The programme was set up in 1996 thanks to a generous anonymous benefaction from a former PhD student inspired by 'Ralph Miliband's contribution to social thought'. He specified that the funds be used in memory of his friend and mentor 'to advance his spirit of free social inquiry' and the diversity of thought that has always been the hallmark of LSE.
Convenor: Dr Robin Archer, Associate Professor in Political Sociology at LSE, and Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Political Sociology.
Upcoming events (May 2025)
Speaker: Professor Robert Kuttner
Discussant: Will Hutton
Chair: Professor Jonathan Hopkin
Date: Monday 07 May 2025
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)
Place: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Past events (September 2024 - March 2025)
Speaker: Dr Isabella M Weber
Chair: Professor Lea Ypi
Date: Monday 03 March 2025
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)
Place: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Professor Brett Christophers, Professor Daniela Gabor, Dr Benjamin Braun
Chair: Prof Jonathan Hopkin
Date: Tuesday 18 February 2025
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)
Place: Sheikh Zayed Lecture, Cheng Kin Ku Building
Speakers: Professor Barry Buzan, Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, and Professor Vladislav Zubok
Chair: Professor Michael Cox
Date: Tuesday 28 January 2025
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (GMT)
Place: Sheikh Zayed Lecture, Cheng Kin Ku Building
Speaker: Professor Erica Benner
Chair: Professor Anne Phillips
Date: Thursday 05 December 2024
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (BST)
Place: Centre Building Auditorium, CBG
Speakers: Kate Aronoff, Professor Inderjeet Parmar, Stephen Castle and Richard Seymour
Chair: Dr David Madden
Date: Monday 11 November 2024
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (BST)
Place: Sheikh Zayed Lecture, Cheng Kin Ku Building
Speakers: Professor Sir John Curtice, Professor Anand Menon and Professor Paula Surridge
Chair: Professor Jonathan Hopkin
Date: Monday 07 October 2024
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm (BST)
Place: Sheikh Zayed Lecture, Cheng Kin Ku Building