Sustainability, Inclusive Development and Dr B.R. Ambedkar - A celebration to mark 100 years of “The Problem of the Rupee: Its Origin and Its Solution”
Invitation only event hosted by the India Observatory, International Inequalities Institute
Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th April, 2024. In-person event. Centre Building, Malaysia Auditorium.
Speakers: Larry Kramer, President, LSE; Ravindra Kulkarni, VC University of Mumbai; Lord Nicholas Stern, LSE; Lord Meghnad Desai; Virendra Sharma, MP
The India Observatory at International Inequalities Institute, in collaboration with University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India & Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute (BARTI), Pune, India, is organising a two day conference titled 'Sustainability, Inclusive Development and Dr B.R. Ambedkar' during 13-14 April 2024 at Malaysia Auditorium, LSE, to celebrate the centenary of Ambedkar's PhD at the LSE.
Please note this event is invitation only.
The search for democracy in the world's largest democracy
Hosted by International Inequalities Institute, LSE Human Rights, Department of Anthropology and Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity
Tuesday 26 March 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm. In-person and online event. Centre Building (CBG) Auditorium.
Watch the recording here.
Speaker:
Professor Alpa Shah, Professor of Anthropology, LSE
Discussants:
Professor Christophe Jaffrelot, Avantha Chair and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute
Professor Tarun Khaitan, Professor (Chair) in Public Law, LSE
Priyanka Kotamraju, independent journalist from India
Chair:
Professor Deborah James, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, LSE
Join us to launch and discuss Alpa Shah’s new book, The Incarcerations: BK-16 and the search for democracy in India.
As general elections fast approach in the world’s largest democracy, this event asks what democracy today must urgently ensure for our common future. In her latest book, Alpa Shah pulls back the curtain on Indian democracy to tell the remarkable and chilling story of the Bhima Koregaon case, in which 16 human rights defenders (the BK-16) – professors, lawyers, artists – have been imprisoned, without credible evidence and without trial, as Maoist terrorists. The BK-16 were accused of inciting violence and plotting to kill the Indian prime minister. But Professor Shah finds a shocking case of cyber warfare - hacked emails, mobile phones and implantation of electronic evidence used to make the arrests. Diving deep into the lives of the BK-16, The Incarcerationsshows how the case is a bellwether for the collapse of democracy and why these events matter to all of us.
The trading game
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
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Speakers:
Gary Stevenson, economist and author
Join us at this event where Gary Stevenson will talk about his new book, The Trading Game: A Confession.
Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of east London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it?
Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Seminar hosted by the III
Tuesday 14 March 5.15 to 6.45pm. Online and in-person event. LSE Centre Building, Room 1.04 (CBG 1.04).
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Speaker: Marina M. Tavares, Economist in the Climate Change Structural Reforms Division, International Monetary Fund
Discussants: Sir Christopher Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics, LSE, and Professor of European Studies, University of Cyprus; David Zuluaga Martinez, Partner and member of the Public Sector practice, Boston Consulting Group; Christopher Martin, Senior Associate General Counsel, Boston Consulting Group
Chair: Kirsten Sehnbruch, Acting Director of the International Inequalities Institute, British Academy Global Professor and III Distinguished Policy Fellow
Join us to hear Marina M. Tavares, from the International Monetary Fund, present her paper "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work".
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the global economy, especially in the realm of labor markets. Advanced economies will experience the benefits and pitfalls of AI sooner than emerging market and developing economies, largely due to their employment structure focused on cognitive-intensive roles. There are some consistent patterns concerning AI exposure, with women and college-educated individuals more exposed but also better poised to reap AI benefits, and older workers potentially less able to adapt to the new technology. Labor income inequality may increase if the complementarity between AI and high-income workers is strong, while capital returns will increase wealth inequality. However, if productivity gains are sufficiently large, income levels could surge for most workers. In this evolving landscape, advanced economies and more developed emerging markets need to focus on upgrading regulatory frameworks and supporting labor reallocation, while safeguarding those adversely affected. Emerging market and developing economies should prioritize developing digital infrastructure and digital skills.
How can we tackle inequalities through British public policy?
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Tuesday 5 March 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm. In-person event. Centre Building (CBG) Auditorium.
Speakers:
Professor Neil Lee, Professor of Economic Geography at the Department of Geography and Environment
Professor Mike Savage, Martin White Professor of Sociology, LSE
Professor Tania Burchardt, Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy
Chair:
Professor Stephen Jenkins, Professor of Economic and Social Policy, Department of Social Policy
Inequality is at the heart of some of the most pressing issues facing people living in the UK today, from the cost-of-living crisis to racial inequity. With a general election on the horizon, it is more important than ever for policy to be informed by high quality research. By engaging with policymakers, practitioners and local communities, the International Inequalities Institute produces research that can influence policy in crucial ways. At this public event, researchers from across the International Inequalities Institute will discuss their work and how their findings could impact British public policy. Our panel of speakers will cover a range of topics, such as how we can improve the quality of employment, how to implement a levelling up agenda, and how we can tackle wealth inequality in the UK.
The Inequality of Wealth: Why it matters and how to fix it
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Wednesday 28 February 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm. In-person and online event. Auditorium, Centre Building.
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Speakers:
Liam Byrne, Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill
Professor Mike Savage, Martin White Professor of Sociology, LSE
Katie Schmuecker, Principal Policy Adviser, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Chair:
Dr Kirsten Sehnbruch, British Academy Global Professor, Distinguished Policy Fellow, and Acting Director at the International Inequalities Institute
The super-rich have never had it so good. But millions of us can’t afford a home, an education or a pension. And unless we change course soon, the future will be worse. Much worse. Yet, it doesn’t have to be like this. In his new book The Inequality of Wealth: why it matters and how to fix it, former Treasury Minister, Liam Byrne, explains the fast-accelerating inequality of wealth; warns how it threatens our society, economy, and politics; shows where economics got it wrong – and lays out a path back to common sense, with five practical new ways to rebuild an old ideal: the wealth-owning democracy. Liam Byrne draws on conversations and debates with former prime ministers, presidents and policymakers around the world together with experts at the OECD, World Bank, and IMF to argue that, after twenty years of statistics and slogans, it's time for solutions that aren’t just radical but plausible and achievable as well. Liam will discuss the themes of his new book with LSE's Mike Savage.
The Seaside: England's love affair
Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Wednesday 7 February 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm. In-person and online event. Old Buillding (OLD) Theatre.
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Speaker:
Madeleine Bunting, writer, journalist, Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE International Inequalities Institute
Discussants:
Sheela Agarwal, Associate Head of School of Research and Innovation for Plymouth Business School and Co-Director of the Centre for Coastal Communities
Lord Steve Bassam, British Labour and Co-operative politician and a member of the House of Lords
Chair:
Professor Mike Savage, Martin White Professor of Sociology, LSE
England invented the seaside resort as a place of pleasure and these towns became iconic in the nation's sense of identity for over a century, but for over four decades the rise of package holidays and cheap flights have eroded their economies. This has resulted in a 'salt fringe' of deprivation, low pay, poor health and low educational achievement and the worst social mobility in the country.
Despite persistent affection for many of these resorts which still attract millions of visitors, their chronic plight has failed to capture political engagement and investment. How can these resorts, with their wealth of cultural heritage, forge a new future?
Solidarity economics: why mutuality and movements matter
Hosted by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity and the International Inequalities Institute
Tuesday 23 January 2024 6.30pm to 8.00pm. In-person and online event. Centre Building (CBG), Auditorium.
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Speakers:
Professor Manuel Pastor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California
T.O. Molefe, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and a writer and editor with an affinity for transformative social research
Chair:
Professor Armine Ishkanian, Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme at LSE International Inequalities Institute
Traditional economics is built on the assumption of self-interested individuals seeking to maximize personal gain, but that is far from the whole story. Sharing, caring, and a desire to uphold the collective good are also powerful motives. In a world on fire – facing threats to multiracial democracy, tensions from rising economic inequality, and even the existential threat of climate change, can we build an alternative economics based on cooperation?
In this lecture Manuel Pastor, joined by T.O. Molefe, will discuss his newest book Solidarity Economics: why mutuality and movements matter. He will introduce the concept of solidarity economics, which is rooted in the idea that equity is key to prosperity and social movements are crucial to the reconfiguration of power in our politics and show how we can use solidarity economics to build a fairer economy that can generate prosperity and preserve the planet.