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11Feb

Engines of Privilege: Britain's private school problem

Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Monday 11 Feb 2019 6.30pm - 8pm

A rigorous, compelling and balanced examination of the British private school system and the lifetime of inequalities it entrenches.

This event will see Francis Green and David Kynaston discuss their new book, Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem.

Francis Green is Professor of Work and Education Economics at the UCL Institute of Education.

David Kynaston is a historian and Visiting Professor at Kingston University.

Luna Glucksberg (@luna_inequality) is a researcher at the International Inequalities Institute, LSE.

Sam Friedman (@SamFriedmanSoc) is Associate Professor in Sociology, LSE.

The (@LSEInequalities) at LSE brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead critical and cutting edge research to understand why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.

Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSEPrivilege

Podcast & Video

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Slides

A copy of the PowerPoint presentation for this event is available to download:

Engines of Privilege: Britain's private school problem (pdf)

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