LSE Department of Law fringe event
Date: Monday 25 February 2013
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: NAB 2.04, New Academic Building
Speakers: Rev Dr James Walters, Eleanor Maier
Chair: Joris Luyendijk
Since the global financial crisis of 2008, 'Austerity' has become the catch-all word used to describe the economic policies of governments across the world. Despite the current ubiquity of the term, there has been surprisingly little analysis of what 'austerity' really means. As part of the build-up to Austerity on Trial, LSE Chaplain Rev. Dr James Walters and Eleanor Maier, senior editor for the Oxford English Dictionary, discuss the different conceptions of 'austerity' in historical and theological understanding, and whether the meaning of the word has changed over the course of the past few years.
Other fringe events include Organising Capital – A Dignified Alternative, taking place on Thursday 28 February at 6.30pm. Austerity on Trial takes place on Friday 1 March at 6pm.
Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #AusterityFringe
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