkey Struggles to Contain Fallout of Syrian Conflict
VOA News - Henry Ridgwell - Dec 25 at 18:50 GMT
of northern Syria after government forces withdrew. Robert Lowe is manager of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics. "For the Turkish state, the development of what is becoming an autonomous...
http://www.voanews.com/content/turkey-struggles-to-contain-fallout-of-worsening-syrian-conflict/1571821.html|
Nelson Mandela 'In Good Spirits' On Christmas Day
Huffington Post UK - Sara C Nelson - Dec 25 at 12:19 GMT
South African President Nelson Mandela dances on stage at the Peacock theatre after his lecture, held in the London School of Economics and Political Science. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, left, has a warm greeting...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/25/nelson-mandela-in-good-sp_n_2361992.html?ncid=GEP|
Tips for Entrepreneurs: From Satmar to Sierra Leone
Jerusalem Post - Dec 25 at 8:44 GMT
new friend on LinkedIn. Or I just may end up speaking about hassidic culture to anthropologists at the London School of Economics. You truly never know what a conversation can bring. Go have a few conversations...
http://www.jpost.com/Business/Commentary/Article.aspx?id=297184&R=R9|
Web, la frontiera è nella “nuvola”: il Regno Unito investe nel cloud computing
Il Fatto Quotidiano - Daniele Guido Gessa - Dec 24 at 19:23 GMT
infrastrutture fisiche e gestendo una mole di dati enorme. Le analisi più efficaci, in Gran Bretagna, provengono dalla London School of Economics , che già da qualche anno monitora il settore del cloud computing...
http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/12/24/web-frontiera-e-nella-nuvola-regno-unito-investe-nel-cloud-computing/454237/|
Danger of optimism writ large in forecasts
Abu Dhabi National - Dec 24 at 14:01 GMT
"Why did no one see the crisis coming?" Queen Elizabeth II asked economists during a visit to the London School of Economics at the end of 2008. Four years later, the repeated failure of economic forecasters...
http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/economics/danger-of-optimism-writ-large-in-forecasts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Industry%20Insights&utm_campaign=feed|
Models behaving badly
Korea Times - Dec 24 at 12:59 GMT
Why did no one see the crisis coming?” Queen Elizabeth II asked economists during a visit to the London School of Economics at the end of 2008. Four years later, the repeated failure of economic forecasters...
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2012/12/197_127587.html|
Die Kanzlerin als Königin
Berliner Zeitung - Christian Thomas - Dec 24 at 8:10 GMT
erweitert, auf europäisches Format.Seine Diagnose bezieht der heute 68-jährige Soziologe, der derzeit in Harvard und an der London School of Economics lehrt, aus seinem Bestseller der „Risikogesellschaft"...
http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/literatur/eu-phorie-die-kanzlerin--als-koenigin,10809200,21169048.html|
EU Phorie - Die Kanzlerin als Königin
Frankfurter Rundschau - Dec 24 at 8:03 GMT
erweitert, auf europäisches Format.Seine Diagnose bezieht der heute 68-jährige Soziologe, der derzeit in Harvard und an der London School of Economics lehrt, aus seinem Bestseller der „Risikogesellschaft"...
http://www.fr-online.de/literatur/eu-phorie-die-kanzlerin--als-koenigin,1472266,21169048.html|
Beware banks urged to up risk
The Australian - Justin Lahart - Dec 23 at 22:28 GMT
bylaws and different state corporate laws for 276 banks, Daniel Ferreira, David Kershaw and Edmund-Philipp Schuster of the London School of Economics, with Tom Kirchmaier of the Manchester Business School...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/beware-the-banks-urged-to-up-risk/story-fnay3x58-1226542870906|
Gender studies not a popular choice among men
Hindustan Times - Dec 22 at 19:49 GMT
is not specific to India. According to a report published in the Guardian, London, at universities such as London School of Economics, Cardiff and Leeds, the number of men taking up gender studies is abysmally...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Gender-studies-not-a-popular-choice-among-men/Article1-979625.aspx|
Czym jest bieda?
Forsal.pl - Dec 22 at 8:57 GMT
każda zmiana pogody była potencjalnie katastrofalna w skutkach – mówi DGP Peter Howlett, specjalista ds. historii gospodarczej w London School of Economics.Jeden z takich wielkich głodów nawiedził zachodnią...
http://forsal.pl/artykuly/670332,bieda_rzecz_wzgledna.html|
AUDIO: 'Three candidates' for WTO chief
BBC (Web), 21/12/2012, Unattributed
steps down next summer, will face a record number of disputes among WTO members. Today business presenter Simon Jack asked Dr Stephanie Rickard, an expert on the WTO at the London School of Economics, for the job description. Get in touch with Today via email , Twitter or [sourcelink]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9780000/9780468.stm|
How did economic forecasts overestimate the recovery? | Robert Skidelsky
guardian.co.uk (Web), 20/12/2012, Robert Skidelsky
necessarily imprecise but experts were over-optimistic about the benefits of quantitative easing "Why did no one see the crisis coming?" Queen Elizabeth II asked economists during a visit to the London School of Economics at the end of 2008. Four years later, the repeated failure of economic forecasters to predict the depth and duration of the slump would have elicited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2012/dec/20/economic-forecasts-models-recession-recovery|
The Westminster Review: Recess edition
BBC (Web), 20/12/2012, Unattributed
Alicia McCarthy speaks to Professor Iain Begg of the European Institute at the London School of Economics. Lord Leveson unveiled his report on the press, which called for a new independent regulatory body to be established, backed by legislation. Since then, politicians have
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/bbc_parliament/newsid_9780000/9780368.stm|
LSE on TV/radio
BBC Radio 4 (21 Dec)
Today
Stephanie Rickard comments on the appointment of the new director of the WTO.
BBC Radio Kent (21 Dec)
Tony Travers comments on cuts to local councils.
BBC Radio Bristol (21 Dec)
Mention of LSE report on unemployment in the UK.
BBC World Service Radio (20 Dec)
Eileen Barker comments on end-of-the-world cults.
BBC York (20 Dec)
Mention of Sonia Livingstone’s work on EU kids online.